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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 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).

Michael York OBE
York in 1999
Born	Michael Hugh Johnson (1942-03-27) 27 March 1942 (age 80) 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.net

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.

Early life

York was born in Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire,[2] son of Florence Edith May Chown,[2] a musician, and Joseph Gwynne Johnson,[2] a Llandovery-born Welsh ex-Royal Artillery British Army officer [1] and businessman.[2] York has an elder sister, Penelope Anne (born 1940) and younger twin sisters, Caroline and Bridget (born 1947); Bridget died a few hours after birth, according to his autobiography. He was brought up in Burgess Hill, Sussex.[3]

During his teenage years, York was educated at Bromley Grammar School for Boys,[4] Hurstpierpoint College and University College, Oxford. He did some early acting at the community theatre Bromley Little Theatre and is now its president.[4] This then led to his joining the National Youth Theatre,[4] also performing with the Oxford University Dramatic Society[3] and the University College Players.[3] He began his career in a 1956 production of The Yellow Jacket.[1] In 1959, he made his West End début with a small part in a production of Hamlet.[1]

Career

Prior to graduating with a degree in English from the University of Oxford in 1964,[1] York had toured with the National Youth Theatre,[1] After some time with the Dundee Repertory Theatre,[1] where he played in Brendan Behan's The Hostage, York joined National Theatre[1] under Laurence Olivier where he worked with Franco Zeffirelli[1] during the 1965 staging of Much Ado About Nothing.[1] Following his role on British TV as Jolyon (Jolly) in The Forsyte Saga (1967), York made his film debut as Lucentio in Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew (1967).[1] He then was cast as Tybalt in Zeffirelli's 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. He starred in The Guru (1969),[2] then played an amoral bisexual drifter in Something for Everyone (1970). In the 1971 film Zeppelin,[2] he portrayed a World War I soldier with conflicted family loyalties who pretends to side with the Germans. He portrayed the bisexual Brian Roberts in Bob Fosse's film version of Cabaret (1972).[2] In 1975, he portrayed a British soldier in 19th century colonial India in Conduct Unbecoming,[2] the first of three movies he did with director Michael Anderson. In 1977, he reunited with Franco Zeffirelli as John the Baptist in Jesus of Nazareth.[2]

York starred as D'Artagnan in the 1973 adaptation of The Three Musketeers[2] and he made his Broadway début in the original production of Tennessee Williams's Out Cry.[2] One year later the sequel to The Three Musketeers was released (roughly covering events in the second half of the book) titled The Four Musketeers.[5] Fifteen years later, most of the cast (and crew) joined together in a third film titled The Return of the Musketeers based on the Dumas novel Twenty Years After.[2] He played the title character in the film adaptation of Logan's Run (1976), a fugitive who tries to escape a computer-controlled society.[2] The following year, he starred in The Island of Dr. Moreau opposite Burt Lancaster.[6]

Since his auspicious early work, York has enjoyed a busy and varied career in film, television and on the stage. He appeared in two episodes in the second season of the Road to Avonlea series as Ezekiel Crane, the lighthouse keeper of Avonlea and foster father of Gus Pike.[2] His Broadway theatre credits include Bent (1980),[2] The Crucible (1992), Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (1993) and the ill-fated musical The Little Prince and the Aviator (1982), which closed during previews. He also has made many sound recordings as a reader, including Harper Audio's production of C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.[7]

York appeared in the 1996 Babylon 5 episode "A Late Delivery from Avalon" as a delusional man who believed himself to be King Arthur returned.[2] Two years later he would play King Arthur in A Knight in Camelot. He also appeared as Professor Asher Fleming, a 60-year-old Yale professor and boyfriend of Yale student Paris Geller (Liza Weil) during the fourth season of Gilmore Girls.[2] He performed the voice of the character Dr. Montague Kane in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Zatanna", as well as Kanto in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Tools of the Trade" and Ares in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk & Dove". York starred in both The Omega Code and its sequel, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, as Stone Alexander, the Antichrist from Christian eschatology.[2]

In 2002, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.[8] He played President Alexander Bourne of Macaronesia on seaQuest 2032. He played Basil Exposition in all three of the Austin Powers films.[3] He has made an appearance on The Simpsons as Mason Fairbanks, Homer Simpson's possible father, in "Homer's Paternity Coot". In 2006, York played the character Bernard Fremont (inspired by real life serial killer Charles Sobhraj) in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Slither". He also appeared as a fictionalised version of himself in several episodes of the third season of Curb Your Enthusiasm as an investor in Larry's new restaurant 'BoBo's. In 2009, he lent his voice to Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

York voiced Petrie's uncle Pterano in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire. In 2009, he narrated the entire Bible for The Word of Promise Audio Bible, a star-studded, performance of the New King James Version.[9] York again played King Arthur in a revival of Lerner and Loewe's Camelot, which began its run at the La Mirada Theatre in Southern California, and toured nationally in 2006 and 2007.

York portrays Luke in The Truth & Life Dramatised Audio New Testament Bible, a 22-hour audio dramatisation of the New Testament, which uses the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition translation. In 2008, York took part in the BBC Wales programme Coming Home about his Welsh family history. In September 2013, York played Albany in the Gala Performance of William Shakespeare's King Lear at the Old Vic in London.[10]

Personal life

York met photographer Patricia McCallum in 1967 when she was assigned to photograph him, and they married on 27 March 1968, York's 26th birthday. His stepson is Star Wars producer Rick McCallum. York was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1977.[11]

External video
Michael York Speaks at The National Press Club on amyloidosis, 4:00-60:00, 12 August 2016, National Press Club[12]

Health issues

In 2013, York announced he was suffering from the rare disease called amyloidosis.[13] Doctors initially thought he had bone cancer.[14] In 2012, he underwent a stem cell transplant, which can alleviate symptoms.[15]

In 2022, York and his wife moved to Rochester, Minnesota, to be closer to the Mayo Clinic Hospital for treatment.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	The Taming of the Shrew	Lucentio
	Confessions of Loving Couples	Peter
	Accident	William
	Red and Blue	Acrobat	Short film
	Smashing Time	Tom Wabe
1968	Separation	Himself	Uncredited
	Romeo and Juliet	Tybalt
	The Strange Affair	Peter Strange
1969	The Guru	Tom Pickle
	Alfred the Great	Guthrum
	Justine	Darley
1970	Something for Everyone	Konrad Ludwig
1971	Zeppelin	Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
	Touch and Go [fr]	Basil
1972	Cabaret	Brian Roberts
1973	Lost Horizon	George Conway
	England Made Me	Anthony Farrant
	The Three Musketeers	D'Artagnan
1974	The Four Musketeers	D'Artagnan
	Great Expectations	Pip
	Murder on the Orient Express	Count Rudolf Andrenyi
1975	Conduct Unbecoming	Lieutenant Arthur Drake
1976	Logan's Run	Logan 5
	Seven Nights in Japan	Prince George
1977	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Andrew Braddock
	The Last Remake of Beau Geste	Beau Geste
1978	Fedora	Himself
1979	The Riddle of the Sands	Charles Carruthers
1980	Final Assignment	Lyosha Petrov
1981	The White Lions	Chris McBride
1983	For Those I Loved	Martin Gray
1984	Success Is the Best Revenge	Alex Rodak
1986	Dawn	John Dawson
1987	Lethal Obsession	Dr. Proper
1988	Phantom of Death	Robert Dominici
	Midnight Cop	Karstens
1989	The Return of the Musketeers	D'Artagnan
1990	Come See the Paradise	Dance Hall Band
1991	Eline Vere	Lawrence St. Clare
1992	The Long Shadow	Gabor Romandy
1993	Wide Sargasso Sea	Paul Mason
1994	Discretion Assured	Trevor McCabe
1995	Gospa	Milan Vukovic
	A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Merlin	[18]
	Not of This Earth	Paul Johnson
1997	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Basil Exposition
	Goodbye America	Senator Bladon
	Dark Planet	Capt. Winter
	The Long Way Home	Narrator (voice)	Documentary film
	A Christmas Carol	Bob Cratchit (voice)
1998	Merchants of Venus	Alex Jakoff
	Wrongfully Accused	Hibbing Goodhue
	54	Ambassador
	The Treat	Simon
	Lovers & Liars	Dick Bunche
	One Hell of a Guy	Devil
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Basil Exposition
	Puss in Boots	Puss in Boots (voice)
	The Omega Code	Stone Alexander
	The Haunting of Hell House	Professor Ambrose
2000	The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire	Pterano (voice)
	Borstal Boy	Joyce
	A Monkey's Tale	The Lankoo King (voice)
2001	Megiddo: The Omega Code 2	Stone Alexander / Satan
2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Basil Exposition
	A Very Merry Pooh Year	Narrator (voice)
2004	Moscow Heat	Roger Chambers
2007	Flatland: The Movie	Spherius (voice)
2008	Testimony: The Untold Story of Pope John Paul II	Narrator (voice)	Documentary film
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Prime #1 (voice)
2010	Pravosudiye Volkov	Mikhail Polyakov
	Quixote	Don Quixote (voice)	Short film
	Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes (voice)
	The Justice of Wolves	Mika
	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey	Core (voice)
2011	The Mill and the Cross	Nicolaes Jonghelinck
2011	Glad Christmas Tidings	Narrator (voice)
2012	Flatland 2: Sphereland	Spherius (voice)
2014	Sleeping Beauty	Narrator (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Arrest and Trial	Pete Bakalyan	Episode: "A Circle of Strangers"
1966	The Wild Wild West	Gupta	Episode 2: “The Night of the Golden Cobra”
1967	Death Valley Days	Haynie	Episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Die"
1967	The Forsyte Saga	Jolyon "Jolly" Forsyte
1968	The Wednesday Play	Roger Porlock	Episode: "Rebel in the Grave"
1974	Great Expectations	Pip	TV film
1977	Jesus of Nazareth	John the Baptist	Miniseries
1977	BBC2 Play of the Week: True Patriot	Dietrich Bonhoeffer	TV film
1978	Much Ado About Nothing	Benedick	TV film
1979	A Man Called Intrepid	Evan Michaelian	Miniseries
1981	Vendredi ou la Vie Sauvage	Robinson Crusoe	TV film
1982	Twilight Theater		TV film
1983	The Phantom of the Opera	Michael Hartnell	TV film
1983	The Weather in the Streets	Rollo Spencer	TV film
1984	The Master of Ballantrae	James Durie	TV film
1985	Space	Dieter Kolff	Miniseries
1986	ABC Afterschool Special	Chet Gordon	Episode: "Are You My Mother?"
1986	The Storybook Series with Hayley Mills	Beast (voice)
1986	Tall Tales & Legends	Ponce de Leon	Episode: "Ponde de Leon"
1986	Sword of Gideon	Robert	TV film
1986	Dark Mansions	Jason Drake	TV film
1986	Nevil Shute's The Far Country	Carl Zlinter	TV film
1987	The Far Country	George Miller	2 episodes
1987–1988	Knots Landing	Charles Scott	8 episodes
1988	The Secret of the Sahara	Desmond Jordan	Miniseries
1988	The Four Minute Mile	Franz Stampfl	Miniseries
1989	The Lady and the Highwayman	King Charles II	TV film
1989	Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again	Paul de Lancel	Miniseries
1990	The Heat of the Day	Robert Kelway	TV film
1990	Night of the Fox	Field Marshal Rommel	TV film
1991	Road to Avonlea	Ezekiel Crane	2 episodes
1991	Duel of Hearts	Gervaise Warlingham	TV film
1992	The Legend of Prince Valiant	Owen (voice)	3 episodes
1992–1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Count Vertigo, Montague Kane (voices)	2 episodes
1993	Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn	Narrator (voice)	TV documentary film
1993	Tracey Ullman Takes on New York	Central Park Acquaintance	Comedy Special
1994	TekWar	Prince Richard	1 episode
1994	ABC Weekend Special	King Sarastro	Episode: "The Magic Flute"
1994	Fall from Grace	Hans-Dieter Stromelburg	TV film
1994	Rochade	Paul Grumbach	TV film
1995	Shadow of a Kiss	Albert	TV film
1995–1996	seaQuest DSV	President Alexander Bourne	3 episodes
1995	The Naked Truth	Leland Banks	Episode: "Woman Jokes While Husband Cooks!"
1995	The Magic School Bus	Harry Herp (voice)	Episode: "Cold Feet"
1996	La Nouvelle tribu	Ilya	Miniseries
1996	September	Edmund	TV film
1996	The Ring	Walmar von Gotthard	TV film
1996	Babylon 5	David "King Arthur" McIntyre	Episode: "A Late Delivery from Avalon"
1996	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Androcles / The Priest (voice)	Episode: "Compassion"
1996	Un coup de baguette magique	Ilya	TV film
1997	Superman: The Animated Series	Kanto (voice)	Episode: "Tools of the Trade"
1997	Sliders	Dr. Vargas	Episode: "This Slide of Paradise"
1997	True Women	Lewis Lawshe	Miniseries
1997	The Ripper	Sir Charles Warren	TV film
1998	Dead Man's Gun	Herr Friederich Von Huber	Episode: "The Collector"
1998	Glory, Glory	Rev. Hopewell	Pilot
1998	A Knight in Camelot	King Arthur	TV film
1998	Perfect Little Angels	Dr. Calvin Lawrence	TV film
1998	Search for Nazi Gold	Narrator	TV documentary
2000	Founding Fathers	Alexander Hamilton	TV documentary film
2001	The Lot	Colin Rhome	2 episodes
2002	Liberty's Kids	Admiral Lord Howe (voice)	2 episodes
2002	Presidio Med	George Slingerland	Episode: "Secrets"
2002	Founding Brothers	Alexander Hamilton	TV documentary film
2002	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	4 episodes
2003	La Femme Musketeer	Jacques D'Artagnan	TV film
2003–2004	Gilmore Girls	Professor Asher Fleming	4 episodes
2004	Crusader	McGovern	TV film
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Ares (voice)	Episode: "Hawk and Dove"
2004	Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!	Master Zan (voice)	Episode: "Antauri's Masters"
2005	Icon	Nigel Irvine	TV film
2006, 2016-2020	The Simpsons	Mason Fairbanks, Dr. Lionel Budgie, Nigel, Clay (voices)	4 episodes
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Bernard Fremont	Episode: "Slither"
2007	The Replacements	Agent G (voice)	Episode: "London Calling"
2008	Four Seasons	Stephen Combe	Miniseries
2008	Ben 10: Alien Force	Patrick (voice)	Episode: "Be-Knighted"
2009	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice)	2 episodes
2010	How I Met Your Mother	Jefferson Van Smoot	Episode: "Robots Versus Wrestlers"
2010	Family Guy	Documentary Speaker (voice)	Episode: "Partial Terms of Endearment"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
1998	Die by the Sword	Instructor
1998	Tex Murphy: Overseer	J. Saint Gideon

Autobiography

• Accidentally on Purpose: An Autobiography. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1991. ISBN 978-0-6716-8940-7..
• Travelling Player: An Autobiography. London: Headline. 1991. ISBN 978-0-7472-3306-0..

Also available in other editions

Other works

• York wrote about his experience with Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 in Dispatches from Armageddon. 2001, Smith & Kraus. ISBN 978-1-5752-5311-4.
• York is also the co-author, with director Adrian Brine, of A Shakespearean Actor Prepares. 2000, Smith & Kraus. ISBN 978-0-7394-1178-0.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1970	Laurel Awards	Golden Laurel - Male New face	Romeo and Juliet	Nominated	[19]
1978	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films	Best Actor	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Nominated	[19]
1986	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming	ABC Afterschool Special episode Are You My Mother?	Nominated	[19]
2000	Temecula Valley International Film Festival	Lifetime Achievement Award	Outstanding TV/Film career	Won	[19]
2001	DVD Exclusive Awards	Best Animated Character Performance	The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (voice)	Nominated	[19]
2001	53rd Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	The Lot	Nominated	[19]
2002	Hollywood Walk of Fame	Motion Picture Star	Outstanding Film career	Won	[19][8]
2002	Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	Town of Karlovy Vary Award	Outstanding TV/Film career	Won	[19]
2009	14th Satellite Awards	Mary Pickford Award	Veteran Actor Outstanding TV/Film career	Won	[19]
2011	Transilvania International Film Festival	Lifetime Achievement Award	Outstanding TV/Film career	Won	[19]

References

External links

• Official website
• Michael York at IMDb
• Michael York at the Internet Broadway Database
• Works by or about Michael York in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

На других языках

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[de] Michael York

Michael York OBE (* 27. März 1942 in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire; eigentlich Michael Hugh Johnson) ist ein britischer Schauspieler. In den 1970er-Jahren wurde York als Darsteller in jugendlichen Heldenrollen populär. Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmen zählen Cabaret, Die drei Musketiere, Flucht ins 23. Jahrhundert und Austin Powers.

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- [en] Michael York

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[es] Michael York

Michael York (nacido Michael Hugh Johnson; Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, 27 de marzo de 1942) es un actor de teatro y cine británico. Es oficial de la Orden del Imperio Británico.

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[ru] Йорк, Майкл

Майкл Йорк (англ. Michael York, при рождении Майкл Хью Джо́нсон (англ. Michael Hugh Johnson); род. 27 марта 1942 (1942-03-27)) — британский актёр. Двукратный номинант на премию «Эмми». Наиболее известен по ролям в фильмах «Ромео и Джульетта» (1968), «Кабаре» (1972), «Три мушкетёра» (1973), «Бегство Логана» (1976), а также трилогии об Остине Пауэрсе (1997–2002).

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