Michael Caine starred in a movie.
Michael Caine . He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in a number of acclaimed British films , including Zulu ( 1964 ) , The Ipcress File ( 1965 ) , Alfie ( 1966 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award , The Italian Job ( 1969 ) , and Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) . He 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 . He also appeared as a supporting character in Alfonso Cuarón 's Children of Men and Pixar 's 2011 film Cars 2 . As of February 2017 , films in which he has starred have grossed over $ 3.5 billion domestically and over $ 7.8 billion worldwide . The Dark Knight Trilogy . The trilogy stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman , Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth , Gary Oldman as James Gordon , Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox , and Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow .