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Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in South London on March 14th 1933. He is a two-time Academy Award-winning English film actor.

In the 1960s Michael Caine was the young British movie star with the cockney accent, appearing in Alfie (1966) and as the dark hero Harry Palmer in the spy film The Ipcress File (1965) and two sequels. In the 1970s he was memorable in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Woody Allen's 1986 movie Hannah and Her Sisters.

Caine won a second Oscar as the melancholy orphanage doctor in The Cider House Rules (1999). Often considered a working-class hero in the movies, Caine is a famously hard worker in real life, having appeared in over 80 films.

He also starred in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Noises Off (1992), Little Voice (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Quiet American (2002), and Children of Men (2006).

Caine was awarded the CBE and in 2000 he was knighted by the Queen and is now Sir Michael Caine.

Filmography

• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Sleuth (2007)
• Flawless (2007)
• The Prestige (2006)
• Children of Men (2006)
• The Weather Man (2005)
• Bewitched (2005)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Around the Bend (2004)
• The Statement (2003)
• Secondhand Lions (2003)
• The Actors (2003)
• The Quiet American (2002)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Last Orders (2001)
• Quicksand (2001)
• Miss Congeniality (2000)
• Get Carter (2000)
• Shiner (2000) Quills (2000)
• The Debtors (1999)
• The Cider House Rules (1999)
• Curtain Call (1999)
• Little Voice (1998)
• Shadow Run (1998)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997) (TV)
• Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
• Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
• Blood and Wine (1996)
• Bullet to Beijing (1995)
• On Deadly Ground (1994)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
• Blue Ice (1992)
• Noises Off... (1992)
• Bullseye! (1990)
• Mr. Destiny (1990)
• A Shock to the System (1990)
• Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
• Without a Clue (1988)
• Jack the Ripper (1988)
• Surrender (1987)
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987)
• The Whistle Blower (1986)
• Half Moon Street (1986)
• Mona Lisa (1986)
• Sweet Liberty (1986)
• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
• The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
• Water (1985)
• Blame It on Rio (1984)
• The Honorary Consul (1983)
• Educating Rita (1983)
• The Jigsaw Man (1983)
• Deathtrap (1982)
• Victory (1981)
• The Hand (1981)
• The Island (1980)
• Dressed to Kill (1980)
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
• Ashanti (1979)
• Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
• California Suite (1978)
• The Swarm (1978)
• Silver Bears (1978)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
• Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
• The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
• The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
• The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
• Peeper (1975)
• The Marseille Contract (1974)
• The Black Windmill (1974)
• Sleuth (1972)
• Pulp (1972)
• Zee and Co. (1972)
• Kidnapped (1971)
• Get Carter (1971)
• The Last Valley (1970)
• Too Late the Hero (1970)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• The Italian Job (1969)
• "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1969)
• Male of the Species (1969)
• The Magus (1968)
• Deadfall (1968)
• Play Dirty (1968)
• Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
• Woman Times Seven (1967)
• Hurry Sundown (1967)
• Funeral in Berlin (1966)
• Gambit (1966)
• The Wrong Box (1966)
• Alfie (1966)
• The Ipcress File (1965)
• "ITV Play of the Week" (2 episodes, 1961-1964)
• Hamlet (1964) (TV)
• Zulu (1964)
• First Night: Funny Noises with Their Mouths (1963)
• The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
• "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre" (1 episode, 1962)
• The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
• "The Younger Generation" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Walk a Crooked Mile" (1961)
• The Compartment (1961)
• The Bulldog Breed (1960)
• Foxhole in Cairo (1960)
• "No Wreath for the General" (1960)
• "Deadline Midnight" (1 episode, 1960)
• "William Tell" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
• "Dixon of Dock Green" (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
• Danger Within (1959)
• Passport to Shame (1958)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
• Blind Spot (1958)
• BBC Sunday Night Theatre: The Frog (1958)
• The Key (1958)
• "The Vise" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Navy Log" (1 episode, 1958)
• Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
• A Woman of Mystery (1958)
• How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
• The Steel Bayonet (1957)
• Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957)
• "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1 episode, 1956)
• Yield to the Night (1956)
• A Hill in Korea (1956)
• Sailor Beware (1956)

Awards

• National Board of Review Award Best Acting Ensemble "Last Orders" 2001
• BAFTA Fellowship 2000
• Empire Award Lifetime Achievement Award 2000
• London Film Critics Circle Award British Supporting Actor of the Year "Little Voice" 2000
• Oscar Best Supporting Actor "The Cider House Rules" 1999
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Theatrical Motion Picture "The Cider House Rules" 1999
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "Little Voice" 1998
• National Board of Review Career Achievement Award 1998
• San Sebastian Film Festival Best Actor Award "Blood and Wine" 1996
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Miniseries or Made for Television Movie "Jack the Ripper" 1989
• New York Film and Television Festival Gold Award Best Special Feature Show "The Trouble With Michael Caine" 1989
• Oscar Best Supporting Actor "Hannah and Her Sisters" 1986
• BAFTA Award Best Actor "Educating Rita" 1983
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "Educating Rita" 1983
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "Alfie" 1966