Yul Brynner
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Magnificent Seven
as Chris Adams
1960
Westworld
as The Gunslinger
1973
Futureworld
as The Gunslinger
1976
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Triple Cross
as Baron von Grunen
1966
The Buccaneer
as Jean Lafitte
1958
Fuzz
as The Deaf Man
1972
The Ten Commandments
as Rameses
1956
Port of New York
as Paul Vicola
1949
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carson
1975
Return of the Seven
as Chris Adams
1966
The Battle of Neretva
as Vlado
1969
Chauves, la revanche
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Solomon and Sheba
as Solomon
1959
Testament of Orpheus
as L'huissier (non crédité)
1960
Morituri
as Captain Müller
1965
Taras Bulba
as Taras Bulba
1962
The Brothers Karamazov
as Dmitri Karamazov
1958
The Serpent
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
1973
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Omnibus
1952
Studio One
as Dr. Nestri
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Anna and the King
as King Mongkut
1972
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
1954
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962