Michael Caine On Being A Ladies Man | The Dick Cavett Show

Michael Caine discusses his glasses, his current sex appeal and losing his 'innocence.'
Date aired - 02/10/1972 - Michael Caine
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@veli-mattiural6695]

This clip inspired the entire Austin Powers trilogy

[@Ptpop]

Oh beeeeeehave! Does he make you randy?

[@GoranZ1]

I mean, he DOES play his dad.

[@sublime88sublime]

He was knighted 28 years after this interview

[@Paraprax]

The first five seconds alone inspired the entire Austin Powers trilogy

[@anaccount8474]

Caine never took himself too seriously no matter how big a star he became.

[@tiztoc977]

I like how back then, the audience didnt fukn laugh like every second... it really seemed like when the audience laughed, it really seemed genuine and unprovoked.

[@ManInTheBigHat]

So glad I lived before people lost their ability to converse. Incredible how fast it happened.

[@bradwoods371]

His voice sounds *exactly* the same. I keep waiting for him the mention Master Wayne.

[@benedicto2031]

Superhero movies aren't the only movies in existence bro.

[@jackory6006]

Benedict O they are

[@emmittbrazille]

He came out sounding exactly like this!

[@prezidenttrump5171]

@@jackory6006 For morons like you it's all that exists.

[@jackory6006]

@@prezidenttrump5171 okay princess, I’m proud you could type that all by yourself!! Goldstars😢

[@Alexandrius_Caesar]

Bill Russell laughing in the corner made this video 100x better. Absolute legends. All of em.

[@Freakazoid12345]

1:10 can you explain the joke?

[@fingereleven]

It was around this time that the ladies man saw his future wife in a coffee commercial and like something out of a movie fell head over heels for her and was obsessed with meeting her.. They met and not long after got married and 46 years later they are still together to this day.. Michael Caine a true class act aka Ladies Man haha

[@johnnymarcello1385]

And they actually shared the same talent agency too..so he went all the way to Brazil from London..to meet her. And turned out that she actually lived in London as well

[@CarinSomers]

@@johnnymarcello1385 correction, he wanted to go to Brazil till he was told she lived in London and he called the advertisment acency of the coomercial, they gave him her phone number, he asked her out several times before she said yes because his ladies man reputation was well known to her and she didnt want to be just one of the other ladies. The rest is history.... a great love story

[@johnnymarcello1385]

@@CarinSomers yes I knew it was something like that..been a while since I heard the story...I was pretty close though..

[@CarinSomers]

@@johnnymarcello1385 yes you were 😁👍

[@viceb7]

That's adorable I hope it's true

[@WhelmedButReady]

I love how the legendary Bill Russell is just nonchalantly featured in this clip as well and not even mentioned

[@RabidNemo]

When they have multiple guests on they take time to talk to each of them this is only a partial clip of an hour-long show

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

RedLightning17 it’s cuz he’s black and they are racists.

[@-__9767]

Random Justificator I hope you’re not being serious

[@psionicstorm3961]

@@thegoodthebadandtheugly579 or they're white and you're racist.

[@_Daniel_Plainview]

Nice to see all of these guys are still alive, because this was broadcasted almost 50 years ago

[@dislikebutton7762]

When the black dude started laughing i just realized its the great bill russell 💪💪😂😂

[@yobench]

Well he was very light on the rings so it would have been hard to recognize him by his hands

[@dislikebutton7762]

@@yobench 😂😂

[@panizpakzad7189]

thats totalllly fckin right

[@marcusbradley1900]

Wow Bill Russel is 6 foot 9.

[@antona.1327]

Alfred sure was having fun in his prime.

[@petersoda8787]

He was still just Alfie back then. He leveled up to become Alfred.

[@dalebaker9109]

Michael, back in the days, when he was young and blond. Great actor, always has had a sense of fun.

[@albionmyl7735]

Anglo-Saxon

[@Kwijiboz]

Bill Russell´s laugh hasn´t change one bit

[@mrjamesgrimes]

The way Cavet got a laugh from the crowd after the John Wayne impression LOL

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Ever since I first saw him in The Man Who Would Be King, I've been a fan.

[@bing4126]

frank zappa sucks

[@Hugatree1]

Frankincensed I absolutely love that movie. Best buddy adventure film ever!

[@paulies5407]

Him and sean connery's best film if you ask me.

[@faisall6364]

@@bing4126 no

[@scottruhl4710]

Best film, ever.

[@josephgodfrey8468]

Michael Caine looked the same here as he did in the Austin Powers "GoldMember"...

[@seanearnest]

Wow, what a few decades will do... Can't imagine anyone discussing the loss of their innocence in public, and today you can't escape it.

[@WTFiamabanana]

People like you are foolish lol. You ask that question as you watch a video of men on primetime TV literally discussing it lol

[@phillipphinney206]

So iconic that Madness wrote a song about him called "Michael Caine." With the passing of Sean Connery, Michael may be the last of his generation. Get Carter, Impress File, The Man Who Would Be King are among my favorites, too many to name.

[@71hammyman]

Man, will Smith doesn't age, his laugh is iconic.

[@Green-nf3rx]

Thats not Will Smith you dumbass its Johnny Cash

[@heshamhany8470]

@@Green-nf3rx this is my first time doing that r/wooooosh

[@Green-nf3rx]

@@heshamhany8470 my guy it was a joke The irony

[@heshamhany8470]

@@Green-nf3rx 😂😂😂 sorry didn't even finish your comment guess I'll fuckin wooooosh my self then. The irony

[@faisall6364]

@@Green-nf3rx r/ووووش

[@societaldust2983]

"I dont think I've lost my innocence" bro this man bout to have line after the show😂

[@ishabrown]

Love him he's a true legend. Love how he fired the question back at the presenter

[@tmrezzek5728]

Another awesome line-up.. Bill Russell and Michael Caine together as guests is mind-blowing. Today no one would consider putting a pro athlete and a famous performer together as guests for even 15 minutes.

[@kamuelalee]

What the hell happened?

[@mjkrbjcw]

TM Rezzek you don’t watch many chat shows do you

[@tmrezzek5728]

American shows..no. American talk shows have a single guest and generally follow 1 of 3 styles: Jimmy Fallon Style (slap the desk and hee-haw at everything guest says) Stephen Colbert Style (ask 4 minutes of easy sound-bite questions followed by 1 minute of movie/book/album promotion) and Bill Maher Style (interrupt guest every 5 seconds.) I’d trade ‘em all for Graham Norton, no question.

[@KH6DAN]

His autobiography was a riot called "What's It All About". It's a must read.

[@jennifersman7990]

Dan KH6DAN Yes! Also read its sequels “The Elephant to Hollywood” and “Blowing the Bloody Doors Off” Both fun reads

[@juanmonge7418]

He just did some work with audible. He is a great story teller.

[@caveatemp]

Those are not glasses. They're welding goggles.

[@Gravyballs2011]

Those glasses look more like a mask.

[@bing4126]

frank zappa sucks

[@jakestatefarm1142]

Frank Zappa is beyond amazing

[@CHUNGAandNANOOK]

Frank Zappa is the closest thing to a god this planet has seen

[@andrewgorelik4792]

nobody cared who he was until he put on the mask

[@BoboDoboRobo]

If those frames were any closer to his face they’d be a tattoo

[@chantonaki]

😂😂😂

[@nebroskitheraut6705]

I like your name BoboDoboRobo

[@dogchaser520]

"She was only 15 years old." -Michael Caine

[@babyshambler]

16 ;)

[@MrTeamGuy]

wasn't he around 18 at that point

[@dogchaser520]

@@MrTeamGuy Just a line from The Trip. Is there something I should know about?,

[@michaelmurray258]

@@dogchaser520 It's from a great 60's movie, "Get Carter".

[@dogchaser520]

@@michaelmurray258 Thanks! I've always wondered. I'll have to watch it now.

[@anastasia10017]

when i was little, women would swoon over michael caine. i never got it. many years later, i saw michael caine and his wife walking down the street and he was absolutely super attractive. and his wife was drop dead gorgeous.

[@road_king_dude]

I wonder what happened.

[@NuisanceMan]

After the show, he was mobbed by half the female audience.

[@Sai-jw8og]

His voice hasn't changed a bit!

[@Poetic_Justice1962]

Michael Caine is a LEGEND.

[@user-lj5ri3gp5o]

Michael Caine verbally slapped Cavett around...on his own show. That's a boss there. Politely give back what's given.

[@granthurlburt4062]

There was no "slapping around". For goodness sake. Not every thing is violence or metaphorical violence. They were having fun.

[@davidvalensi8616]

I remember those kind of glasses from the 70s, before the plastic lenses. They were as comfortable as wearing an end table on your face.

[@pedenmk]

I love watching these people from long ago. I remember when dick cavett was on primetime television.

[@Omnicient.]

Interesting Caine mentioning Wayne's real name; his own real name is Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.

[@langbo9999]

The power of the gentleman is strong in him.

[@namelessgames1608]

Nice to know these men are all around nearly 50 years later

[@shadesonsurfer]

damn people knew how to be conversationalists back then

[@sportjunky4371]

They still do today, just not on TV anymore.

[@shadesonsurfer]

@@sportjunky4371 Yeah that's a good point -- i def see plenty of good convos with podcasts/youtube -- I guess I got some cognitive dissonance seeing this type of back and forth on a major network operation

[@sportjunky4371]

@@shadesonsurfer I agree that podcasts are the new form of media for people to consume who seek deeper conversation. If you're interested in examples of celebrities having real unfiltered conversations you should check out The Off Camera Show on youtube. It's the only show I've seen where celebrities are comfortable sharing their deepest thoughts and desires and opening up about who they actually are as people.

[@romanmarshall602]

Well this is a bad example of that, Dick is really automatically not understanding any of Caines humour

[@RabidNemo]

2:17 "you'd lose your sponsors" adpocalypse before it was cool

[@jamiemcmillan6742]

Great conversation- witty, flowing and just a joy hear.

[@CarpeNoctem0100]

What a great conversation... It's weird this is too risky to tv now. Not scripted enough, too many pauses not enough fake laughs.

[@derekholton9314]

They just didn't have the technology then. They can live-edit and have more hands working on making the broadcast run smoothly.

[@jack1394]

Jane Courtney: “Do you always wear those glasses?” Harry Palmer: “Yes. Except in bed.” Well, we all know now that it wasn’t Palmer speaking there but Michael himself.

[@rodolfot63]

You dont see this type of conversation on TV today. I dont mean what they're talking about but how they're talking to each other. It's always 3 or 4 awkward questions that dont relate to eachother and alot of "yeah so....yeah uhm"

[@t3e4r5r6y7]

Lol those glasses, I think they should be brought back.

[@qrae1579]

I love his glasses

[@davidc6032]

Bill Russell with the great laugh.

[@bentleycoupe8788]

It’s crazy that all three of them are still alive.

[@jonnysupreme]

Makes me proud to be an Englishman when there's great Englishmen like this on the planet 😂😂

[@albionmyl7735]

Indeed you can be proud. Greetings from your Anglo-Saxon counterpart Germany

[@MDonuT-of7px]

It's crazy how he looks like a gift to women in "Zulu" and he looks like THAT in real life. Props to stylists and make-up artists, man.

[@seanchukwuezi3079]

Michael predicted the Austin power look 27 years earlier

[@lincoln8530]

The host was embarrassed 😂

[@keifmullismusic2764]

I hadn’t heard of Bill Russell and I googled him just there. He only died less than a week ago. That’s insane

[@andrewganley9016]

Back when chat shows were just that instead of the me me me of today Michael Caine top geezer too

[@garyjones9910]

Dick Caveat was the best interviewer. Top of his game.

[@ManInTheBigHat]

"What bushes do you associate it with?" LoL I wish he'd elaborated on the interview by Steinem.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s. 87 AÑOS. (88)

[@peterhoeller7811]

5:56 "Do you know a lot about women?" "No, if you don't know very much, you get very successful- if you know anything they get suspicious."

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

Great line.

[@michaelsix9684]

love those glasses, Alfie is great

[@TotalTuxedo]

Dick Cavett pries with his questions, then asks why Playboy didn't ask him any questions "like that", then when asked a question goes on a "why me" rant.

[@glyph2011]

So THATS the look Paul Whitehouse used for “the nosy neighbour”!

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

Confidence is talking someone out of a compliment.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

Bill Russell seems like a good listener here.

[@TheUmopepisdn]

5:48 In case you need to practice your "Michael Caine doing a John Wayne impression" impression

[@johnknow4097]

I like Michael Caine, not alot of people know that but he did have a little bit of a girlie laugh back then.

[@brieneaton8578]

Hey John. Not a lot of people know that , but , that's a good one.

[@n.kelati]

following the interview, he met up with a lady and conceived Austin Powers

[@panizpakzad7189]

so long between the third time and the 2nd time loooool god i love his honesty. horse back riding part is great. also bill russell famous laugh...

[@TimothyJonSarris]

Michael Caine was once in a play, The Long, the Short and the Tall….they could have done a scene from it right here.

[@tubularbill]

The original Austin Powers

[@JurgenKrace]

Wow... now that's a tall dude!

[@TS-qq7vr]

That's one of basketball's all time greats, Bill Russell.

[@GoranZ1]

Damn, he even has the 1" Powersframes.

[@ianclarke5404]

Michael seemed a bit shy then

[@sparky6086]

He was.

[@Magspiper]

Ooh la la 😍 Love the glasses too

[@Milkthief]

Good lord I saw this and thought he had died.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Michael Caine​ (nacido como Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; Londres, Inglaterra, 14 de marzo de 1933) es un prolífico actor británico. Famoso por su particular acento inglés de East End, Caine ha aparecido en más de 154 películas a lo largo de su carrera y es considerado un icono de la industria cinematográfica británica.

[@josiahmontgomery6303]

My god. His legs are sooooo long

[@scharlesworth93]

The secret is chill-out CDs

[@NikS952]

Please post something from the interview with Bill Russell! And really any other all time great basketball players/athletes.

[@BobJones-zz9fv]

I wanna read that playboys interview now.....

[@emirc1221]

did you find it?

[@BobJones-zz9fv]

@@emirc1221 nah not yet

[@johnnygallos0939]

4:42 even the mic getting closer in confusious..: "hol up what..?!"

[@ms-vv2gg]

not a lot of people know that

[@Andrew_Erickson]

Those glasses are the real panty-droppers.

[@sparky6086]

BCG's: Birth Control Glasses!

[@FTStratLP]

@@sparky6086 It looks like you have completely misunderstood the meaning of the term "panty dropper".

[@BenjaminGessel]

If I interviewed Michael Caine, I dunno, I think I'd be more interested in British culture, his life, the Cockney accent, his taste in music, movies, that sort of thing... I think the movie "Alfie" really made Caine seem more... Yyyyeah... To more people I suppose, even though it was just a role. It's just that Caine does a womanizer like Nicholson does a crazed maniac. They were just "made" for those sorts of roles, but it still doesn't really "define" them...

[@mre7152]

Jack does both well.

[@solephonic]

bill russell has the best laugh

[@unsubscribefromme4350]

Alfred the ladies man? Why am I not surprised

[@Rickyroo1980]

Damn Caine was my age then 39

[@tomtalk24]

Looks sharp!

[@finze1]

Is that the great Bill Russell sat next to him?

[@sparky6086]

Yep.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

This is frank McAvennie guest appearance in Scottish tv show Hamish Macbeth season 2 episode 1 a prefectly simple explanation on March 24 1996

[@ChrisMisc1]

What are you even talking about

[@d.aardent9382]

I dont know if its just that i was born around this time, but i always have nostalgia for stuff related to this era. I just find that it was so much more interesting and funny. Is that Julius Erving with them? I dont recognise sports people that much from that era, so im not sure.

[@fredsalfa]

Check those glasses out !

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Mike Myers took a LOT of Michael Caine and threw it into the Austin Powers character.

[@astolatpere11]

This is great stuff.

[@silvialumaca7745]

i need a watch

[@silvialumaca7745]

and a better macro/microphone

[@kamuelalee]

Oh, Alfie!

[@grungyasscinema]

That’s gotta be CAINE!

[@Qwazin]

YEAH BABY, YEAH!

[@unknowndes1re]

want those glasses

[@NxDoyle]

'ullo. My name...is Mahkuhl Kayn.

[@c3aloha]

Nx Doyle you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

[@kamuelalee]

@@c3aloha "Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing."

[@timgilchrist7630]

Underrated comment

[@user-mb8ts4xl1u]

"We seriously have a kitchen nightmare" for

[@handyalley2350]

When they had real people on tv.

[@JohnSmith-zr3yz]

God, it's hard not to love Kareem. 😊