Michael Caine

Most Caine impressions repeat the catchphrase "...and not a lot of people know that", which was never actually used by Caine, except more recently when sending up himself and the mimics who established the catchphrase. Charles Coburn has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures at 6240 Hollywood Boulevard. Caine is a popular subject for impressionists and mimics, having a distinctive yet fairly easy to copy voice. He died from a heart attack in New York, New York. Unlike some actors who adopt their stage name for everyday use, Caine still uses his real name when he is not working. His other film credits include The Lady Eve (1941), Kings Row (1942), The Constant Nymph (1943), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Wilson (1944), The Paradine Case (1947) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). He was created Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1992 for services to drama, and in 2000 a Knight Bachelor, becoming Sir Maurice Micklewhite. He was also nominated for his roles in The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and The Green Years (1946).

He has been Oscar-nominated six times, winning his first Academy Award for the 1986 film, Hannah and Her Sisters, his second in 1999 for The Cider House Rules, in both cases as a supporting actor (in common with his contemporary Sean Connery, Caine now plays supporting roles). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The More the Merrier (1943). By this time Caine's reputation as an icon was assured, and recent performances in Little Voice (1998), Last Orders (2001) and others have rehabilitated his critical reputation. After his wife's death in 1937, Coburn relocated to Los Angeles, California and began acting in films. However, I have seen the house that it paid for, and it is superb". Born in Savannah, Georgia, Coburn formed an acting company with his wife, and in addition to managing the company, the couple performed frequently on Broadway. Of the former, Caine famously said "I have not seen the film, but I hear it is terrible. Charles Douville Coburn (June 17, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theater actor.

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Caine alternated between acclaimed performances in films such as Educating Rita (1983) and Mona Lisa (1986), and unashamedly mercenary roles in notorious duds such as Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and On Deadly Ground (1994). The 1970s proved to be a lean period for Caine, with successes such as Sleuth (1972) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975) overshadowed by disasters such as The Swarm (1978) and Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979). After ending the 1960s with the equally iconic The Italian Job Caine entered the 1970s with Get Carter, one of the best British gangster films. His trademark horn-rimmed glasses did not prevent him becoming a pin-up.

He went on to play Palmer in a further two films. Zulu was closely followed by his two best-known roles: the spy "Harry Palmer", in The Ipcress File (1965), and the woman-chasing Alfie (1966). At the time, Caine's working-class cockney, just as with The Beatles Liverpudlian accents, seemed like a breath of fresh air. This proved to be ironic, as Caine was quickly to become notable for using a regional accent, rather than the 'BBC English' hitherto considered proper for film actors.

After several minor roles, Caine came into the public eye as an upper-class British army officer in the 1963 film, Zulu. He once joked to an interviewer that had he looked the other way, he would have ended up as Michael 101 Dalmatians. Looking around for inspiration, he noted that The Caine Mutiny was being shown at the Odeon cinema, and so he decided to change his name to Michael Caine. His agent insisted that he come up with a new name immediately.

He happened to be speaking to his agent in a telephone box in London's Leicester Square when he was informed that he had to change his name again because another actor was already using the name Michael Scott. During the Second World War he was evacuated to Norfolk. When Michael Caine first became an actor he changed his name to Michael Scott. He was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in Rotherhithe, South London and grew up in nearby Camberwell. Michael Caine (born March 14, 1933) is a British film actor.

Zulu (1964). The Ipcress File (1965). Alfie (1966). The Wrong Box (1966).

Gambit (1966). Funeral in Berlin (1966). Hurry Sundown (1967). Woman Times Seven (1967).

Billion Dollar Brain (1967). Deadfall (1968). The Magus (1968). Play Dirty (1968).

The Italian Job (1969). Battle of Britain (1969). Too Late the Hero (1970). The Last Valley (1971).

Get Carter (1972). Kidnapped (1972). Sleuth (1972). The Romantic Englishwoman (1975).

The Man Who Would Be King (1975). The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Dressed to Kill (1980). Deathtrap (1982).

Educating Rita (1983). Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). Half Moon Street (1986). The Fourth Protocol (1987).

Without a Clue (1988). Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). Jekyll & Hyde (1990). A Shock to the System (1990).

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Bullet to Beijing (1997). Petersburg (1997). Midnight in St.