Michael York
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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
Credits
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
as Basil Exposition
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
as Basil Exposition
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
as Count Andrenyi
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
as Basil Exposition
Dreams (2025)
as Private Agent
Logan's Run (1976)
as Logan
The Three Musketeers (1973)
as D'Artagnan
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
as Tybalt
54 (1998)
as Ambassador
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
as Prime #1 (voice)
Cabaret (1972)
as Brian Roberts
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
as Hibbing Goodhue
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
as Lucentio
The Four Musketeers (1974)
as D'Artagnan
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
as Andrew Braddock
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
as Pterano (voice)
Flatland (2007)
as Spherius (voice)
Fedora (1978)
as Self
Come See the Paradise (1990)
as Dance Hall Band
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998)
as David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
as D'Artagnan
TekWar: TekLab (1994)
as Richard Stewart
Borstal Boy (2001)
as Joyce
Sleeping Beauty (2014)
as The Narrator
Accident (1967)
as William
The Treat (1998)
as Simon
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
as Beau Geste
Lost Horizon (1973)
as George Conway
Flatland²: Sphereland (2012)
as Spherius (voice)
Merchants of Venus (1998)
as Alex Jakoff
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
as Stone Alexander
A Christmas Carol (1997)
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
Great Expectations (1974)
as Pip
The Long Way Home (1997)
as (voice)
Alfred the Great (1969)
as Guthrum
Icon (2005)
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Phantom of Death (1988)
as Robert Dominici
The Mill and the Cross (2011)
as Nicolaes Jonghelinck
The Omega Code (1999)
as Stone Alexander
The Crystal Planet (2026)
as The Patriarch (voice)
A Knight in Camelot (1998)
as King Arthur
The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
as King Charles II
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
as 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
The Ring (1996)
as Walmar von Gotthard
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)
as Self
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
as Paul Mason
Twilight Theater II (1982)
as Self- Guest
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club (1997)
as The Swingers Club
Twilight Theatre (1982)
Actor
Discretion Assured (1994)
as Trevor
Ponce de Leon (1986)
as Ponce de Leon
Justine (1969)
as Darley
Moscow Heat (2004)
as Roger Chambers
Zeppelin (1971)
as Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' (1999)
as Self
Perfect Little Angels (1998)
as Calvin Lawrence
The Magic Flute (1994)
as King Sarastro
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals (2013)
as Self
Night of the Fox (1990)
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
as James Durie
Something for Everyone (1970)
as Konrad Ludwig
Touch and Go (1971)
as Basil
David Copperfield (1993)
as Edward Murdstone (voice)
England Made Me (1973)
as Anthony Farrant
Crusader (2005)
as McGovern
Dark Planet (1997)
as Winter
For Those I Loved (1983)
as Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
Midnight Cop (1988)
as Karstens
Not of This Earth (1995)
as Paul Johnson
Regie: Billy Wilder (1978)
as Self
Red, White, and Zero (1968)
as Acrobat
Fall from Grace (1994)
as Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
as Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
Virgin Mary (1995)
as Milan Vukovic
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (1983)
Actor
Lovers and Liars (1998)
as Dick
Smashing Time (1967)
as Tom Wabe
Red and Blue (1968)
as Acrobat
The Phantom of the Opera (1983)
as Michael Hartnell
Świadectwo (2008)
Actor
Formula 1 - Speed fever (1978)
as Self
Duel of Hearts (1992)
as Gervaise Warlingham
Sword of Gideon (1986)
as Robert
Confessions of Loving Couples (1967)
as Peter
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
as Prince George
Goodbye America (1997)
as Senator Bladon
The Ripper (1997)
as Sir Charles Warren
Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
as Alex Rodak
The Heat of the Day (1989)
as Robert
Dark Mansions (1986)
as Jason Drake
Tennessee Williams' South (1973)
Actor
Till We Meet Again (1989)
as Paul de Lancel
Eline Vere (1991)
as Lawrence St. Clare
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora (2014)
as Self
Lethal Obsession (1987)
as Dr. Proper
The Magic Paintbrush (1993)
as The King (voice)
The Guru (1969)
as Tom Pickle
The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
as Charles Carruthers
The Four Minute Mile (1988)
as Franz Stampfl
The White Lions (1981)
as Chris McBride
The Strange Affair (1968)
as Peter Strange
The Bengal Lancers! (1984)
as Captain Walberton
One Hell of a Guy (2000)
as The Devil
Final Assignment (1980)
as Lyosha Petrov
Are You My Mother? (1986)
as Chet Gordon
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)
as Self - Narrator
Chris & Don: A Love Story (2008)
as Self - Narrator
In Search of Peace (2001)
as Chaim Herzog (voice)
True Patriot (1977)
as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Beauty and the Beast (1981)
as The Beast (voice)
Shadow of a Kiss (1995)
as Albert
The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
as Self
The Weather in the Streets (1983)
as Rollo Spencer
The Haunting of Hell House (1999)
as Professor Ambrose
Freedom from Despair (2004)
as Voice Over
Puss in Boots (1999)
as Puss In Boots (voice)
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast (1981)
as Beast (voice)
The Justice of Wolves (2010)
as Mika - Adult
A Look Into the 23rd Century (1976)
as Self
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)
as Merlin
The Long Shadow (1992)
Actor
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express' (2004)
as Self
Rochade (1992)
as Paul Grumbach
The Wanderer (1991)
as Saxon Warrior
Earth Songs (2012)
as Narrator
The Dawn (1986)
as John Dawson
Un coup de baguette magique (1997)
as Ilya
William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
as Narrator
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta (2011)
as Self
Basketball Mozart (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
The Recreation of an Era (1972)
as Self
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari (2006)
Actor
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert (2009)
as Narrator
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion (2006)
as Narrator