Michael Caine | |
Job | Actor, author |
Years active | 1953-present |
Top Roles | Squadron Leader Canfield, Henry Warren, Harry Tristan Dean, Teaboy, Capt. Douglas |
Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense |
Top Topics | Spies, World War II, Romance (Comic) |
Top Collaborators | Harry Saltzman (Producer), Richard Attenborough, John Le Mesurier, Martin Boddey |
Shares birthday with | Hartley Power, Elmer Clifton, Charles Reisner see more.. |
Michael Caine Overview:
Actor, Michael Caine, was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on Mar 14, 1933 in Rotherhithe, London. As of December 2024, Michael Caine was 91 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Michael Caine was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor for Hannah and Her Sisters (as Elliot) and The Cider House Rules (as Dr. Wilbur Larch) in 1986 and 1999 respectively.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1966 | Best Actor | Alfie (1966) | Alfie | Nominated |
1972 | Best Actor | Sleuth (1972) | Milo Tindale | Nominated |
1983 | Best Actor | Educating Rita (1983) | Dr. Frank Bryant | Nominated |
1986 | Best Supporting Actor | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | Elliot | Won |
1999 | Best Supporting Actor | The Cider House Rules (1999) | Dr. Wilbur Larch | Won |
2002 | Best Actor | The Quiet American | Thomas Fowler | Nominated |
Michael Caine's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #196 on Jul 11, 2008.
Michael Caine BlogHub Articles:
Groovy Michael Caine travels to Turin : The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, 1969)
By Virginie Pronovost on Sep 24, 2023 From The Wonderful World of CinemaIt’s not a secret for anyone familiar with?The Wonderful World of Cinema?that I love British films, especially the classic ones. They have a unique charm, especially with the actors and dialogue delivery that you don’t find in Hollywood films (and I’m not necessarily thinking of th... Read full article
Michael Caine Meets a Billion Dollar Brain
By Rick29 on Jul 19, 2021 From Classic Film & TV CafeMichael Caine as Harry Palmer.It was assuredly no easy task to follow in the footsteps of two of the best spy thrillers of the 1960s: The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin. So, one must cut a little slack for Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Michael Caine’s third outing as thief-turned-spy Harry ... Read full article
The Man Who Would Be King (1975): Starring Sean Connery & Michael Caine
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 3, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsThere is a sense that John Huston is on a tear to prove he can outdo David Lean. However, this might only be an observation based rather unfairly on circumstance. Because Huston purportedly meant to make the picture at numerous junctions in his career, though it never got off the ground with any of ... Read full article
Sleuth (1972): Starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 1, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsI don’t play games. Many of my long-suffering friends would attest to the fact that this statement is only semi-facetious. Perhaps it must begin with what games are used for. They are recreational, diversions meant to be enjoyable so that two or people might gather together and have a memorabl... Read full article
Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine Execute a Gambit
By Rick29 on Aug 22, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeShirley MacLaine as Nicole. This review contains a spoiler. In the first 29 minutes of Gambit (1966), we see art thief Harry Dean (Michael Caine) execute the perfect heist with the aid of dance hall girl Nicole (Shirley MacLaine) and his partner Emile (John Abbott). Of course, it turns out that ... Read full article
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Michael Caine Quotes:
Harry Palmer: What do you want?
Colonel Stok: I want colonel's pay for life.
Harry Palmer: Don't we all.
Colonel Stok: A house in the country.
Harry Palmer: Oh, how many bedrooms?
Colonel Stok: Bedrooms do not matter. But I must have a big garden. I am a peasant at heart, and I want to grow roses in my old age.
Harry Palmer: In England, roses are out - weeds are in. Is that all?
Colonel Stok: That is all. I want comfort and security.
Harry Palmer: You've got all that in Russia now.
Colonel Stok: Aah, in Russia there is no place for an old Bolshevik. In my job I have made too many enemies.
Harry Palmer: Well, what about your family?
Colonel Stok: My wife died in a German air raid in 1941; my only son hasn't written to me in three years. What would you do in my position?
Harry Palmer: I'd stop telling lies, for a start. You have no son, and your wife is in Kiev with your daughter Katya. I know everything about you, Colonel Stok... from the size of your refrigerator to the cubic capacity of your mistress.
Charlie Croker: It's a very difficult job and the only way to get through it is we all work together as a team. And that means you do everything I say.
[talking about Gilda's appearance while she is pregnant]
Alfie: Mind you, she came over quite beautified for a while, particularly during the early months. And I told her: I said "Blimey, girl, you ain't as ugly as I thought".
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