Michael Caine

Michael Caine in Get Carter

Michael Caine (1933 - )

Film Deaths

• Blind Spot (1958) [Johnny Brent]: Leader of a diamond smuggling gang, he drives away pursued by the police but his car hits roadworks, overturns, explodes, and he dies in the blazing wreck. (Thanks to Brian)

• The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Solo For Sparrow (1962) [Mooney]: Shot in the stomach by police officer Glyn Houston as they stalk each other at the gang's farm hideout. (Thanks to Brian)

• Deadfall (1968) [Henry]: A professional burgler, shot by a guard as he attempts to steal diamonds from a Spanish villa, and falls to his death from a balcony.

• Play Dirty (1968) [Captain Douglas]: Machine-gunned, along with Nigel Davenport, by Dennis Brennan, while Michael and Nigel are disguised as German officers. (Thanks to Brian)

• Battle of Britain (1969) [Squadron Leader Canfield]: Killed in an explosion when his plane is shot down in a dogfight. (Thanks to Bill)

• Get Carter (1971) [Jack Carter]: Shot in the head with a sniper rifle by a hitman while walking along the beach.

• Sleuth (1972) [Milo Tindle]: Shot in the back by Laurence Olivier as Michael is about to leave Laurence's mansion; he dies shortly afterwards, just as we hear the police arriving. (Thanks to Spiderman)

• The Destructors (The Marseille Contract) (1974) [John Deray]: Shot to death by one of James Mason's hitmen. (Thanks to Fred)

• The Eagle Has Landed (1976) [Colonel Kurt Steiner]: Shot to death by British soldiers after he shoots a decoy Winston Churchill look-alike.

• Deathtrap (1982) [Sidney Bruhl]: Killed (off-screen) in a struggle with Christopher Reeve; the film suddenly cuts from a scene of Michael and Christopher fighting to a scene of two different actors 'killing' each other in a stage play based on the storyline that Irene Worth is premiering. 

• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) [British soldier]: Impaled (off-screen) in the battle, even though he was still talking. (Played for comic effect, obviously)

• Mona Lisa (1986) [Mortwell]: Shot twice in the chest, in addition to having been shot in the ankle, by Cathy Tyson, along with Clarke Peters, during a struggle in the apartment as Bob Hoskins looks on.

• The Sledgehammer's Wrath (1986) [Philip Gillespie]: Killed in a car crash caused by ripper. He barley survived the car tumbling down the revine, but the explosion was what finished him off.

• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) [Ebenezer Scrooge]: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances, in the vision of the future shown to him by the Ghost of Christmas Future; his death is revealed when Michael sees his own gravestone; this future is undone after Michael changes his ways. (Thanks to Tommy)

• On Deadly Ground (1994) [Michael Jennings]: Drowns when Steven Seagal shoots the cable that is holding him up, which causes him to fall into a pool of crude oil. (Thanks to Fred)

• Blood and Wine (1996) [Victor Spansky]: Smothered with a pillow by Jack Nicholson; his body is later seen floating in a pool when Stephen Dorff discovers him, then again as he goes through Michael's pockets.

• The Cider House Rules (1999) [Dr. Wilbur Larch]: Dies of an accidental overdose of ether in his office; this shown in a flashback when Tobey Maguire reads a letter informing him of Michael's death.

• Get Carter (2000) [Cliff Brumby]: Shot in the back by Sylvester Stallone.

• Shiner (2000) [Billy "Shiner" Simpson]: Shot/Stabbed at the end of a struggle/shootout with mobsters (Danny Webb, Frank Harper or Kenneth Cranham); he manages to kill them in return before dying.

• Last Orders (2001) [Jack Dodds]: Dies of a heart attack while watching a horse race.

• Secondhand Lions (2003) [Garth]: Killed (off-screen) in a plane crash, along with Robert Duvall, when they try to fly their biplane upside-down through a barn door; we only see the wreckage afterwards. (Thanks to Stephen)

• The Statement (2003) [Pierre Brossard]: Shot twice in the chest by Ciaran Hinds in an alley. (Thanks to Stephen)

• Around the Bend (2004) [Henry Lair]: Dies of a terminal illness/chokes to death in a KFC restaurant as his great grandson (Jonah Bobo) looks on, his body is later seen when his son (Christopher Walken) and grandson (Josh Lucas) discover him. 

• The Weather Man (2005) [Robert Spritzel]: Dies of lymphoma (off-screen); his body is not shown, but there is a scene of his son (Nicolas Cage) attending his funeral. (Thanks to Eric and Chris)

• Children of Men (2006) [Jasper]: Shot three times in the head and chest by Chiwetel Ejiofor; this is shown from a distance while Clive Owen and Pam Ferris look on helplessly. 

• Flawless (2007) [Hobbs]: Presumably dies (off-screen) during the passage of time between the Fifties and present day.

• Is Anybody There? (2008) [Clarence]: Dies of unspecified circumstances as Bill Milner looks on; he later appears as a ghost to Bill.

• Interstellar (2014) [Professor Brand]: Dies of old age in his hospital bed with Topher Grace and Jessica Chastain by his side.

• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) [Arthur]: Accidentally poisons himself after Taron Egerton switches their drinks and Michael drinks the glass that he intended for Taron.
• Dunkirk (2017) [Fortis Leader]: Possibly dies after his plane is shot down (off-screen). (note: Michael did not physically appear in the film, but only his voice was heard coming from a plane).

TV Deaths

• Jack the Ripper (1988 TV mini-series) [Inspector Frederick Abberline]: Dies (off-screen) on December 10th, 1929 from complications of old age. We learn of his death during the ending narration/on-screen text at the end of the mini-series.

• Jekyll & Hyde (1990 TV) [Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde]: Commits suicide by shooting himself.

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997) [Capt. Nemo]: Killed in an explosion when he sets his submarine to self-destruct after getting shot by John Bach.

Notable Connections

• Ex-Mr. Patricia Haines.

• Mr. Shakira Caine.

Gallery

Michael Caine in On Deadly Ground

Michael Caine in Jekyll & Hyde

Michael Caine in Interstellar