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Michael Caine Biography and Timeline

Follow Michael Caine through 28 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Michael Caine, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1933–2002Years on this page

1933

Birth of Michael Caine

Rotherhithe · Arts / Cinema

Birh of Michael Caine, born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

1964

Zulu

Arts / Cinema

Caine enters the public eye as the upper class British Army officer Gonville Bromhead VC in the 1964 film Zulu

1965

The Ipcress File

Arts / Cinema

Stars as the spy Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File

1966

Funeral in Berlin

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Funeral in Berlin. Stars in Alfie

1967

Billion Dollar Brain

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Billion Dollar Brain

1969

The Italian Job

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bullet to The Italian Job. Stars in battle of Britain

1971

Get Carter

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Get Carter

1972

Sleuth

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Sleuth

1975

The Man Who Would Be King

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Man Who Would Be King

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bullet to The Eagle Has Landed

1977

A Bridge Too Far

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bullet to A Bridge Too Far

1978

The Swarm

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Swarm. Stars in Bullet to The Silver Bears

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. Stars in Ashanti

1980

The Island

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Island

1981

Escape to Victory

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Escape to Victory

1983

BAFTA

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Educating Rita

Educating Rita

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Educating Rita

1986

Academy Award

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Hannah and Her Sisters

Mona Lisa

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Mona Lisa. Stars in Hannah and Her Sisters

1992

CBE

Arts / Cinema

Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

1995

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Bullet to Midnight in Saint Petersburg. Stars in Bullet to Beijing

1998

Golden Globe

Arts / Cinema

Winner of the Golden Blobe for Little Voice

Little Voice

Arts / Cinema

Stars in Little Voice

1999

Academy Award

Arts / Cinema

Winner of an Oscar for The Cider House Rules, best supporting actor

BAFTA

Arts / Cinema

Winner of a BAFTA for The Cider House Rules, best supporting role

The Cider House Rules

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Cider House Rules

2000

Knighthood

Arts / Cinema

Knighted as Sir Maurice Micklewhite, CBE

2002

The Quiet American

Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Quiet American

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.