Michael York
Michael York (born
Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) 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-class demeanour 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), and Logan 5 in ''
Logan's Run'' (1976).
In his later career York 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, York received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures.
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