Michael York | |
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 York in 1999 | |
| Born | Michael Hugh Johnson 27 March 1942 Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Education | Bromley Grammar School for Boys, Hurstpierpoint College |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse |
Patricia McCallum (m. 1968) |
| Relatives | Rick McCallum (stepson) |
| Website | michaelyork |
Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson;[1] 27 March 1942[2]) is an English film, television, and stage 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 class demeanour 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), and 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.