Michael York
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1942
- Birthplace
- Fulmer, England, UK
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
The Crystal Planet 2026
as The Patriarch (voice)
Dreams 2025
as Private Agent
- Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora 2014
as Self
Sleeping Beauty 2014
as The Narrator
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals 2013
as Self
Flatland²: Sphereland 2012
as Spherius (voice)
- Earth Songs
Earth Songs 2012
as Narrator
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta 2011
as Self
The Mill and the Cross 2011
as Nicolaes Jonghelinck
The Justice of Wolves 2010
as Mika - Adult
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes 2010
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert 2009
as Narrator
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
as Prime #1 (voice)
- Świadectwo
Świadectwo 2008
Actor
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies 2008
as Self - Narrator
Chris & Don: A Love Story 2008
as Self - Narrator
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation 2008
as Self
Flatland 2007
as Spherius (voice)
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion 2006
as Narrator
- Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari 2006
Actor
The Hobart Shakespeareans 2005
as Self
Crusader 2005
as McGovern
William Powell: A True Gentleman 2005
as Narrator
Alias Nick and Nora 2005
as Narrator
Icon 2005
as Sir Nigel Irvine
Moscow Heat 2004
as Roger Chambers
Freedom from Despair 2004
as Voice Over
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express' 2004
as Self
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year 2002
as Narrator (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
as Basil Exposition
In Search of Peace 2001
as Chaim Herzog (voice)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001
as Stone Alexander, Co-Producer
Borstal Boy 2001
as Joyce
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire 2000
as Pterano (voice)
One Hell of a Guy 2000
as The Devil
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' 1999
as Self
The Haunting of Hell House 1999
as Professor Ambrose
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 1999
as Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
The Omega Code 1999
as Stone Alexander
Puss in Boots 1999
as Puss In Boots (voice)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999
as Basil Exposition
Lovers and Liars 1998
as Dick
A Knight in Camelot 1998
as King Arthur
The Treat 1998
as Simon
54 1998
as Ambassador
Wrongfully Accused 1998
as Hibbing Goodhue
Perfect Little Angels 1998
as Calvin Lawrence
Merchants of Venus 1998
as Alex Jakoff
Babylon 5: In the Beginning 1998
as David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
The Ripper 1997
as Sir Charles Warren
A Christmas Carol 1997
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
The Long Way Home 1997
as (voice)
Un coup de baguette magique 1997
as Ilya
Dark Planet 1997
as Winter
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997
as Basil Exposition
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club 1997
as The Swingers Club
Goodbye America 1997
as Senator Bladon
The Ring 1996
as Walmar von Gotthard
Basketball Mozart 1996
as Narrator (voice)
The Miracle of Medjugorje 1995
as Milan Vukovic
Not of This Earth 1995
as Paul Johnson
Shadow of a Kiss 1995
as Albert
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1995
as Merlin
Discretion Assured 1994
as Trevor
Fall from Grace 1994
as Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
The Magic Flute 1994
as King Sarastro
TekWar: TekLab 1994
as Richard Stewart
David Copperfield 1993
as Edward Murdstone (voice)
The Magic Paintbrush 1993
as The King (voice)
Wide Sargasso Sea 1993
as Paul Mason
Rochade 1992
as Paul Grumbach
The Long Shadow 1992
Actor
Duel of Hearts 1992
as Gervaise Warlingham
Eline Vere 1991
as Lawrence St. Clare
The Wanderer 1991
as Saxon Warrior
Night of the Fox 1990
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
Come See the Paradise 1990
as Dance Hall Band
Till We Meet Again 1989
as Paul de Lancel
The Heat of the Day 1989
as Robert
The Return of the Musketeers 1989
as D'Artagnan
The Lady and the Highwayman 1988
as King Charles II
The Four Minute Mile 1988
as Franz Stampfl
Midnight Cop 1988
as Karstens
Phantom of Death 1988
as Robert Dominici
Lethal Obsession 1987
as Dr. Proper
The Dawn 1986
as John Dawson
Ponce de Leon 1986
as Ponce de Leon
Sword of Gideon 1986
as Robert
Dark Mansions 1986
as Jason Drake
Are You My Mother? 1986
as Chet Gordon
The Bengal Lancers! 1984
as Captain Walberton
Success Is the Best Revenge 1984
as Alex Rodak
The Master of Ballantrae 1984
as James Durie
The Weather in the Streets 1983
as Rollo Spencer
For Those I Loved 1983
as Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage 1983
Actor
The Phantom of the Opera 1983
as Michael Hartnell
Twilight Theater II 1982
as Self- Guest
Twilight Theatre 1982
Actor
The White Lions 1981
as Chris McBride
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast 1981
as Beast (voice)
- Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast 1981
as The Beast (voice)
Final Assignment 1980
as Lyosha Petrov
The Riddle of the Sands 1979
as Charles Carruthers
Formula 1 - Speed fever 1978
as Self
Fedora 1978
as Self
- Regie: Billy Wilder
Regie: Billy Wilder 1978
as Self
True Patriot 1977
as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977
as Andrew Braddock
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977
as Beau Geste
Seven Nights in Japan 1976
as Prince George
Logan's Run 1976
as Logan
A Look Into the 23rd Century 1976
as Self
Conduct Unbecoming 1975
as 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
as Count Andrenyi
The Four Musketeers 1974
as D'Artagnan
Great Expectations 1974
as Pip
The Three Musketeers 1973
as D'Artagnan
England Made Me 1973
as Anthony Farrant
Lost Horizon 1973
as George Conway
Tennessee Williams' South 1973
as Self - Jim O'Connor
Cabaret 1972
as Brian Roberts
The Recreation of an Era 1972
as Self
Touch and Go 1971
as Basil
Zeppelin 1971
as Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Something for Everyone 1970
as Konrad Ludwig
Alfred the Great 1969
as Guthrum
Justine 1969
as Darley
The Guru 1969
as Tom Pickle
The Strange Affair 1968
as Peter Strange
Red and Blue 1968
as Acrobat
Romeo and Juliet 1968
as Tybalt
Red, White, and Zero 1968
as Acrobat
Smashing Time 1967
as Tom Wabe
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
as Lucentio
Confessions of Loving Couples 1967
as Peter
Accident 1967
as William
Credits from TMDB.