Michael York (Nicholas Jonghelinck)
British actor Michael York began his illustrious 46-year career with the National Youth Theatre, where he played Shakespeare in London and Europe, and went on to perform extensively at Oxford University. He made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli’s The Taming of the Shrew (1967) followed by the role of Tybalt in Zeffirelli’s acclaimed Romeo and Juliet (1968). He played an amoral drifter in Harold Prince's Something for Everyone (1970) and the bisexual Brian Roberts in Bob Fosse's film version of Cabaret (1972).
York starred as D'Artagnan in the 1973 adaptation of The Three Musketeers and he made his Broadway debut in the original production of Tennessee Williams's Out Cry. Since his auspicious early work, York has enjoyed a busy and varied career in film, television, and on the stage. His more than 60 other screen credits include memorable roles in such films as Joseph Losey’s Accident, the all-star Murder on the Orient Express, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, and opposite Burt Lancaster in The Island of Dr. Moreau.
His television work comprises over 80 credits, including Great Expectations, Space, The Heat of the Day, A Knight in Camelot, The Night of the Fox, and The Lot (Emmy nomination). York’s Broadway and regional theater credits include Bent, The Crucible, Ring Round the Moon, and the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. York’s distinctive voice can be heard in more than 90 audio book and film narrations; he was Grammy-nominated for Treasure Island and won awards for The Fencing Master, Creating True Peace, Goodbye to Berlin, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. |