Yul Brynner
Acting • Born 1920-07-11 – Died 1985-10-10
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Movie • 1995
Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Seven
Movie • 1960
Chris Adams
Westworld
Movie • 1973
The Gunslinger
Futureworld
Movie • 1976
The Gunslinger
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Triple Cross
Movie • 1966
Baron von Grunen
The Buccaneer
Movie • 1958
Jean Lafitte
Fuzz
Movie • 1972
The Deaf Man
The Ten Commandments
Movie • 1956
Rameses
Port of New York
Movie • 1949
Paul Vicola
The Ultimate Warrior
Movie • 1975
Carson
Return of the Seven
Movie • 1966
Chris Adams
The Battle of Neretva
Movie • 1969
Vlado
Chauves, la revanche
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Solomon and Sheba
Movie • 1959
Solomon
Testament of Orpheus
Movie • 1960
Court Usher (uncredited)
Morituri
Movie • 1965
Captain Müller
Taras Bulba
Movie • 1962
Taras Bulba
The Brothers Karamazov
Movie • 1958
Dmitri Karamazov
The Serpent
Movie • 1973
Col. Alexi Vlassov
Anastasia
Movie • 1956
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
The King and I
Movie • 1956
King Mongkut of Siam
Villa Rides
Movie • 1968
Pancho Villa
Kings of the Sun
Movie • 1963
Chief Black Eagle
The File of the Golden Goose
Movie • 1969
Peter Novak
Adiós, Sabata
Movie • 1970
Sabata / Indio Black
The Light at the Edge of the World
Movie • 1971
Jonathan Kongre
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie • 1964
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Catlow
Movie • 1971
Catlow
The Journey
Movie • 1959
Major Surov
The Long Duel
Movie • 1967
Sultan
The Double Man
Movie • 1967
Dan Slater / Kalmar
Death Rage
Movie • 1976
Peter Marciani
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie • 1969
The Chairman
Escape from Zahrain
Movie • 1962
Sharif
Flight from Ashiya
Movie • 1964
TSgt. Mike Takashima
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie • 1966
Colonel Salem
The Sound and the Fury
Movie • 1959
Jason Compson
Romance of a Horsethief
Movie • 1971
Captain Stoloff
Once More, with Feeling!
Movie • 1960
Victor Fabian
My Sister Maria
Movie • 2002
Himself (archive)
Surprise Package
Movie • 1960
Nico March
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie • 2003
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
Cast a Giant Shadow
Movie • 1966
Asher Gonen
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
The Magic Christian
Movie • 1969
Transvestite Cabaret Singer
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Movie • 1969
Self
Goodbye Again
Movie • 1961
Extra in Nightclub Scene
It's Showtime
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage)
Flowers from a Stranger
Movie • 1949
Dr. Nestri
Spanish Western
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
On Location with Westworld
Movie • 1973
Self (uncredited)
Flowers from a Stranger
Movie • 1950
Dr. Nestri
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Movie • 2020
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Studio One
TV • 1948
Dr. Nestri
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Anna and the King
TV • 1972
King Mongkut
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self