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Yul Brynner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1920-07-11

Day of Death

1985-10-10

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.

Filmography (56)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Chauves, la revanche

2023
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self - Actor (archive footage)

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

2020
⭐ 6.2 Role: Self (archive footage)

Spanish Western

2015
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Making of The Ten Commandments

2003
⭐ 6.4 Role: The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003
⭐ 6.7 Role: Himself (archive)

My Sister Maria

2002
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996
⭐ 8.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995
No Image
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self (Archive Footage)

Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice

1991
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
⭐ 5.4 Role: Peter Marciani

Death Rage

1976
⭐ 5.9 Role: The Gunslinger

Futureworld

1976
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976
⭐ 5.8 Role: Carson

The Ultimate Warrior

1975
⭐ 6.8 Role: The Gunslinger

Westworld

1973