Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 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.

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Michael York OBE (* 27. März 1942 in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire; eigentlich Michael Hugh Johnson) ist ein britischer Schauspieler. In den 1970er Jahren wurde York als Darsteller in jugendlichen Heldenrollen populär. Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmen zählen Cabaret, Die drei Musketiere, Flucht ins 23. Jahrhundert und Austin Powers.

Michael York, nascido Michael Hugh Johnson, (Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, 27 de março de 1942) é um ator inglês de cinema, televisão e teatro. Depois de se apresentar no palco com o Royal National Theatre, ele teve um grande avanço no cinema ao interpretar Tybalt em "Romeu e Julieta" de Franco Zeffirelli (1968). Sua "loura, aparência de menino de olhos azuis e comportamento da classe social alta inglesa o viu desempenhar papéis principais em vários grandes filmes britânicos e de Hollywood da década de 1970. Seus papéis mais conhecidos incluem Brian Roberts em Cabaret (1972), George Conway em Lost Horizon (1973), D'Artagnan em The Three Musketeers (1973).