About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005
Gilmore GirlsSeries • 2000
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
Star Wars: The Clone WarsSeries • 2008
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
Babylon 5Series • 1994
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
SlidersSeries • 1995
Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1996
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
seaQuest DSVSeries • 1993
Ben 10: Alien ForceSeries • 2008
Justice League UnlimitedSeries • 2004
The Magic School BusSeries • 1994
The Forsyte SagaSeries • 1967
The Naked TruthSeries • 1995
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977
Arrest and TrialSeries • 1963
Austin Powers in GoldmemberMovie • 2002
Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryMovie • 1997
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMovie • 1999