Michael Caine - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2003: Portrayed Pierre Brossard, a Nazi executioner in the film "The Statement"
- 2002: Appeared in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"
- 2002: Starred as a British journalist in French Colonial Vietnam in director Phillip Noyce's "The Quiet American," based on the novel by Graham Greene; received leading role nominations for a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and an Oscar
- 2001: Starred in the dramatic film "Last Orders" which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival
- 2000: Appeared alongside Jeffrey Rush and Kate Winslet in the critically acclaimed "Quills"
- 2000: Co-starred in Evy Quaid's comedy "The Debtors"
- 2000: Appeared in the Sandra Bullock film "Miss Congeniality"
- 1999: Starred in the John Irving adaptation "The Cider House Rules", employing an American accent; won second Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor
- 1998: Received rave reviews for his turn as a sleazy talent agent in "Little Voice"
- 1995: Reprised the role of Harry Palmer in the Showtime original "Bullet to Beijing"
- 1994: Starred as Joseph Stalin in the NBC miniseries "World War II: When Lions Roared"
- 1993: Co-produced (and also starred in) the made-for-HBO spy drama, "Blue Ice"
- 1988: Starred in the features "Without A Clue" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
- 1988: American TV miniseries debut, "Jack the Ripper" (CBS)
- 1987: Debut as executive producer, "The Fourth Protocol"
- 1986: Won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award as the cheating husband of Mia Farrow in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters"
- 1983: Played an alcoholic university professor who mentors a promising female student in "Educating Rita", earning his third Best Actor Oscar nomination
- 1980: Had starring role in Brian De Palma's stylized thriller "Dressed to Kill"
- 1975: Co-starred opposite Sean Connery in John Huston's epic adventure "The Man Who Would Be King"
- 1972: Received his second Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his work opposite Laurence Olivier in "Sleuth"
- 1969: Starred in the British cult favorite "The Italian Job"
- 1966: Earned first Best Actor Oscar nomination for "Alfie"
- 1966: First US film, "Gambit"
- 1965: Debuted working-class spy Harry Palmer in Sidney J Furie's "The Ipcress File"
- 1964: First starring feature role, playing against type as posh Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in "Zulu"
- 1960: Appeared at the Royal Court Theatre, London
- 1956: Made film acting debut in a bit part in "Hell in Korea"
- From 1954 to 1956: Acted in repertory: Theatre Workshop in Stratford East, London; Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop; and Sam Wanamaker's company in Liverpool
- 1951: Drafted for National Service and spent one year in West Berlin and another in the Royal Fusiliers in combat in Korea
- 1949: Worked on set of British film, "Morning Departure", at age 16 (date approximate)
- ---: Cast as Alfred, the trusty butler in "Batman Begins", directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman (lensed 2004)
- Began appearing regularly on TV in mid-1950s
- Began acting apprenticeship while still in grammar school
- First theater job, assistant stage manager at Westminster Repertory Theatre; led to work with Lowestoft Repertory Theater
- Attended night drama classes, supporting himself with various day jobs; changed name to 'Michael Caine', reputedly adopting the surname after seeing "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"