Michael York

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Birthday:

27 March 1942, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Birth Name:

Michael York-Johnson

Height:

179 cm

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 Oxford 1964), 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. Show less «

Cinema, it has always seemed to me, is essentially a filmed thought.

[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, th...Show more »

[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. Show less «

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 yo...Show more »

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. Show less «

[on director Michael Anderson] Michael is the kindest man. And it all comes from the top. He creates this benign atmosphere. The actors are ...Show more »

[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. Show less «

I think all of the great directors are comfortable to make film a collaborative effort with actors.

[on Roy Kinnear] I loved Roy. We all loved Roy. He was lovable. And in the Musketeer movies, he was playing my servant, so we spent a lot of...Show more »

[on Roy Kinnear] I loved Roy. We all loved Roy. He was lovable. And in the Musketeer movies, he was playing my servant, so we spent a lot of time together. He was a joy. Show less «