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 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
Mar 27, 1942
Fulmer, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
137 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.7
Known For
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
as Basil Exposition
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
as Basil Exposition
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Basil Exposition
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Count Andrenyi
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
as Prime #1 (voice)
Logan's Run
1976
as Logan
Romeo and Juliet
1968
as Tybalt
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
as Lucentio
The Three Musketeers
1973
as D'Artagnan
54
1998
as Ambassador
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