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Michael York - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Michael Hugh Johnson - this is the real name of the actor known as Michael York, was born in Britain in the spring of 1942. He had three sisters, but one of the two twins lived for only a couple of weeks. After school he entered Oxford. While still a student, he began performing on the theater stage. He was both in the youth theater troupe and in the student theater group.
He made his film debut in the mid-60s. The first famous films with Michael York are the crime drama Accident and the comedy The Taming of the Shrew directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Zefirelli, who is familiar with York from theatrical performances, invites the actor to play Tybalt in his next film Romeo and Juliet.
In the historical drama Alfred the Great, York got the role of Guthrum, who was the leader of the pagan Danes. And in Justine's film, he plays a young teacher who fell in love with the mysterious and seductive wife of an influential banker. The next role of British teacher Brian was with the actor in the famous Cabaret with Liza Minnelli.
In 1973, the role of Michael York was supplemented by the famous D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers by Richard Lester. Soon the Four Musketeers appeared on the screens, and in 1989 - The Return of the Musketeers. Once again, York returned to this image at the age of 62 in the television film Mademoiselle Musketeer. Another famous movie with York is Murder on the Orient Express based on the detective Agatha Christie.
Michael York is actively filmed in the 90s, and in the 2000s he plays King Arthur in the Knights of Camelot, appears in the film Austin Powers and its sequels, in the TV project Secrets of the Sahara. In total, he has performed more than a hundred roles in film and television.
In addition to filming, Michael York also takes part in the dubbing of films and cartoons. One of the last characters to whom he gave his voice is the Transformer from the Prime dynasty in the second film of the spectacular fantastic blockbuster Transformers.
Michael Yorke has blue eyes, naturally blond hair, fair skin and full lips. The shape of the face is round, the forehead is medium, the hair is straight, gray. Michael York does not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a medium wide nose and a rounded chin. Michael York sometimes wears glasses, sometimes drops his mustache. The actor's height is 180 cm, no tattoos.
