Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

🎂 11th July 1920 (105 yrs) 📍 Vladivostok, Russia

Known For

The Magnificent Seven

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.

Yul Brynner

Movies Featuring Yul Brynner

Chauves, la revanche

Chauves, la revanche (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent (2020)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Spanish Western

Spanish Western (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Making of The Ten Commandments (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
My Sister Maria

My Sister Maria (2002)

as Himself (archive)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)

as Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
Death Rage

Death Rage (1976)

as Peter Marciani
Futureworld

Futureworld (1976)

as The Gunslinger
It's Showtime

It's Showtime (1976)

as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

as Carson
Westworld

Westworld (1973)

as The Gunslinger
The Serpent

The Serpent (1973)

as Col. Alexi Vlassov
On Location with Westworld

On Location with Westworld (1973)

as Self (uncredited)
Fuzz

Fuzz (1972)

as The Deaf Man
Catlow

Catlow (1971)

as Catlow
Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

as Captain Stoloff
The Light at the Edge of the World

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

as Jonathan Kongre
Adiós, Sabata

Adiós, Sabata (1970)

as Sabata / Indio Black
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

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

as Self
The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian (1969)

as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

as Peter Novak
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

as The Chairman
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva (1969)

as Vlado
Villa Rides

Villa Rides (1968)

as Pancho Villa
The Long Duel

The Long Duel (1967)

as Sultan
The Double Man

The Double Man (1967)

as Dan Slater / Kalmar
Triple Cross

Triple Cross (1966)

as Baron von Grunen
Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven (1966)

as Chris Adams
The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)

as Colonel Salem
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

as Asher Gonen
Morituri

Morituri (1965)

as Captain Müller
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya (1964)

as TSgt. Mike Takashima
Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun (1963)

as Chief Black Eagle
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba (1962)

as Taras Bulba
Escape from Zahrain

Escape from Zahrain (1962)

as Sharif
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again (1961)

as Extra in Nightclub Scene
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

as Chris Adams
Surprise Package

Surprise Package (1960)

as Nico March
Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus (1960)

as Court Usher (uncredited)
Once More, with Feeling!

Once More, with Feeling! (1960)

as Victor Fabian
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba (1959)

as Solomon
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

as Jason Compson
The Journey

The Journey (1959)

as Major Surov
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer (1958)

as Jean Lafitte
The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

as Dmitri Karamazov
Anastasia

Anastasia (1956)

as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1956)

as Rameses
The King and I

The King and I (1956)

as King Mongkut of Siam
Flowers from a Stranger

Flowers from a Stranger (1950)

as Dr. Nestri
Port of New York

Port of New York (1949)

as Paul Vicola
Flowers from a Stranger

Flowers from a Stranger (1949)

as Dr. Nestri