Michael York
Acting
Born: March 27, 1942 (age 84) · Fulmer, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Gilmore Girls
2000
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
Logan's Run
1976
Photos (4)
Movies (118)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Basil Exposition
Cabaret
Brian Roberts
Logan's Run
Logan
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Basil Exposition
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Narrator (voice)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Basil Exposition
Murder on the Orient Express
Count Andrenyi
The Four Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Dreams
Private Agent
Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Prime #1 (voice)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Andrew Braddock
The Mill and the Cross
Nicolaes Jonghelinck
The Return of the Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Wrongfully Accused
Hibbing Goodhue
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio
54
Ambassador
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Stone Alexander
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Pterano (voice)
Come See the Paradise
Dance Hall Band
The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Hartnell
The Long Way Home
(voice)
Lost Horizon
George Conway
The Lady and the Highwayman
King Charles II
Alfred the Great
Guthrum
Great Expectations
Pip
Sleeping Beauty
The Narrator
Merchants of Venus
Alex Jakoff
Accident
William
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
The Miracle of Medjugorje
Milan Vukovic
The Ripper
Sir Charles Warren
The Omega Code
Stone Alexander
The Treat
Simon
David Copperfield
Edward Murdstone (voice)
For Those I Loved
Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
Justine
Darley
Conduct Unbecoming
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
Flatland²: Sphereland
Spherius (voice)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Paul Mason
Perfect Little Angels
Calvin Lawrence
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard
Crusader
McGovern
Borstal Boy
Joyce
A Knight in Camelot
King Arthur
Success Is the Best Revenge
Alex Rodak
Fall from Grace
Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
Flatland
Spherius (voice)
Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine
Night of the Fox
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
The Riddle of the Sands
Charles Carruthers
The White Lions
Chris McBride
Midnight Cop
Karstens
One Hell of a Guy
The Devil
Sword of Gideon
Robert
Touch and Go
Basil
Till We Meet Again
Paul de Lancel
The Strange Affair
Peter Strange
Phantom of Death
Robert Dominici
The Heat of the Day
Robert
Not of This Earth
Paul Johnson
TekWar: TekLab
Richard Stewart
Discretion Assured
Trevor
The Four Minute Mile
Franz Stampfl
Zeppelin
Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon
Are You My Mother?
Chet Gordon
The Weather in the Streets
Rollo Spencer
Seven Nights in Japan
Prince George
Red, White, and Zero
Acrobat
Eline Vere
Lawrence St. Clare
Twilight Theatre
1982
Duel of Hearts
Gervaise Warlingham
The Crystal Planet
The Patriarch (voice)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
Dark Planet
Winter
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
The Swingers Club
The Haunting of Hell House
Professor Ambrose
The Magic Flute
King Sarastro
The Bengal Lancers!
Captain Walberton
True Patriot
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Merlin
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion
Narrator
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Narrator
Red and Blue
Acrobat
Smashing Time
Tom Wabe
Dark Mansions
Jason Drake
Alias Nick and Nora
Narrator
Puss in Boots
Puss In Boots (voice)
Goodbye America
Senator Bladon
Shadow of a Kiss
Albert
In Search of Peace
Chaim Herzog (voice)
Something for Everyone
Konrad Ludwig
Confessions of Loving Couples
Peter
Lethal Obsession
Dr. Proper
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
England Made Me
Anthony Farrant
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
1983
The Long Shadow
1992
The Master of Ballantrae
James Durie
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert
Narrator
The Guru
Tom Pickle
Un coup de baguette magique
Ilya
The Dawn
John Dawson
Final Assignment
Lyosha Petrov
The Wanderer
Saxon Warrior
Lovers and Liars
Dick
The Magic Paintbrush
The King (voice)
Moscow Heat
Roger Chambers
The Justice of Wolves
Mika - Adult
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Beast (voice)
Rochade
Paul Grumbach
Basketball Mozart
Narrator (voice)
Freedom from Despair
Voice Over
TV Shows (48)
The Simpsons
Clayton (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Mason Fairbanks (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice) · 3 eps
The Simpsons
Nigel (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bernard Fremont · 1 eps
Gilmore Girls
Asher Fleming · 4 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Jefferson Van Smoot · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael York · 4 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice) · 2 eps
Knots Landing
Charles Scott · 8 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Montague Kane (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Vertigo (voice) · 1 eps
Babylon 5
David 'Arthur' McIntyre · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Roger Porlock · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Gupta · 1 eps
Sliders
1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Kanto (voice) · 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
President Alexander Bourne · 3 eps
Ben 10: Alien Force
Patrick (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Ares / Mr. Sera (voice) · 1 eps
The Forsyte Saga
Jolly Forsyte · 2 eps
The Magic School Bus
Harry Herpst (voice) · 1 eps
The Naked Truth
Leland Banks · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dietrich Bonhoeffer · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist · 4 eps
Gidget
1 eps
Presidio Med
George Slingerland · 1 eps
ABC Weekend Specials
King Sarastro (voice) · 2 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Ponce de Leon · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James Durie, Henry's older brother · 1 eps
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Paul de Lancel · 2 eps
The Lot
Colin Rhome · 2 eps
Founding Fathers
Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice) · 4 eps
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice) · 1 eps
True Women
Lewis Lawshe · 2 eps
The Secret of the Sahara
Desmond Jordan · 4 eps
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Stephen Combe · 4 eps
Space
Dieter Kolff · 5 eps
The Lady Musketeer
D'Artagnan · 2 eps
Au nom de tous les miens
Martin Gray · 8 eps
A Man Called Intrepid
Evan Michaelian · 3 eps
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine · 3 eps
September
Edmund · 2 eps
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Narrator · 6 eps
The Far Country
Carl Zlinter · 2 eps
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard · 2 eps
Magic and Beyond
Host · 26 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Fedora
Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Self
The Recreation of an Era
Self
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self - Narrator
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self
Twilight Theater II
Self- Guest
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Self - Narrator
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
A Look Into the 23rd Century
Self
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
Self
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Self
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Self