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Yul Brynner

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1920-07-11

Deathday: 1985-10-10 (65 years old)

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 ed 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.

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Filmography

all 80

Movies 64

self 26

TV Shows 16

Director 5

Self (archive footage)

Yul Brynner

Biography

Filmography

all 80

Movies 64

self 26

TV Shows 16

Director 5

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)

Chauves, la revanche (2023)

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020)

The ion of Anna Magnani (2019)

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

Spanish Western (2015)

The Making of The Ten Commandments (2003)

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

My Sister Maria (2002)

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)

Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial (1999)

Ingrid Bergman ed (1996)

A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Death Rage (1976)

Futureworld (1976)

It's Showtime (1976)

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

Dinah! (1974)

Westworld (1973)

The Serpent (1973)

On Location with Westworld (1973)

Anna and the King (1972)

Fuzz (1972)

Catlow (1971)

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)

Adiós, Sabata (1970)

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)

The Magic Christian (1969)

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

The Battle of Neretva (1969)

Villa Rides (1968)

The Long Duel (1967)

The Double Man (1967)

Triple Cross (1966)

Return of the Seven (1966)

The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Morituri (1965)

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

Flight from Ashiya (1964)

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Taras Bulba (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

Escape from Zahrain (1962)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Goodbye Again (1961)

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Surprise Package (1960)

Testament of Orpheus (1960)

Once More, with Feeling! (1960)

Solomon and Sheba (1959)

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

The Journey (1959)

The Buccaneer (1958)

Houseboat (1958)

The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

Anastasia (1956)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The King and I (1956)

Tony Awards (1956)

Cinépanorama (1956)

Reflets de Cannes (1954)

The Oscars (1953)

Omnibus (1952)

Danger (1950)

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-07-11

Deathday

1985-10-10 (65 years old)

Birth Name

Julij Boriszovics Brinyer

Birth Place

Vladivostok, Russia

Religion

Eastern Orthodox Church

Height

173-centimeter

Relationships

Virginia Gilmore (1944 - 1960)

Children

Victoria Brynner

Citizenships

Far Eastern Republic, Switzerland, United States

Also Known As

Yuli Borisovich Bryner

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actor, Grammy Hall of Fame, Special Tony Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Tony Awards, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame