Yul Brynner
Acting
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
Acting69
movieChauves, la revanche
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieYul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieSpanish Western
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
movieMy Sister Maria
2002
Himself (archive)
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieYul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995
Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieDeath Rage
1976
Peter Marciani
movieFutureworld
1976
The Gunslinger
movieIt's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieWestworld
1973
The Gunslinger
movieThe Serpent
1973
Col. Alexi Vlassov
movieOn Location with Westworld
1973
Self (uncredited)
tvAnna and the King
1972
King Mongkut
movieFuzz
1972
The Deaf Man
movieCatlow
1971
Catlow
movieRomance of a Horsethief
1971
Captain Stoloff
movieThe Light at the Edge of the World
1971
Jonathan Kongre
movieAdiós, Sabata
1970
Sabata / Indio Black
movieThe Magic Christian
1969
Transvestite Cabaret Singer
movieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969
Peter Novak
movieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
The Chairman
movieVilla Rides
1968
Pancho Villa
movieThe Long Duel
1967
Sultan
movieThe Double Man
1967
Dan Slater / Kalmar
movieTriple Cross
1966
Baron von Grunen
movieReturn of the Seven
1966
Chris Adams
movieThe Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
Colonel Salem
movieCast a Giant Shadow
1966
Asher Gonen
movieMorituri
1965
Captain Müller
movieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
movieFlight from Ashiya
1964
TSgt. Mike Takashima
movieKings of the Sun
1963
Chief Black Eagle
movieTaras Bulba
1962
Taras Bulba
movieGoodbye Again
1961
Extra in Nightclub Scene
movieThe Magnificent Seven
1960
Chris Adams
movieSurprise Package
1960
Nico March
movieTestament of Orpheus
1960
L'huissier (non crédité)
movieOnce More, with Feeling!
1960
Victor Fabian
movieSolomon and Sheba
1959
Solomon
movieThe Sound and the Fury
1959
Jason Compson
movieThe Journey
1959
Major Surov
movieThe Buccaneer
1958
Jean Lafitte
movieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958
Dmitri Karamazov
movieAnastasia
1956
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
movieThe King and I
1956
King Mongkut of Siam
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Performer
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieFlowers from a Stranger
1950
Dr. Nestri
moviePort of New York
1949
Paul Vicola
movieFlowers from a Stranger
1949
Dr. Nestri
tvStudio One
1948
Dr. Nestri
Directing5
tvOmnibus
1952
Director
Danger
1950
Director
Sure As Fate
1950
Director
tvStudio One
1948
Director
Actors Studio
1948
Director
Camera2
movieThe Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
1970
Still Photographer
movieHouseboat
1958
Still Photographer