Yul Brynner
Acting
1920-07-11 · Vladivostok, 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
Chauves, la revanche
2023 · Movie
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 · Movie
Spanish Western
2015 · Movie
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Movie
My Sister Maria
2002 · Movie
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996 · Movie
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 · Movie
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
Death Rage
1976 · Movie
Futureworld
1976 · Movie
It's Showtime
1976 · Movie
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 · Movie
Dinah!
1974 · Series
Westworld
1973 · Movie
The Serpent
1973 · Movie
On Location with Westworld
1973 · Movie
Anna and the King
1972 · Series
Fuzz
1972 · Movie
Catlow
1971 · Movie
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Movie
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971 · Movie
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970 · Movie
Adiós, Sabata
1970 · Movie
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969 · Movie
The Magic Christian
1969 · Movie
The File of the Golden Goose
1969 · Movie
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Movie
The Battle of Neretva
1969 · Movie
Villa Rides
1968 · Movie
The Long Duel
1967 · Movie
The Double Man
1967 · Movie
Triple Cross
1966 · Movie
Return of the Seven
1966 · Movie
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 · Movie
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · Movie
Morituri
1965 · Movie
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · Movie
Flight from Ashiya
1964 · Movie
Kings of the Sun
1963 · Movie
Taras Bulba
1962 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Escape from Zahrain
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Goodbye Again
1961 · Movie
The Magnificent Seven
1960 · Movie
Surprise Package
1960 · Movie
Testament of Orpheus
1960 · Movie
Once More, with Feeling!
1960 · Movie
Solomon and Sheba
1959 · Movie
The Sound and the Fury
1959 · Movie
The Journey
1959 · Movie
The Buccaneer
1958 · Movie
Houseboat
1958 · Movie
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Movie
Anastasia
1956 · Movie
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
The King and I
1956 · Movie
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
Reflets de Cannes
1954 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Omnibus
1952 · Series
Danger
1950 · Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
Sure As Fate
1950 · Series
Flowers from a Stranger
1950 · Movie
What's My Line?
1950 · Series
Port of New York
1949 · Movie
Flowers from a Stranger
1949 · Movie
Studio One
1948 · Series
Actors Studio
1948 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series