Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine CBE born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr March 14 1933 is a retired English actor Known for his distinctive South London accent he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades and is considered a British film icon As of February 2017 the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over 78 billion worldwide Often playing a Cockney Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu 1964 The Ipcress File 1965 Alfie 1966 The Italian Job 1969 and Battle of Britain 1969 He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter 1971 The Last Valley 1971 Sleuth 1972 The Man Who Would Be King 1975 The Eagle Has Landed 1976 and A Bridge Too Far 1977 He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s with Educating Rita 1983 earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Woody Allens Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 Miss Congeniality 2000 Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 and Secondhand Lions 2003 He received his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice 1998 In 1999 he received his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sympathetic doctor in The Cider House Rules He portrayed a British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American 2002 earning his sixth Oscar nomination and appeared in Alfonso Cuarons dystopian drama film Children of Men 2006 Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolans The Dark Knight Trilogy 20052012 He appeared in several other of Nolans films including The Prestige 2006 Inception 2010 Interstellar 2014 and Tenet 2020 He also appeared in the heist thriller film Now You See Me 2013 the action comedy film Kingsman The Secret Service 2014 the Italian drama Youth 2015 and the crime film King of Thieves 2018 Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023
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