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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

What's My Line?

Studio One

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Oscars

The Magnificent Seven

All Movies (56)

• Chauves, la revanche2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Yul Brynner, the Magnificent2020 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Spanish Western2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Making of The Ten Commandments2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Broadway's Lost Treasures2003 · as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
• My Sister Maria2002 · as Himself (archive)
• Ingrid Bergman Remembered1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King1995 · as Self (archive footage)
• Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Death Rage1976 · as Peter Marciani
• Futureworld1976 · as The Gunslinger
• It's Showtime1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Ultimate Warrior1975 · as Carson
• Westworld1973 · as The Gunslinger
• The Serpent1973 · as Col. Alexi Vlassov
• On Location with Westworld1973 · as Self (uncredited)
• Fuzz1972 · as The Deaf Man
• Catlow1971 · as Catlow
• Romance of a Horsethief1971 · as Captain Stoloff
• The Light at the Edge of the World1971 · as Jonathan Kongre
• Adiós, Sabata1970 · as Sabata / Indio Black
• Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?1969 · as Self
• The Magic Christian1969 · as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
• The File of the Golden Goose1969 · as Peter Novak
• The Madwoman of Chaillot1969 · as The Chairman
• The Battle of Neretva1969 · as Vlado
• Villa Rides1968 · as Pancho Villa
• The Long Duel1967 · as Sultan
• The Double Man1967 · as Dan Slater / Kalmar
• Triple Cross1966 · as Baron von Grunen
• Return of the Seven1966 · as Chris Adams
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower1966 · as Colonel Salem
• Cast a Giant Shadow1966 · as Asher Gonen
• Morituri1965 · as Captain Müller
• Invitation to a Gunfighter1964 · as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
• Flight from Ashiya1964 · as TSgt. Mike Takashima
• Kings of the Sun1963 · as Chief Black Eagle
• Taras Bulba1962 · as Taras Bulba
• Escape from Zahrain1962 · as Sharif
• Goodbye Again1961 · as Extra in Nightclub Scene
• The Magnificent Seven1960 · as Chris Adams
• Surprise Package1960 · as Nico March
• Testament of Orpheus1960 · as L'huissier (non crédité)
• Once More, with Feeling!1960 · as Victor Fabian
• Solomon and Sheba1959 · as Solomon
• The Sound and the Fury1959 · as Jason Compson
• The Journey1959 · as Major Surov
• The Buccaneer1958 · as Jean Lafitte
• The Brothers Karamazov1958 · as Dmitri Karamazov
• Anastasia1956 · as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
• The Ten Commandments1956 · as Rameses
• The King and I1956 · as King Mongkut of Siam
• Flowers from a Stranger1950 · as Dr. Nestri
• Port of New York1949 · as Paul Vicola
• Flowers from a Stranger1949 · as Dr. Nestri

All TV Shows (13)

• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Anna and the King1972 · as King Mongkut
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self
• Reflets de Cannes1954 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Omnibus1952
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Studio One1948 · as Dr. Nestri
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self