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Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003). He received his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice (1998). In 1999, he received his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sympathetic doctor in The Cider House Rules. He portrayed a British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002), earning his sixth Oscar nomination, and appeared in Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in several other of Nolan's films including The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the heist thriller film Now You See Me (2013), the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), the Italian drama Youth (2015) and the crime film King of Thieves (2018). Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023 after The Great Escaper (2023).
Michael Caine
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: Penguin's Chaos
Suggested by matthewfenner
Two weeks before the rise of the Joker, Gotham is already rotting from within. After the fall of Carmine Falcone, Oswald Cobblepot — known in the city’s underworld as The Penguin — has seized control of Gotham’s criminal empire, running drugs, weapons, and bodies through the Iceberg Lounge under the guise of legitimate business. When a string of brutal murders tied to Cobblepot’s operation surfaces, Batman dives deep into the seedy underbelly of Gotham, uncovering a new wave of organized crime built on political blackmail and blood-soaked corruption. As Bruce pushes himself further into the shadows, his war on crime becomes more ruthless, and the line between justice and vengeance begins to blur. In the midst of this descent, Gordon struggles to maintain order as the GCPD buckles under mob control, and Harvey Dent’s crusade for justice puts him directly in Penguin’s crosshairs. With every lead Batman chases, Cobblepot tightens his icy grip on Gotham’s elite, turning the city into a playground of fear and greed. Batman: Penguin's Chaos is a raw, violent descent into Gotham’s criminal heart — a story of power, paranoia, and moral decay that sets the stage for the chaos soon to come. By the time the Joker arrives, Gotham is already bleeding… and Batman is already on the edge.
