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Michael York

Michael York

Acting1942Fulmer, England, UK

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.

Acting History

Future
The Crystal Planet
as The Patriarch (voice)
2012
Flatland²: Sphereland
as Spherius (voice)
Earth Songs
as Narrator
2010
The Justice of Wolves
as Mika - Adult
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
How I Met Your Mother
TVas Jefferson Van Smoot1 eps
Legends
TVas Self (uncredited)1 eps
2009
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TVas Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice)2 eps
2007
Flatland
as Spherius (voice)
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Bernard Fremont1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice) / Mason Fairbanks (voice) / Nigel (voice) / Clayton (voice)1 eps
2005
Icon
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Crusader
as McGovern
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
TVas Sir Nigel Irvine
2004
Moscow Heat
as Roger Chambers
Justice League Unlimited
TVas Ares / Mr. Sera (voice)1 eps
The Lady Musketeer
TVas D'Artagnan
2003
Gilmore Girls
TVas Asher Fleming4 eps
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Basil Exposition
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Michael York4 eps
Presidio Med
TVas George Slingerland1 eps
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Stone Alexander
Borstal Boy
as Joyce
In Search of Peace
as Chaim Herzog (voice)
2000
One Hell of a Guy
as The Devil
Founding Fathers
TVas Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice)
1999
The Omega Code
as Stone Alexander
Puss in Boots
as Puss In Boots (voice)
The Haunting of Hell House
as Professor Ambrose
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
The Lot
TVas Colin Rhome
1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
as David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
Perfect Little Angels
as Calvin Lawrence
A Knight in Camelot
as King Arthur
54
as Ambassador
Wrongfully Accused
as Hibbing Goodhue
Merchants of Venus
as Alex Jakoff
The Treat
as Simon
1997
Goodbye America
as Senator Bladon
Dark Planet
as Winter
The Ripper
as Sir Charles Warren
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
True Women
TVas Lewis Lawshe
Superman: The Animated Series
TVas Kanto (voice)1 eps
1996
The Ring
as Walmar von Gotthard
Basketball Mozart
as Narrator (voice)
Babylon 5
TVas David 'Arthur' McIntyre1 eps
September
TVas Edmund
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
TVas Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
The Ring
TVas Walmar von Gotthard
1995
Virgin Mary
as Milan Vukovic
Not of This Earth
as Paul Johnson
The Naked Truth
TVas Leland Banks1 eps
The Magic School Bus
TVas Harry Herpst (voice)1 eps
seaQuest DSV
TVas President Alexander Bourne3 eps
1994
Fall from Grace
as Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
The Magic Flute
as King Sarastro
TekWar: TekLab
as Richard Stewart
1993
Wide Sargasso Sea
as Paul Mason
David Copperfield
as Edward Murdstone (voice)
The Magic Paintbrush
as The King (voice)
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Performer1 eps
1992
Duel of Hearts
as Gervaise Warlingham
Rochade
as Paul Grumbach
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas Dr. Montague Kane (voice) / Vertigo (voice)1 eps
Vicki!
TVas Self1 eps
1991
The Wanderer
as Saxon Warrior
Eline Vere
as Lawrence St. Clare
1990
Night of the Fox
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
Come See the Paradise
as Dance Hall Band
1988
Phantom of Death
as Robert Dominici
The Lady and the Highwayman
as King Charles II
Midnight Cop
as Karstens
The Four Minute Mile
as Franz Stampfl
Wetten, dass..?
TVas Self1 eps
The Secret of the Sahara
TVas Desmond Jordan
1987
Lethal Obsession
as Dr. Proper
The Far Country
TVas Carl Zlinter
Knots Landing
TVas Charles Scott8 eps
1986
The Dawn
as John Dawson
Ponce de Leon
as Ponce de Leon
Dark Mansions
as Jason Drake
Are You My Mother?
as Chet Gordon
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Ponce de Leon1 eps
1985
Space
TVas Dieter Kolff5 eps
Au nom de tous les miens
TVas Martin Gray
1984
The Bengal Lancers!
as Captain Walberton
1983
For Those I Loved
as Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Michael Hartnell
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self1 eps
1982
Twilight Theatre
as Self - Host
1981
The White Lions
as Chris McBride
Beauty and the Beast
as The Beast (voice)
1980
Final Assignment
as Lyosha Petrov
1979
The Riddle of the Sands
as Charles Carruthers
A Man Called Intrepid
TVas Evan Michaelian
1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Andrew Braddock
True Patriot
as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Jesus of Nazareth
TVas John the Baptist4 eps
Weekend Special
TVas King Sarastro (voice)
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Dietrich Bonhoeffer1 eps
1975
Conduct Unbecoming
as Tenente Arthur Drake
1973
1972
Cabaret
as Brian Roberts
1971
Zeppelin
as Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Touch and Go
as Basil
Film '72
TVas Self
1970
Something for Everyone
as Konrad Ludwig
1969
Justine
as Darley
The Guru
as Tom Pickle
1968
The Strange Affair
as Peter Strange
Red and Blue
as Acrobat
1967
Accident
as William
Smashing Time
as Tom Wabe
The Forsyte Saga
TVas Jolyon 'Jolly' Forsyte
1966
The Wild Wild West
TVas Gupta1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas James Durie, Henry's older brother

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/27/1942(83 years old)
Place of Birth
Fulmer, England, UK