Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

7/11/1920 – 10/10/1985Vladivostok, 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.

Filmography (69 titles)

Chauves, la revanche6.0Movie

Chauves, la revanche

Self (archive footage) · 2023

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent7.5Movie

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2020

Spanish Western6.2Movie

Spanish Western

Self (archive footage) · 2015

The Making of The Ten Commandments8.0Movie

The Making of The Ten Commandments

Self (archive footage) · 2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures6.4Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures

The King of Siam (segment "The King and I") · 2003

My Sister Maria6.7Movie

My Sister Maria

Himself (archive) · 2002

Ingrid Bergman Remembered6.7Movie

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Self (archive footage) · 1996

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King8.5Movie

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Self (archive footage) · 1995

10.0Movie

Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice

Self (archive footage) · 1991

Night of 100 Stars II6.8Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

Self · 1985

Death Rage5.4Movie

Death Rage

Peter Marciani · 1976

Futureworld5.9Movie

Futureworld

The Gunslinger · 1976

It's Showtime7.5Movie

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) · 1976

The Ultimate Warrior5.8Movie

The Ultimate Warrior

Carson · 1975

Dinah!7.0Show

Dinah!

Self · 1974

Westworld6.8Movie

Westworld

The Gunslinger · 1973

The Serpent6.1Movie

The Serpent

Col. Alexi Vlassov · 1973

On Location with Westworld8.5Movie

On Location with Westworld

Self (uncredited) · 1973

Anna and the King7.4Show

Anna and the King

King Mongkut · 1972

Fuzz5.5Movie

Fuzz

The Deaf Man · 1972

Catlow5.1Movie

Catlow

Catlow · 1971

Romance of a Horsethief4.0Movie

Romance of a Horsethief

Captain Stoloff · 1971

The Light at the Edge of the World6.0Movie

The Light at the Edge of the World

Jonathan Kongre · 1971

Adiós, Sabata6.3Movie

Adiós, Sabata

Sabata / Indio Black · 1970

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?Movie

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Self · 1969

The Magic Christian5.8Movie

The Magic Christian

Transvestite Cabaret Singer · 1969

The File of the Golden Goose5.7Movie

The File of the Golden Goose

Peter Novak · 1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot7.3Movie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Chairman · 1969

The Battle of Neretva6.8Movie

The Battle of Neretva

Vlado · 1969

Villa Rides6.3Movie

Villa Rides

Pancho Villa · 1968