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Michael York

Acting 83 years old Fulmer, England, UK ★ 1.8
Born: March 27, 1942

Biography

Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; March 27, 1942) is an English actor. After performing on-stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper social class demeanor saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. His best known roles include Konrad Ludwig in Something for Everyone (1970), Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in Zeppelin (1971), Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), George Conway in Lost Horizon (1973), D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (also 1973) and its two sequels, Count Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Logan 5 in Logan's Run (1976).

In his later career he found success as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002). He is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, for the ABC Afterschool Special: Are You My Mother? (1986) and the AMC series The Lot (2001).

In 2002, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.

Filmography

Acting Credits (188)

Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora Self 2014
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty The Narrator 2014
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals Self 2013
Flatland²: Sphereland
Flatland²: Sphereland Spherius (voice) 2012
Earth Songs
Earth Songs Narrator 2012
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta Self 2011
The Mill and the Cross
The Mill and the Cross Nicolaes Jonghelinck 2011
The Justice of Wolves
The Justice of Wolves Mika - Adult 2010
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes (voice) 2010
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert Narrator 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Prime #1 (voice) 2009
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons Stephen Combe 2008
Świadectwo
Świadectwo 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice) 2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies Self - Narrator 2008
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Chris & Don: A Love Story Self - Narrator 2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
Ben 10: Alien Force Patrick (voice) 2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation Self 2008
Flatland
Flatland Spherius (voice) 2007
Legends
Legends Self 2006
Legends
Legends Self (uncredited) 2006
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion Narrator 2006
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari 2006
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother Jefferson Van Smoot 2005
The Hobart Shakespeareans
The Hobart Shakespeareans Himself 2005
Crusader
Crusader McGovern 2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
William Powell: A True Gentleman Narrator 2005
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Frederick Forsyth's Icon Sir Nigel Irvine 2005
Icon
Icon Sir Nigel Irvine 2005
Moscow Heat
Moscow Heat Roger Chambers 2004
Freedom from Despair
Freedom from Despair Voice Over 2004
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express' Self 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited Ares / Mr. Sera (voice) 2004
The Lady Musketeer
The Lady Musketeer D'Artagnan 2004
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year Narrator (voice) 2002
Presidio Med
Presidio Med George Slingerland 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember Basil Exposition 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Bernard Fremont 2001
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace Chaim Herzog (voice) 2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Stone Alexander 2001
Borstal Boy
Borstal Boy Joyce 2001
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire Pterano (voice) 2000
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice) 2000
One Hell of a Guy
One Hell of a Guy The Devil 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Michael York 2000
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls Asher Fleming 2000
The Haunting of Hell House
The Haunting of Hell House Professor Ambrose 1999
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' Self 1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger") 1999
The Omega Code
The Omega Code Stone Alexander 1999
The Lot
The Lot Colin Rhome 1999
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots Puss In Boots (voice) 1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Basil Exposition 1999
Magic and Beyond
Magic and Beyond Host 1999
A Knight in Camelot
A Knight in Camelot King Arthur 1998
The Treat
The Treat Simon 1998
54
54 Ambassador 1998
Wrongfully Accused
Wrongfully Accused Hibbing Goodhue 1998
Perfect Little Angels
Perfect Little Angels Calvin Lawrence 1998
Merchants of Venus
Merchants of Venus Alex Jakoff 1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Babylon 5: In the Beginning David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited) 1998
Lovers and Liars
Lovers and Liars Dick 1998
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit (voice) 1997
The Ripper
The Ripper Sir Charles Warren 1997
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (voice) 1997
Un coup de baguette magique
Un coup de baguette magique Ilya 1997
Dark Planet
Dark Planet Winter 1997
True Women
True Women Lewis Lawshe 1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Basil Exposition 1997
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club The Swingers Club 1997
Goodbye America
Goodbye America Senator Bladon 1997
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice) 1996
The Ring
The Ring Walmar von Gotthard 1996
The Ring
The Ring Walmar von Gotthard 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Kanto (voice) 1996
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Rosamunde Pilcher: September Edmund 1996
Basketball Mozart
Basketball Mozart Narrator (voice) 1996
September
September Edmund 1996
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary Milan Vukovic 1995
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth Leland Banks 1995
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth Paul Johnson 1995
Shadow of a Kiss
Shadow of a Kiss Albert 1995
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Merlin 1995
Sliders
Sliders 1995
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus Harry Herpst (voice) 1994
Discretion Assured
Discretion Assured Trevor 1994
Fall from Grace
Fall from Grace Hans-Dieter Stromelburg 1994
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute King Sarastro 1994
TekWar: TekLab
TekWar: TekLab Richard Stewart 1994
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 David 'Arthur' McIntyre 1994
David Copperfield
David Copperfield Edward Murdstone (voice) 1993
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV President Alexander Bourne 1993
The Magic Paintbrush
The Magic Paintbrush The King (voice) 1993
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea Paul Mason 1993
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series Dr. Montague Kane (voice) 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series Vertigo (voice) 1992
Vicki!
Vicki! Self 1992
Rochade
Rochade Paul Grumbach 1992
Duel of Hearts
Duel of Hearts Gervaise Warlingham 1992
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow 1992
Eline Vere
Eline Vere Lawrence St. Clare 1991
The Wanderer
The Wanderer Saxon Warrior 1991
Night of the Fox
Night of the Fox Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger 1990
Come See the Paradise
Come See the Paradise Dance Hall Band 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Clayton (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Nigel (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Mason Fairbanks (voice) 1989
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again Paul de Lancel 1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again 1989
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day Robert 1989
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers D'Artagnan 1989
The Lady and the Highwayman
The Lady and the Highwayman King Charles II 1988
The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile Franz Stampfl 1988
Midnight Cop
Midnight Cop Karstens 1988
Phantom of Death
Phantom of Death Robert Dominici 1988
The Secret of the Sahara
The Secret of the Sahara Desmond Jordan 1988
Lethal Obsession
Lethal Obsession Dr. Proper 1987
The Far Country
The Far Country Carl Zlinter 1987
The Dawn
The Dawn John Dawson 1986
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon Ponce de Leon 1986
Sword of Gideon
Sword of Gideon Robert 1986
Dark Mansions
Dark Mansions Jason Drake 1986
Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother? Chet Gordon 1986
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends Ponce de Leon 1985
Space
Space Dieter Kolff 1985
Au nom de tous les miens
Au nom de tous les miens Martin Gray 1985
The Bengal Lancers!
The Bengal Lancers! Captain Walberton 1984
Success Is the Best Revenge
Success Is the Best Revenge Alex Rodak 1984
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae James Durie 1984
The Weather in the Streets
The Weather in the Streets Rollo Spencer 1983
For Those I Loved
For Those I Loved Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40) 1983
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage 1983
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera Michael Hartnell 1983
Twilight Theatre
Twilight Theatre Self - Host 1982
The White Lions
The White Lions Chris McBride 1981
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast Beast (voice) 1981
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast The Beast (voice) 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Final Assignment
Final Assignment Lyosha Petrov 1980
Knots Landing
Knots Landing Charles Scott 1979
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands Charles Carruthers 1979
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid Evan Michaelian 1979
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Formula 1 - Speed fever Self 1978
Fedora
Fedora Self 1978
True Patriot
True Patriot Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1977
Weekend Special
Weekend Special King Sarastro (voice) 1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau Andrew Braddock 1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste Beau Geste 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth John the Baptist 1977
Seven Nights in Japan
Seven Nights in Japan Prince George 1976
Logan's Run
Logan's Run Logan 1976
A Look Into the 23rd Century
A Look Into the 23rd Century Self 1976
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming Tenente Arthur Drake 1975
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Count Andrenyi 1974
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers D'Artagnan 1974
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Pip 1974
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan 1973
England Made Me
England Made Me Anthony Farrant 1973
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon George Conway 1973
Tennessee Williams' South
Tennessee Williams' South 1973
Cabaret
Cabaret Brian Roberts 1972
The Recreation of an Era
The Recreation of an Era Self 1972
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
Touch and Go
Touch and Go Basil 1971
Zeppelin
Zeppelin Geoffrey Richter-Douglas 1971
Something for Everyone
Something for Everyone Konrad Ludwig 1970
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great Guthrum 1969
Justine
Justine Darley 1969
The Guru
The Guru Tom Pickle 1969
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair Peter Strange 1968
Red and Blue
Red and Blue Acrobat 1968
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt 1968
Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero Acrobat 1968
Smashing Time
Smashing Time Tom Wabe 1967
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew Lucentio 1967
Confessions of Loving Couples
Confessions of Loving Couples Peter 1967
Accident
Accident William 1967
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga Jolyon 'Jolly' Forsyte 1967
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West Gupta 1965
Gidget
Gidget 1965
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame James Durie, Henry's older brother 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Host 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
The Crystal Planet
The Crystal Planet The Patriarch (voice)

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