Caine was born in Rotherhithe, South East London to Maurice Micklewhite, a Catholic fish-porter, and Ellen Maria, a Protestant charlady. He grew up in nearby Camberwell attending Wilson's School (at that time Wilson's Grammar School) and during World War II was evacuated to North Runcton in Norfolk. In 1944 he passed his eleven-plus exam. He left school at sixteen after gaining four O-Levels and did his National Service from April 1952 to 1954 in the Royal Fusiliers, serving in Germany and Korea. Personal life Caine has been married twice: The actress Patricia Haines (1955-1958); one daughter Dominique The actress and model Shakira Baksh (2 January 1973-); one daughter Natasha Some time after his mother died, Caine and his younger brother learned they had an elder half-brother, named David. He suffered from severe epilepsy and had been kept in hospital his entire life. Although their mother regularly visited her first son in hospital, even her husband did not know the child existed. David died in 1992. Awards New York Film Critics' Best Actor Award for Alfie Golden Globe for Best Actor for Educating Rita BAFTA for Best Actor for Educating Rita Golden Globe for Best Actor for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Golden Globe for Best Actor for Little Voice Academy Awards and Nominations 1966 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Alfie 1972 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Sleuth 1983 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Educating Rita 1986 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Hannah and Her Sisters 1999 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - The Cider House Rules 2002 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Quiet American

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Filmography Sailor Beware (1956) A Hill in Korea (1956) How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) The Steel Bayonet (1957) A Woman of Mystery (1958) The Two-Headed Spy (1958) Passport to Shame (1958) The Key (1958) Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) Danger Within (1959) The Bulldog Breed (1960) Foxhole in Cairo (1961) The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) Solo for Sparrow (1962) The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) 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) Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967) (documentary) Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Wedding of the Doll (1968) (documentary) Deadfall (1968) The Magus (film) (1968) Play Dirty (1969) Battle of Britain (1969) The Italian Job (1969) Simon Simon (1970) (short subject) Too Late the Hero (1970) The Last Valley (1971) Get Carter (1971) (also producer) Kidnapped (1971) Pulp (1972) (also producer) Zee and Co. (1972) Sleuth (1972) The Black Windmill (1974) The Marseille Contract (1974) Peeper (1975) The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) The Eagle Has Landed (1976) A Bridge Too Far (1977) Silver Bears (1978) The Swarm (1978) California Suite (1978) Ashanti (1979) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) Dressed to Kill (1980) The Island (1980) The Hand (1981) Victory (1981) Deathtrap (1982) The Jigsaw Man (1983) The Honorary Consul (1983) Educating Rita (1983) Blame It on Rio (1984) Water (1985) The Holcroft Covenant (1985) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Sweet Liberty (1986) Mona Lisa (1986) Half Moon Street (1986) The Whistle Blower (1986) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Jaws: The Revenge (1987) Surrender (1987) Without a Clue (1988) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) (documentary) A Shock to the System (1990) Mr. Destiny (1990) Bullseye! (1990) Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) (documentary) Noises Off... (1992) Blue Ice (1992) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) On Deadly Ground (1994) Bullet to Beijing (1995) Blood and Wine (1996) Midnight in St. Petersburg (1996) Shadow Run (1998) Little Voice (1998) Curtain Call (1999) The Cider House Rules (1999) The Debtors (1999) Quills (2000) Shiner (2000) Get Carter (2000) Miss Congeniality (2000) Quicksand (2001) Last Orders (2001) Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) The Quiet American (2002) The Actors (2003) Secondhand Lions (2003) The Statement (2003) Around the Bend (2004) Batman Begins (2005) The Weather Man (2005) Bewitched (2005) The Prestige (2006) Children of Men (2006) Hitman (2008) (rumored) The Dark Knight (2008)