Acting
Yul Brynner
FR, ES, EN, DE cinema · 58 credits
Born
11 July 1920
Died
10 October 1985 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Vladivostok, Russia
Also known as Yuli Borisovich Bryner
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
Filmography
Chauves, la revanche
as Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
The Making of The Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage)
My Sister Maria
as Himself (archive)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (archive footage)
Futureworld
as The Gunslinger
Death Rage
as Peter Marciani
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carson
Westworld
as The Gunslinger
The Serpent
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
On Location with Westworld
as Self (uncredited)
Fuzz
as The Deaf Man
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Jonathan Kongre
Catlow
as Catlow
Romance of a Horsethief
as Captain Stoloff
Adiós, Sabata
as Sabata / Indio Black
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Still Photographer
The File of the Golden Goose
as Peter Novak
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Chairman
The Magic Christian
as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
Villa Rides
as Pancho Villa
The Long Duel
as Sultan
The Double Man
as Dan Slater / Kalmar
Triple Cross
as Baron von Grunen
Return of the Seven
as Chris Adams
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Colonel Salem
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Asher Gonen
Morituri
as Captain Müller
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Flight from Ashiya
as TSgt. Mike Takashima
Kings of the Sun
as Chief Black Eagle
Taras Bulba
as Taras Bulba
Escape from Zahrain
as Sharif
Goodbye Again
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
The Magnificent Seven
as Chris Adams
Testament of Orpheus
as L'huissier (non crédité)
Once More, with Feeling!
as Victor Fabian
Surprise Package
as Nico March
Solomon and Sheba
as Solomon
The Journey
as Major Surov
The Sound and the Fury
as Jason Compson
The Buccaneer
as Jean Lafitte
The Brothers Karamazov
as Dmitri Karamazov
Houseboat
Still Photographer
The Ten Commandments
as Rameses
Anastasia
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
The King and I
as King Mongkut of Siam
Flowers from a Stranger
as Dr. Nestri
Port of New York
as Paul Vicola
Flowers from a Stranger
as Dr. Nestri