Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, England, on March 14, 1933, Michael Caine left school at age 15 and ended up serving with the British Army in Korea. After returning to England, he worked in the theatre for a few years before beginning his film career in the 1950s.In 1965, Caine got his first big break playing spy Harry Palmer in The Icress File, launching the successful franchise. He also received much praise (and the first of his six Oscar nominations) for the lead role in Alfie (1966).
Caine has consistently been one of the busiest actors working, taking on a variety of roles in such films as Get Carter (1971), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Educating Rita (1983). He's won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars, for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999). In 2000, Caine was knighted for his contributions to the performing arts.
Secondhand LionsIn 1960s Texas, timid teen Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is forced to spend the summer with his rich and eccentric great-uncles (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall) on their farm, where, over time, he learns surprising tidbits about their mysterious and dangerous pasts. Emmanuelle Vaugier plays an Arabian... Read More
Harry BrownWhen a crew of drug-dealing gang members takes the life of his only friend, a retired Marine and widower decides to take the law into his own hands -- but his old-school training might be overmatched. Read More
The Cider House RulesA surrogate son and protege to a kindly physician who runs an orphanage in rural Maine, itchy Homer Wells sets off wide-eyed to see the world -- but cold reality soon intrudes on his youthful idealism and moral certitude. Read More
FlawlessOn the eve of his retirement, a disgruntled British janitor (Michael Caine), angry over his company's refusal to pay an insurance claim for his ailing wife, persuades an unhappy American executive (Demi Moore) to join him in a jewel heist. The two subsequently hatch a daring plan to steal the gems... Read More
The Quiet AmericanBased on the novel by Graham Greene, this murder mystery centers on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in 1952 Vietnam -- a world suffused with opium, intrigue and betrayal. A British reporter, Fowler (Michael Caine, in an Oscar-nominated performance), falls in love with a young... Read More
