Michael York
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.
Born: 27 March 1942
Played In
Movie
Aug 2026
The Crystal Planet
The Patriarch (voice)
Movie
Jul 2025
Dreams
Private Agent
Movie
Jul 2014
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Self
Movie
May 2014
Sleeping Beauty
The Narrator
Movie
Feb 2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Self
Movie
Oct 2012
Flatland²: Sphereland
Spherius (voice)
Movie
May 2012
Earth Songs
Narrator
Movie
Sep 2011
Glad Christmas Tidings Featuring David Archuleta
Self
Movie
Mar 2011
The Mill and the Cross
Nicolaes Jonghelinck
Movie
Oct 2010
The Justice of Wolves
Mika - Adult
Movie
Aug 2010
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Movie
Nov 2009
A Tale of Two Cities: In Concert
Narrator
Movie
Jun 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Prime #1 (voice)
TV Show
Dec 2008
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Stephen Combe
Movie
Oct 2008
Świadectwo
TV Show
Oct 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Dr. Nuvo Vindi (voice)
Movie
Aug 2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Self - Narrator
Movie
Jun 2008
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Self - Narrator
TV Show
Apr 2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
Patrick (voice)
Movie
Mar 2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self
Movie
Jan 2007
Flatland
Spherius (voice)
TV Show
Nov 2006
Legends
Self
TV Show
Nov 2006
Legends
Self (uncredited)
Movie
Oct 2006
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion
Narrator
Movie
Sep 2006
Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari
TV Show
Sep 2005
How I Met Your Mother
Jefferson Van Smoot
Movie
Sep 2005
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Self
Movie
Aug 2005
Crusader
McGovern
Movie
Aug 2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Narrator
TV Show
May 2005
Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine
Movie
Jan 2005
Icon
Sir Nigel Irvine
Movie
Nov 2004
Moscow Heat
Roger Chambers
Movie
Oct 2004
Freedom from Despair
Voice Over
Movie
Sep 2004
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Self
TV Show
Jul 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Ares / Mr. Sera (voice)
TV Show
Jun 2004
The Lady Musketeer
D'Artagnan
Movie
Nov 2002
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2002
Presidio Med
George Slingerland
Movie
Jul 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Basil Exposition
TV Show
Sep 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Bernard Fremont
Movie
Sep 2001
In Search of Peace
Chaim Herzog (voice)
Movie
Sep 2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Stone Alexander
Movie
Mar 2001
Borstal Boy
Joyce
Movie
Dec 2000
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Pterano (voice)
TV Show
Nov 2000
Founding Fathers
Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice)
Movie
Oct 2000
One Hell of a Guy
The Devil
TV Show
Oct 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael York
TV Show
Oct 2000
Gilmore Girls
Asher Fleming
Movie
Nov 1999
The Haunting of Hell House
Professor Ambrose
Movie
Nov 1999
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
Self
Movie
Nov 1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Basil Exposition (segment "Beautiful Stranger")
Movie
Oct 1999
The Omega Code
Stone Alexander
TV Show
Aug 1999
The Lot
Colin Rhome
Movie
Jul 1999
Puss in Boots
Puss In Boots (voice)
Movie
Jun 1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Basil Exposition
TV Show
Jan 1999
Magic and Beyond
Host
Movie
Nov 1998
Lovers and Liars
Dick
Movie
Nov 1998
A Knight in Camelot
King Arthur
Movie
Sep 1998
The Treat
Simon
Movie
Aug 1998
54
Ambassador
Movie
Jul 1998
Wrongfully Accused
Hibbing Goodhue
Movie
Jun 1998
Perfect Little Angels
Calvin Lawrence
Movie
Mar 1998
Merchants of Venus
Alex Jakoff
Movie
Jan 1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
David 'Arthur' McIntyre (arcive footage, uncredited)
Movie
Dec 1997
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Movie
Dec 1997
The Ripper
Sir Charles Warren
Movie
Sep 1997
The Long Way Home
(voice)
Movie
Aug 1997
Un coup de baguette magique
Ilya
Movie
Aug 1997
Dark Planet
Winter
TV Show
May 1997
True Women
Lewis Lawshe
Movie
May 1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Basil Exposition
Movie
Apr 1997
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
The Swingers Club
Movie
Jan 1997
Goodbye America
Senator Bladon
TV Show
Nov 1996
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Robert Graves / Harold Owen (voice)
Movie
Oct 1996
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard
TV Show
Oct 1996
The Ring
Walmar von Gotthard
TV Show
Sep 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Kanto (voice)
Movie
Apr 1996
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Edmund
Movie
Jan 1996
Basketball Mozart
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jan 1996
September
Edmund
Movie
Oct 1995
Virgin Mary
Milan Vukovic
TV Show
Sep 1995
The Naked Truth
Leland Banks
Movie
Sep 1995
Not of This Earth
Paul Johnson
Movie
Aug 1995
Shadow of a Kiss
Albert
Movie
May 1995
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Merlin
TV Show
Mar 1995
Sliders
TV Show
Sep 1994
The Magic School Bus
Harry Herpst (voice)
Movie
Aug 1994
Discretion Assured
Trevor
Movie
Jun 1994
Fall from Grace
Hans-Dieter Stromelburg
Movie
Apr 1994
The Magic Flute
King Sarastro
Movie
Feb 1994
TekWar: TekLab
Richard Stewart
TV Show
Jan 1994
Babylon 5
David 'Arthur' McIntyre
Movie
Dec 1993
David Copperfield
Edward Murdstone (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1993
seaQuest DSV
President Alexander Bourne
Movie
Apr 1993
The Magic Paintbrush
The King (voice)
Movie
Apr 1993
Wide Sargasso Sea
Paul Mason
TV Show
Sep 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Montague Kane (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Vertigo (voice)
TV Show
Aug 1992
Vicki!
Self - Guest
Movie
Jan 1992
Rochade
Paul Grumbach
Movie
Jan 1992
Duel of Hearts
Gervaise Warlingham
Movie
Jan 1992
The Long Shadow
Movie
Mar 1991
Eline Vere
Lawrence St. Clare
Movie
Jan 1991
The Wanderer
Saxon Warrior
Movie
Nov 1990
Night of the Fox
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel / Caporal Berger
Movie
Aug 1990
Come See the Paradise
Dance Hall Band
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Clayton (voice)
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Mason Fairbanks (voice)
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Dr. Lionel Budgie (voice)
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Nigel (voice)
Movie
Nov 1989
Till We Meet Again
Paul de Lancel
TV Show
Nov 1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Movie
Jun 1989
The Heat of the Day
Robert
Movie
Apr 1989
The Return of the Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Movie
Dec 1988
The Lady and the Highwayman
King Charles II
Movie
Nov 1988
The Four Minute Mile
Franz Stampfl
Movie
Nov 1988
Midnight Cop
Karstens
Movie
Mar 1988
Phantom of Death
Robert Dominici
TV Show
Jan 1988
The Secret of the Sahara
Desmond Jordan
Movie
Oct 1987
Lethal Obsession
Dr. Proper
TV Show
Mar 1987
The Far Country
Carl Zlinter
Movie
Dec 1986
The Dawn
John Dawson
Movie
Nov 1986
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon
Movie
Sep 1986
Sword of Gideon
Robert
Movie
Aug 1986
Dark Mansions
Jason Drake
Movie
Mar 1986
Are You My Mother?
Chet Gordon
TV Show
Sep 1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Ponce de Leon
TV Show
Apr 1985
Space
Dieter Kolff
TV Show
Feb 1985
Au nom de tous les miens
Martin Gray
Movie
Jun 1984
The Bengal Lancers!
Captain Walberton
Movie
May 1984
Success Is the Best Revenge
Alex Rodak
Movie
Jan 1984
The Master of Ballantrae
James Durie
Movie
Nov 1983
The Weather in the Streets
Rollo Spencer
Movie
Oct 1983
For Those I Loved
Martin's Father / Martin Gray (age 40)
Movie
Feb 1983
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Movie
Jan 1983
The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Hartnell
Movie
Oct 1982
Twilight Theater II
Self- Guest
Movie
Feb 1982
Twilight Theatre
Self - Host
Movie
Dec 1981
The White Lions
Chris McBride
Movie
Sep 1981
Golden Book Video - Beauty and the Beast
Beast (voice)
Movie
Mar 1981
Beauty and the Beast
The Beast (voice)
TV Show
Feb 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Movie
Oct 1980
Final Assignment
Lyosha Petrov
TV Show
Dec 1979
Knots Landing
Charles Scott
Movie
Oct 1979
The Riddle of the Sands
Charles Carruthers
TV Show
May 1979
A Man Called Intrepid
Evan Michaelian
Movie
Sep 1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
Movie
Jun 1978
Fedora
Self
Movie
May 1978
Regie: Billy Wilder
Self
Movie
Oct 1977
True Patriot
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
TV Show
Sep 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
TV Show
Sep 1977
Weekend Special
King Sarastro (voice)
Movie
Jul 1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Andrew Braddock
Movie
Jun 1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste
TV Show
Mar 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist
Movie
Aug 1976
Seven Nights in Japan
Prince George
Movie
Jun 1976
Logan's Run
Logan
Movie
Jan 1976
A Look Into the 23rd Century
Self
Movie
Oct 1975
Conduct Unbecoming
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Drake
Movie
Nov 1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Count Andrenyi
Movie
Oct 1974
The Four Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Movie
Jan 1974
Great Expectations
Pip
Movie
Dec 1973
The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
Movie
Jun 1973
England Made Me
Anthony Farrant
Movie
Mar 1973
Lost Horizon
George Conway
Movie
Jan 1973
Tennessee Williams' South
Movie
Feb 1972
Cabaret
Brian Roberts
Movie
Jan 1972
The Recreation of an Era
Self
TV Show
Nov 1971
Film '72
Self
Movie
Sep 1971
Touch and Go
Basil
Movie
Apr 1971
Zeppelin
Geoffrey Richter-Douglas
Movie
Jul 1970
Something for Everyone
Konrad Ludwig
Movie
Oct 1969
Alfred the Great
Guthrum
Movie
Aug 1969
Justine
Darley
Movie
Feb 1969
The Guru
Tom Pickle
Movie
Aug 1968
The Strange Affair
Peter Strange
Movie
Aug 1968
Red and Blue
Acrobat
Movie
Apr 1968
Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt
Movie
Jan 1968
Red, White, and Zero
Acrobat
Movie
Dec 1967
Smashing Time
Tom Wabe
Movie
Mar 1967
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio
Movie
Feb 1967
Confessions of Loving Couples
Peter
Movie
Feb 1967
Accident
William
TV Show
Jan 1967
The Forsyte Saga
Jolyon 'Jolly' Forsyte
TV Show
Sep 1965
The Wild Wild West
Gupta
TV Show
Sep 1965
Gidget
TV Show
Sep 1964
The Wednesday Play
Roger Porlock
TV Show
Sep 1963
Arrest and Trial
TV Show
Oct 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
TV Show
Apr 1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
TV Show
Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James Durie, Henry's older brother
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self