Person
Michael York
Actor · Crew· Fulmer, England, UK
Michael York, born Michael Hugh Johnson in 1942, rose to prominence with his performance as Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet." His striking blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, and aristocratic bearing made him a staple in British and American cinema during the 1970s. Roles such as Konrad Ludwig, Brian Roberts, and D'Artagnan solidified his status, while his portrayal of Basil Exposition in the "Austin Powers" series showcased his versatility in later years. Nominated for two Emmy Awards and honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, York's career spans a breadth of characters and genres, cementing his legacy as a versatile leading man.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Basil Exposition · 1997
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Basil Exposition · 1999
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Basil Exposition · 2002
Murder on the Orient Express
Count Andrenyi · 1974
Logan's Run
Logan · 1976
Cabaret
Brian Roberts · 1972
Romeo and Juliet
1968
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Crystal Planet | The Patriarch (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Earth Songs | Narrator | Film |
| 2011 | The Mill and the Cross | Nicolaes Jonghelinck | Film |
| 2010 | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The Justice of Wolves | Mika - Adult | Film |
| 2009 | A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert | Narrator | Film |
| 2008 | Chris & Don: A Love Story | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2008 | Świadectwo | Film | |
| 2008 | Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | Flatland | Spherius (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion | Narrator | Film |
| 2005 | Icon | Sir Nigel Irvine | Film |
| 2005 | Crusader | McGovern | Film |
| 2004 | Moscow Heat | Roger Chambers | Film |
| 2002 | Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Basil Exposition | Film |
| 2001 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Stone Alexander | Film |
| 2001 | In Search of Peace | Chaim Herzog (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Borstal Boy | Joyce | Film |
| 2000 | The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | Pterano (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | One Hell of a Guy | The Devil | Film |
| 1999 | The Omega Code | Stone Alexander | Film |
| 1999 | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger") | Film |
| 1999 | Puss in Boots | Puss In Boots (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Basil Exposition | Film |
| 1999 | The Haunting of Hell House | Professor Ambrose | Film |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: In the Beginning | David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited) | Film |
| 1998 | A Knight in Camelot | King Arthur | Film |
| 1998 | Perfect Little Angels | Calvin Lawrence | Film |
| 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Hibbing Goodhue | Film |
| 1998 | Lovers and Liars | Dick | Film |
| 1997 | The Long Way Home | (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | Dark Planet | Winter | Film |
| 1997 | Goodbye America | Senator Bladon | Film |
| 1997 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Basil Exposition | Film |
| 1997 | The Ripper | Sir Charles Warren | Film |
| 1996 | The Ring | Walmar von Gotthard | Film |
| 1996 | Rosamunde Pilcher: September | Edmund | Film |
| 1996 | September | Edmund | TV |
| 1995 | Not of This Earth | Paul Johnson | Film |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLab | Richard Stewart | Film |
| 1993 | Wide Sargasso Sea | Paul Mason | Film |
| 1992 | Duel of Hearts | Gervaise Warlingham | Film |
| 1992 | The Long Shadow | Film | |
| 1991 | Eline Vere | Lawrence St. Clare | Film |
| 1991 | The Wanderer | Saxon Warrior | Film |
| 1990 | Night of the Fox | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger | Film |
| 1989 | Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again | TV | |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Film |
| 1988 | The Lady and the Highwayman | King Charles II | Film |
| 1988 | Phantom of Death | Robert Dominici | Film |
| 1988 | Midnight Cop | Karstens | Film |
| 1987 | Lethal Obsession | Dr. Proper | Film |
| 1986 | Sword of Gideon | Robert | Film |
| 1986 | Are You My Mother? | Chet Gordon | Film |
| 1986 | Ponce de Leon | Ponce de Leon | Film |
| 1984 | Success Is the Best Revenge | Alex Rodak | Film |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantrae | James Durie | Film |
| 1983 | For Those I Loved | Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40) | Film |
| 1983 | The Phantom of the Opera | Michael Hartnell | Film |
| 1982 | Twilight Theater II | Self- Guest | Film |
| 1982 | Twilight Theatre | Film | |
| 1979 | The Riddle of the Sands | Charles Carruthers | Film |
| 1978 | Fedora | Self | Film |
| 1978 | Regie: Billy Wilder | Self | Film |
| 1977 | True Patriot | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Film |
| 1977 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Andrew Braddock | Film |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Beau Geste | Film |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | John the Baptist | TV |
| 1976 | Logan's Run | Logan | Film |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake | Film |
| 1974 | Great Expectations | Pip | Film |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Film |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | Count Andrenyi | Film |
| 1973 | Lost Horizon | George Conway | Film |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Film |
| 1973 | England Made Me | Anthony Farrant | Film |
| 1972 | Cabaret | Brian Roberts | Film |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Geoffrey Richter-Douglas | Film |
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