| At age three, broke nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal house trying to fly |
| Had recurring role on the AMC original series "The Lot", portraying an Errol Flynn-like actor; earned Emmy nomination for guest performance |
| Raised in Burgess Hill, a suburb of London and Brighton |
| Reportedly turned down the male lead in the film version of "Love Story" |
| Toured Italy with the Youth Theater in a production of "Julius Caesar" |
1956 | While in teens, worked with semi-professional Bromley Little Theatre Company; appeared in "The Yellow Jacket" |
1959 | London stage debut, a one-line role in a production of "Hamlet" |
1964 | Became member of Dundee Repertory Theatre in Scotland; stage debut there as Sergius in "Arms and the Man"; adopted stage name of Michael York |
1965 | Acted in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "Much Ado About Nothing" at the National Theatre |
1965 | Joined The National Theatre in London (January) |
1966 | TV acting debut as Young Jolyon in the BBC production of "The Forsyte Saga" |
1967 | Film acting debut in "The Taming of the Shrew", directed by Zeffirelli |
1968 | Cast as Tybalt in Zeffirelli's film version of "Romeo and Juliet" |
1970 | Delivered a fine turn as an amoral bisexual in "Something for Everyone", stage director Harold Prince's first feature film |
1972 | Essayed the role of Brian Roberts, the stand-in for author Christopher Isherwood, in Bob Fosse's film adaptation of "Cabaret" |
1973 | Broadway debut in Tennessee Williams' short-lived play "Outcry" |
1973 | Gave a strong performance as a Brit traveling in Nazi Germany in the underrated "England Made Me" |
1973 | Had supporting role in the film musical "Lost Horizon" |
1973 | Played D'Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers", Richard Lester's romp based on the Dumas' classic |
1974 | Acted in the all-star ensemble of "Murder on the Orient Express" |
1974 | Portrayed Pip in the NBC version of "Great Expectations" |
1976 | Had lead role in the sci-fi thriller "Logan's Run" |
1977 | Played John the Baptist in the NBC biblical miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" |
1979 | First film as producer (associate), "The Riddle of the Sands" (also actor); released in USA 1984 |
1979 | Succeeded Richard Gere in the lead role of Max in the Broadway production of "Bent" |
1982 | US musical theater debut, "The Little Prince and the Aviator"; show closed in previews in NYC |
1983 | Acted in the BBC film "The Weather in the Streets" |
1983 | Cast as an opera producer in love with a singer in the CBS version of "The Phantom of the Opera" |
1984 | Had leading role in the CBS movie "The Master of Ballantrae" |
1986 | Earned Daytime Emmy nomination as a music video producer who discovers his wife may not be deceased but may be a homeless woman in "Are You My Mother?", an "ABC Afterschool Special" |
1987 | Played a regular role on the CBS primetime soap opera "Knots Landing' |
1989 | Essayed King Charles II in "The Lady and the Highwayman" (CBS) |
1990 | Played dual roles in the syndicated "The Night of the Fox" |
1991 | Returned to the Broadway stage in a production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" |
1993 | Played Rachel Ward's husband in "Wide Sargasso Sea" |
1994 | Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "Fall From Grace" |
1995 | Essayed Merlin in "A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" |
1996 | Acted in "Danielle Steel's 'The Ring'" (NBC) |
1997 | Portrayed Basil Exposition, the head of British intelligence in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" |
1998 | Portrayed King Arthur in the ABC movie "A Knight in Camelot" |
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 |
1999 | Played media mogul Stone Alexander in the religious-themed "The Omega Man" |
1999 | Reprised Basil in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" |
2000 | Essayed the tough head of a reform school in "Borstal Boy" |
2001 | Reprised role in the sequel, "Megiddo: Omega Code 2" |
2002 | Reprised the role of Basil in "Austin Powers: Goldmember" |
2005 | Published a memoir about his adventures in Filmmaking in 21st century Russia entitled "Are My Blinkers Showing?" |
