Actor / Tribute to Michael Caine
Born on March 14, 1933, in London. After completing his military service, he works in regional theater in the early 50’s and makes his his film debut in A HILL IN KOREA in 1956. He breaks through in the 60’s with starring roles in a number of British films. After his starring role in ZULU, he portrays a spy in THE IPCRESS FILE and a ladies’ man in ALFIE. The film helps introduce him to American audiences and brings him his first Academy Award nomination. He gets his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Woody Allen’s HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, and his second one in 1999 for Lasse Hallström’s THE CIDER HOUSE RULES. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth grants him a knighthood. Caine has published two volumes of memoirs, “What’s It All About?” and “The Elephant to Hollywood”.
Films (selection):
1956 A HILL IN KOREA (Julian Amyes)
1964 ZULU (Cy Endfield)
1965 THE IPCRESS FILE (Sidney J. Furie)
1966 ALFIE (Lewis Gilbert)
GAMBIT (Ronald Neame)
1968 PLAY DIRTY (André De Toth)
1969 THE ITALIAN JOB (Peter Collinson)
BATTLE OF BRITAIN (Guy Hamilton)
1971 KIDNAPPED (Delbert Mann)
GET CARTER (Mike Hodges)
1972 SLEUTH (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
PULP (Mike Hodges)
1975 THE WILBY CONSPIRACY(Ralph Nelson)
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (John Huston)
1976 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (John Sturges)
PEEPER (Peter Hyams)
1977 A BRIDGE TOO FAR (Richard Attenborough)
1979 ASHANTI (Richard Fleisher)
1980 DRESSED TO KILL (Brian De Palma)
1983 EDUCATING RITA (Lewis Gilbert)
THE HONORARY CONSUL (John Mackenzie)
1985 HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Woody Allen)
SWEET LIBERTY (Alan Alda)
MONA LISA (Neil Jordan)
1988 WITHOUT A CLUE (Thom E. Eberhardt)
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Frank Oz)
1990 JEKYLL UND HYDE (David Wickes)
1996 BLOOD & WINE (Bob Rafelson)
1998 LITTLE VOICE (Mark Herman)
1999 THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (Lasse Hallström)
2000 GET CARTER (Stephen Kay)
2002 THE QUIET AMERICAN (Phillip Noyce)
2005 BATMAN BEGINS (Christopher Nolan)
2006 CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuarón)
2007 SLEUTH (Kenneth Branagh)
2008 THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan)
2009 HARRY BROWN (Daniel Barber)