Michael York: Movies & Box Office

Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an accomplished English film, television, and stage actor. He first found fame performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre before making a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). His strong, charming British persona landed him leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s, including roles in films like Something for Everyone (1970), Cabaret (1972) and The Three Musketeers (also 1973). He is also known for his part in Logan's Run (1976).

In his later career, he has been recognized for his role 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 was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his significant contributions to motion pictures. York was born in Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, son of Florence Edith May Chown, a musician, and Joseph Gwynne Johnson, a Welsh British Army officer and businessman. York was educated at Bromley Grammar School for Boys, Hurstpierpoint College, and University College, Oxford.