“And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful, so I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer,” he continued.

Pressed by Mayo as to whether “Best Sellers” really was his last picture, Caine confirmed, “I think it would be, yeah.”.

His decades-spanning movie career has included roles in “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “The Cider House Rules,” “Alfie,” “The Italian Job,” “The Quiet American” and “The Dark Knight” trilogy, among more than 170 acting credits