Michael York

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Gilmore Girls

How I Met Your Mother

Curb Your Enthusiasm

All Movies (137)

• The Crystal Planet2026 · as The Patriarch (voice)
• Dreams2025 · as Private Agent
• Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora2014 · as Self
• Sleeping Beauty2014 · as The Narrator
• Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals2013 · as Self
• Flatland²: Sphereland2012 · as Spherius (voice)
• Earth Songs2012 · as Narrator
• Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta2011 · as Self
• The Mill and the Cross2011 · as Nicolaes Jonghelinck
• The Justice of Wolves2010 · as Mika - Adult
• Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes2010 · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
• A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert2009 · as Narrator
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009 · as Prime #1 (voice)
• Świadectwo2008
• Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies2008 · as Self - Narrator
• Chris & Don: A Love Story2008 · as Self - Narrator
• Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation2008 · as Self
• Flatland2007 · as Spherius (voice)
• Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion2006 · as Narrator
• Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari2006
• The Hobart Shakespeareans2005 · as Self
• Crusader2005 · as McGovern
• William Powell: A True Gentleman2005 · as Narrator
• Icon2005 · as Sir Nigel Irvine
• Moscow Heat2004 · as Roger Chambers
• Freedom from Despair2004 · as Voice Over
• Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'2004 · as Self
• Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year2002 · as Narrator (voice)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember2002 · as Basil Exposition
• In Search of Peace2001 · as Chaim Herzog (voice)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 22001 · as Stone Alexander
• Borstal Boy2001 · as Joyce
• The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire2000 · as Pterano (voice)
• One Hell of a Guy2000 · as The Devil
• The Haunting of Hell House1999 · as Professor Ambrose
• Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'1999 · as Self
• Madonna: The Video Collection 93:991999 · as Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
• The Omega Code1999 · as Stone Alexander
• Puss in Boots1999 · as Puss In Boots (voice)
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999 · as Basil Exposition
• Lovers and Liars1998 · as Dick
• A Knight in Camelot1998 · as King Arthur
• The Treat1998 · as Simon
• 541998 · as Ambassador
• Wrongfully Accused1998 · as Hibbing Goodhue
• Perfect Little Angels1998 · as Calvin Lawrence
• Merchants of Venus1998 · as Alex Jakoff
• Babylon 5: In the Beginning1998 · as David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
• A Christmas Carol1997 · as Bob Cratchit (voice)
• The Ripper1997 · as Sir Charles Warren
• The Long Way Home1997 · as (voice)
• Un coup de baguette magique1997 · as Ilya
• Dark Planet1997 · as Winter
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery1997 · as Basil Exposition
• Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club1997 · as The Swingers Club
• Goodbye America1997 · as Senator Bladon
• The Ring1996 · as Walmar von Gotthard
• Rosamunde Pilcher: September1996 · as Edmund
• Basketball Mozart1996 · as Narrator (voice)
• Virgin Mary1995 · as Milan Vukovic
• Not of This Earth1995 · as Paul Johnson
• Shadow of a Kiss1995 · as Albert
• A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1995 · as Merlin
• Discretion Assured1994 · as Trevor
• Fall from Grace1994 · as Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
• The Magic Flute1994 · as King Sarastro
• TekWar: TekLab1994 · as Richard Stewart
• David Copperfield1993 · as Edward Murdstone (voice)
• The Magic Paintbrush1993 · as The King (voice)
• Wide Sargasso Sea1993 · as Paul Mason
• Rochade1992 · as Paul Grumbach
• Duel of Hearts1992 · as Gervaise Warlingham
• The Long Shadow1992
• Eline Vere1991 · as Lawrence St. Clare
• The Wanderer1991 · as Saxon Warrior
• Night of the Fox1990 · as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
• Come See the Paradise1990 · as Dance Hall Band
• Till We Meet Again1989 · as Paul de Lancel
• The Heat of the Day1989 · as Robert
• The Return of the Musketeers1989 · as D'Artagnan
• The Lady and the Highwayman1988 · as King Charles II
• The Four Minute Mile1988 · as Franz Stampfl
• Midnight Cop1988 · as Karstens
• Phantom of Death1988 · as Robert Dominici
• Lethal Obsession1987 · as Dr. Proper
• The Dawn1986 · as John Dawson
• Ponce de Leon1986 · as Ponce de Leon
• Sword of Gideon1986 · as Robert
• Dark Mansions1986 · as Jason Drake
• Are You My Mother?1986 · as Chet Gordon
• The Bengal Lancers!1984 · as Captain Walberton
• Success Is the Best Revenge1984 · as Alex Rodak
• The Master of Ballantrae1984 · as James Durie
• The Weather in the Streets1983 · as Rollo Spencer
• For Those I Loved1983 · as Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
• Vendredi ou la vie sauvage1983
• The Phantom of the Opera1983 · as Michael Hartnell
• Twilight Theater II1982 · as Self- Guest
• Twilight Theatre1982 · as Self - Host
• The White Lions1981 · as Chris McBride
• Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast1981 · as Beast (voice)
• Beauty and the Beast1981 · as The Beast (voice)
• Final Assignment1980 · as Lyosha Petrov
• The Riddle of the Sands1979 · as Charles Carruthers
• Formula 1 - Speed fever1978 · as Self
• Fedora1978 · as Self
• Regie: Billy Wilder1978 · as Self
• True Patriot1977 · as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• The Island of Dr. Moreau1977 · as Andrew Braddock
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste1977 · as Beau Geste
• Seven Nights in Japan1976 · as Prince George
• Logan's Run1976 · as Logan
• A Look Into the 23rd Century1976 · as Self
• Conduct Unbecoming1975 · as 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
• Murder on the Orient Express1974 · as Count Andrenyi
• The Four Musketeers1974 · as D'Artagnan
• Great Expectations1974 · as Pip
• The Three Musketeers1973 · as D'Artagnan
• England Made Me1973 · as Anthony Farrant
• Lost Horizon1973 · as George Conway
• Tennessee Williams' South1973
• Cabaret1972 · as Brian Roberts
• The Recreation of an Era1972 · as Self
• Touch and Go1971 · as Basil
• Zeppelin1971 · as Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
• Something for Everyone1970 · as Konrad Ludwig
• Alfred the Great1969 · as Guthrum
• Justine1969 · as Darley
• The Guru1969 · as Tom Pickle
• The Strange Affair1968 · as Peter Strange
• Red and Blue1968 · as Acrobat
• Romeo and Juliet1968 · as Tybalt
• Red, White, and Zero1968 · as Acrobat
• Smashing Time1967 · as Tom Wabe
• The Taming of the Shrew1967 · as Lucentio
• Confessions of Loving Couples1967 · as Peter
• Accident1967 · as William

All TV Shows (56)

• Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons2008 · as Stephen Combe
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008 · as Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice)
• Ben 10: Alien Force2008 · as Patrick (voice)
• Legends2006 · as Self
• Legends2006 · as Self (uncredited)
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Jefferson Van Smoot
• Frederick Forsyth's Icon2005 · as Sir Nigel Irvine
• Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Ares / Mr. Sera (voice)
• The Lady Musketeer2004 · as D'Artagnan
• Presidio Med2002 · as George Slingerland
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Bernard Fremont
• Founding Fathers2000 · as Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Michael York
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Asher Fleming
• The Lot1999 · as Colin Rhome
• Magic and Beyond1999 · as Host
• True Women1997 · as Lewis Lawshe
• The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century1996 · as Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
• The Ring1996 · as Walmar von Gotthard
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Kanto (voice)
• September1996 · as Edmund
• The Naked Truth1995 · as Leland Banks
• Sliders1995
• The Magic School Bus1994 · as Harry Herpst (voice)
• Babylon 51994 · as David 'Arthur' McIntyre
• seaQuest DSV1993 · as President Alexander Bourne
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Dr. Montague Kane (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Vertigo (voice)
• Vicki!1992 · as Self - Guest
• The Simpsons1989 · as Clayton (voice)
• The Simpsons1989 · as Nigel (voice)
• The Simpsons1989 · as Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice)
• The Simpsons1989 · as Mason Fairbanks (voice)
• Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again1989
• The Secret of the Sahara1988 · as Desmond Jordan
• The Far Country1987 · as Carl Zlinter
• Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Ponce de Leon
• Space1985 · as Dieter Kolff
• Au nom de tous les miens1985 · as Martin Gray
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• Knots Landing1979 · as Charles Scott
• A Man Called Intrepid1979 · as Evan Michaelian
• BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Weekend Special1977 · as King Sarastro (voice)
• Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as John the Baptist
• Film '721971 · as Self
• The Forsyte Saga1967 · as Jolyon 'Jolly' Forsyte
• The Wild Wild West1965 · as Gupta
• Gidget1965
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Roger Porlock
• Arrest and Trial1963
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as James Durie, Henry's older brother
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Host
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self