Yul Brynner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-07-11

Day of death

1985-10-10 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Vladivostok, Russia

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Futureworld

    Futureworld

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Fuzz

    Fuzz

  • Solomon and Sheba

    Solomon and Sheba

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Morituri

    Morituri

  • Catlow

    Catlow

  • The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Taras Bulba

    Taras Bulba

  • The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Surprise Package

    Surprise Package

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • The Magic Christian

    The Magic Christian

  • Testament of Orpheus

    Testament of Orpheus

  • Return of the Seven

    Return of the Seven

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • Villa Rides

    Villa Rides

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

  • The Serpent

    The Serpent

  • Adiós, Sabata

    Adiós, Sabata

  • The Light at the Edge of the World

    The Light at the Edge of the World

  • Triple Cross

    Triple Cross

  • Kings of the Sun

    Kings of the Sun

  • The Battle of Neretva

    The Battle of Neretva

  • The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

  • The Journey

    The Journey

  • Romance of a Horsethief

    Romance of a Horsethief

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • The Double Man

    The Double Man

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • Chauves, la revanche

    Chauves, la revanche

  • The File of the Golden Goose

    The File of the Golden Goose

  • Flight from Ashiya

    Flight from Ashiya

  • The Long Duel

    The Long Duel

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

  • Once More, with Feeling!

    Once More, with Feeling!

  • Spanish Western

    Spanish Western

  • Escape from Zahrain

    Escape from Zahrain

  • Port of New York

    Port of New York

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Broadway's Lost Treasures

  • The Making of The Ten Commandments

    The Making of The Ten Commandments

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

  • Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

    Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

  • On Location with Westworld

    On Location with Westworld

  • Death Rage

    Death Rage

  • Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

  • My Sister Maria

    My Sister Maria

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • Flowers from a Stranger

    Flowers from a Stranger

  • Flowers from a Stranger

    Flowers from a Stranger