Michael Caine

Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
1933 -
British born London

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, Michael Caine was the son of a fish-market porter and a charlady. He left school at 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before serving with the British army in Korea during the Koraen War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of Caine on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised The Caine Mutiny (1954). In the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit,"The Long and the Short and the Tall." Zulu (1964), the 1964 adventure epic retelling of a historic 19th-century battle in South Africa between British soldiers and Zulu natives, brought Caine to international attention. Instead of being typecast as a Cockney soldier, he played an effete, aristocratic officer. Although "Zulu" was a major success, it was the role of Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965) and the title role in Alfie (1966) that made Caine a star of the first magnitude. He epitomized the new breed of actor in mid-'60s England, the working-class bloke with glasses and a down-home accent. However, after initially starring in some excellent films, particularly in the 1960s, including Gambit (1966), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Play Dirty (1968), Battle of Britain (1969), Too Late the Hero (1970), The Last Valley (1971) and especially Get Carter (1971), he often seemed to take on roles in below-average films, simply for the money he could by then command. There were some gems amongst the dross, however. He gave a magnificent performance opposite Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and turned in a solid performance as a German colonel in The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Educating Rita (1983) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (for which he won his first Oscar) were highlights of the 1980s, while more recently Little Voice (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) (his second Oscar) and Last Orders (2001) have been widely acclaimed. Spouse Shakira Caine
(8 January 1973 - present) 1 child, Patricia Haines (1955 - 1958) (divorced) 1 child.

The Dark Knight (2008) , Flawless (2007) , The Prestige (2006) , Children of Men (2006) , The Weather Man (2005) , Bewitched (2005) , Batman Begins (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/II) , 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/I) , 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) , 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 (1971) , Too Late the Hero (1970) , Battle of Britain (1969) , The Italian Job (1969) , Saturday-Night Theatre: Cornelius (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) , The Other Man (1964) , Hamlet (1964/I) , Zulu (1964) , The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) , Funny Noises with Their Mouths (1963) , Solo for Sparrow (1962) , The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), "The Younger Generation" (1961) , The Ship That Couldnt Stop (1961) , "Walk a Crooked Mile" (1961) , Ring of Truth (1961) , The Compartment (1961) , Foxhole in Cairo (1960) , "No Wreath for the General" (1960) , The Bulldog Breed (1960) , "William Tell" (1959) , "Dixon of Dock Green" (1959) , Danger Within (1959) , Passport to Shame (1958) , Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) , The Frog (1958) , The Key (1958) , "The Vise" (1958) , "Navy Log" (1958) , Blind Spot (1958) , The Two-Headed Spy (1958) , A Woman of Mystery (1958) ,How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) , The Steel Bayonet (1957) , Yield to the Night (1956) ,"The Adventures of Sir Lancelot"(1956) , Sailor Beware (1956) , A Hill in Korea (1956)