Michael York
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Clayton (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Nigel (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mason Fairbanks (voice)
1989
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bernard Fremont
2001
Series
Gilmore Girls
Asher Fleming
2000
Series
How I Met Your Mother
Jefferson Van Smoot
2005
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael York
2000
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice)
2008
Series
Knots Landing
Charles Scott
1979
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Babylon 5
David 'Arthur' McIntyre
1994
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Montague Kane (voice)
1992
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Vertigo (voice)
1992
Series
The Wednesday Play
Roger Porlock
1964
Series
Sliders
1995
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
The Wild Wild West
Gupta
1965
Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Kanto (voice)
1996
Series
seaQuest DSV
President Alexander Bourne
1993
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Ares / Mr. Sera (voice)
2004
Series
Ben 10: Alien Force
Patrick (voice)
2008
Series
The Naked Truth
Leland Banks
1995
Series
The Magic School Bus
Harry Herpst (voice)
1994
Vicki!
Self - Guest
1992
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1977
Series
Arrest and Trial
1963
Series
Legends
Self
2006
Series
Legends
Self (uncredited)
2006
Film
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Basil Exposition
1999
Series
ABC Weekend Specials
King Sarastro (voice)
1977
Series
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist
1977
Film
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Basil Exposition
1997
Series
Presidio Med
George Slingerland
2002
Series
Gidget
1965
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Basil Exposition
2002
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Ponce de Leon
1985
Series
The Forsyte Saga
Jolly Forsyte
1967
Film
Dreams
Private Agent
2025
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Count Andrenyi
1974
Film
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Prime #1 (voice)
2009
Film
Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt
1968
Film
Logan's Run
Logan
1976
Series
The Lot
Colin Rhome
1999
Film
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1973
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James Durie, Henry's older brother
1951
Series
The Secret of the Sahara
Desmond Jordan
1988
Film
54
Ambassador
1998
Series
True Women
Lewis Lawshe
1997
Film
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio
1967
Film
Cabaret
Brian Roberts
1972
Series
Space
Dieter Kolff
1985
Film
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Narrator (voice)
2002
Series
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989
Film
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
2010
Series
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
1996
Series
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Stephen Combe
2008
Film
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Pterano (voice)
2000
Film
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Andrew Braddock
1977
Film
Wrongfully Accused
Hibbing Goodhue
1998
Series
The Lady Musketeer
D'Artagnan
2004
Film
The Four Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1974
Series
A Man Called Intrepid
Evan Michaelian
1979
Film
The Miracle of Medjugorje
Milan Vukovic
1995
Series
Au nom de tous les miens
Martin Gray
1985
Series
Founding Fathers
Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice)
2000
Film
Flatland²: Sphereland
Spherius (voice)
2012
Film
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
1998
Film
Flatland
Spherius (voice)
2007
Film
Fedora
Self
1978
Series
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine
2005
Film
Come See the Paradise
Dance Hall Band
1990
Film
The Return of the Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1989
Film
The Long Way Home
(voice)
1997
Film
Sleeping Beauty
The Narrator
2014
Film
The Lady and the Highwayman
King Charles II
1988
Film
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1977
Film
The Omega Code
Stone Alexander
1999
Film
A Knight in Camelot
King Arthur
1998
Film
Lost Horizon
George Conway
1973
Film
The Treat
Simon
1998
Film
Merchants of Venus
Alex Jakoff
1998
Film
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Stone Alexander
2001
Film
Discretion Assured
Trevor
1994
Series
September
Edmund
1996
Film
TekWar: TekLab
Richard Stewart
1994
Film
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self
2008
Film
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Self
1999
Film
Night of the Fox
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
1990
Film
Phantom of Death
Robert Dominici
1988
Film
Accident
William
1967
Series
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard
1996
Film
Alfred the Great
Guthrum
1969
Film
The Master of Ballantrae
James Durie
1984
Film
Conduct Unbecoming
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
1975
Series
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Narrator
1993
Film
For Those I Loved
Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
1983
Film
Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine
2005
Film
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
1997
Film
The Riddle of the Sands
Charles Carruthers
1979
Film
Borstal Boy
Joyce
2001
Film
Great Expectations
Pip
1974
Series
The Far Country
Carl Zlinter
1987
Film
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
The Swingers Club
1997
Film
The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Hartnell
1983
Film
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
2013
Film
The Weather in the Streets
Rollo Spencer
1983
Film
Seven Nights in Japan
Prince George
1976
Film
Touch and Go
Basil
1971
Film
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Merlin
1995
Film
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
1999
Film
The Crystal Planet
The Patriarch (voice)
2026
Film
The Mill and the Cross
Nicolaes Jonghelinck
2011
Film
Red, White, and Zero
Acrobat
1968
Film
Success Is the Best Revenge
Alex Rodak
1984
Film
Sword of Gideon
Robert
1986
Film
Not of This Earth
Paul Johnson
1995
Film
Justine
Darley
1969
Film
Smashing Time
Tom Wabe
1967
Film
Till We Meet Again
Paul de Lancel
1989
Film
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
1978
Film
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Self
2004
Film
Midnight Cop
Karstens
1988
Film
The White Lions
Chris McBride
1981
Film
Wide Sargasso Sea
Paul Mason
1993
Film
The Heat of the Day
Robert
1989
Film
Dark Planet
Winter
1997
Film
David Copperfield
Edward Murdstone (voice)
1993
Film
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self - Narrator
2008
Film
The Haunting of Hell House
Professor Ambrose
1999
Film
Are You My Mother?
Chet Gordon
1986
Film
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard
1996
Film
The Recreation of an Era
Self
1972
Film
Zeppelin
Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
1971
Film
The Four Minute Mile
Franz Stampfl
1988
Film
Un coup de baguette magique
Ilya
1997
Film
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon
1986
Film
The Magic Paintbrush
The King (voice)
1993
Film
England Made Me
Anthony Farrant
1973
Świadectwo
2008
Film
One Hell of a Guy
The Devil
2000
Film
Fall from Grace
Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
1994
Film
Puss in Boots
Puss In Boots (voice)
1999
Film
Confessions of Loving Couples
Peter
1967
Film
Perfect Little Angels
Calvin Lawrence
1998
Film
Alias Nick and Nora
Narrator
2005
Film
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
Film
The Ripper
Sir Charles Warren
1997
Film
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
1983
Film
Lovers and Liars
Dick
1998
Film
Something for Everyone
Konrad Ludwig
1970
Film
The Bengal Lancers!
Captain Walberton
1984
Film
Final Assignment
Lyosha Petrov
1980
Film
A Look Into the 23rd Century
Self
1976
Film
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Narrator
2005
Beauty and the Beast
The Beast (voice)
1981
Film
Duel of Hearts
Gervaise Warlingham
1992
Film
Twilight Theater II
Self- Guest
1982
Film
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Self - Narrator
2008
Film
The Magic Flute
King Sarastro
1994
Film
Goodbye America
Senator Bladon
1997
Film
Twilight Theatre
1982
Series
Magic and Beyond
Host
1999
Film
Moscow Heat
Roger Chambers
2004
Film
Red and Blue
Acrobat
1968
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Self
2014
Film
Crusader
McGovern
2005
Regie: Billy Wilder
Self
1978
Film
Dark Mansions
Jason Drake
1986
Film
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert
Narrator
2009
Earth Songs
Narrator
2012
Film
The Strange Affair
Peter Strange
1968
Film
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
Self
2011
Film
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Beast (voice)
1981
Film
Lethal Obsession
Dr. Proper
1987
Film
The Wanderer
Saxon Warrior
1991
Film
The Long Shadow
1992
Film
Eline Vere
Lawrence St. Clare
1991
Film
True Patriot
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1977
Film
In Search of Peace
Chaim Herzog (voice)
2001
Film
Rochade
Paul Grumbach
1992
Film
Freedom from Despair
Voice Over
2004
Film
The Guru
Tom Pickle
1969
Film
The Justice of Wolves
Mika - Adult
2010
Film
Basketball Mozart
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Shadow of a Kiss
Albert
1995
Film
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion
Narrator
2006
Film
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Self
2005
Film
The Dawn
John Dawson
1986
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari
2006