Yul Brynner
ActingAlso Known As
Yuli Borisovich Bryner
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.
Movies
(55 total)
The Magnificent Seven
as Chris Adams
The Ten Commandments
as Rameses
Westworld
as The Gunslinger
The King and I
as King Mongkut of Siam
Futureworld
as The Gunslinger
Return of the Seven
as Chris Adams
Anastasia
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Testament of Orpheus
as Court Usher (uncredited)
Solomon and Sheba
as Solomon
Morituri
as Captain Müller
Triple Cross
as Baron von Grunen
Taras Bulba
as Taras Bulba
Adiós, Sabata
as Sabata / Indio Black
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carson
Villa Rides
as Pancho Villa
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Asher Gonen
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
The Battle of Neretva
as Vlado
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Jonathan Kongre
The Buccaneer
as Jean Lafitte
TV Shows
(12 total)
The Oscars
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Studio One
as Dr. Nestri
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
Dinah!
as Self
Cinépanorama
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
as Self