How Rich is Michael Caine?

Across his fifty-year career, he has had roles in The Cider House Rules, The Italian Job, Get Carter, Kingsman: The Secret Service and The Prestige. He played Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred Pennyworth in The Dark Knight Trilogy and appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember.

He served in the Korean War for the British Army. He made his acting debut as Hindley, a drunk, in Wuthering Heights.

He was knighted in 2000. Though he often played a debonair tough man in his earlier days, he often played a wise mentor in his old age.

Career

Career: At the age of 20, Caine began his acting career by securing an assistant stage manager position who would also occasionally perform walk-on roles at the Carfax Electric Theatre. He adopted the stage name “Michael White” during this time. He was cast as the character Hindley in a 1953 stage production of “Wuthering Heights” and he also joined the Lowestoft Repertory Company for a year, during which he appeared in nine plays.

Personal Life

He married Shakira Caine in 1973 and he has a pair of daughters named Natasha and Dominique. He was previously married to actress Patricia Haines. His brother is Stanley Caine, a fellow actor.

Other than legendary actor Jack Nicholson, he is the only actor to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Quotes

“I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, ‘Educating Rita.’”

— Michael Caine

“Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.”

— Michael Caine

“Comedy is underrepresented in every actor’s life, because it’s so bloody difficult to write.”

— Michael Caine

“In my early days, I didn’t know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films.”

— Michael Caine

“I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.”

— Michael Caine