Person
Yul Brynner
Acting · 1920–1985 · 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
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
The Oscars
Self
Studio One
Dr. Nestri
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Dinah!
Self
Omnibus
1952
Filmography
- 2023Chauves, la revancheSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Yul Brynner, the MagnificentSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2015Spanish WesternSelf (archive footage)
- 2003The Making of The Ten CommandmentsSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresThe King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
- 2002My Sister MariaHimself (archive)
- 1996Ingrid Bergman RememberedSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was KingSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her VoiceSelf (archive footage)
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
- 1976Death RagePeter Marciani
- 1976FutureworldThe Gunslinger
- 1976It's ShowtimeSelf (archive footage)
- 1975The Ultimate WarriorCarson
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1973WestworldThe Gunslinger
- 1973The SerpentCol. Alexi Vlassov
- 1973On Location with WestworldSelf (uncredited)
- 1972Anna and the KingKing Mongkut
- 1972FuzzThe Deaf Man
- 1971CatlowCatlow
- 1971Romance of a HorsethiefCaptain Stoloff
- 1971The Light at the Edge of the WorldJonathan Kongre
- 1970The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunStill Photographer
- 1970Adiós, SabataSabata / Indio Black
- 1969Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?Self
- 1969The Magic ChristianTransvestite Cabaret Singer
- 1969The File of the Golden GoosePeter Novak
- 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Chairman
- 1969The Battle of NeretvaVlado
- 1968Villa RidesPancho Villa
- 1967The Long DuelSultan
- 1967The Double ManDan Slater / Kalmar
- 1966Triple CrossBaron von Grunen
- 1966Return of the SevenChris Adams
- 1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerColonel Salem
- 1966Cast a Giant ShadowAsher Gonen
- 1965MorituriCaptain Müller
- 1964Invitation to a GunfighterJules Gaspard d'Estaing
- 1964Flight from AshiyaTSgt. Mike Takashima
- 1963Kings of the SunChief Black Eagle
- 1962Taras BulbaTaras Bulba
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962Escape from ZahrainSharif
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Goodbye AgainExtra in Nightclub Scene
- 1960The Magnificent SevenChris Adams
- 1960Surprise PackageNico March
- 1960Testament of OrpheusL'huissier (non crédité)
- 1960Once More, with Feeling!Victor Fabian
- 1959Solomon and ShebaSolomon
- 1959The Sound and the FuryJason Compson
- 1959The JourneyMajor Surov
- 1958The BuccaneerJean Lafitte
- 1958HouseboatStill Photographer
- 1958The Brothers KaramazovDmitri Karamazov
- 1956AnastasiaGeneral Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
- 1956The Ten CommandmentsRameses
- 1956The King and IKing Mongkut of Siam
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
- 1956CinépanoramaSelf
- 1954Reflets de CannesSelf
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Omnibus
- 1950DangerDirector
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950Sure As FateDirector
- 1950Flowers from a StrangerDr. Nestri
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949Port of New YorkPaul Vicola
- 1949Flowers from a StrangerDr. Nestri
- 1948Studio OneDr. Nestri
- 1948Actors StudioDirector
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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