Sir Michael Caine has officially confirmed his retirement from acting at the age of 90.
The veteran British actor announced the news in an interview with BBC Radio 4 Today programme on saturday.
“I keep saying I’m retiring. Well, I am now,” said Keane. He had previously indicated his retirement was imminent in an interview with The Telegraph last month, saying he was “sort of” retired.
His final screen role was in Oliver Parker’s “The Great Escaper”, a biographical film about World War II veteran Bernard Jordan who escaped from a nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014. The film was released in October 2014. .6.
Kane reflected on the success of his career and the parts he was likely to be offered at his age.
“I envisioned having a picture where I played the lead and it got amazing reviews,” Keane said. “The only parts I’m likely to get now are older guys, 90-year-old guys, maybe 85-year-olds. And I thought, ‘Well, I might as well leave with all this – I’ve got great reviews.’” What should I do? To overcome this?
“You don’t have 90-year-old leading men, you’ll have handsome boys and girls,” he added.
However, he finds value in portraying older people on screen: “For me, it’s not quite as diminished as you think,” he explains. “I remember when I was young talking to old men in their 90s who weren’t a bit like me. They were little old men with hunched shoulders… and I thought, ‘I’m not like that and it’s changed.’
Ken’s career has spanned several decades and genres. He became a household name in the 1960s by starring in classic films like “Zulu” and “The Italian Job.” He has collaborated several times with Christopher Nolan, playing Alfred Pennyworth in the director’s “Batman” films and also appearing in “Inception” and “Interstellar,” among other Nolan titles. He has appeared in comedies such as “Alfie” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember.”
Caine has received numerous awards throughout his career, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986) and “Cider House Rules” (2002). Cain was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
