Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 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.
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Known For
Logan's Run
(1976)
Logan
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(1999)
Basil Exposition
Spaceballs
(1987)
Ape #1 (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
(1973)
D’Artagnan
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(2002)
Basil Exposition
Romeo and Juliet
(1968)
Tybalt
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Count Andrenyi
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(1997)
Basil Exposition
Wrongfully Accused
(1998)
Hibbing Goodhue
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
(2009)
Prime #1 (voice)
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
(2010)
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
54
(1998)
Ambassador
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
The Four Musketeers
(1974)
D'Artagnan
Lost Horizon
(1973)
George Conway
Cabaret
(1972)
Brian Roberts
Full Filmography
Acting
Smashing Time
(1967)
Tom Wabe
Accident
(1967)
William
Confessions of Loving Couples
(1967)
The Taming of the Shrew
(1967)
Lucentio
Red and Blue
(1968)
Acrobat
The Strange Affair
(1968)
Peter Strange
Romeo and Juliet
(1968)
Tybalt
The Guru
(1969)
Tom Pickle
Justine
(1969)
Darley
Alfred the Great
(1969)
Guthrum
Something For Everyone
(1970)
Konrad Ludwig
Zeppelin
(1971)
Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Touch and Go
(1971)
Basil
Cabaret
(1972)
Brian Roberts
The Recreation of an Era
(1972)
The Three Musketeers
(1973)
D’Artagnan
England Made Me
(1973)
Anthony Farrant
Tennessee Williams' South
(1973)
Lost Horizon
(1973)
George Conway
The Four Musketeers
(1974)
D'Artagnan
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Count Andrenyi
Great Expectations
(1974)
Pip
Conduct Unbecoming
(1975)
Tenente Arthur Drake
A Look Into the 23rd Century
(1976)
Self
Logan's Run
(1976)
Logan
Seven Nights in Japan
(1976)
Prince George
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Andrew Braddock
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
(1977)
Beau Geste
Fedora
(1978)
Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
(1978)
Self
A Man Called Intrepid
(1979)
Evan Michaelian
The Riddle of the Sands
(1979)
Charles Carruthers
Final Assignment
(1980)
Lyosha Petrov
The White Lions
(1981)
Chris McBride
Beauty and the Beast
(1981)
The Beast (voice)
Twilight Theatre
(1982)
Self - Host
The Phantom of the Opera
(1983)
Michael Hartnell
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
(1983)
For Those I Loved
(1983)
Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
The Weather in the Streets
(1983)
Rollo Spencer
Success Is the Best Revenge
(1984)
Alex Rodak
The Master of Ballantrae
(1984)
James Durie
The Bengal Lancers!
(1984)
Captain Walberton
Sword of Gideon
(1986)
Robert
Are You My Mother?
(1986)
Chet Gordon
Ponce de Leon
(1986)
Ponce de Leon
The Dawn
(1986)
John Dawson
Dark Mansions
(1986)
Jason Drake
Lethal Obsession
(1987)
Dr. Proper
Spaceballs
(1987)
Ape #1 (uncredited)
Midnight Cop
(1988)
Karstens
The Lady and the Highwayman
(1988)
King Charles II
Phantom of Death
(1988)
Robert Dominici
The Four Minute Mile
(1988)
Franz Stampfl
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
(1989)
Beast (voice)
The Return of the Musketeers
(1989)
D'Artagnan
The Heat of the Day
(1989)
Robert
Night of the Fox
(1990)
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
Come See the Paradise
(1990)
Dance Hall Band
The Wanderer
(1991)
Saxon Warrior
Eline Vere
(1991)
Lawrence St. Clare
Duel of Hearts
(1992)
Gervaise Warlingham
The Long Shadow
(1992)
Rochade
(1992)
Paul Grumbach
Wide Sargasso Sea
(1993)
Paul Mason
The Magic Paintbrush
(1993)
The King (voice)
David Copperfield
(1993)
Edward Murdstone (voice)
The Magic Flute
(1994)
King Sarastro
TekWar: TekLab
(1994)
Richard Stewart
Discretion Assured
(1994)
Fall from Grace
(1994)
Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
Virgin Mary
(1995)
Milan Vukovic
Not of This Earth
(1995)
Paul Johnson
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1995)
Merlin
Shadow of a Kiss
(1995)
Albert
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
(1996)
Edmund
Basketball Mozart
(1996)
Narrator (voice)
The Ring
(1996)
Walmar von Gotthard
The Ripper
(1997)
Sir Charles Warren
Dark Planet
(1997)
Winter
The Long Way Home
(1997)
(voice)
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
(1997)
The Swingers Club
Goodbye America
(1997)
Senator Bladon
A Christmas Carol
(1997)
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(1997)
Basil Exposition
Un coup de baguette magique
(1997)
Ilya
Perfect Little Angels
(1998)
Calvin Lawrence
Lovers and Liars
(1998)
Dick
54
(1998)
Ambassador
A Knight in Camelot
(1998)
King Arthur
Wrongfully Accused
(1998)
Hibbing Goodhue
Merchants of Venus
(1998)
Alex Jakoff
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
(1998)
David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
The Treat
(1998)
Simon
The Haunting of Hell House
(1999)
Professor Ambrose
The Omega Code
(1999)
Alexander Stone
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(1999)
Basil Exposition
Puss in Boots
(1999)
Puss In Boots (voice)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
(1999)
Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
One Hell of a Guy
(2000)
The Devil
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
(2000)
Pterano (voice)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
(2001)
Stone Alexander
In Search of Peace
(2001)
Chaim Herzog (voice)
Borstal Boy
(2001)
Joyce
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(2002)
Basil Exposition
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
Making "Murder on the Orient-Express"
(2004)
Self
Freedom from Despair
(2004)
Voice Over
Moscow Heat
(2004)
Roger Chambers
The Hobart Shakespeareans
(2005)
Himself
William Powell: A True Gentleman
(2005)
Narrator
Crusader
(2005)
McGovern
Icon
(2005)
Sir Nigel Irvine
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion
(2006)
Narrator
Chris & Don: A Love Story
(2007)
Narrator
Flatland
(2007)
Spherius (voice)
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
(2008)
Self - Narrator
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
(2008)
Self
Świadectwo
(2008)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
(2009)
Prime #1 (voice)
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert
(2009)
Narrator
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
(2010)
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Justice of Wolves
(2010)
Mika - Adult
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
(2011)
Self
The Mill and the Cross
(2011)
Nicolaes Jonghelinck
Flatland²: Sphereland
(2012)
Spherius (voice)
Earth Songs
(2012)
Narrator
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
(2014)
Himself
Sleeping Beauty
(2014)
The Narrator
Production