A young version coming soon!Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English retired actor.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-2">[2]</a> Known for his distinct <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney">Cockney</a> accent,<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-3">[3]</a> he has appeared in more than 160 films over <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine_filmography">a career</a> that spanned eight decades and is considered a British <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_icon">cultural icon</a>.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-5">[5]</a> He has received <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Michael_Caine">numerous awards</a> including two <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards">Academy Awards</a>, a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award">BAFTA Award</a>, three <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a>, and a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award">Screen Actors Guild Award</a>. As of 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Caine is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-7">[nb 1]</a> In 2000, he received a <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Fellowship">BAFTA Fellowship</a> and was <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom">knighted</a> by <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II">Queen Elizabeth II</a>.Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_(1964_film)">Zulu</a> (1964), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ipcress_File_(film)">The Ipcress File</a> (1965), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Italian_Job">The Italian Job</a> (1969), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_(film)">Battle of Britain</a> (1969). During this time he established a distinctive visual style wearing thick <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn-rimmed_glasses">horn-rimmed glasses</a> combined with sharp suits and a laconic vocal delivery; he was recognised as a style icon of the 1960s.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-The_Times-8">[7]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-9">[8]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine#cite_note-10">[9]</a> He solidified his stardom with roles in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Carter">Get Carter</a> (1971), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Valley_(film)">The Last Valley</a> (1971), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King_(film)">The Man Who Would Be King</a> (1975), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle_Has_Landed_(film)">The Eagle Has Landed</a> (1976), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bridge_Too_Far_(film)">A Bridge Too Far</a> (1977).Caine received two <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor">Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor</a> for his roles as Elliot in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen">Woody Allen</a>'s <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramedy">dramedy</a> <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_and_Her_Sisters">Hannah and Her Sisters</a> (1986), and as Dr. Wilbur Larch in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasse_Hallstr%C3%B6m">Lasse Hallström</a>'s drama <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cider_House_Rules_(film)">The Cider House Rules</a> (1999). His other Oscar-nominated film roles were in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_(1966_film)">Alfie</a> (1966), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleuth_(1972_film)">Sleuth</a> (1972), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educating_Rita_(film)">Educating Rita</a> (1983), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_American_(2002_film)">The Quiet American</a> (2002)—all four of which were for <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor">the leading actor category</a>. Other notable performances occurred in the films <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Suite">California Suite</a> (1978), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film)">Dressed to Kill</a> (1980), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(film)">Mona Lisa</a> (1986), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Voice_(film)">Little Voice</a> (1998), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quills_(film)">Quills</a> (2000), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men">Children of Men</a> (2006), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Brown_(film)">Harry Brown</a> (2009), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_(2015_film)">Youth</a> (2015).Caine is also known for his performance as <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Scrooge">Ebenezer Scrooge</a> in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol">The Muppet Christmas Carol</a> (1992), and for his comedic roles in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_(film)">Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</a> (1988), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Congeniality_(film)">Miss Congeniality</a> (2000), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Powers_in_Goldmember">Austin Powers in Goldmember</a> (2002), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondhand_Lions">Secondhand Lions</a> (2003). Caine portrayed <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Pennyworth">Alfred Pennyworth</a> in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan">Christopher Nolan</a>'s <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_in_film">Batman trilogy</a> (2005–2012). He has also had roles in five other Nolan films: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige_(film)">The Prestige</a> (2006), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception">Inception</a> (2010), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)">Interstellar</a> (2014), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(2017_film)">Dunkirk</a> (2017), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenet_(film)">Tenet</a> (2020). He announced his retirement from acting in October 2023, with his final film being <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escaper">The Great Escaper</a>, which came out in the same month.

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