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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

ActingBorn July 11, 1920Died October 10, 1985 (age 65)Vladivostok, Russia

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.

Filmography

2023
Chauves, la revanche

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Spanish Western

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003
The Making of The Ten Commandments

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures

as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")

Movie
2002
My Sister Maria

as Himself (archive)

Movie
1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1991Movie
1985Movie
1976
Death Rage

as Peter Marciani

Movie
1976
Futureworld

as The Gunslinger

Movie
1976
It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1975Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1973
Westworld

as The Gunslinger

Movie
1973
The Serpent

as Col. Alexi Vlassov

Movie
1973
On Location with Westworld

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1972
Anna and the King

as King Mongkut

TV
1972
Fuzz

as The Deaf Man

Movie
1971
Catlow

as Catlow

Movie
1971
Romance of a Horsethief

as Captain Stoloff

Movie
1971Movie
1970
Adiós, Sabata

as Sabata / Indio Black

Movie
1969
The Magic Christian

as Transvestite Cabaret Singer

Movie
1969Movie
1969Movie
1969Movie
1968
Villa Rides

as Pancho Villa

Movie
1967
The Long Duel

as Sultan

Movie
1967
The Double Man

as Dan Slater / Kalmar

Movie
1966
Triple Cross

as Baron von Grunen

Movie
1966
Return of the Seven

as Chris Adams

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow

as Asher Gonen

Movie
1965
Morituri

as Captain Müller

Movie
1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter

as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

Movie
1964
Flight from Ashiya

as TSgt. Mike Takashima

Movie
1963
Kings of the Sun

as Chief Black Eagle

Movie
1962
Taras Bulba

as Taras Bulba

Movie
1962Movie
1961
Goodbye Again

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Movie
1960
The Magnificent Seven

as Chris Adams

Movie
1960
Surprise Package

as Nico March

Movie
1960
Testament of Orpheus

as L'huissier (non crédité)

Movie
1960
Once More, with Feeling!

as Victor Fabian

Movie
1959Movie
1959
The Sound and the Fury

as Jason Compson

Movie
1959
The Journey

as Major Surov

Movie
1958
The Buccaneer

as Jean Lafitte

Movie
1958
The Brothers Karamazov

as Dmitri Karamazov

Movie
1956
Anastasia

as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

Movie
1956Movie
1956
The King and I

as King Mongkut of Siam

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV
1956TV
1954TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1952TV
1950Movie
1950TV
1949
Port of New York

as Paul Vicola

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Studio One

as Dr. Nestri

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 11, 1920
Day of DeathOctober 10, 1985
Place of BirthVladivostok, Russia
Popularity1.5