- His classic gangster flick GET CARTER was named the greatest British film of all time by a poll of 25 critics in Total Film magazine. (2004)
- Is set to open his first Indian restaurant, Deya, in Central London at the end of April. (April 2, 2004)
- Is in talks to star alongside Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in the big screen version of '60s classic TV comedy Bewitched. (March 25, 2004)
- Says that a commemorative plaque attached on the gatehouse of St. Olave's Hospital in south London (his birthplace) is better than Oscar. (October 2, 2003)
- Caine is set to make a guest appearance in hit American sitcom WILL AND GRACE - The actor was asked to appear last year after producers saw his hilarious performance in AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, but Michael had to turn them down because he was busy and then phoned back when he had a break in his schedule. (July 28, 2003)
- Caine says even after 48 years in the entertainment business, with more than 130 films and television shows, poverty remains his greatest fear -- in a recent talk to members of the Screen Actors Guild, Caine said a childhood horror of returning to his poor roots drove him to make some less-than-inspired career choices. (December 2, 2002)
- Though in his latest movie, THE QUIET AMERICAN, Caine plays a British journalist in Vietnam with a mistress half his age, in real life he'd always say truthfully that he's married, saying, I've been married to the same woman for 30 years.
- Caine is baffled by people who think his new film is anti-American - the actor has been criticized for appearing in Philip Noyce's Vietnam war drama THE QUIET AMERICAN, as some feel it insensitive; distributors Miramax delayed the release of the film in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, but now they feel the public is ready for its contentious subject matter. (November 20, 2002)
- He was born with a mild, non-contagious, but incurable eye disease called Blefora which made his eyelids swell.
- Settled on the surname Caine, after spotting a poster for the film THE CAINE MUTINY whilst chatting to his agent in a phone box in Leicester Square.
- Performed most of his own stunts in BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967). During the final ice floe scene, he almost slipped and fell into freezing water.
- In Caine's autobiography from 1992, What's It All About, he describes how his enthusiasm for his first drama class, years later, wasn't exactly for love of the theatre, but that he was simply looking for a chance to kiss a girl called Amy in one of the plays.
- After a dreadful time doing military service, he was given an ultimatum by the Army, either he was to do two more years of National Service, or he could go with the the Royal Fusiliers to the war in Korea.
- His role in Alfie gave him the reputation of a womaniser, and the British press wrote extensive articles about the Cockney who got lucky, and got a part that suited him.
- On 16 June 2000, Her Majesty the Queen rewarded him with a knighthood, and he finally became Sir Michael (though he was knighted in his original name, Sir Maurice Micklewhite).
- Caine visited the officers' mess of the Scots Guards at Pirbright to perfect his accent for taking the role in ZULU.
- In A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (1990), Graham (Michael Caine) said his father was a London bus driver. Caine's father was a London bus driver.
- Starring as Palmer in THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) is the first action hero to wear glasses and he is myopic in real life.
- There is a store called Micklewhite in THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, (1992). Caine's real name is Maurice Micklewhite.
- ZULU (1964) was his first major film role. He watched the rushes, but was so nervous that he was sick, and never watched rushes again.
- In GET CARTER (1971) when Carter (Michael Caine) enters Cyril Kinnear's house, there is a Zulu shield and assegais on the wall. This is an in-joke about Michael Caine's first screen success in ZULU (1964).
- He has no doubt that he is the inspiration behind groovy film idol AUSTIN POWERS. After all, he epitomises the Swinging Sixties spy with National Health glasses and an eye for the ladies.
- Michael thinks Mike Myers is one of the greatest comedy talents of his generation and puts a lot of that down to the fact that the Canadian-born funnyman's parents are British.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role at BAFTA Awards for THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (2000)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture at Screen Actors Guild Awards for THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for LITTLE VOICE (1999)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for LITTLE VOICE (1999)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for MANDELA AND DE KLERK (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for at Emmy Awards Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special at Emmy Awards for World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for JEKYLL & HYDE (1991)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1989)
- Nominated for Best Actor at BAFTA Awards for HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1987)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1987)
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for EDUCATING RITA (1984)
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for SLEUTH (1973)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for SLEUTH (1973)
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for ALFIE (1967)
- Nominated for Best British Actor at BAFTA Awards for ALFIE (1967)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for ALFIE (1967)
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for GAMBIT (1967)
- Nominated for Best British Actor at BAFTA Awards for THE IPCRESS FILE (1966)
Quotes- "The greatest compliment anyone could give me is that I'm a great father and a great husband, and I am - ask my wife and daughters and they'll tell you."
- "But sending myself up is a new sport and I love doing that. Unless you have a sense of humour about yourself, you become really arrogant and a bore."
- "I meet so many actors who have no sense of humour about themselves and it's very painful."
- "When I was offered the part of Nigel, I already had a feeling that Austin Powers was based on my character Harry Palmer from The Ipcress File from '65 and Funeral In Berlin from '66. Then Mike (Myers) wrote me a letter saying it was. As I was a creative father of Austin Powers I thought I'd better be the real one."
- I have a great sense of humour in real life but I've made a lot of serious movies so I thought I'd better do a funny one.
- "Mike is a tremendous Anglophile and he is very knowledgable about Britain."
- "I only do what I want, work-wise. It's the fun of it. I'm too old to get up and be with people who I don't want to be with just for the money.
- "I had been out of work for so long and I was amazed people wanted me. I had a lot of debts and a family and I went out and I made masses of pictures."
- "My career is going better now than when I wasw younger. It used to be that I'd get the girl but not the part. Now I get the part but not the girl."
Awards- Film Society of Lincoln Center: Gala Tribute (2004)
- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards: Actor of the Year, THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- Bangkok International Film Festival: Best Actor, THE QUIET AMERICAN (2003)
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Best Actor, THE QUIET AMERICAN (2002)
- National Board of Review: Best Ensemble Performance, LAST ORDERS (2001)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival: Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
- Empire Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards: British Supporting Actor of the Year, LITTLE VOICE (2000)
- Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (2000)
- Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Special Award (1999)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, LITTLE VOICE (1998)
- National Board of Review: Career Achievement Award (1998)
- London Critics Circle Film Awards: Dilys Powell Award (1998)
- New York Critic's Prize: Best Actor, ALFIE (1996).
- San Sebastián International Film Festival: Best Actor, BLOOD AND WINE (1996)
- BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards: Excellence in Film (1992)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, JACK THE RIPPER (1989)
- Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986)
- BAFTA Awards: Best Actor, BEYOND THE LIMIT (1984)
- British Academy Award: Best Leading Actor, EDUCATING RITA (1984)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, EDUCATING RITA (1983)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actor, SLEUTH (1975)
- National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor, ALFIE (1967)
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