Yul Brynner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

68

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Adiós, Sabata

    Adiós, Sabata

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Triple Cross

    Triple Cross

  • Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

    Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Futureworld

    Futureworld

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Morituri

    Morituri

  • Solomon and Sheba

    Solomon and Sheba

  • The Serpent

    The Serpent

  • Spanish Western

    Spanish Western

  • Catlow

    Catlow

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • The Journey

    The Journey

  • Fuzz

    Fuzz

  • Taras Bulba

    Taras Bulba

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • The Light at the Edge of the World

    The Light at the Edge of the World

  • Return of the Seven

    Return of the Seven

  • Surprise Package

    Surprise Package

  • The Battle of Neretva

    The Battle of Neretva

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

  • Testament of Orpheus

    Testament of Orpheus

  • Flight from Ashiya

    Flight from Ashiya

  • The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Kings of the Sun

    Kings of the Sun

  • Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

  • The Magic Christian

    The Magic Christian

  • The Double Man

    The Double Man

  • Romance of a Horsethief

    Romance of a Horsethief

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot

    The Madwoman of Chaillot

  • Anna and the King

    Anna and the King

  • The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Broadway's Lost Treasures

  • Escape from Zahrain

    Escape from Zahrain

  • The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • The File of the Golden Goose

    The File of the Golden Goose

  • Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter

  • Villa Rides

    Villa Rides

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Chauves, la revanche

    Chauves, la revanche

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • The Long Duel

    The Long Duel

  • The Making of The Ten Commandments

    The Making of The Ten Commandments

  • Death Rage

    Death Rage

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • Once More, with Feeling!

    Once More, with Feeling!

  • Port of New York

    Port of New York

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Flowers from a Stranger

    Flowers from a Stranger

  • Flowers from a Stranger

    Flowers from a Stranger

  • On Location with Westworld

    On Location with Westworld

  • Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

  • My Sister Maria

    My Sister Maria