Michael Caine Biography (1933-)

Original name, Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; born March 14, 1933, in Bermondsey, London, England; son of Maurice Joseph (a fish market porter) and Ellen Frances Marie (a cook and charwoman; maiden name, Burchell) Micklewhite; marriedPatricia Haines (an actress), 1955 (one source says 1954; divorced, c. 1958); married Shakira Khatoon Baksh (a model and actress), January 8, 1973; children: (first marriage) Dominique; (second marriage) Natasha. Education:Attended Wilson's Grammar School, London, England. Avocational interests: Gardening, reading, cooking, dancing, electronics. Addresses: Agent-- Dennis Selinger, International Creative Management, 76 OxfordSt., London W1R 1RB, England. Career: Actor. Owner of a film production company. South Beach Brasserie, South Miami Beach, FL, restaurant owner, beginning in 1996; owner of restaurants in London, England. Military service: British Army, 1951-53; served in Germany and Korea. Awards, Honors: British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best British actor, 1966, for The Ipcress File; National Society of Film CriticsAward and Academy Award nomination, both best actor, both 1966, Golden GlobeAward nomination, best motion picture actor--drama, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best British actor, both 1967, allfor Alfie; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor--musical/comedy, 1967, for Gambit; Academy Award nomination, best actor,1972, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor--drama, 1973, both for Sleuth; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actorin a motion picture--comedy/musical, British Academy of Film and TelevisionArts Award, best actor, and Academy Award nomination, best actor, all 1983, for Educating Rita; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best actor, 1984, for Beyond the Limit; Academy Award, bestsupporting actor, 1986, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performanceby an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, British Academy of Filmand Television Arts Award nomination, best actor, both 1987, for Hannah and Her Sisters; Variety Club Award, film actor of the year, 1988; GoldenGlobe Award (with others), best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1989, for Jack the Ripper; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture--comedy/musical, 1989, for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special, 1990, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picturemade for television, 1991, both for Jekyll and Hyde; Commander, Orderof the British Empire, 1992; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor ina miniseries or special, 1994, for World War II: When Lions Roared; Silver Seashell, San Sebastian International Film Festival, best actor, 1996,for Blood and Wine; named one of the "top 100 movie stars of all time," Empire magazine, 1997; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supportingactor in a miniseries or a special, 1997, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, bestperformance by an actor in a supporting role in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, both 1998, all for Mandela and de Klerk; Career Achievement Award, National Board of Review, 1998; Special Award, Evening Standard British Film Awards, for "services not only to British film, but also to international cinema," 1999; Golden Globe Award, best performanceby an actor in a motion picture--comedy/musical, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, British Academyof Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best performance by an actor ina leading role, British Independent Film Award nomination, best actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actor, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture--comedy or musical, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, all 1999, and ALFS Award, London Critics Circle, British supporting actor of the year, 2000, all for Little Voice;Academy Award, best actor in a supporting role, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motionpicture, British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast ina theatrical motion picture, all 2000, for The Cider House Rules; academy fellowship, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2000; knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, 2000, for contribution to the performing arts. Addresses: Agent: Dennis Selinger, International Creative Management, 76 Oxford St., London W1R 1RB, England.

Nationality English Gender Male Occupation Actor Birth Details March 14, 1933 Bermondsey, London, England

Famous Works

CREDITS

Film Appearances

(Uncredited) Bit part, Sailor Beware! (also known as Panic in the Parlor ), Distributors Corporation, 1956

(also known as ), Distributors Corporation, 1956 Private Lockyer, A Hill in Korea (also known as Hell in Korea ), British Lion, 1956

(also known as ), British Lion, 1956 (Uncredited) Bit part, The Steel Bayonet, United Artists, 1957

United Artists, 1957 (Uncredited) Bit part, The Key, Columbia, 1958

Columbia, 1958 (Uncredited) Bit part, A Woman of Mystery, United Artists, 1958

United Artists, 1958 (Uncredited) Extra, Carve Her Name with Pride, J. Arthur Rank, 1958

J. Arthur Rank, 1958 Gilrony, How to Murder a Rich Uncle (also known as Uncle George ), Columbia, 1958

(also known as ), Columbia, 1958 Johnny Brent, Blind Spot, Butchers Film Service, 1958

Butchers Film Service, 1958 (Uncredited) Bit part, Breakout (also known as Danger Within ), Continental, 1959

(also known as ), Continental, 1959 (Uncredited) Bit part, Room 43 (also known as The Girl in Room 43 and Passport to Shame ), Cory, 1959

(also known as and ), Cory, 1959 Second Gestapo agent, The Two-Headed Spy, Columbia, 1959

Columbia, 1959 (Uncredited) Sailor, The Bulldog Breed, J. Arthur Rank, 1960

J. Arthur Rank, 1960 Weber, Foxhole in Cairo, British Lion, 1960

British Lion, 1960 (Uncredited) Police officer, The Day the Earth Caught Fire (also known as The Day the Sky Caught Fire ), Universal, 1961

(also known as ), Universal, 1961 (Uncredited) Bit part, The Wrong Arm of the Law, Continental Distributing, 1962

Continental Distributing, 1962 Mooney, Solo for Sparrow (also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries:Solo for Sparrow ), Schoenfeld, 1962

(also known as ), Schoenfeld, 1962 Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead, Zulu, Embassy, 1964

Embassy, 1964 Harry Palmer, The Ipcress File (also known as Len Deighton'sThe Ipcress File ), Universal, 1965

(also known as ), Universal, 1965 Alfie Elkins (title role), Alfie, Paramount, 1966

Paramount, 1966 Harold "Harry" Dean, Gambit, Universal, 1966

Universal, 1966 Michael Finsbury, The Wrong Box, Columbia, 1966

Columbia, 1966 Handsome stranger, Woman Times Seven (also known as Sept fois femme ), Embassy/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967

(also known as ), Embassy/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967 Harry Palmer, Billion Dollar Brain, United Artists, 1967

United Artists, 1967 Harry Palmer, Funeral in Berlin, Paramount, 1967

Paramount, 1967 Henry Warren, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967

Paramount, 1967 Himself, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (also known as The London Scene; documentary), Lorrimer Films, 1967

(also known as documentary), Lorrimer Films, 1967 Henry Clarke, Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968

Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968 Squadron leader Canfield, The Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1968

United Artists, 1968 Captain Douglas, Play Dirty (also known as Written on the Sand ), United Artists, 1969

(also known as ), United Artists, 1969 Charlie Croker, The Italian Job, Paramount, 1969

Paramount, 1969 Nicholas Urfe, The Magus, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969

Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969 Himself, Simon, Simon (short film), [Great Britain], 1970

(short film), [Great Britain], 1970 Private Tosh Hearne, Too Late the Hero (also known as Suicide Run ), Cinerama, 1970

(also known as ), Cinerama, 1970 Alan Breck, Kidnapped, American International Pictures, 1971

American International Pictures, 1971 Captain, The Last Valley, Cinerama, 1971

Cinerama, 1971 Jack Carter, Get Carter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971 Mickey King, Pulp, United Artists, 1972

United Artists, 1972 Milo Tindle, Sleuth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972

Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972 Robert Blakeley, X, Y and Zee (also known as Zee and Co. ), Columbia, 1972

(also known as ), Columbia, 1972 John Deray, The Destructors (also known as The Marseilles Contract ), American International Pictures, 1974

(also known as ), American International Pictures, 1974 Major John Tarrant, The Black Windmill, Universal, 1974

Universal, 1974 Jim Keogh, The Wilby Conspiracy, United Artists, 1975

United Artists, 1975 Leslie C. Tucker, Peeper (also known as Fat Chance ), UnitedArtists, 1975

(also known as ), UnitedArtists, 1975 Lewis Fielding, The Romantic Englishwoman (also known as Une anglaise romantique ), New World Pictures, 1975

(also known as ), New World Pictures, 1975 Peachy Carnehan, The Man Who Would Be King (also known as Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King ), Allied Artists, 1975

(also known as ), Allied Artists, 1975 Adam Worth, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976

Columbia, 1976 Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Steiner, The Eagle Has Landed, Columbia, 1976

Columbia, 1976 Doc Fletcher, Silver Bears, Columbia, 1977

Columbia, 1977 Lieutenant Colonel "Joe" Vandeleur, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977

United Artists, 1977 Brad Crane, The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978

Warner Bros., 1978 Sidney Cochran, California Suite (also known as Neil Simon'sCalifornia Suite ), Columbia, 1978

(also known as ), Columbia, 1978 Captain Mike Turner, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros.,1979

Warner Bros.,1979 Dr. David Linderby, Ashanti (also known as Ashanti, Land of No Mercy ), Columbia, 1979

(also known as ), Columbia, 1979 Blair Maynard, The Island, Universal, 1980

Universal, 1980 Dr. Robert Elliott, Dressed to Kill, Filmways, 1980

Filmways, 1980 Captain John Colby, Victory (also known as Escape to Victory ), Paramount, 1981

(also known as ), Paramount, 1981 Jon Lansdale, The Hand, Warner Bros., 1981

Warner Bros., 1981 Sidney Bruhl, Deathtrap, Warner Bros., 1982

Warner Bros., 1982 Sir Philip Kimberly and Sergei Kuzminsky, The Jigsaw Man, United Film Distributors, 1982

United Film Distributors, 1982 Charley Fortnum, Beyond the Limit (also known as The Honorary Consul ), Paramount, 1983

(also known as ), Paramount, 1983 Dr. Frank Bryant, Educating Rita, Columbia, 1983

Columbia, 1983 Matthew Hollis, Blame It on Rio, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984

Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984 Noel Holcroft, The Holcroft Covenant, Universal, 1985

Universal, 1985 Baxter Thwaites, Water, Atlantic Releasing, 1986

Atlantic Releasing, 1986 Elliot, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986

Orion, 1986 Elliott James, Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986

Universal, 1986 Mortwell, Mona Lisa, Island/Handmade Films, 1986

Island/Handmade Films, 1986 Frank Jones, The Whistle Blower, Hemdale Releasing, 1987

Hemdale Releasing, 1987 Hoagie, Jaws: The Revenge (also known as Jaws 4 ), Universal,1987

(also known as ), Universal,1987 John Preston, The Fourth Protocol, J. Arthur Rank, 1987

J. Arthur Rank, 1987 Lord Sam Bulbeck, Half Moon Street (also known as Escort Girl ), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987

(also known as ), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987 Narrator, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup (alsoknown as Hero; documentary), 1987

(alsoknown as documentary), 1987 Sean Stein, Surrender, Warner Bros., 1987

Warner Bros., 1987 Himself, John Huston (documentary), 1988

(documentary), 1988 Lawrence Jamieson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Orion, 1988

Orion, 1988 Sherlock Holmes/Reginald Kinkaid, Without a Clue (also known as Sherlock and Me ), Orion, 1988

(also known as ), Orion, 1988 Graham Marshall, A Shock to the System, Corsair, 1990

Corsair, 1990 Mike, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990

Buena Vista, 1990 Himself, Michael Caine: On Acting in Film, Arts, and Entertainment (documentary), 1991

(documentary), 1991 Sidney Lipton and Dr. Daniel Hicklar, Bullseye!, Columbia, 1991

Columbia, 1991 Death Becomes Her, Universal, 1992

Universal, 1992 Ebenezer Scrooge, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992

Buena Vista, 1992 Lloyd Fellowes, Noises Off..., Buena Vista, 1992

Buena Vista, 1992 Michael Jennings, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior ), Warner Bros., 1994

(also known as and ), Warner Bros., 1994 Victor, Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997

Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997 Haskell, Shadow Run, 1998

1998 Ray Say, Little Voice, Miramax, 1998

Miramax, 1998 The Debtors (also known as The Debtor$ and High Expectations ), 1999

(also known as and ), 1999 Dr. Wilbur Larch, The Cider House Rules, Miramax, 1999

Miramax, 1999 Billy Simpson, Shiner, IAC Film, 2000

IAC Film, 2000 Cliff Bumby, Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000

Warner Bros., 2000 Dr. Royer-Collard, Quills, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000

Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000 Vic, Miss Congeniality, Warner Bros., 2000

Warner Bros., 2000 The Quiet American, Mirage Enterprises, 2001

Mirage Enterprises, 2001 Jack Dodds, Last Orders, 2001

2001 Film Work

Executive Producer

The Fourth Protocol, J. Arthur Rank, 1987

J. Arthur Rank, 1987 Forever After, M & M Productions, 2001

M & M Productions, 2001 Television Appearances

Miniseries

The Other Man, BBC, 1956

BBC, 1956 Detective Inspector Frederick Abberline, Jack the Ripper, CBS, 1988

CBS, 1988 Joseph Stalin, World War II: When Lions Roared (also known as World War II... Then There Were Giants ), NBC, 1994

(also known as ), NBC, 1994 Captain Nemo, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, ABC, 1997

ABC, 1997 Movies

Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde (title roles), Jekyll and Hyde, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 Harry Anders, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993

HBO, 1993 Harry Palmer, Bullet to Beijing (also known as Len Deighton's Bullet to Beijing ), Showtime, 1995

(also known as ), Showtime, 1995 Harry Palmer, Midnight in St. Petersburg, The Movie Channel, 1995

The Movie Channel, 1995 F. W. de Klerk, Mandela and de Klerk, Showtime, 1997

Showtime, 1997 Max Gale, Curtain Call (also known as Later Life ), Starz!, 1998

(also known as ), Starz!, 1998 Appeared in more than one hundred British television movies between 1957and 1963, including The Compartment, Funny Noises with Their Mouths, Hobson's Choice, Luck of the Draw, The Playmates, and The Way with Reggie.

and Television Work

Movies

Producer, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993

HBO, 1993 Television Appearances

Specials

Helmsman, "The Ship That Couldn't Stop," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1961

Associated British Picture Corporation, 1961 Horatio, Hamlet at Elsinore, BBC, 1964

BBC, 1964 Cornelius, "Cornelius," Saturday Night Theatre (also known as Saturday Night Theatre: Cornelius ), ITV, 1969

(also known as ), ITV, 1969 Rickles, CBS, 1975

CBS, 1975 Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming, NBC, 1985

NBC, 1985 Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), ABC, 1985

(also known as ), ABC, 1985 This Time It's Personal--Jaws: The Revenge, syndicated, 1987

syndicated, 1987 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick, 1988

1988 Host, Cary Grant: A Celebration, ABC, 1988

ABC, 1988 Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), NBC, 1990

(also known as ), NBC, 1990 Narrator, Into the Blue: Dolphin Rescue (documentary), 1991

(documentary), 1991 Also appeared in specials preceding award presentation ceremonies.

Awards Presentations

The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983

CBS, 1983 The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989

ABC, 1989 Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991

ABC, 1991 Danny Kaye's International Children's Awards for UNICEF, The Disney Channel, 1992

The Disney Channel, 1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992

TBS, 1992 The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993

ABC, 1993 The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998

ABC, 1998 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000

ABC, 2000 Episodic

"The General's Daughter," The Adventures of William Tell, Incorporated Television Company, 1958

Incorporated Television Company, 1958 Folsham, "The Sucker Game," The Vise (also known as Mark Saber and Saber of London ), ABC, 1958

(also known as and ), ABC, 1958 "Male of the Species," On Stage, syndicated, 1969

syndicated, 1969 Himself, "Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1991

Cinemax, 1991 Narrator, "King Midas and the Golden Touch," We All Have Tales, Showtime, 1991

Showtime, 1991 "Roger Moore: A Matter of Class," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995

Arts and Entertainment, 1995 Himself, "The Hustons: Hollywood's Maverick Dynasty," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998

Arts and Entertainment, 1998 Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 1999

BBC, 1999 Himself, Film 72, BBC, 2000

BBC, 2000 Also appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo.

Bravo. Stage Appearances

The Dumbwaiter, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 1960

Royal Court Theatre, London, England, 1960 The Room, Royal Court Theatre, 1960

Royal Court Theatre, 1960 James Saunders, Next Time, I'll Sing for You, Arts Theatre, London, England, 1963

Arts Theatre, London, England, 1963 Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985

(also known as ), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985 Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), Radio City Music Hall, 1990

(also known as ), Radio City Music Hall, 1990 Also appeared with the Westminster Repertory Company, Horsham, England, 1953, with the Lowestoft Repertory Company, Lowestoft, England, 1954-55, and with the Theatre Workshop, London, England, 1955.

Stage Work

Assistant stage manager of the Westminster Repertory Company, 1953.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction

Not Many People Know That: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information (published in the United States as Michael Caine's Almanacof Amazing Information ), Robson Books (London, England), 1985

(published in the United States as ), Robson Books (London, England), 1985 And Not Many People Know This Either!: Michael Caine's Second Collection of Amazing Information, Robson Books, 1985

Robson Books, 1985 Not Many People Know It's 1988!, Robson Books, 1987

Robson Books, 1987 Michael Caine's Moving Picture Show, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1988

St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1988 Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Moviemaking, Applause Theatre Book Publishers (New York City), 1990

Applause Theatre Book Publishers (New York City), 1990 What's It All About?(autobiography), Turtle Bay Books (New York City), 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Caine, Michael, What's It All About?, May 4, 1987 , Turtle BayBooks, 1992.

May 4, 1987 , Turtle BayBooks, 1992. Gallagher, Elaine, Candidly Caine, Robson Books, 1990.

Robson Books, 1990. Hall, William, Raising Caine: The Authorised Biography, Sidgwick and Jackson (London, England), 1981, published in the United States as Raising Caine: The Authorized Biography, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1982.

People Weekly, p. 104; December 7, 1992, p. 93; March 27, 2000, pp. 105-106.

p. 104; December 7, 1992, p. 93; March 27, 2000, pp. 105-106. Vanity Fair, December 4, 1992 , p. 150.