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Michael York

1942 - Today

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Michael York (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television, and stage actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper-class demeanour saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. His best known roles include Konrad Ludwig in Something for Everyone (1970), Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in Zeppelin (1971), Brian Roberts in Cabaret (1972), George Conway in Lost Horizon (1973), D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (also 1973) and its two sequels, Count Andrenyi in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Logan 5 in Logan's Run (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael York is the 146th most popular actor (up from 725th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 854th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Actor.

Michael York is most famous for his role as the elf prince in the film "The Lord of the Rings"

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael York ranks 146 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Gambon, Christopher Lloyd, Pran, Robert Forster, Mel Gibson, and Monica Bellucci. After him are Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Rita Hayworth, Jean Renoir, Irene Papas, and Spencer Tracy.

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Among people born in 1942, Michael York ranks 26. Before him are Neilia Hunter Biden, Scatman John, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Sulston, and Leo Beenhakker. After him are Frank Williams, Bill Nelson, Mohamed ElBaradei, Brian Jones, Ehud Barak, and Javier Solana.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael York ranks 307 out of 8,785. Before him are John Logie Baird (1888), Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936), John Law (1671), Peter Higgs (1929), Harold Godwinson (1022), and Henry IV of England (1367). After him are Thomas Newcomen (1663), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Anne Brontë (1820), and William Golding (1911).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael York ranks 22. Before him are Cary Grant (1904), Leslie Howard (1893), Helen Mirren (1945), Jane Birkin (1946), Judi Dench (1934), and Jason Statham (1967). After him are Robert Shaw (1927), Ben Kingsley (1943), Jeremy Irons (1948), Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), and Laurence Olivier (1907).

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