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Michael Caine

Caine in 2008
Personal information
Birth nameMaurice Joseph Micklewhite
Birth date14 March 1933(age 77)
Place of birthLondon, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1950 � present
SpousePatricia Haines (1955 � 1962) (divorced) 1 child
Shakira Baksh (1973 � present) 1 child

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Sir Michael Caine, CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English film actor. Caine has appeared in over 100 films and is one of only two actors to have been nominated for an Academy Award for acting (leading or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s (Jack Nicholson being the other).

He became known for several notable critically acclaimed performances, particularly in films such as Zulu (1964); The Ipcress File (1965) and others as Harry Palmer; the womanising title character in Alfie (1966); The Italian Job (1969); The Battle Of Britain (1969); Get Carter (1971); The Man Who Would Be King (1975); Educating Rita (1983); an Academy Award � winning performance for supporting actor in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987) and The Cider House Rules (1999); as Nigel Powers in the parody Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); and more recently as Alfred Pennyworth, the butler from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Sir Michael Caine also played as the main protagonist in Harry Brown.

Caine was knighted in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his contribution to cinema.

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News in Film (blog)--If it isn't some far-fetched headline about Eddie Murphy or Johnny Depp filling the role, it's -Michael Caine- making educated guesses last April. Now this. ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:24:31 GMT+00:00
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Cinema Blend---Michael Caine- stars as Harry Brown, a man who's hit a particularly tough point in his life. After his wife passed away, he's been living alone in his ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:34:33 GMT+00:00
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Sean Connery retired because he didn't want to play small roles: Michael Caine - Sify Tweet this news
Sify---Michael Caine- has criticized his long time friend Sean Connery for being stubborn and refusing to act in smaller roles. Caine, who has forayed back into ... - Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 06:32:16 GMT+00:00

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

John Hurt (1980) * Burt Lancaster (1981) * Ben Kingsley (1982) * Michael Caine (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * William Hurt (1985) * Bob Hoskins (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * John Cleese (1988) * Daniel Day-Lewis (1989) * Philippe Noiret (1990) * Anthony Hopkins (1991) * Robert Downey, Jr. (1992) * Anthony Hopkins (1993) * Hugh Grant (1994) * Terence Stamp (1994) * Nigel Hawthorne (1995) * Geoffrey Rush (1996) * Robert Carlyle (1997) * Roberto Benigni (1998) * Kevin Spacey (1999) ---- Complete List * (1952 �1959) * (1960 �1979) * (1980 �1999) * (2000 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film

Mickey Rooney (1981) * Anthony Andrews (1982) * Richard Chamberlain (1983) * Ted Danson (1984) * Dustin Hoffman (1985) * James Woods (1986) * Randy Quaid (1987) * Michael Caine/Stacy Keach (1988) * Robert Duvall (1989) * James Garner (1990) * Beau Bridges (1991) * Robert Duvall (1992) * James Garner (1993) * Raúl Juliá (1994) * Gary Sinise (1995) * Alan Rickman (1996) * Ving Rhames (1997) * Stanley Tucci (1998) * Jack Lemmon (1999) ---- Complete List * (1981-1999) * (2000-present)

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Martin Landau (1994) * Ed Harris (1995) * Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1996) * Robin Williams (1997) * Robert Duvall (1998) * Michael Caine (1999) * Albert Finney (2000) | |below= Complete list * (1994-2000) * (2001-present)

Hosts of the Academy Awards ceremonies

Bob Hope (1961) * Bob Hope (1962) * Frank Sinatra (1963) * Jack Lemmon (1964) * Bob Hope (1965) * Bob Hope (1966) * Bob Hope (1967) * Bob Hope (1968) * None (1969) * None (1970) * None (1971) * Helen Hayes / Alan King / Sammy Davis, Jr. / Jack Lemmon (1972) * Carol Burnett / Michael Caine / Charlton Heston / Rock Hudson (1973) * John Huston / Burt Reynolds / David Niven / Diana Ross (1974) * Sammy Davis, Jr. / Bob Hope / Shirley MacLaine / Frank Sinatra (1975) * Goldie Hawn / Gene Kelly / Walter Matthau / George Segal / Robert Shaw (1976) * Warren Beatty / Ellen Burstyn / Jane Fonda / Richard Pryor (1977) * Bob Hope (1978) * Johnny Carson (1979) * Johnny Carson (1980)



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