Yul Brynner
Born
July 11, 1920 (age 65)
Died
October 10, 1985
Birthplace
Vladivostok, Russia

Yul Brynner

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.

Movies

Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 ★ 6.1
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
Death Rage
Death Rage
1976 ★ 5.3
Peter Marciani
Futureworld
Futureworld
1976 ★ 5.9
The Gunslinger
The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 ★ 5.7
Carson
Westworld
Westworld
1973 ★ 6.8
The Gunslinger
The Serpent
The Serpent
1973 ★ 6.1
Col. Alexi Vlassov
Fuzz
Fuzz
1972 ★ 5.4
The Deaf Man
Catlow
Catlow
1971 ★ 5.0
Catlow
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 ★ 2.5
Captain Stoloff
The Light at the Edge of the World
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971 ★ 6.0
Jonathan Kongre
Adiós, Sabata
Adiós, Sabata
1970 ★ 6.3
Sabata / Indio Black
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
1969 ★ 5.6
Transvestite Cabaret Singer
The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
1969 ★ 5.2
Peter Novak
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 ★ 7.1
The Chairman
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
1969 ★ 6.8
Vlado
Villa Rides
Villa Rides
1968 ★ 6.2
Pancho Villa
The Long Duel
The Long Duel
1967 ★ 5.1
Sultan
The Double Man
The Double Man
1967 ★ 6.1
Dan Slater / Kalmar
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
1966 ★ 6.0
Baron von Grunen
Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
1966 ★ 6.1
Chris Adams
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 ★ 5.8
Colonel Salem
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 ★ 6.2
Asher Gonen
Morituri
Morituri
1965 ★ 6.8
Captain Müller
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 ★ 5.9
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya
1964 ★ 5.0
TSgt. Mike Takashima
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 ★ 6.1
Chief Black Eagle
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 ★ 6.3
Taras Bulba
Escape from Zahrain
Escape from Zahrain
1962 ★ 6.2
Sharif
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1961 ★ 7.1
Extra in Nightclub Scene
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 ★ 7.5
Chris Adams
Surprise Package
Surprise Package
1960 ★ 5.8
Nico March
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
1960 ★ 7.7
Court Usher (uncredited)
Once More, with Feeling!
Once More, with Feeling!
1960 ★ 5.9
Victor Fabian
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
1959 ★ 6.4
Solomon
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
1959 ★ 6.6
Jason Compson
The Journey
The Journey
1959 ★ 6.2
Major Surov
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 ★ 6.4
Jean Lafitte
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 ★ 6.5
Dmitri Karamazov
Anastasia
Anastasia
1956 ★ 6.8
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 ★ 7.8
Rameses
The King and I
The King and I
1956 ★ 7.1
King Mongkut of Siam
Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger
1950
Dr. Nestri
Port of New York
Port of New York
1949 ★ 4.8
Paul Vicola
Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger
1949
Dr. Nestri

TV Series