Michael Caine Overview:

Actor, Michael Caine, was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on Mar 14, 1933 in Rotherhithe, London. As of December 2023, Michael Caine was 90 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Michael Caine was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor for Hannah and Her Sisters (as Elliot) and The Cider House Rules (as Dr. Wilbur Larch) in 1986 and 1999 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1966Best ActorAlfie (1966)AlfieNominated
1972Best ActorSleuth (1972)Milo TindaleNominated
1983Best ActorEducating Rita (1983)Dr. Frank BryantNominated
1986Best Supporting ActorHannah and Her Sisters (1986)ElliotWon
1999Best Supporting ActorThe Cider House Rules (1999)Dr. Wilbur LarchWon
2002Best ActorThe Quiet AmericanThomas FowlerNominated
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Michael Caine's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #196 on Jul 11, 2008.

BlogHub Articles:

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Meets a Billion Dollar Brain

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The Man Who Would Be King (1975): Starring Sean Connery &

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Shirley MacLaine as Nicole. This review contains a spoiler. In the first 29 minutes of Gambit (1966), we see art thief Harry Dean () execute the perfect heist with the aid of dance hall girl Nicole (Shirley MacLaine) and his partner Emile (John Abbott). Of course, it turns out that ... Read full article


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Michael Caine Quotes:

Squadron Leader Canfield: The *engine's* overheating, and so am *I*! Either we stand down, or *blow up*! Now *which* do you want?


Alfie: What I loved once and what I love now are two different things.


General Midwinter: Did you know for example, that the air in the East Coast of America is polluted by the reds? Oh, you might look at me, but boy, I tell you and I know that the air in Texas is the only truly wholesome air in this world. That is why I have not been out of Texas in twenty five years. I don't like the air in other places.
Harry Palmer: It's amazing how we all survive, really.


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Michael Caine Facts
1987: Was not present at the Academy Awards ceremony when he won best supporting actor for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) because he was filming Jaws: The Revenge (1987), for which he was nominated for worst supporting actor at the Razzie awards the following year.

He is famous for the catch-phrase "Not a lot of people know that", though he never actually said it.

His first American accent was in the film Hurry Sundown (1967). He was taught the Southern drawl by Vivien Leigh, who told him to say "four door Ford" all day long for weeks. (source - "What's it all about?" Michael Caine's autobiography - 1992)

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