Yul Brynner
Biography
Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born American actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times on stage. He is also remembered as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments, General Bounine in Anastasia and Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Brynner was noted for his distinctive voice and for his shaven head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for his initial role in The King and I. He was also a photographer and the author of two books.
Known For
Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Chris Adams
The Magnificent Seven
The Gunslinger
Westworld
The Gunslinger
Futureworld
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Baron von Grunen
Triple Cross
Jean Lafitte
The Buccaneer
The Deaf Man
Fuzz
Rameses
The Ten Commandments
Paul Vicola
Port of New York
Carson
The Ultimate Warrior
Chris Adams
Return of the Seven
Vlado
Bitka na Neretvi
Self (archive footage)
Chauves, la revanche
Solomon
Solomon and Sheba
Court Usher (uncredited)
Le Testament d'Orphée
Captain Müller
Morituri
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
Dmitri Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
Col. Alexi Vlassov
Le Serpent
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Anastasia
King Mongkut of Siam
The King and I
Pancho Villa
Villa Rides
Chief Black Eagle
Kings of the Sun
Peter Novak
The File of the Golden Goose
Sabata / Indio Black
Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di…
Jonathan Kongre
The Light at the Edge of the World
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Catlow
Catlow
Major Surov
The Journey
Sultan
The Long Duel
Dan Slater / Kalmar
The Double Man
Peter Marciani
Con la rabbia agli occhi
The Chairman
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Sharif
Escape from Zahrain
TSgt. Mike Takashima
Flight from Ashiya
Colonel Salem
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Jason Compson
The Sound and the Fury
Captain Stoloff
Le Roman d'un voleur de chevaux
Victor Fabian
Once More, with Feeling!
Himself (archive)
Meine Schwester Maria
Nico March
Surprise Package
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Asher Gonen
Cast a Giant Shadow
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Transvestite Cabaret Singer
The Magic Christian
Self
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Goodbye Again
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
Dr. Nestri
Flowers from a Stranger
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (uncredited)
On Location with Westworld
Dr. Nestri
Flowers from a Stranger
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Les Mille et Une Vies de Yul Brynner
Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-07-11
Place of Birth
Vladivostok, Russia
Also Known As
Yuli Borisovich Bryner