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Yul Brynner

Acting Born Jul 11, 1920 Vladivostok, Russia 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
Film

The Magnificent Seven

as Chris Adams
Film

The Ten Commandments

as Rameses

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Studio One (1948) as Dr. Nestri
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Chris Adams
  • The Ten Commandments (1956) as Rameses
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • Omnibus (1952)
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • Westworld (1973) as The Gunslinger
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • Anna and the King (1972) as King Mongkut
  • Villa Rides (1968) as Pancho Villa
  • Futureworld (1976) as The Gunslinger
  • Solomon and Sheba (1959) as Solomon
  • Return of the Seven (1966) as Chris Adams
  • The King and I (1956) as King Mongkut of Siam
  • Taras Bulba (1962) as Taras Bulba
  • Morituri (1965) as Captain Müller
  • Triple Cross (1966) as Baron von Grunen