Yul Brynner
Known for: Acting
Born: July 11, 1920
Died: October 10, 1985
Place of birth: Vladivostok, Russia
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.
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Filmography
58 movies · 16 TV shows, newest first
6.0
Chauves, la revanche
2023
7.4
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
6.4
Spanish Western
2015
8.0
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
6.7
My Sister Maria
2002
6.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
8.5
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
199510.0
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
5.4
Death Rage
1976
5.9
Futureworld
1976
7.5
It's Showtime
1976
5.8
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.8
Westworld
1973
6.1
The Serpent
1973
8.5
On Location with Westworld
1973
7.4
Anna and the King
1972
5.5
Fuzz
1972
5.1
Catlow
1971
4.0
Romance of a Horsethief
1971
6.0
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
5.2
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970
6.3
Adiós, Sabata
1970
NR
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
5.8
The Magic Christian
1969
5.7
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
7.3
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
6.8
The Battle of Neretva
1969
6.2
Villa Rides
1968
5.2
The Long Duel
1967
6.3
The Double Man
1967
6.1
Triple Cross
1966
6.1
Return of the Seven
1966
6.1
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
6.3
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966
6.8
Morituri
1965
5.9
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
5.6
Flight from Ashiya
1964
6.0
Kings of the Sun
1963
6.3
Taras Bulba
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.1
Escape from Zahrain
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
7.1
Goodbye Again
1961
7.5
The Magnificent Seven
1960
6.6
Surprise Package
1960
7.6
Testament of Orpheus
1960
6.4
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
6.4
Solomon and Sheba
1959
6.8
The Sound and the Fury
1959
6.3
The Journey
1959
6.5
The Buccaneer
1958
6.4
Houseboat
1958
6.5
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
6.8
Anastasia
1956
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
7.1
The King and I
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
8.7
Cinépanorama
1956
5.0
Reflets de Cannes
1954
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.0
Omnibus
19527.7
Danger
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
19507.5
Sure As Fate
1950
NR
Flowers from a Stranger
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
4.9
Port of New York
1949
NR
Flowers from a Stranger
1949
5.4
Studio One
19487.5
Actors Studio
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948