Trivia

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 1970's dollars.

At age three, he broke his nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal house while trying to fly.

Graduate of Oxford University.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

Contrary to a common rumor, he didn't either play or provide a voice-over for one of the apes in Đại Chiến Thiên Hà (1987). In 2016, at a National Press Club, he said that he has tried to get the credit off his online résumés, but has since given up on that.

Was the original choice to play Sgt. Howie in Hình Nhân Liễu Gai (1973) but was unavailable for the part. The part went to Edward Woodward.

Stepfather of producer Rick McCallum.

His father was an army officer turned businessman and his mother a musician.

Good friend and mentor to actor Casper Van Dien. Lifelong friend to Casper's wife Catherine Oxenberg.

His wife, Pat, is an American photographer.

Co-wrote a book with Adrian Brine called 'A Shakesperean actor prepares.'

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987.

He has two roles in common with both Malcolm McDowell and John Gielgud: (1) McDowell played King Arthur in Arthur the King (1983), York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998) and Gielgud played him in Trái Tim Rồng (1996) and (2) McDowell played Merlin in Kids of the Round Table (1995), York played him in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and Gielgud played him in Quest for Camelot (1998).

He played Merlin in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995) and King Arthur in A Knight in Camelot (1998) as well as David McIntyre, a man who believed himself to be King Arthur, in A Late Delivery from Avalon (1996).

Some sources give his birth name as Michael York-Johnson, but this is incorrect. Birth records show he was originally named Michael Hugh Johnson. He is said to have taken the name York from a popular brand of English cigarette.

Appears in Romeo and Juliet (1968) and The Three Musketeers (1973)/The Four Musketeers (1974). 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 d'Artagnan from the latter.

Was attached to Death on the Nile (1978) at one stage.

Has publicly given support for Michael Drosnin's idea that there is a "Bible Code".

Joined the National Theatre in January of 1965.

Is sometimes incorrectly thought to be related to fellow British actress Susannah York (whom he did co-star with in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)). In fact neither one of them were born with the name York.

Appeared in Sword of Gideon (1986), based on the book "Vengeance" by George Jonas. In Austin Giải Cứu Thế Giới (2002), he appears with Steven Spielberg, who directed the remake, Khủng Bố Munich (2005).

He has two roles in common with Joss Ackland: (1) Ackland played d'Artagnan in The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973) (in which Ackland played his father), The Four Musketeers (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004) and (2) Ackland played King Arthur in A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).

He has three roles in common with Jeremy Brett: (1) Brett played d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1966) while York played him in The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), The Return of the Musketeers (1989) and La Femme Musketeer (2004), (2) Brett played Sherlock Holmes in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986), The Sign of Four (1987), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) while York played in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010) and (3) Brett played King Arthur in Morte d'Arthur (1984) while York played him in A Knight in Camelot (1998).

Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Cabaret (1972).

Got first acting experience with the National Youth Theatre.

Educated at Oxford.

Supports the Californian Youth Theatre.

No relation to Susannah York (Lara in the "Superman" movies), despite a popular misconception.