1942 - Today
Michael York OBE (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 blonde, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper class demeanour saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael York has received more than 3,493,167 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Michael York is the 832nd most popular actor (down from 675th in 2019), the 986th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 849th in 2019) and the 127th 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, Michael York ranks 832 out of 9,996. Before him are James Avery, María Casares, Eric Idle, Ugo Tognazzi, Katina Paxinou, and Peter Weller. After him are Dorothy Malone, Ray Milland, James Mason, Sebastian Shaw, Marisa Paredes, and Brad Dourif.
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 826
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 827
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 828
1922 - 1990
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 829
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 830
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 831
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 832
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 833
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 834
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 835
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 836
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 837
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 838
Among people born in 1942, Michael York ranks 110. Before him are Valeri Polyakov, Jacques Dubochet, Britt Ekland, Hannu Mikkola, Gottfried John, and Amine Gemayel. After him are Margarethe von Trotta, Prince Michael of Kent, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Bert Sakmann, László Sólyom, and Anita Pallenberg.
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 104
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 105
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 106
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 107
1942 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 108
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 109
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 110
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 111
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 112
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 113
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 114
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 115
1942 - 2017
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 116
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael York ranks 986 out of 7,765. Before him are Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), Naomi Campbell (1970), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Max Mosley (1940), Roger Scruton (1944), and Julia Gillard (1961). After him are William Hyde Wollaston (1766), Edmund Leighton (1852), John Kay (1704), John E. Walker (1941), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), and Ray Milland (1907).
1480 - 1538
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 980
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 981
1241 - 1286
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 982
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 983
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 984
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 985
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 986
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 987
1852 - 1922
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 988
1704 - 1779
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 989
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 990
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 991
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 992
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael York ranks 127. Before him are Brian Cox (1946), Orlando Bloom (1977), Michael Palin (1943), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Denholm Elliott (1922), and Eric Idle (1943). After him are Ray Milland (1907), James Mason (1909), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Honor Blackman (1925), and Robert Hardy (1925).
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 121
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 122
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 123
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 124
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 125
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 126
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 127
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 128
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 129
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 130
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 131
1925 - 2020
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 132
1925 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 133