Biography
Caine initially seemed an unlikely movie star, with his glasses and working class cockney accent, but with films like "The Ipcress File" (1965) and "Alfie" (1966), he came to personify the cultural upheaval of 1960s Britain, when the smashing of class barriers finally meant that regular blokes had a shot at the spotlight. With his foundation in repertory theater, Caine had already played hundreds of characters by the time he hit it big, and …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised role of Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" | |
2012 | Co-starred with Dwayne Johnson in the adventure sequel "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" | |
2011 | Voiced Finn McMissile, a British secret agent in the animated feature "Cars 2" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in the Christopher Nolan directed sci-fi thriller "Inception" | |
2008 | Reprised role of Alfred in the second installment of the revived Batman series "The Dark Knight" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Demi Moore in "Flawless" | |
2007 | Played the role of Andrew Wyke (originally portrayed by Laurence Olivier) in the adaptation of the 1972 film "Sleuth"; Caine also starred in the original opposite Olivier | |
2006 | Again collaborated with director Christopher Nolan for "The Prestige" | |
2006 | Played a pot-smoking hippie in Alfonso Cuaron's futuristic tale "The Children of Men" | |
2005 | Played Nicole Kidman's ancient warlock father in the comedy "Bewitched" | |
2005 | Cast as Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" | |
2003 | Cast alongside Robert Duvall in "Secondhand Lions" | |
2003 | Portrayed Nazi executioner Pierre Brossard in "The Statement" | |
2002 | Played a British journalist in Phillip Noyce's "The Quiet American"; received Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar nominations | |
2002 | Appeared in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" as the title character's father | |
2001 | Starred in the dramatic film "Last Orders" which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival | |
2000 | Co-starred with Jeffrey Rush and Kate Winslet in the critically acclaimed "Quills" | |
1999 | Won second Academy Award as Dr. Larch in Lasse Hallström's "The Cider House Rules"; adapted by John Irving | |
1998 | Received rave reviews for his turn as a sleazy talent agent in "Little Voice" | |
1995 | Reprised the role of Harry Palmer in the Showtime original "Bullet to Beijing" | |
1994 | Portrayed Joseph Stalin in the NBC miniseries "World War II: When Lions Roared" | |
1993 | Co-produced (also starred) the HBO spy drama "Blue Ice" | |
1988 | American TV miniseries debut, "Jack the Ripper" (CBS) | |
1988 | Co-starred with Steve Martin as con artists in the Frank Oz directed comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" | |
1987 | Debut as executive producer, "The Fourth Protocol" | |
1986 | Won first Oscar as Mia Farrow's cheating husband in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" | |
1983 | Received third Best Actor Oscar nomination as an alcoholic university professor who mentors a promising female student in "Educating Rita" | |
1980 | Had starring role in Brian De Palma's stylized thriller "Dressed to Kill" | |
1975 | Co-starred opposite Sean Connery in John Huston's epic adventure "The Man Who Would Be King" | |
1972 | Received second Best Actor Oscar nomination for his work opposite Laurence Olivier in "Sleuth" | |
1969 | Starred in the British cult favorite "The Italian Job" | |
1966 | Earned first Best Actor Oscar nomination for the woman-chasing title character in "Alfie" | |
1966 | First American film, "Gambit" opposite Shirley MacLaine | |
1965 | Debuted working-class spy Harry Palmer in "The Ipcress File" | |
1964 | First starring feature role, playing against type as posh Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in "Zulu" | |
1960 | Appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in London | |
1956 | Film acting debut in a bit part in "Hell in Korea" | |
| Began appearing regularly on TV in mid-1950s | ||
1954 | Appeared in Theatre Workshop in Stratford East, London and Sam Wanamaker's company in Liverpool | |
| First theater job, assistant stage manager at Westminster Repertory Theatre; led to work with Lowestoft Repertory Theater | ||
| Attended night drama classes, supporting himself with various day jobs | ||
1951 | Drafted for the National Service and spent one year in West Berlin and another in the Royal Fusiliers in combat in Korea | |
1949 | Worked on set of the British film "Morning Departure" | |
| Began acting apprenticeship while still in grammar school | ||
Awards
2002 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in The Quiet American |
2002 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in The Quiet American |
2002 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in The Quiet American |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Quiet American |
2000 | San Sebastian International Film Festival for Donostia Award |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Cider House Rules |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in The Cider House Rules |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Little Voice |
1999 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Cider House Rules |
1999 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Cider House Rules |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Cider House Rules |
1998 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Little Voice |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Little Voice |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Mandela and de Klerk |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Mandela and de Klerk |
1996 | San Sebastian International Film Festival for Official Awards - Concha De Plata Al Mejor Actor in Blood & Wine |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Special in World War II: When Lions Roared |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Jekyll & Hyde |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Jekyll & Hyde |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Jack the Ripper |
1986 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Hannah and Her Sisters |
1986 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Hannah and Her Sisters |
1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Hannah and Her Sisters |
1983 | BAFTA Award for Actor in Beyond the Limit |
1983 | BAFTA Award for Actor in Educating Rita |
1983 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Educating Rita |
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Educating Rita |
1972 | Academy Award for Actor in Sleuth |
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Sleuth |
1966 | Academy Award for Actor in Alfie |
1966 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor in Alfie |
1966 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Alfie |
1966 | BAFTA Award for British Actor in Alfie |
1966 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Gambit |
1965 | BAFTA Award for British Actor in The Ipcress File |