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Michael York

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Michael York

Born March 27, 1942 in Fulmer, England, UK111 films

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).

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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.

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Murder on the Orient Express posterFirst watchMurder on the Orient Express19747.1as Count AndrenyiIn 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.View film

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Filmography

111 films as actor
  1. 2026The Crystal PlanetThe Patriarch (voice)
  2. 2025DreamsPrivate Agent
  3. 2014Sleeping BeautyThe Narrator
  4. 2012Flatland²: SpherelandSpherius (voice)
  5. 2011The Mill and the CrossNicolaes Jonghelinck
  6. 2010The Justice of WolvesMika - Adult
  7. 2010Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (voice)
  8. 2009A Tale of Two Cities: In ConcertNarrator
  9. 2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenPrime #1 (voice)
  10. 2007FlatlandSpherius (voice)
  11. 2005CrusaderMcGovern
  12. 2005IconSir Nigel Irvine
  13. 2004Moscow HeatRoger Chambers
  14. 2002Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh YearNarrator (voice)
  15. 2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberBasil Exposition
  16. 2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2Stone Alexander
  17. 2001Borstal BoyJoyce
  18. 2000The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold FirePterano (voice)
  19. 2000One Hell of a GuyThe Devil
  20. 1999The Haunting of Hell HouseProfessor Ambrose
  21. 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
  22. 1999The Omega CodeStone Alexander
  23. 1999Puss in BootsPuss In Boots (voice)
  24. 1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeBasil Exposition
  25. 1998Lovers and LiarsDick
  26. 1998A Knight in CamelotKing Arthur
  27. 1998The TreatSimon
  28. 199854Ambassador
  29. 1998Wrongfully AccusedHibbing Goodhue
  30. 1998Perfect Little AngelsCalvin Lawrence
  31. 1998Merchants of VenusAlex Jakoff
  32. 1998Babylon 5: In the BeginningDavid 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
  33. 1997The RipperSir Charles Warren
  34. 1997A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit (voice)
  35. 1997Un coup de baguette magiqueIlya
  36. 1997Dark PlanetWinter
  37. 1997Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryBasil Exposition
  38. 1997Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers ClubThe Swingers Club
  39. 1997Goodbye AmericaSenator Bladon
  40. 1996The RingWalmar von Gotthard
  41. 1995The Miracle of MedjugorjeMilan Vukovic
  42. 1995Not of This EarthPaul Johnson
  43. 1995Shadow of a KissAlbert
  44. 1995A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMerlin
  45. 1994Discretion AssuredTrevor
  46. 1994Fall from GraceHans-Dieter Stromelburg
  47. 1994The Magic FluteKing Sarastro
  48. 1994TekWar: TekLabRichard Stewart
  49. 1993David CopperfieldEdward Murdstone (voice)
  50. 1993The Magic PaintbrushThe King (voice)
  51. 1993Wide Sargasso SeaPaul Mason
  52. 1992RochadePaul Grumbach
  53. 1992Duel of HeartsGervaise Warlingham
  54. 1992The Long Shadow
  55. 1991Eline VereLawrence St. Clare
  56. 1991The WandererSaxon Warrior
  57. 1990Night of the FoxField Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
  58. 1990Come See the ParadiseDance Hall Band
  59. 1989Till We Meet AgainPaul de Lancel
  60. 1989The Heat of the DayRobert
  61. 1989The Return of the MusketeersD'Artagnan
  62. 1988The Lady and the HighwaymanKing Charles II
  63. 1988The Four Minute MileFranz Stampfl
  64. 1988Midnight CopKarstens
  65. 1988Phantom of DeathRobert Dominici
  66. 1987Lethal ObsessionDr. Proper
  67. 1986The DawnJohn Dawson
  68. 1986Ponce de LeonPonce de Leon
  69. 1986Sword of GideonRobert
  70. 1986Dark MansionsJason Drake
  71. 1986Are You My Mother?Chet Gordon
  72. 1984The Bengal Lancers!Captain Walberton
  73. 1984Success Is the Best RevengeAlex Rodak
  74. 1984The Master of BallantraeJames Durie
  75. 1983The Weather in the StreetsRollo Spencer
  76. 1983For Those I LovedMartin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
  77. 1983Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
  78. 1983The Phantom of the OperaMichael Hartnell
  79. 1982Twilight Theatre
  80. 1981The White LionsChris McBride
  81. 1981Golden Book Video - Beauty and the BeastBeast (voice)
  82. 1981Beauty and the BeastThe Beast (voice)
  83. 1980Final AssignmentLyosha Petrov
  84. 1979The Riddle of the SandsCharles Carruthers
  85. 1977True PatriotDietrich Bonhoeffer
  86. 1977The Island of Dr. MoreauAndrew Braddock
  87. 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteBeau Geste
  88. 1976Seven Nights in JapanPrince George
  89. 1976Logan's RunLogan
  90. 1975Conduct Unbecoming2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
  91. 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressCount Andrenyi
  92. 1974The Four MusketeersD'Artagnan
  93. 1974Great ExpectationsPip
  94. 1973The Three MusketeersD'Artagnan
  95. 1973England Made MeAnthony Farrant
  96. 1973Lost HorizonGeorge Conway
  97. 1972CabaretBrian Roberts
  98. 1971Touch and GoBasil
  99. 1971ZeppelinGeoffrey Richter-Douglas
  100. 1970Something for EveryoneKonrad Ludwig
  101. 1969Alfred the GreatGuthrum
  102. 1969JustineDarley
  103. 1969The GuruTom Pickle
  104. 1968The Strange AffairPeter Strange
  105. 1968Red and BlueAcrobat
  106. 1968Romeo and JulietTybalt
  107. 1968Red, White, and ZeroAcrobat
  108. 1967Smashing TimeTom Wabe
  109. 1967The Taming of the ShrewLucentio
  110. 1967Confessions of Loving CouplesPeter
  111. 1967AccidentWilliam