Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 14, 1933 Rotherhithe, London |
| Age | 90 |
Michael Caine | |
| Job | Actor, author |
| Years active | 1953-present |
| Top Roles | Squadron Leader Canfield, Henry Warren, Harry Tristan Dean, Teaboy, Capt. Douglas |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Spies, World War II, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Harry Saltzman (Producer), Richard Attenborough, John Le Mesurier, Martin Boddey |
| Shares birthday with | Hartley Power, Elmer Clifton, Charles Reisner see more.. |
Michael Caine Overview:
Actor, Michael Caine, was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on Mar 14, 1933 in Rotherhithe, London. As of December 2022, Michael Caine was 89 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
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1966 | Best Actor | Alfie (1966) | Alfie | Nominated |
| 1972 | Best Actor | Sleuth (1972) | Milo Tindale | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Actor | Educating Rita (1983) | Dr. Frank Bryant | Nominated |
| 1986 | Best Supporting Actor | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | Elliot | Won |
| 1999 | Best Supporting Actor | The Cider House Rules (1999) | Dr. Wilbur Larch | Won |
| 2002 | Best Actor | The Quiet American | Thomas Fowler | Nominated |
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:
Meets a Billion Dollar Brain
By Rick29 on Jul 19, 2021 From Classic Film & TV Cafeas Harry Palmer.It was assuredly no easy task to follow in the footsteps of two of the best spy thrillers of the 1960s: The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin. So, one must cut a little slack for Billion Dollar Brain (1967), ’s third outing as thief-turned-spy Harry ... Read full article
The Man Who Would Be King (1975): Starring Sean Connery &
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 3, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsThere is a sense that John Huston is on a tear to prove he can outdo David Lean. However, this might only be an observation based rather unfairly on circumstance. Because Huston purportedly meant to make the picture at numerous junctions in his career, though it never got off the ground with any of ... Read full article
Sleuth (1972): Starring Laurence Olivier and
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 1, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsI don’t play games. Many of my long-suffering friends would attest to the fact that this statement is only semi-facetious. Perhaps it must begin with what games are used for. They are recreational, diversions meant to be enjoyable so that two or people might gather together and have a memorabl... Read full article
and Shirley MacLaine Execute a Gambit
By Rick29 on Aug 22, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeShirley 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
Attends a Funeral in Berlin
By Rick29 on Mar 13, 2018 From Classic Film & TV CafeIn this 1966 follow-up to the previous year's Ipcress File, returns as Cockney thief-turned-spy Harry Palmer. The bespectacled Palmer still works for British intelligence and he's gotten a promotion. The bad news is that he remains on a suspended prison sentence and needs an interest-f... Read full article
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Michael Caine Quotes:
Leo Newbigen: There's no catch.
Harry Palmer: Then who gets killed?
Leo Newbigen: Nobody gets killed.
Harry Palmer: There's no catch, and nobody gets killed? I'd still like to know more about it, Leo.
Meli: [splashed by boy in pool] Ah, I think when I marry I shall pray for daughters. And You?
Nicholas Urfe: I'll just pray for myself.
Harry Palmer: Oh, by the way, is old Klaus Burger still alive?
Police officer: The forger?
Harry Palmer: Yeah, the forger.
Police officer: I'd like to run you out of Berlin, Palmer! You and MI5 and the Deuxième Bureau and the CIA and the rest of them. Then I can do my job instead of providing work for every forger, confidence man, thief, and murderer in this town!
Harry Palmer: Oh, I agree, I agree, I agree. But... is old man Klaus still alive?
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