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Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English retired actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films over a career that spanned eight decades and is considered a British film icon.
Michael Caine, born as Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, is a British actor who has starred in over 100 films and won two Oscars. He is known for his roles in Zulu, The Ipcress File, Alfie, The Dark Knight trilogy and more.
- March 14, 1933
BIOGRAPHY. On the 14th March, 1933, Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in St Olave’s Hospital, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey in South London to parents Ellen Frances Marie (nee Burchell) and Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Michael’s father worked as a Billingsgate Fish Market porter and his mother was a charwoman.
May 5, 2024 · The former Maurice Micklewhite took his screen name from the 1954 film The Caine Mutiny. Caine began acting on stage in 1953 and entered motion pictures in 1956. He played a variety of roles in such British productions as A Hill in Korea (1956), How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957), The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), and Zulu (1964). Success ...
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Oct 14, 2023 · Originally called Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., he adopted the screen name Caine – taken from the 1954 film “The Caine Mutiny” – and later made it legal. Caine has played secret agents,...
Michael Caine, born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., is a retired English actor and a British film icon. He has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and has won two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes.
Nov 19, 2023 · Michael Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite on March 14, 1933 in the poverty-stricken slums of South London. He experienced a difficult childhood during the WWII years, growing up in cramped high-rise apartments with his working-class parents and siblings.
