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 Michael York was born in Fulmer, England, 27 March 1942. He performed on stage with the National Youth Theatre in London's East End and on international tour. Other early acting experience came through the Oxford University Dramatic Society (he graduated from Oxford in1964), the Dundee Repertory, and Laurence Olivier's National Theater Company - where he worked with Franco Zeffirelli, who gave him his film debut as Lucentio in The Taming of The Shrew (1967) and his breakthrough role as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1968). He achieved early TV acclaim for his portrayal of Jolyon in The Forsyte Saga (1967). Other notable early movie roles include Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), Count Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and D'Artagnan in several Musketeers films. He has starred in over 50 TV movies, continued stage work, starring on Broadway, made many spoken word recordings, written and lectured internationally. His autobiography (1993) was issued as "Accidentally on Purpose" in the U.S. and "Travelling Player" in Britain. He was in the hit The Omega Code (1999) with Catherine Oxenberg and Casper Van Dien. He had a great part in all of the "Austin Powers" films.
Bio:
Michael York was born in Fulmer, England, 27 March 1942. He performed on stage with the National Youth Theatre in London's East End and on international tour. Other early acting experience came through the Oxford University Dramatic Society (he graduated from Oxford in1964), the Dundee Repertory, and Laurence Olivier's National Theater Company - where he worked with Franco Zeffirelli, who gave him his film debut as Lucentio in The Taming of The Shrew (1967) and his breakthrough role as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1968). He achieved early TV acclaim for his portrayal of Jolyon in The Forsyte Saga (1967). Other notable early movie roles include Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), Count Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and D'Artagnan in several Musketeers films. He has starred in over 50 TV movies, continued stage work, starring on Broadway, made many spoken word recordings, written and lectured internationally. His autobiography (1993) was issued as "Accidentally on Purpose" in the U.S. and "Travelling Player" in Britain. He was in the hit The Omega Code (1999) with Catherine Oxenberg and Casper Van Dien. He had a great part in all of the "Austin Powers" films.
Tivia:
Claims his biggest career mistake was turning down the lead in Love Story. The producers offered him a scale rate to star together with 10% of the gross. York felt the movie would not make any money so passed. This decision cost him well over 10 million in 1970's dollars.At age three, he broke his nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal house while trying to fly.Contrary to a common rumor, he didn't either play or provide a voice-over for one of the apes in Spaceballs (1987). In 2016, at a National Press Club, he said that he has tried to get the credit off his online r��sum��s, but has since given up on that.Graduate of Oxford University.He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.Stepfather of producer Rick McCallum.Good friend and mentor to actor Casper Van Dien. Lifelong friend to Casper's wife Catherine Oxenberg.Was the original choice to play Sgt. Howie in The Wicker Man (1973) but was unavailable for the part. The part went to Edward Woodward.His father was an army officer turned businessman and his mother a musician.He played Merlin in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and King Arthur in A Knight in Camelot (1998) as well as David McIntyre, a man who believed himself to be King Arthur, in A Late Delivery from Avalon (1996).Co-wrote a book with Adrian Brine called 'A Shakesperean actor prepares.'He has two roles in common with both Malcolm McDowell and John Gielgud: (1) McDowell played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1983), York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998) and Gielgud played him in DragonHeart (1996) and (2) McDowell played Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1995), York played him in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and Gielgud played him in Quest for Camelot (1998).Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987.His wife, Pat, is an American photographer.Appears in Romeo and Juliet (1968) and The Three Musketeers (1973)/The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974). Both of the literary works on which these were based were later satirized in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which makes use of the balcony scene from the former and the character of d'Artagnan from the latter.Was attached to Death on the Nile (1978) at one stage.Joined the National Theatre in January of 1965.Some sources give his birth name as Michael York-Johnson, but this is incorrect. Birth records show he was originally named Michael Hugh Johnson. He is said to have taken the name York from a popular brand of English cigarette.Has publicly given support for Michael Drosnin's idea that there is a "Bible Code".He has two roles in common with Joss Ackland: (1) Ackland played d'Artagnan in The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973) (in which Ackland played his father), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004) and (2) Ackland played King Arthur in A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).Is sometimes incorrectly thought to be related to fellow British actress Susannah York (whom he did co-star with in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)). In fact neither one of them were born with the name York.Appeared in Sword of Gideon (1986), based on the book u0026lt;Iu0026gt;Vengeanceu0026lt;/Iu0026gt; by George Jonas. In Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), he appears with Steven Spielberg, who directed the remake, Munich (2005).He has three roles in common with Jeremy Brett: (1) Brett played d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1966) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004), (2) Brett played Sherlock Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986), The Sign of Four (1987), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) while York played in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010) and (3) Brett played King Arthur in Morte d'Arthur (1984) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).Got first acting experience with the National Youth Theatre.Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Cabaret (1972).No relation to Susannah York (Lara in the "Superman" movies), despite a popular misconception. |
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Michael York |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
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Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
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| Height: |
5' 10?' (1.79 m) |
| Biography: |
Michael York was born in Fulmer, England, 27 March 1942. He performed on stage with the National Youth Theatre in London\'s East End and on international tour. Other early acting experience came through the Oxford University Dramatic Society (he grad |
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Claims his biggest career mistake was turning down the lead in Love Story. The producers offered him a scale rate to star together with 10% of the gross. York felt the movie would not make any money so passed. This decision cost him well over 10 million in 1970's dollars.At age three, he broke his nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal house while trying to fly.Contrary to a common rumor, he didn't either play or provide a voice-over for one of the apes in Spaceballs (1987). In 2016, at a National Press Club, he said that he has tried to get the credit off his online r��sum��s, but has since given up on that.Graduate of Oxford University.He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.Stepfather of producer Rick McCallum.Good friend and mentor to actor Casper Van Dien. Lifelong friend to Casper's wife Catherine Oxenberg.Was the original choice to play Sgt. Howie in The Wicker Man (1973) but was unavailable for the part. The part went to Edward Woodward.His father was an army officer turned businessman and his mother a musician.He played Merlin in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and King Arthur in A Knight in Camelot (1998) as well as David McIntyre, a man who believed himself to be King Arthur, in A Late Delivery from Avalon (1996).Co-wrote a book with Adrian Brine called 'A Shakesperean actor prepares.'He has two roles in common with both Malcolm McDowell and John Gielgud: (1) McDowell played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1983), York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998) and Gielgud played him in DragonHeart (1996) and (2) McDowell played Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1995), York played him in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and Gielgud played him in Quest for Camelot (1998).Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987.His wife, Pat, is an American photographer.Appears in Romeo and Juliet (1968) and The Three Musketeers (1973)/The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974). Both of the literary works on which these were based were later satirized in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which makes use of the balcony scene from the former and the character of d'Artagnan from the latter.Was attached to Death on the Nile (1978) at one stage.Joined the National Theatre in January of 1965.Some sources give his birth name as Michael York-Johnson, but this is incorrect. Birth records show he was originally named Michael Hugh Johnson. He is said to have taken the name York from a popular brand of English cigarette.Has publicly given support for Michael Drosnin's idea that there is a "Bible Code".He has two roles in common with Joss Ackland: (1) Ackland played d'Artagnan in The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973) (in which Ackland played his father), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004) and (2) Ackland played King Arthur in A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).Is sometimes incorrectly thought to be related to fellow British actress Susannah York (whom he did co-star with in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)). In fact neither one of them were born with the name York.Appeared in Sword of Gideon (1986), based on the book u0026lt;Iu0026gt;Vengeanceu0026lt;/Iu0026gt; by George Jonas. In Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), he appears with Steven Spielberg, who directed the remake, Munich (2005).He has three roles in common with Jeremy Brett: (1) Brett played d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1966) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004), (2) Brett played Sherlock Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986), The Sign of Four (1987), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) while York played in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010) and (3) Brett played King Arthur in Morte d'Arthur (1984) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).Got first acting experience with the National Youth Theatre.Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Cabaret (1972).No relation to Susannah York (Lara in the "Superman" movies), despite a popular misconception. |
| Trademarks: |
Deep, mellow voice
Intense blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
Cinema, it has always seemed to me, is essentially a filmed thought.
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[when told by Angelo Evangelatos that he wanted to be an actor, 2/5/05] If you want to do it, then forget about it. If you have to do it, then no one you talk to or seek advice from will make any difference.
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Everyone wants to do "Hamlet" when you're young. And when you're old, you do "King Lear." And you hope to do "Hamlet" many times, because you never get it right in one go. It's so inexhaustibly fascinating. Shakespeare [William Shakespeare] is so brilliant, because you don't have to know what the author intended, because you don't quite know what the author did intend. He just wants you to use your imagination, he gives you some great words, and then you see where you end up.
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[on director Michael Anderson] Michael is the kindest man. And it all comes from the top. He creates this benign atmosphere. The actors are not threatened, they're encouraged, and they're treated as human beings, and that's because he knows his stuff: Michael's been everything -- from the clapper boy, all the way up to editor and director. He knows what he wants.
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I think all of the great directors are comfortable to make film a collaborative effort with actors. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
Music video: Appeared in Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger" video.
Book (w / Adrian Brine ): "A Shakespearean Actor Prepares".
TV commercial (voiceover): Pepsi Twist (2002)
TV commercial (voiceovel): Taco Bell (2002)
Stage: Appear |
| Spouse: |
Patricia Frances Watson McCallum (March 27, 1968 - present) |
| Children: |
Rick McCallumNo Children |
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