90 years old now and his last movie has just come out. One of the most unique actors to grace the big screen with his old fashioned cockney accent that never went away and how he reinvented himself a few times over to stay relevant and successful through the decades. I like the contrast his Harry Palmer movies provide as a more realistic and downbeat spy series being made at the same time as Sean Connery’s James Bond. Then he starred with Connery in The Man Who Would Be King which is an all time great in my view. Without A Clue in which he plays Sherlock Holmes alongside Ben Kingsley’s Dr Watson is a very fun satirical take on the great detective character. Most recently I saw him play a role in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet which is a film I have mixed feelings about (fantastic cinematography, poor plot development).
I hope he enjoys his retirement. He had a pretty long run and despite that didn’t wear out his welcome.
I wonder if he still owns the house that Jaws 4 built.
I’ve been enjoying Michael Caine since the 1960s. I think the first movie I saw him in was “The Ipcress File.” He certainly had career ups and downs, but he always elevated whatever he appeared in. One of my favorites is “The Man Who Would Be King.”
First thing I saw him in was DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, which cracked me the hell up; and, since then, I’ve enjoyed tons of other stuff from the guy over the years.
As an aside: when I’ve been stuck in situations where I’ve had to politely show interest in something or other over the course of a long conversation, I’ve caught myself breaking out gestures and facial expressions and tone-of-voice schtick that leaves me thinking hang on; who am I for some reason doing a half-assed impression of? And then I realize: oh, right: Michael Caine, in SLEUTH.
He made any film he was in, better.
“It takes a very secure man to walk like that.”
He’ll be back, it’s his addiction (lucky for us). 
Which one?
The one where he seems to be a personable enough young man: nicely spoken, and neatly dressed in brand-new country gentlemen’s clothing…
I remember Educating Rita being a big deal at the time it came out, so I probably knew of him since then (I didn’t watch it till much later when it was on TV) but I guess the first thing I watched where I knew who he was, it would’ve been Without A Clue, the Sherlock Holmes comedy with Ben Kingsley and Lysette Anthony.
So, not the one where he’s in the pink of condition who could copulate for England at any distance. Gotcha.
I’ve always admired him. He was in ‘Alfie’ in the 60’s, which was a pretty big deal then. And I LOVED his autobiography, a real doorstop of a book. Very interesting. He fought in Korea! And spotted his future wife in a magazine ad, I think, arranged an introduction, and afaik they are still married. Love Michael Caine!
Caine’s role in Get Carter was extraordinary. Nothing like it, before or since.
Coincidentally, I just saw him in The Battle of Britain. I happened to get the deluxe 2 DVD set; as well as the feature, this included some other interesting material about the making of the movie. Michael Caine had a decent size role in the feature film, and also narrated to camera a 20 minute or so mini documentary about the logistics behind TBOB. I thought this, and the feature, extremely well done.