Highest rated as cast or director
Michael Caine's 9 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 73, led by Zulu (81) and Play Dirty (75), against 67 for those from the 2000s.
Biography
Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 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 $7.8 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 Allen's 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 Cuaron's dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in several other of Nolan's 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 after The Great Escaper (2023).
Acted in 163
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Charlie Croker (archive footage)
- 2011
Discovering Hamlet
Horatio (archive footage)
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Is Anybody There?
Clarence
- 2008
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Alfred (archive footage)
- 2007
British Film Forever
TV
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Around the Bend
Henry Lair
- 2003
The Actors
Anthony O'Malley
Quicksand
Jake Mellows
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Shiner
Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
1990s
- 1999
The Debtors
Movie
- 1998
Curtain Call
Max Gale
Shadow Run
Haskell
- 1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Captain Nemo · 2 episodes
Mandela and de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk
- 1996
Blood and Wine
Victor
- 1995
- 1994
World War II: When Lions Roared
Joseph V. Stalin · 2 episodes
- 1992
Blue Ice
Harry Anders
- 1990
Bullseye!
Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
1980s
- 1988
Jack the Ripper
Inspector Frederick Abberline · 2 episodes
- 1987
- 1986
Half Moon Street
Lord Sam Bulbeck
Sweet Liberty
Elliott James
- 1985
Water
Governor Baxter Thwaites
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
The Island
Blair Maynard
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
California Suite
Sidney Cochran
- 1977
- 1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Adam Worth
- 1975
Peeper
Leslie C. Tucker
Rickles
Movie
- 1974
The Marseille Contract
John Deray / John Davos
The Black Windmill
Maj. John Tarrant
- 1972
Pulp
Mickey King
Zee and Co.
Robert Blakeley
- 1971
Kidnapped
Alan Breck
The Last Valley
The Captain
- 1970
Simon Simon
Michael Caine
1960s
- 1969
Male of the Species
Cornelius · 1 episode
Male of the Species
Cornelius
- 1968
The Magus
Nicholas Urfe
- 1967
Woman Times Seven
Handsome Stranger
Hurry Sundown
Henry Warren
- 1966
Gambit
Harry
The Wrong Box
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
- 1965
- 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Horatio
- 1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1962
Hobson's Choice
Willie Mossop
Solo for Sparrow
Paddy Mooney
Top Deck
Bus driver (uncredited)
- 1961
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
- 1960
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Foxhole in Cairo
Weber
1950s
- 1959
Danger Within
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
- 1958
Passport to Shame
Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy
Gestapo Agent
Blind Spot
Johnny Brent
The Key
Seaman (uncredited)
A Woman of Mystery
Joe (Uncredited)
- 1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Gilrony
Blood Money
Fighter
- 1956
A Hill in Korea
Pvt. Lockyer
Sailor Beware
Sailor (Uncredited)
- 1955
- 1950
No release date
Laughs and Larrikins
Movie
Produced 6
2010s
- 2017
- 2014
1990s
- 1992
Blue Ice
Producer
1980s
- 1987
1970s
- 1972
Pulp
Producer
- 1971
Appearances80
2020s
- 2026
My Life As Roger Moore
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic
Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
- 2022
- 2020
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
Self
2010s
- 2019
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
- 2018
The Man Who Got Carter
Self
- 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Self
- 2015
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Self
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self / Professor Brand
- 2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
- 2012
Ending the Knight
Self
- 2010
Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
Self
2000s
- 2009
Pinter's Progress
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 episode
- 2008
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
- 2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
- 2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
- 2004
1990s
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
Elle s'appelait Françoise
Self
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
- 1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · 1 episode
Sean Connery: Private
Self
- 1992
- 1991
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
Narrator (voice)
- 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1989
The Movie Life of George
Self
- 1988
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self
- 1987
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
Self
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
- 1986
Hero
Narrator (voice)
- 1985
The Max Headroom Show
Self · 1 episode
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
- 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1970s
- 1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
- 1974
- 1971
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2017