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Michael York

  • Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, England, GB
  • Birthday: March 27, 1942

A blond British actor whose handsome features were marred by his broken nose (a result of a childhood attempt to fly by leaping off the roof of a building), Michael York saw his career span some five decades, but he was most fondly remembered for a string of films in the late 1960s and 70s and his TV appearances in the mid-1970s.

Born Michael Hugh Johnson on March 27, 1942, in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, his father was an ex-army officer turned businessman and his mother was a musician. York began his acting career as a teenager in a 19…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2005

    Published a memoir about his adventures in Filmmaking in 21st century Russia entitled "Are My Blinkers Showing?"

  • 2002

    Reprised the role of Basil in "Austin Powers: Goldmember"

  • 2001

    Reprised role in the sequel, "Megiddo: Omega Code 2"

  • 2000

    Essayed the tough head of a reform school in "Borstal Boy"

  • 1999

    Had lead role of a mysterious professor who attempts to assist a troubled young man in "Henry James' The Haunting of Hell House"; released on video before airing on Cinemax