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 had a great part in all of the "Austin Powers" films.
Austin Powers in Goldmember , he appears with Steven Spielberg , who directed the remake, Munich .
Co-wrote a book with Adrian Brine called A Shakesperean actor prepares.
Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987.
Was the original choice to play Sgt. Howie in The Wicker Man but was unavailable for the part. The part went to Edward Woodward.
At age three, he broke his nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal house while trying to fly.
His father was an army officer turned businessman and his mother a musician.
Joined the National Theatre in January of 1965.
Provides a voice-over for one of the apes in Spaceballs , which spoofed several science fiction series, but mainly Star Wars . His stepson, Rick McCallum , produced the Star Wars prequels.
Graduate of Oxford University.
Appears in Romeo and Juliet and The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers . 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 dArtagnan from the latter.
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 1970s dollars.
Has publicly given support for Michael Drosnins idea that there is a "Bible Code".
He has three roles in common with Jeremy Brett : (1) Brett played dArtagnan in "The Three Musketeers" while York played him in The Three Musketeers , The Four Musketeers , The Return of the Musketeers and "La Femme Musketeer" , Brett played Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" , "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" , The Sign of Four , The Hound of the Baskervilles , "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" while York played in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes and Brett played King Arthur in Morte dArthur while York played him in "The Wonderful World of Disney" {A Knight in Camelot (#2.6)} .
He has two roles in common with Joss Ackland : (1) Ackland played dArtagnan in "The Further Adventures of the Musketeers" while York played him in The Three Musketeers (in which Ackland played his father), The Four Musketeers , The Return of the Musketeers and "La Femme Musketeer" and Ackland played King Arthur in A Kid in King Arthurs Court while York played him in "The Wonderful World of Disney" {A Knight in Camelot (#2.6)} .
He has two roles in common with both Malcolm McDowell and John Gielgud : (1) McDowell played King Arthur in Arthur the King , York played him in "The Wonderful World of Disney" {A Knight in Camelot (#2.6)} and Gielgud played him in DragonHeart and McDowell played Merlin in Kids of the Round Table , York played him in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court and Gielgud played him in Quest for Camelot .
Cinema, it has always seemed to me, is essentially a filmed thought.
I think all of the great directors are comfortable to make film a,collaborative effort with actors.
