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Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Acting

Born: July 11, 1920Vladivostok, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Chauves, la revanche

Chauves, la revanche

Self (archive footage)

2023
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2020
Spanish Western

Spanish Western

Self (archive footage)

2015
The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Making of The Ten Commandments

Self (archive footage)

2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

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

2003
My Sister Maria

My Sister Maria

Himself (archive)

2002
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Self (archive footage)

1996
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Self (archive footage)

1995
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985
Death Rage

Death Rage

Peter Marciani

1976
Futureworld

Futureworld

The Gunslinger

1976
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

1976
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

Carson

1975
Westworld

Westworld

The Gunslinger

1973
The Serpent

The Serpent

Col. Alexi Vlassov

1973
On Location with Westworld

On Location with Westworld

Self (uncredited)

1973
Fuzz

Fuzz

The Deaf Man

1972
Catlow

Catlow

Catlow

1971
Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief

Captain Stoloff

1971
The Light at the Edge of the World

The Light at the Edge of the World

Jonathan Kongre

1971
Adiós, Sabata

Adiós, Sabata

Sabata / Indio Black

1970
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Self

1969
The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

Transvestite Cabaret Singer

1969
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Peter Novak

1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Chairman

1969
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

Vlado

1969
Villa Rides

Villa Rides

Pancho Villa

1968
The Long Duel

The Long Duel

Sultan

1967
The Double Man

The Double Man

Dan Slater / Kalmar

1967
Triple Cross

Triple Cross

Baron von Grunen

1966
Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

Chris Adams

1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

Colonel Salem

1966
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

Asher Gonen

1966
Morituri

Morituri

Captain Müller

1965
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

1964
Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

TSgt. Mike Takashima

1964
Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

Chief Black Eagle

1963
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962
Escape from Zahrain

Escape from Zahrain

Sharif

1962
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

Extra in Nightclub Scene

1961
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

Chris Adams

1960
Surprise Package

Surprise Package

Nico March

1960
Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

L'huissier (non crédité)

1960
Once More, with Feeling!

Once More, with Feeling!

Victor Fabian

1960
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon

1959
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

Jason Compson

1959
The Journey

The Journey

Major Surov

1959
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Jean Lafitte

1958
The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

Dmitri Karamazov

1958
Anastasia

Anastasia

General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

1956
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Rameses

1956
The King and I

The King and I

King Mongkut of Siam

1956
Flowers from a Stranger

Flowers from a Stranger

Dr. Nestri

1950
Port of New York

Port of New York

Paul Vicola

1949
Flowers from a Stranger

Flowers from a Stranger

Dr. Nestri

1949