A Brit Of A Texas Accent

International movie star Michael Caine has over 85 films under his belt, two Academy Award wins, a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth and countless new projects on the horizon.

His latest is a family film called "Secondhand Lions." He and fellow screen legend Robert Duvall play "Sixth Sense" star Haley Joel Osment's eccentric great uncles.

Caine will make a visit to The Early Show on Wednesday to tell how he came to play a Texan in a family movie.

In "Secondhand Lions," 14-year-old Walter (Osment) visits his great uncles' farm in rural Texas — the last place he would like to spend the summer. But he finds the two eccentric and gruff men, Hub and Garth McCaan (Duvall and Caine), are hiding something about their past, which makes Walter's time in Texas a little more interesting.

Walter believes his great uncles have an endless supply of money, and he makes it his mission to find the source of the cash.

Caine says he was attracted to work on the film because it was a family movie, and he wanted to experience something different from his usual projects. The British actor says it's not too difficult playing a Texan, but a lot of work must be spent to perfect the accent. He does credit his dialogue coach for helping him achieve the dialect.

Caine has worked with Duvall before, in 1983. Both actors played Nazis in 1977's "The Eagle has Landed."

Fast Facts About Michael Caine:

• Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr. on March 14, 1933, in an impoverished part of London. His dad was a fish porter and his mother a charwoman. He was evacuated to the countryside during World War II.
• After trying several jobs and a military stint during the Korean War, Caine got a job as an assistant stage manager at a repertory company. He fell in love with acting and changed his last name from "Micklewhite" to "Caine" in honor of one of his favorite movies, "The Caine Mutiny" (1954). In 1956, made his film acting debut in a bit part in "Hell in Korea."
• He got unbilled film parts and TV walk-ons until 1963, when he was cast in a leading role in the epic adventure film "Zulu." He continued to score more roles and won his biggest break into the mainstream in the title role in "Alfie" (1966). He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe award.
• Films through the '70s include "The Italian Job," "Sleuth" (Best Actor Academy Award nomination), "The Man Who Would Be King," and "California Suite."
• His '80s work features "Dressed To Kill," "Educating Rita" (Best Actor Oscar nomination), "Hannah and Her Sisters" (Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), "Mona Lisa" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," with Steve Martin.
• In 1993, was awarded CBE (Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire). Still, his career took some bumpy turns in the '90s with choices like "Death Becomes Her" and "Blood and Wine," but he was back on top of his game in the later part of the decade with "Little Voice" and "The Cider House Rules" and "Miss Congeniality."
• When he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2000 for "The Cider House Rules," Caine became only the second British male to have won two Academy Awards. (The first was Peter Ustinov.)
• In June 2000, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
• He is the co-owner of a successful London restaurant, Langan's Brasserie and owns his own film production company.
• Caine has written six books on acting and his autobiography "What's It All About?" (1992)
• He has been married to Shakira Baksh since 1973. She is an actor, jewelry designer, model and co-founder of the Indian restaurant chain Planet Pappadum. She was Miss Guyana 1967. They have a daughter, Natasha, born in July 1973. Cain has another daughter, Dominique, born in 1956 to Patricia Haines.
  

• "How to Murder a Rich Uncle," 1958
  
• "The Wrong Box," 1966
  
• "Hurry Sundown," 1967
  
• "Woman Times Seven," 1967
  
• "Deadfall," 1967
  
• "The Magus," 1968
  
• "Battle of Britain," 1968
  
• "Play Dirty," 1968
  
• "Too Late the Hero," 1970
  
• "The Last Valley," 1971
  
• "Get Carter," 1971
  
• "Zee & Co.," 1972
  
• "Kidnapped," 1972
  
• "Pulp," 1972
  
• "The Black Windmill," 1974
  
• "Marseilles Contract," 1974
  
• "The Wilby Conspiracy," 1974
  
• "Fat Chance," 1975
  
• "The Romantic Englishwoman," 1975
  
• "Harry and Walter Go to New York," 1975
  
• "The Eagle Has Landed," 1976
  
• "A Bridge Too Far," 1976
  
• "Silver Bears," 1976
  
• "The Swarm," 1977
  
• "California Suite," 1978
  
• "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure," 1979
  
• "The Island," 1980
  
• "The Hand," 1981
  
• "Victory," 1981
  
• "Deathtrap," 1982
  
• "Beyond the Limit," 1983
  
• "The Jigsaw Man," 1984
  
• "The Holcroft Covenant," 1984
  
• "Blame It On Rio," 1984
  
• "The Whistle Blower," 1985
  
• "Water, Sweet Liberty," 1986
  
• "MonaLisa," 1986
  
• "Half Moon Street," 1986
  
• "Jaws The Revenge, Surrender," 1987
  
• "Shock to the System," 1989
  
• "Bullseye!," 1990
  
• "Jekyll and Hyde," 1990
  
• "Mr. Destiny," 1990
  
• "Noises Off," 1991
  
• "The Muppets Christmas Carol," 1992
  
• "On Deadly Ground," 1994
  
• "Bullet to Beijing," 1995
  
• "Blood and Wine," 1996
  
• "Curtain Call," 1997
  
• "Debtors," 1999
  
• "Cider House Rules," 1999
  
• "Quills," 1999
  
• "Shiner," 2000
  
• "Get Carter," 2000
  
• "Last Orders," 2001.