Michael Caine filmography

Michael Caine filmography

Caine at the 2012 Vienna International Film Festival

Michael Caine is an English retired actor who has appeared in over 130 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began in the 1950s, when he was cast in many small, often uncredited roles in British films. Caine gained recognition as one of the most famous actors of the 1960s through his breakthrough role in the film Zulu (1964). He then portrayed spy Harry Palmer in the films The Ipcress File (1965), Funeral in Berlin (1966) and Billion Dollar Brain (1967). He also had starring roles in The Italian Job and Battle of Britain (both 1969).

His role in Sleuth (1972) led him to an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. Caine has won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the films Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999). More recently, Caine has gained a new following through his collaborations with British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Trilogy films, as well as The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017) and Tenet (2020). Caine announced his retirement from acting in October 2023.

Film

Michael Caine filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1950</td><td>Morning Departure</td><td>Teaboy</td><td>Harold Clayton</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td>Panic in the Parlour</td><td>Sailor</td><td>Gordon Parry</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Hill in Korea</td><td>Private Lockyer</td><td>Julian Amyes</td><td>Originally titled Hell in Korea</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>The Steel Bayonet</td><td>Caine</td><td>Michael Carreras</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>How to Murder a Rich Uncle</td><td>Gilrony</td><td>Nigel Patrick</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td>A Woman of Mystery</td><td>Minor Role</td><td>Ernest Morris</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>Carve Her Name with Pride</td><td>Thirsty Prisoner on Train</td><td>Lewis Gilbert</td></tr><tr><td>The Key</td><td>Bit part</td><td>Carol Reed</td></tr><tr><td>Blind Spot</td><td>Johnny Brent</td><td>Peter Maxwell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Two-Headed Spy</td><td>Gestapo Agent</td><td>Andre De Toth</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Passport to Shame</td><td>Bridegroom</td><td>Alvin Rakoff</td><td>Also titled Room 43</td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td>Danger Within</td><td>Prisoner with Pin-Up</td><td>Don Chaffey</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Foxhole in Cairo</td><td>Weber</td><td>John Llewellyn Moxey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Bulldog Breed</td><td>Sailor in Cinema Fight</td><td>Robert Asher</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>The Day the Earth Caught Fire</td><td>Checkpoint Policeman</td><td>Val Guest</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Solo for Sparrow</td><td>Paddy Mooney</td><td>Gordon Flemyng</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td>The Wrong Arm of the Law</td><td>Police Station PC</td><td>Cliff Owen</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Zulu</td><td>Lt. Gonville Bromhead</td><td>Cy Endfield</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>The Ipcress File</td><td>Harry Palmer</td><td>Sidney J. Furie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>Alfie</td><td>Alfie Elkins</td><td>Lewis Gilbert</td><td>Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor</td></tr><tr><td>The Wrong Box</td><td>Michael Finsbury</td><td>Bryan Forbes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gambit</td><td>Harry Tristan Dean</td><td>Ronald Neame</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Funeral in Berlin</td><td>Harry Palmer</td><td>Guy Hamilton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>Hurry Sundown</td><td>Henry Warren</td><td>Otto Preminger</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Woman Times Seven</td><td>Handsome Stranger</td><td>Vittorio De Sica</td><td>Segment: Show</td></tr><tr><td>Billion Dollar Brain</td><td>Harry Palmer</td><td>Ken Russell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Deadfall</td><td>Henry Stuart Clarke</td><td>Bryan Forbes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Magus</td><td>Nicholas Urfe</td><td>Guy Green</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Play Dirty</td><td>Captain Douglas</td><td>Andre De Toth</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Italian Job</td><td>Charlie Croker</td><td>Peter Collinson</td><td>Also contributed to soundtrack. Vocals on "Getta Bloomin' Move On!"</td></tr><tr><td>Battle of Britain</td><td>Squadron Leader Canfield</td><td>Guy Hamilton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Too Late the Hero</td><td>Pvt. Tosh Hearne</td><td>Robert Aldrich</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Simon, Simon</td><td>Himself</td><td>Graham Stark</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Get Carter</td><td>Jack Carter</td><td>Mike Hodges</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Last Valley</td><td>The Captain</td><td>James Clavell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kidnapped</td><td>Alan Breck</td><td>Delbert Mann</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>X Y & Zee</td><td>Robert Blakeley</td><td>Brian G. Hutton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pulp</td><td>Mickey King</td><td>Mike Hodges</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sleuth</td><td>Milo Tindle</td><td>Joseph L. Mankiewicz</td><td>Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>The Black Windmill</td><td>Major John Tarrant</td><td>Don Siegel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Marseille Contract</td><td>John Deray</td><td>Robert Parrish</td><td>Released in the U.S. as The Destructors</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>The Wilby Conspiracy</td><td>Jim Keogh</td><td>Ralph Nelson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Romantic Englishwoman</td><td>Lewis Fielding</td><td>Joseph Losey</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Man Who Would Be King</td><td>Peachy Carnehan</td><td>John Huston</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Peeper</td><td>Leslie C. Tucker</td><td>Peter Hyams</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry and Walter Go to New York</td><td>Adam Worth</td><td>Mark Rydell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Eagle Has Landed</td><td>Colonel Kurt Steiner</td><td>John Sturges</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>A Bridge Too Far</td><td>Joe Vandeleur</td><td>Richard Attenborough</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Silver Bears</td><td>Doc Fletcher</td><td>Ivan Passer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Swarm</td><td>Dr. Bradford Crane</td><td>Irwin Allen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>California Suite</td><td>Sidney Cochran</td><td>Herbert Ross</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Ashanti</td><td>Dr. David Linderby</td><td>Richard Fleischer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Beyond the Poseidon Adventure</td><td>Captain Mike Turner</td><td>Irwin Allen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Dressed to Kill</td><td>Dr. Robert Elliott</td><td>Brian De Palma</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Island</td><td>Blair Maynard</td><td>Michael Ritchie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>The Hand</td><td>Jonathan Lansdale</td><td>Oliver Stone</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Escape to Victory</td><td>Captain John Colby</td><td>John Huston</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Deathtrap</td><td>Sidney Bruhl</td><td>Sidney Lumet</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Educating Rita</td><td>Dr. Frank Bryant</td><td>Lewis Gilbert</td><td>Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor</td></tr><tr><td>The Honorary Consul</td><td>Charley Fortnum, Consul</td><td>John Mackenzie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Jigsaw Man</td><td>Philip Kimberly / Sergei Kuzminsky</td><td>Terence Young</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monty Python's The Meaning of Life</td><td>Soldier</td><td>Terry Jones</td><td>Uncredited</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Blame It on Rio</td><td>Matthew Hollins</td><td>Stanley Donen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Water</td><td>Governor Baxter Thwaites</td><td>Dick Clement</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Holcroft Covenant</td><td>Noel Holcroft</td><td>John Frankenheimer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Hannah and Her Sisters</td><td>Elliot</td><td>Woody Allen</td><td>Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Sweet Liberty</td><td>Elliott James</td><td>Alan Alda</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mona Lisa</td><td>Mortwell</td><td>Neil Jordan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Half Moon Street</td><td>Lord Sam Bulbeck</td><td>Bob Swaim</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Whistle Blower</td><td>Frank Jones</td><td>Simon Langton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>The Fourth Protocol</td><td>John Preston</td><td>John Mackenzie</td><td>Also executive producer</td></tr><tr><td>Jaws: The Revenge</td><td>Hoagie Newcombe</td><td>Joseph Sargent</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Surrender</td><td>Sean Stein</td><td>Jerry Belson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Without a Clue</td><td>Sherlock Holmes / Reginald Kincaid</td><td>Thom Eberhardt</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</td><td>Lawrence Jamieson</td><td>Frank Oz</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>A Shock to the System</td><td>Graham Marshall</td><td>Jan Egleson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mr. Destiny</td><td>Mike / Mr. Destiny</td><td>James Orr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bullseye</td><td>Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar</td><td>Michael Winner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Noises Off</td><td>Lloyd Fellowes</td><td>Peter Bogdanovich</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blue Ice</td><td>Harry Anders</td><td>Russell Mulcahy</td><td>Also producer</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppet Christmas Carol</td><td>Ebenezer Scrooge</td><td>Brian Henson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>On Deadly Ground</td><td>Michael Jennings</td><td>Steven Seagal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Blood and Wine</td><td>Victor 'Vic' Spansky</td><td>Bob Rafelson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Shadow Run</td><td>Haskell</td><td>Geoffrey Reeve</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Curtain Call</td><td>Max Gale</td><td>Peter Yates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Little Voice</td><td>Ray Say</td><td>Mark Herman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Cider House Rules</td><td>Dr. Wilbur Larch</td><td>Lasse Hallström</td><td>Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>The Debtors</td><td>Addict</td><td>Evi Quaid</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Quills</td><td>Dr. Royer-Collard</td><td>Philip Kaufman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shiner</td><td>Billy 'Shiner' Simpson</td><td>John Irvin</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Get Carter</td><td>Cliff Brumby</td><td>Stephen Kay</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Miss Congeniality</td><td>Victor Melling</td><td>Donald Petrie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Last Orders</td><td>Jack</td><td>Fred Schepisi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Austin Powers in Goldmember</td><td>Nigel Powers</td><td>Jay Roach</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Quiet American</td><td>Thomas Fowler</td><td>Phillip Noyce</td><td>Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Quicksand</td><td>Jake Mellows</td><td>John Mackenzie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Actors</td><td>O'Malley</td><td>Conor McPherson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Secondhand Lions</td><td>Garth</td><td>Tim McCanlies</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Statement</td><td>Pierre Brossard</td><td>Norman Jewison</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Around the Bend</td><td>Henry Lair</td><td>Jordan Roberts</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Batman Begins</td><td>Alfred Pennyworth</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td>First collaboration with Nolan</td></tr><tr><td>Bewitched</td><td>Nigel Bigelow</td><td>Nora Ephron</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Weather Man</td><td>Robert Spritzel</td><td>Gore Verbinski</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Children of Men</td><td>Jasper</td><td>Alfonso Cuarón</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Prestige</td><td>John Cutter</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Flawless</td><td>Mr. Hobbs</td><td>Michael Radford</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sleuth</td><td>Andrew Wyke</td><td>Kenneth Branagh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>The Dark Knight</td><td>Alfred Pennyworth</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Is Anybody There?</td><td>Clarence</td><td>John Crowley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Harry Brown</td><td>Harry Brown</td><td>Daniel Barber</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Inception</td><td>Professor Stephen Miles</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Gnomeo & Juliet</td><td>Lord Redbrick</td><td>Kelly Asbury</td><td>Voice</td></tr><tr><td>Cars 2</td><td>Finn McMissile</td><td>John Lasseter</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Journey 2: The Mysterious Island</td><td>Alexander Anderson</td><td>Brad Peyton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Dark Knight Rises</td><td>Alfred Pennyworth</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Now You See Me</td><td>Arthur Tressler</td><td>Louis Leterrier</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mr. Morgan's Last Love</td><td>Matthew Morgan</td><td>Sandra Nettelbeck</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Stonehearst Asylum</td><td>Dr. Benjamin Salt</td><td>Brad Anderson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interstellar</td><td>Professor John Brand</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Kingsman: The Secret Service</td><td>Arthur / Chester King</td><td>Matthew Vaughn</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Youth</td><td>Fred Ballinger</td><td>Paolo Sorrentino</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Last Witch Hunter</td><td>Father Dolan</td><td>Breck Eisner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Now You See Me 2</td><td>Arthur Tressler</td><td>Jon M. Chu</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Going in Style</td><td>Joe Harding</td><td>Zach Braff</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dunkirk</td><td>Fortis Leader</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td>Uncredited voice cameo</td></tr><tr><td>My Generation</td><td>Himself</td><td>David Batty</td><td>Documentary film</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Dear Dictator</td><td>General Anton Vincent</td><td>Lisa Addario & Joe Syracuse</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sherlock Gnomes</td><td>Lord Redbrick</td><td>John Stevenson</td><td>Voice</td></tr><tr><td>King of Thieves</td><td>Brian Reader</td><td>James Marsh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Come Away</td><td>Charlie</td><td>Brenda Chapman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Four Kids and It</td><td>The Psammead</td><td>Andy De Emmony</td><td>Voice</td></tr><tr><td>Tenet</td><td>Sir Michael Crosby</td><td>Christopher Nolan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Twist</td><td>Fagin</td><td>Martin Owen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Sellers</td><td>Harris Shaw</td><td>Lina Roessler</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Medieval</td><td>Lord Boresh</td><td>Petr Jákl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The Great Escaper</td><td>Bernard Jordan</td><td>Oliver Parker</td><td>Final film role</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Michael Caine filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1956</td><td>The Adventures of Sir Lancelot</td><td>Third Knight</td><td>Credited as Michael Scott Episode: "The Magic Sword"</td></tr><tr><td>BBC Sunday Night Theatre</td><td>Boudousse</td><td>Episode: "The Lark"</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Blood Money</td><td>Fighter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BBC Sunday Night Theatre</td><td>Episode: "Requiem for a Heavyweight"</td></tr><tr><td>Dixon of Dock Green</td><td>Indian pedlar</td><td>Episode: "A Penn'orth of Allsorts"</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td>Navy Log</td><td>Soldier No. 1</td><td>Episode: "The Field"</td></tr><tr><td>The Vise</td><td>Folsham</td><td>Episode: "The Sucker Game"</td></tr><tr><td>BBC Sunday Night Theatre</td><td>Third P.C.</td><td>Episode: "The Frog"</td></tr><tr><td>The Adventures of William Tell</td><td>Max</td><td>Episode: "The Prisoner"</td></tr><tr><td>Dixon of Dock Green</td><td>Brocklehurst</td><td>Episode: "Bracelets for the Groom"</td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td>Dixon of Dock Green</td><td>Tufty Morris</td><td>Episode: "Helmet on the Sideboard"</td></tr><tr><td>The Adventures of William Tell</td><td>Sgt. Weinar</td><td>Episode: "The General's Daughter"</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Deadline Midnight</td><td>Ted Drake</td><td>Episode 1.5</td></tr><tr><td>No Wreath for the General</td><td>Second Police Constable</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>The Compartment</td><td>Young Man</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Walk a Crooked Mile</td><td>Police constable</td><td>Miniseries</td></tr><tr><td>Armchair Theatre</td><td>Helmsman</td><td>Episode: "The Ship That Couldn't Stop"</td></tr><tr><td>The Younger Generation</td><td>Ray the Raver</td><td>Episode: "Goodbye Charlie"</td></tr><tr><td>ITV Play of the Week</td><td>PC Wimbush</td><td>Uncredited Episode: "Ring of Truth"</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre</td><td>Paddy Mooney</td><td>Episode: "Solo for Sparrow"</td></tr><tr><td>ITV Play of the Week</td><td>Willie Mossop</td><td>Episode: "Hobson's Choice"</td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td>First Night: Funny Noises with Their Mouths</td><td>Johnny</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>ITV Play of the Week</td><td>George Grant</td><td>Episode: "The Other Man"</td></tr><tr><td>Hamlet</td><td>Horatio</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Male of the Species</td><td>Cornelius</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ITV Saturday Night Theatre</td><td>Episode: "Cornelius"</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Jack the Ripper</td><td>Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline</td><td>Winner - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Jekyll & Hyde</td><td>Dr Henry Jekyll/Mr Edward Hyde</td><td>Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>World War II: When Lions Roared</td><td>Joseph Stalin</td><td>Documentary</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Bullet to Beijing</td><td>Harry Palmer</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Midnight in Saint Petersburg</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Mandela and de Klerk</td><td>F.W. de Klerk</td><td>Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film</td></tr><tr><td>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</td><td>Captain Nemo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Freedom: A History of Us</td><td>William Pitt (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Independence"</td></tr><tr><td>The Rev. John Cotton (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Liberty for All"</td></tr><tr><td>Lord Cornwallis (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Revolution"</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Everett (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Wake Up America"</td></tr><tr><td>William Wood (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Working for Freedom"</td></tr><tr><td>Newspaper Editor (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Yearning to Breathe Free"</td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

Michael Caine filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1963</td><td>Next Time I'll Sing to You</td><td>Meff</td><td>Criterion Theatre and New Arts Theatre</td></tr></tbody></table>

Video games

Michael Caine filmography

Year	Title	Role
2005	Batman Begins	Alfred Pennyworth
2015	GivingTales	Little Claus, Big Claus

Note: in The Italian Job (2001 video game), Caine's voice (as Charlie Croker) was impersonated by Phil Cornwell.

Box office ranking

Michael Caine filmography

At his peak, exhibitors voted Michael Caine one of the most popular stars at the box office:

• 1966 – 2nd (UK) • 1967 – 15th (US) • 1969 – 3rd (UK) • 1970 – 8th (UK) • 1971 – 4th (UK)