What spy did Michael Caine play in three films?
"this song. The song's hook, a repeated sample of Caine reciting his name, recalls his role in the 1960s spy film ""The Ipcress File"", in which his character, Harry Palmer, repeats his name while trying to stay sane under torture. When he was first approached to appear on the record, Michael Caine initially turned the band down, but his daughter on hearing this made him change his mind, telling him how popular they were. The German synthpop band And One recorded a cover of the song on their album """". The music video was also based on ""The Ipcress File"""
"a radar operator in all three films. Michael Caine guest stars as Austin's father, Nigel; this role was inspired by ""The Ipcress File"", a 1965 film starring Caine. Four actors who appeared in the earlier films play different characters in ""Goldmember"". Rob Lowe, who played the friend of a dead guard in ""International Man of Mystery"", reprises his role as a younger Number 2 from ""The Spy Who Shagged Me"", while Neil Mullarkey (quartermaster clerk in ""International Man of Mystery"") and Eric Winzenried (army private soldier in ""The Spy Who Shagged Me"") appear as the Physician and Henchman Sailor in"
"and Bobby Moore, the 1982 film ""Deathtrap"", and the 1986 Academy Award-nominated ""Mona Lisa"". In 1987, Caine narrated ""Hero"", the official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also starred in ""Without a Clue"", portraying Sherlock Holmes and also acted as Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline in the 1988 TV series ""Jack the Ripper"". In the 1990s, Caine found good parts harder to come by. He played the mysterious bartender Mike in ""Mr. Destiny"" in 1990. A high point came when he played Ebenezer Scrooge in the critically acclaimed ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" (1992). He played the beleaguered stage director"
"The Whistle Blower The Whistle Blower is a 1986 British spy thriller film starring Michael Caine and based on the novel of the same name by John Hale. It was directed by Simon Langton, the son of actor David Langton, who co-stars in the film. Frank Jones (Caine) is a retired British naval officer and Korean War veteran, who is now a businessman. His bright but naive and idealistic son, Robert (Nigel Havers), works as a linguist at GCHQ, the top secret British intelligence listening station, using his love of Russian to listen to various pieces of communication on the"
"The Fourth Protocol (film) The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy film featuring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel ""The Fourth Protocol"" by Frederick Forsyth. In 1968, an East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of its clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target. MI5 officer John Preston (Michael Caine) breaks into the residence of British government official George Berenson (Anton Rodgers) on New Year's Eve and finds a number of top secret NATO files that should not have been there. He reports his"
"in Berlin"" (1966) and ""Billion Dollar Brain"" (1967). Decades later Michael Caine returned to the character in Harry Alan Towers's ""Bullet to Beijing"" (1995) and ""Midnight in Saint Petersburg"" (1996). The Ipcress File (film) The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel, ""The IPCRESS File"" (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British"
"Michael Caine spy thriller ""The Whistle Blower"" (1986), director Ridley Scott's thriller ""The Counsellor"" (2013), and crime drama ""The Infiltrator"" (2016) starring Bryan Cranston. Marvel superhero film """" (2013) includes scenes filmed on the site of the old EMI complex on Blyth Road, Hayes. Brad Pitt caused a stir in Hayes in November 2012 when filming scenes for horror film ""World War Z"" (2013) at locations off Hayes End Road; the actor reportedly dined at Tommy Flynn’s Bar and Diner, on Wood End Green Road. Keira Knightley returned to Hayes to co-star with Benedict Cumberbatch in British-American thriller ""The Imitation"
"Brain"" (1967), ""Bullet to Beijing"" (1995) and ""Midnight in Saint Petersburg"" (1995). Caine made his first film in Hollywood in 1966, after an invitation from Shirley MacLaine to play opposite her in ""Gambit."" During the first two weeks, whilst staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel, he met long-term friends John Wayne and agent ""Swifty"" Lazar. Caine starred in the 1969 comedy caper film ""The Italian Job"" as the leader of a cockney criminal gang released from prison with the intention of doing a ""big job"" in Italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck. The line ""You're only"
"Pierce Brosnan is chillingly effective as an assassin with the body temperature of a snake. The yarn is otherwise little more than """" tightly re-wound for the age of glasnost."" Scott praised Michael Caine's excellent performance, but complained that the ""role permits him to display only one of the three dimensions he was able to provide in his portrayal of the father in ""The Whistleblower""."" The Fourth Protocol (film) The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy film featuring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel ""The Fourth Protocol"" by Frederick Forsyth. In 1968, an East-West"
"Michael Caine and Shelley Winters. In the latter he played Harry Clamacraft, a man Alfie meets and befriends in a sanatorium. He starred in Roman Polanski's vampire film ""The Fearless Vampire Killers"" (1967) (British title ""The Dance of the Vampires"") as innkeeper Yoine Shagal with his daughter Sarah played by Sharon Tate. In the course of the film, he and his daughter become vampires. When a maid tries to scare him off with a crucifix, he responds with ""Oy, have ""you"" got the wrong vampire!"". Bass also appeared in the ""Pride"" segment of ""The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins"" (1971) and"
"The Jigsaw Man (film) The Jigsaw Man is a 1983 British espionage film starring Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and Robert Powell. It was directed by Terence Young. The screenplay was written by Jo Eisinger, based on the novel ""The Jigsaw Man"" by Dorothea Bennett. The film was inspired by the story of Kim Philby, a British intelligence officer who was secretly working for the KGB, then defected to the Soviet Union in 1963. Sir Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB"
"Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the 2000s, Caine appeared in ""Miss Congeniality"" (2000), ""Last Orders"" (2001), ""The Quiet American"" (2002), for which he was Oscar-nominated, and others. Several of Caine's classic films have been remade, including ""The Italian Job"", ""Get Carter"", ""Alfie"" and ""Sleuth"". In the 2007 remake of ""Sleuth"", Caine took over the role Laurence Olivier played in the 1972 version and Jude Law played Caine's original role. Caine is one of the few actors to have played a starring role in two different versions of the same film. In an interview with CNN, Law spoke of"
"whom Caine knew at school. Caine described Palmer as: ""the most boring boy I'd ever met"". The given name ""Harry"" actually occurs in a short sequence in the book where the nameless hero is greeted by someone saying ""Hello, Harry."" This causes him to think, ""Now my name isn't Harry, but in this business it's hard to remember whether it ever had been."" The IPCRESS File The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. It was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The"
"nomination. Caine has won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the films ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" (1986) and ""The Cider House Rules"" (1999). More recently Caine has gained a new following through his collaborations with British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan in the Dark Knight Trilogy films, as well as ""Inception"" (2010) and ""Interstellar"" (2014). Note: in ""The Italian Job"" (2001 video game), Caine's voice (as Charlie Croker) was impersonated by Phil Cornwell At his peak, exhibitors voted Michael Caine one of the most popular stars at the box office: Michael Caine filmography Michael Caine is an English actor who has appeared"
"Michael Caine. Jumping on the spy bandwagon, other writers also started writing about spy fiction featuring female spies as protagonists, such as ""The Baroness"", which has more graphic action and sex, as compared to other novels featuring male protagonists. It also made its way into the videogame world, hence the famous creation of Hideo Kojima, the ""Metal Gear Solid"" Series. Espionage has also made its way into comedy depictions. The 1960s TV series ""Get Smart"" portrays an inept spy, while the 1985 movie ""Spies Like Us"" depicts a pair of none-too-bright men sent to the Soviet Union to investigate a"
"Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine, (; born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is an English actor, producer and author. He has appeared in more than 125 films in a career spanning 50 years and is considered a British film icon. Known for his cockney accent, Caine was born in South London, where during his early childhood, he and his parents lived in a rented flat on Urlwin Street, in Camberwell. He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films, including ""Zulu"" (1964), ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Alfie"" (1966), for which he was nominated for an"
"Love and Kill"" a.k.a. ""The Man from S.E.X."" (1979), and ""Number One Gun"" (1990). Two French films starring Jean Dujardin, 2006's """" (set in 1955) and 2009's """" (set in 1967) both recreate the style of the period and parody the spy genre for a new audience. The American Austin Powers series (1997–2002) of three comedies starring Mike Myers are set in the 1960s and 1970s. The trio parodies James Bond and other Eurospy films. Michael Caine, as a character similar to his Harry Palmer role (""The Ipcress File"", et al.), plays Powers' father in the third film, ""Austin Powers"
"The Ipcress File (film) The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel, ""The IPCRESS File"" (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century. This film and its sequels were a deliberately downbeat alternative to the hugely successful James Bond films, even though one of the Bond producers, Harry"
"Roy Fegan Roy Fegan (born January 27, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, producer, director and president of 3inaRo Entertainment. He is best known for his role as Simon Caine in the 1993 film ""The Meteor Man"". Some of his other acting credits include the television series ""The Shield"", ""Will & Grace"", ""The Jamie Foxx Show"", ""Matlock"", ""Touched by an Angel"", ""Martin"", ""Married... with Children"" and ""Hangin' with Mr. Cooper"". He also appeared in the video game ""Titanfall"". Fegan is writer and producer of hit musical ""Treat Her Like a Lady"". Besides ""The Meteor Man"", Fegan has"
"in 1960s films starring Michael Caine. Deighton was born in Marylebone, London, in 1929. His father was a chauffeur and mechanic for Campbell Dodgson, and his mother was a part-time cook. At the time they lived in Gloucester Place Mews near Baker Street. Deighton's interest in spy stories may have been partially inspired by the arrest of Anna Wolkoff, which he witnessed as an 11-year-old boy. Wolkoff, a British subject of Russian descent, was a German spy and next door neighbour of the Deightons. She was detained on 20 May 1940 and subsequently convicted of violating the Official Secrets Act"
"eminence of the borough. Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine, (; born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is an English actor, producer and author. He has appeared in more than 125 films in a career spanning 50 years and is considered a British film icon. Known for his cockney accent, Caine was born in South London, where during his early childhood, he and his parents lived in a rented flat on Urlwin Street, in Camberwell. He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films, including ""Zulu"" (1964), ""The Ipcress File"" (1965), ""Alfie"" (1966), for which he"
"Hour of the Assassins Hour of the Assassins is the first spy thriller novel by author Andrew Kaplan, originally published by Dell Publishing. Ex-CIA agent, John Caine, is hired by Wasserman, a Holocaust survivor, who has become a Hollywood porn king, to find and kill Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Angel of Death of Auschwitz, who has eluded pursuers for more than 30 years. After an encounter with Wasserman’s mistress, C.J., Caine begins a hunt for Mengele that will lead him from Europe to an encounter with the Neo-Nazi ODESSA ring in Paraguay to Jerusalem and Vienna, where he learns"
"The IPCRESS File The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. It was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The novel, which involves Cold War brainwashing, includes scenes in Lebanon and on an atoll for a United States atomic weapon test, as well as information about Joe One, the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb, although these elements did not appear in the film version. The novel is framed as the unnamed protagonist delivering his personal report on ""the IPCRESS affair"" directly to the"
"steal valuable artwork for crooked art dealer Dr. Vestry (Serge Houde). Also in the mix is reporter Brandy (Michelle Burke), who turns out also to be working for Alex. Nick is captured when he goes looking for Tatiana, but manages to escape in time to assist Harry, with Yuri's help, foil both schemes. Midnight in Saint Petersburg Midnight in Saint Petersburg is a 1996 made-for-television thriller film starring Michael Caine for the fifth and final time as British secret agent Harry Palmer. It served as a sequel to ""Bullet to Beijing"" which had been released the year before, the two"
"personal visits and very few media appearances, his last one since 1985 being a 2006 interview that formed part of a ""Len Deighton Night"" on BBC Four. He and his wife Ysabele divide their time between homes in Portugal and Guernsey. Several of Deighton's novels have been adapted as films including ""The IPCRESS File"", ""Funeral in Berlin"", ""Billion Dollar Brain"" and ""Spy Story"". His first five novels featured an anonymous and cynical anti-hero named ""Harry Palmer"" in the films (produced by Bond co-producer Harry Saltzman) and portrayed by Michael Caine. The atmosphere was considered quite realistic, not the least because"
"Billion Dollar Brain Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 British Technicolor espionage film directed by Ken Russell and based on the novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero protagonist. The ""brain"" of the title is a sophisticated computer with which an anti-communist organisation controls its worldwide anti-Soviet spy network. ""Billion Dollar Brain"" is the third of the Harry Palmer film series, preceded by ""The Ipcress File"" (1965) and ""Funeral in Berlin"" (1966). It is the only film in which Ken Russell worked as a mainstream 'director-for-hire', and"
"at Nuremberg"" (1961), ""Brushfire"" (1962), ""The Man from the Diner's Club"" (1963), ""Pressure Point"" (1962) and ""Alvarez Kelly"" (1966). He also appeared in ""1776"" as delegate from New York, Lewis Morris. He co-starred with Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons in ""Watermelon Man"" (1970). He was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He acted in more than 750 live and filmed television programs, including the western series, ""The Californians"", ""Two Faces West,"" and ""The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters"". Caine is most commonly remembered for his recurring role (37 episodes) as Major Hochstetter on the 1960s"
"five ""Golden Horse Awards"" and won three (Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing). The film was followed by a sequel in 1983 titled ""All the Wrong Spies"" directed by Teddy Robin Kwan. Chief Inspector Robin (Teddy Robin) receives information about the release of a felon who is rumored to be interested in murdering someone. At first, he is unable to determine the identity of both the felon and the supposed victim. However, after some research, he concludes the felon is triad boss Ah Capone (Karl Maka) and the victim is private investigator Yoho (George Lam). In order to protect"
"Kunis was the ideal straight woman calling the two a smart match. The Spy Who Dumped Me The Spy Who Dumped Me is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Susanna Fogel and co-written by Fogel and David Iserson. The film stars Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Hasan Minhaj and Gillian Anderson and follows two best friends who are chased through Europe by assassins after one of their ex-boyfriends turns out to be a CIA agent. The film was released in the United States on August 3, 2018, by Lionsgate. It grossed over $75 million and"
"Solo for Sparrow Solo for Sparrow is a 1962 film directed by Gordon Flemyng and produced by Jack Greenwood and Aviral Nikhanj, part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British second-features. It stars Anthony Newlands, Glyn Houston and Nadja Regin, and features Michael Caine in an early supporting role. The film was released in America in 1966, when the producers capitalised on Caine's new-found fame and released it with his name above the title. Inspector Sparrow (Glyn Houston) is a provincial detective who sets up his own private-eye firm when Scotland Yard meddles with his business. When crooks accidentally"
"Young Ones""). His brief dip into the kitchen sink realism movement produced ""The Leather Boys"", which in addition to showcasing the period's rocker subculture, is considered groundbreaking due to its latent homosexual themes. It has since become a recognized as a key entry in the queer cinema subgenre. His major breakthrough came in 1964 when he directed the spy film ""The Ipcress File"". Intended as a direct response to the popularity of the James Bond franchise, the film showcased a darker, and more downbeat portrayal of espionage. Its lead character Harry Palmer (played by Michael Caine) has become iconic, and"
"""The Muppet Christmas Carol"" (1992). This was his first starring role in several years, which led to a career resurgence in the late 1990s, receiving his second Golden Globe Award for his performance in ""Little Voice"" in 1998, and receiving his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ""The Cider House Rules,"" the following year. Caine played Nigel Powers in the 2002 parody ""Austin Powers in Goldmember"", and Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's ""The Dark Knight Trilogy"". He appeared in several other of Nolan's films, including ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""Inception"" (2010), and ""Interstellar"" (2014). He also appeared in Alfonso"
"agent, Pierre Frontin, to Turkey in a desperate effort to discredit vital information that fell into German hands. ""Le 13e suicidé"" (The Thirteenth Who Committed Suicide) 1971, features a high-ranking Russian defector who reveals that many leading figures in the West German intelligence service are in fact Soviet agents. When several of them take their own lives, Colonel Dubois begins to question the Russian's revelations. This novel was adapted into a film ""Le Serpent"" (""Night Flight from Moscow"") 1973 starring Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda and Dirk Bogarde. ""Le canal de las Americas"" (The Canal of the Americas, 1973) is a"