Michael York Filmography

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

Actors: Patrick Swayze, Ben Cross, Annika Peterson, Patrick Bergin, Niko Nicotera, Jeff Fahey

Synopsis: In this two-part cable miniseries based on a novel by Frederick Forsyth (hence the proprietary title), a post-Communist Russia is mired in chaos and confusion. Emerging from the crowd to lead his fellow Russians out of the darkness and into the light is the fabulously popular presidential Read More

Moscow Heat

Synopsis: When an undercover police officer in New York is brutally murdered during an undercover investigation, his father and partner team up to avenge his death. Their pursuit takes them all the way to the icy streets of Moscow where their plans collide with a black market arms dealer who specializes in Read More

Justice League Unlimited: Hawk and Dove

Actors: Michael York, Fred Savage, Jason Hervey

Synopsis: Wonder Woman's latest assignment is to prevent a war in the country of Kaznia between two hostile factions -- a battle fomented by the sinister Ares. In this pursuit, Wonder Woman finds herself with two unlikely allies: A pair of brothers, one warlike, the other a committed pacifist (their voices Read More

Crusader

Synopsis: An unethical, small-time reporter stumbles onto a secret that just may revolutionize the entire telecommunications industry in this made-for-television action thriller starring Andrew McCarthy, Michael York, and Bo Derek. Having used less-than-legitimate means to acquire the shocking footage from Read More

Gilmore Girls: Afterboom

Synopsis: Both Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) are on the outs with Richard (Edward Herrmann), who is treating his ex-partner Jason (Christopher Eigeman) abominably. Later, Lorelai doesn't quite know how to react when Luke (Scott Patterson) tells her that his divorce is soon to be final. Read More

Gilmore Girls: Luke Can See Her Face

Synopsis: Newly divorced, Luke (Scott Patterson) realizes with startling suddenness that there is only one woman in the world for him (guess who?) Elsewhere, Rory (Alexis Bledel) worries that she might be the cause of the disintegrating marriage of Dean and Lindsay. Luke's daffy sister Liz (Kathleen Wilhoite Read More

Gilmore Girls: The Nanny and the Professor

Synopsis: Paris (Liza Weil) launches a romance with the much older professor Fleming (Michael York), a fact that may adversely affect her future at the Yale Daily News; and later, the paper's editor Doyle (Danny Strong) goes ballistic without explanation. Back in Stars Hollow, Lorelai receives more Read More

La Femme Musketeer

Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Michael York, Nastassja Kinski, Susie Amy, John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Cazenove, Casper Zafer, Alan Corduner

Synopsis: The legend of Jacques D'Artagnan (Michael York) gets a gender-bending update in this swashbuckling adventure from stuntman-turned-director Steve Boyum. Though legendary swordsman Jacques D'Artagnan's best days may be well behind him, he has schooled his daughter Valentine (Susie Amy) well in the Read More

Gilmore Girls: Ted Koppel's Night Out

Synopsis: At a Yale-Harvard football tailgater , Emily (Kelly Bishop) is shocked by the revelation that her husband Richard (Edward Herrmann) has maintained a 30-year relationship with his former sweetheart Pennilyn Lott (Linda Gehringer), while Paris (Liza Weil) conducts a fateful interview with eminent Read More

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Actors: Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green, Robert Wagner

Synopsis: Mike Myers' phenomenally successful spy spoof gains a few more characters, a slew of celebrity cameos, and even more free-associative laughs in this third installment of the popular franchise. Austin Powers in Goldmember continues the exploits of the swinging-'60s leftover, who, as the film opens Read More

Founding Brothers: The Evolution of a Revolution, Part Four - Posterity

Founding Brothers: A More Perfect Union, Part Two - Government

Founding Brothers: A More Perfect Union, Part One - Leadership

Liberty's Kids [Animated Series]

Actors: Reo Jones, Christine Lundquist, Kathleen Barr, D. Kevin Williams, Annette Bening

Synopsis: Coproduced by the DIC animation firm and PBS, Liberty's Kids was a half-hour historical cartoon series set during the American Revolution. The principal characters were Sarah Phillips and James Hiller, apprentices both to the multifaceted Benjamin Franklin. The fact that Sarah was loyal to the Read More

Founding Brothers: The Evolution of a Revolution, Part Three - Parties

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora, R. Lee Ermey, Udo Kier

Synopsis: In this combination sequel and prequel to the surprise box-office success The Omega Code, one man becomes the leader of an evil empire that could destroy the world, and his brother must rise against him in the defense of good. Stone Alexander (played as a child by Gavin Fink) is a moody Read More

A Monkey's Tale

Actors: Shirley Ann Field, Michael Gambon, Matt Hill, John Hurt, Rik Mayall, Diana Quick, Michael York, French Tickner, Sally-Anne Marsh

Synopsis: A team of writers and artists from France, Great Britain, and Germany came together to create this animated fantasy about a monkey who unwittingly confronts the fears and superstitions that have held back his kind. In a lush jungle untouched by human civilization, monkeys are divided into two Read More

Criminal Desire

Actors: Michael York, David Faustino, Chris Conrad

Synopsis: A private eye gets a startling perspective on the sordid underbelly of the ad game in this thriller. Montaghe (David Carradine) is a billionaire business tycoon, and when his daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances, he hires Darrel Chisum (David Faustino), a hard- bitten but streetsmart Read More

Founding Fathers: You Say You Want a Revolution

Synopsis: This is the final episode in a four-part series on the story of the American Revolution and the men who made it happen. The film gets personal, providing insight into the background and character of each of the major players, from Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Jefferson to John Calhoun. They were Read More

Borstal Boy

Actors: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Michael York, Lee Ingleby, Robin Laing

Synopsis: Brendan Behan's famous memoir about his troubled youth formed the basis of this drama. Brendan (Shawn Hatosy) is a 16-year-old boy from Ireland who loathes the British and is eager to do something about it. Brendan sails into Liverpool, but is discovered to be carrying the makings of a bomb; he's Read More

Founding Fathers: Rebels...With a Cause

Synopsis: This film is part one of a four-part series that looks at the human dimension of the events of the American Revolution. With re-enactments of key events, and through period artwork, the personal stories of the founding fathers are told. Voices are provided by actors including Burt Reynolds, James Read More

Founding Fathers: Taking Liberties

Synopsis: This is another volume in the four-part series from The History Channel on the stories of the architects of the American Revolution. The documentary puts real faces on the men Americans call the "founding fathers." With re-enactments and period art, their stories are brought to life, with voices Read More

Founding Fathers: A Healthy Constitution

Synopsis: This film is an episode in the four-part series from the History Channel on the founding fathers. The documentary takes a distinctly humanistic approach to the subject. Rather than focusing on the events of the revolution, the film explores the personalities of the men behind them. The story takes Read More

The Omega Code

Actors: Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Ironside, Jan Triska

Synopsis: In this spiritual thriller, an ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of Apocalypse. Gillen Lane (Casper Van Dien) is a expert on theology and mythology who has gained international fame as a motivational speaker. Lane is approached by Stone Read More

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Actors: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Seth Green

Synopsis: Austin Powers -- fashion photographer, denizen of Swingin' London, international espionage agent, and bane of dental hygienists everywhere -- returns in his second screen adventure. Powers (once again played by Mike Myers), a 1960s superspy stranded in the 1990s, discovers that his nemesis Read More

Magic Flute

Synopsis: From Twentieth Century FOX comes the animated video release of Mozart's classic opera, The Magic Flute. Directed by Ron Myrick and Marlene Robinson May , this child-oriented version of Mozart's timeless opera follows Prince Tamino as he searches for Pamina, the Queen of the Night's kidnapped Read More

The Haunting of Hell House

Synopsis: A professor, who is haunted by the spirit of his daughter, wages a battle against a supernaturally infested house. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Henry James' The Ghostly Rental

Actors: Michael York, Andrew Bowen, Claudia Christian, Aideen O'Donnell

Synopsis: In this period thriller, college student James (Andrew Bowen) discovers that his girlfriend is pregnant. He convinces her to have an abortion, and they make arrangements with a "doctor" for the clandestine operation. However, the abortionist proves dangerously incompetent, and James's sweetheart Read More

El Gato Con Botas

54

Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers, Sela Ward

Synopsis: Mark Christopher wrote and directed this look back at the Disco Era when the popular Studio 54 was at its apogee in the late '70s. With obvious comparisons to Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997) and Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco (1998), the story introduces working-class Read More

A Knight in Camelot

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Ian Richardson

Synopsis: In this romantic fantasy adventure, a lady scientist's experiment whisks her back to King Arthur's court. While there, the plucky lass proves that modern women are as tough as medieval men, and she soon becomes the mythical king's most favored knight. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Perfect Little Angels

Actors: Cheryl Ladd, Jody Thompson, Michael York, Jade Pawluk, Brendan Fehr

Synopsis: Having just moved to a new town, widow Elaine Freedman (Cheryl Ladd) and her teenage daughter, Justine (Jody Thompson) are greeted by the effusive, terribly nice Dr. Calvin Lawrence (Michael York). Sensing that Justine is bit testy and out of sorts (most kids her age tend to get that way, you Read More

Wrongfully Accused

Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly LeBrock, Melinda McGraw, Michael York

Synopsis: Pat Proft directed this satire on The Fugitive with a plot parody of the 1993 Harrison Ford movie, which in turn was inspired by the 1963-67 ABC television series with David Janssen. Violinist Ryan Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) romances the wife (Kelly Le Brock) of his benefactor (Michael York), a man Read More

Puss in Boots

Synopsis: In this animated adaptation of the beloved fairy tale, Gunther (Judge Reinhold) is an ordinary guy whose life changes when he gets an extraordinary pet -- a cat that can walk and talk like a man (Michael York). With some prodding from the kitty, Gunther tries to make his dream a reality and win Read More

One Hell of a Guy

Actors: Rob Lowe, Alexandra Powers

Synopsis: In this romantic comedy, Rob Lowe plays an emissary of the Devil who is sent to Earth to corrupt the spirit of a sweet, well-meaning waitress (Alexandra Powers). However, the plan backfires when the imp finds that he's falling in love with his intended victim. One Hell of a Guy also stars Michael York Read More

A Dirty Little Business

Actors: Michael York, Prunella Gee, Beverly D'Angelo

Synopsis: A Russian immigrant arrives in the Unites States to discover that the American dream has dampened somewhat in writer-turned-director Len Richmond's satirical look at America's preoccupation with all things sexual. Despite enthusiastic Alex's (Michael York) best efforts, the only job he can find Read More

The Ripper

Actors: Patrick Bergin, Gabrielle Anwar, Samuel West, Michael York, Adam Couper

Synopsis: Janet Meyers directed this TV movie about the search for Jack the Ripper in London of 1888. As Inspector Hansen (Patrick Bergin) searches for the murderer of East End prostitutes, his suspicions focus on Prince Albert Victor (Samuel West), eldest son of the Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria's Read More

The Long Way Home

Actors: Morgan Freeman

Synopsis: The struggles of European Jews during WWII have been well documented, but this film (produced with the cooperation of the Simon Weisenthal Center) makes it clear that the ordeal of those who suffered during the Holocaust did not end with the liberation of Europe. The Long Way Home uses interviews Read More

Goodbye America

Actors: Alexis Arquette, Wolfgang Bodison, James Brolin, Rae Dawn Chong, Maureen Flannigan, John Haymes Newton, Corin Nemec, Michael York, Alma Concepcion

Synopsis: This United States/Philippine co-production examines how the real-life closing of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay profoundly effected both the local Filipino community and the Americans who had served there. As the base's operations slowly wind down and naval manpower begins to dwindle, Commander Read More

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Actors: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Michael York, Mindy Sterling, Seth Green

Synopsis: Less a parody of the early James Bond film than a parody of the films that parodied the early James Bond films, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery stars Mike Myers as Austin Powers, by day a hipster fashion photographer in mid-'60s swingin' London and by night a crime-fighting secret Read More

True Women

Actors: Dana Delany, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie

Synopsis: Based on a true story, this Civil War-era epic centers on the exploits of Sarah Ashby McClure (Dana Delany) and her sister Euphemia (Annabeth Gish) as they try to make their way on the male-dominated West Texas plains. When their home is threatened by Mexican forces and Native American warriors Read More

A Christmas Carol

Actors: Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Ed Asner

Synopsis: This animated retelling of the Charles Dickens classic makes for light holiday viewing. The familiar tale begins with the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge (voice of Tim Curry), who would rather count his money than celebrate the season with his put-upon employee, Bob Cratchit (voice of Michael York). In Read More

The Treat

Synopsis: Tony (Daniel Baldwin) runs a rather intriguing Hollywood brothel. His primary hookers -- Francesca (Julie Delpy), Mimi (Georgina Cates), and Dolly (Pamela Gidley) -- are given to elaborate, costumed, role-playing fantasies to please Tony's peculiar, highly emotional clientèle. The Read More

Dark Planet

Actors: Paul Mercurio, Harley Jane Kozak, Michael York

Synopsis: Harley Jane Kozak, Paul Mercurio and Michael York star in this science fiction adventure. A Dark Planet can be found past the opening of an Interstellar Wormhole, and only one man, knows how to get his spacecraft to the planet and back again -- and his name is Hawke. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

Babylon 5: A Late Delivery from Avalon

Actors: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Andreas Katsulas

Synopsis: Michael York guest-stars as a bedraggled space traveller who claims to be King Arthur. Meanwhile, Sheridan defends B5 against the forces of Earth. Crucial to the strategy devised by Sheridan and Ivanova is an alliance with the Centauri government ---something that Londo can not and will not Read More

September

Actors: Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Mariel Hemingway

Synopsis: Adapted from a novel by Rosemunde Pilcher, the British miniseries September boasted a fairly impressive cast in a fairly impressive production. Jacqueline Bisset starred as Pandora, a worldly middle-aged woman who after many years at large returned to her hometown, a provincial Scottish village. Read More

Danielle Steel's 'The Ring'

Actors: Nastassja Kinski, Linda Lavin, Michael York, Jon Tenney, James B. Sikking

Synopsis: In this drama, a German woman treasures a ring, the one tie she has left to her life before WWII. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Not of This Earth

Actors: Michael York, Parker Stevenson, Elizabeth Barondes

Synopsis: An invader from space has sinister designs on the world's blood supply in this sci-fi thriller. Paul Johnson (Michael York) is a mysterious stranger who arrives in Los Angeles and moves into a luxurious estate in Beverly Hills, hiring a private nurse, Amanda (Elizabeth Barondes), to help him with Read More

Discretion Assured

Actors: Michael York, Jennifer O'Neill

Synopsis: Infidelity, murder, and white-collar crime walk hand in hand in this sophisticated thriller. Trevor McCabe (Michael York) is a British businessman who oversees the Brazilian branch of a successful multinational corporation with his partners Austin (Grainger Hines) and Frank (Will Kepper). While Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Japanese Gardens

Synopsis: Japanese gardens -- delicate and serene yet controlled and orderly -- are featured in this episode of the award-winning PBS series, hosted by actress Audrey Hepburn. The grounds of ancient temples and palaces, the quiet paths of Shinshin-an, the moss garden at Saijo-ji, Katsura's Detached Palace Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Tropical Gardens

Synopsis: Sumptuous gardens on tropical islands in the Caribbean and Pacific, where native plants include orchids and ginger, are visited in this program in the award-winning PBS series. Elegant actress Audrey Hepburn visits famous botanical gardens in the area, walks along the garden paths, makes Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Tulips and Spring Bulbs

Synopsis: As spring is welcomed by glorious fields and gardens full of brilliant flowers, this award-winning documentary takes viewers to tulip-filled Holland, one of the most famous and abundant bulb-producing regions in the world. Elegant actress Audrey Hepburn walks along garden paths, makes observations Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Public Gardens & Trees

Synopsis: Remarkable historic parks and gardens -- including gardens that have been restored at the American historical landmark, Mt. Vernon, and the varied public gardens of Paris -- are featured in this volume of the award-winning PBS series hosted by elegant actress Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn, wearing Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Roses & Rose Gardens

Synopsis: Gardens all over the world that are home to lovely varieties of the fragrant, romantic rose are the focus of this program in the award-winning PBS series. Elegant actress Audrey Hepburn, wearing graceful dresses, wanders along the garden paths, makes observations about the flowers, and reads Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Country Gardens

Synopsis: Inspiring, lovely, informal country gardens -- including romantic Italian gardens and cozy English cottage gardens -- are featured in this volume of the award-winning series, hosted by actress Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn, wearing graceful dresses, wanders along the garden paths, makes observations Read More

Wide Sargasso Sea

Actors: Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward, Michael York, Martine Beswicke

Synopsis: Director John Duigan brings Jean Rhys' difficult 1966 best-selling novel to the screen. It's a story meant to be a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, surmising what drove the first Mrs. Rochester mad in that novel. In Jamaica in the 1840s, slavery has been recently outlawed. Plantation Read More

Duel of Hearts

Actors: Geraldine Chaplin, Alison Doody, Jeremy Kemp, Virginia McKenna, Billie Whitelaw, Michael York, Richard Johnson

Synopsis: The made-for-TV Duel of Hearts is based on a novel by Barbara Cartland. It is difficult to believe that there's a Gothic-romance TV movie in existence that isn't based on a Cartland novel. Alison Doody plays gorgeous debutante Lady Caroline Faye, who falls for dashing nobleman Genuse Warlingham (Michael York Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Formal Gardens

Synopsis: Europe's formal gardens -- some of them several centuries old -- are featured in this volume of the award-winning PBS series, hosted by elegant actress Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn, wearing graceful dresses, wanders along the garden paths, makes observations about the flowers, and reads excerpts from Read More

Long Shadow

Actors: Michael York, Liv Ullmann, Oded Teomi, Ava Haddad, Babi Neeman

Synopsis: Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond made his directorial debut with this drama. Gabor (Michael York), a stage actor living in Eastern Europe, receives a message from his family -- his father Raphael (also played by York), a world-famous archeologist, has just died in Israel. Traveling to Read More

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn: Flower Gardens

Synopsis: In this episode of the award-winning PBS series, visits are paid to colorful, sumptuous, and wistful flower gardens around the world -- including Monet's Giverny, exotic desert gardens, and many others. Hosted by elegant actress Audrey Hepburn, who wanders along the garden paths, makes Read More

The Heat of the Day

Synopsis: In this WW II espionage drama, a British officer stands wrongfully accused of treason and must find those who framed him. Much to his surprise, a beautiful young woman suddenly appears and offers her assistance causing him to question her motives and alliances. The film was originally broadcast on Read More

Eline Vere

Actors: Marianne Basler, Monique Van de Ven, Michael York, Thom Hoffman, Aurore Clément

Synopsis: Those whose impressions of the Netherlands are dominated by the very hip modern city of Amsterdam may be unaware that for centuries the country was noted for a pervasive bourgeois stodginess that exceeded anything that Henrik Ibsen ever said about the Norwegian middle class of his time. In 1889 Read More

Come See the Paradise

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi, Stan Egi

Synopsis: One of the few American films to deal with the tragic story of the internment of Asian-Americans during World War II, Come See the Paradise opens in the late 1930s, as Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) is working as a union organizer in New York City. Jack finds himself on the wrong side of the law after Read More

Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Ponce de Leon

Synopsis: Thi