Yul Brynner
Acting
Born: 1920-07-11 in 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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
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Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Omnibus
Studio One
Dr. Nestri
What's My Line?
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Dinah!
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The Oscars
Self
The Magnificent Seven
Chris Adams
The Ten Commandments
Rameses
Cinépanorama
Self
Futureworld
The Gunslinger
Westworld
The Gunslinger
Reflets de Cannes
Self
Anna and the King
King Mongkut
The King and I
King Mongkut of Siam
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon
Triple Cross
Baron von Grunen
The Ultimate Warrior
Carson
Villa Rides
Pancho Villa
Return of the Seven
Chris Adams
The Battle of Neretva
Vlado
The Buccaneer
Jean Lafitte
The Brothers Karamazov
Dmitri Karamazov
Anastasia
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
The Serpent
Col. Alexi Vlassov
Morituri
Captain Müller
The Journey
Major Surov
The Magic Christian
Transvestite Cabaret Singer
Goodbye Again
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Cast a Giant Shadow
Asher Gonen
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Colonel Salem
Fuzz
The Deaf Man
Testament of Orpheus
L'huissier (non crédité)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Kings of the Sun
Chief Black Eagle
Adiós, Sabata
Sabata / Indio Black