Acting
Yul Brynner
Born 1920-07-11
Vladivostok, Russia
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Yul Brynner
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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The Magnificent Seven
1960
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The Ten Commandments
1956
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Westworld
1973
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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What's My Line?
1950
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The King and I
1956
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Tony Awards
1956
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Futureworld
1976
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Return of the Seven
1966
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (76 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chauves, la revanche | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Yul Brynner, the Magnificent | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Spanish Western | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Making of The Ten Commandments | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Broadway's Lost Treasures | The King of Siam (segment "The King and I") | Movie | 2003 |
 | My Sister Maria | Himself (archive) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1995 |
| Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | Death Rage | Peter Marciani | Movie | 1976 |
 | Futureworld | The Gunslinger | Movie | 1976 |
 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Ultimate Warrior | Carson | Movie | 1975 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Westworld | The Gunslinger | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Serpent | Col. Alexi Vlassov | Movie | 1973 |
 | On Location with Westworld | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | Anna and the King | King Mongkut | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Fuzz | The Deaf Man | Movie | 1972 |
 | Catlow | Catlow | Movie | 1971 |
 | Romance of a Horsethief | Captain Stoloff | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Light at the Edge of the World | Jonathan Kongre | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun | Still Photographer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Adiós, Sabata | Sabata / Indio Black | Movie | 1970 |
 | Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? | Self | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Magic Christian | Transvestite Cabaret Singer | Movie | 1969 |
 | The File of the Golden Goose | Peter Novak | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Chairman | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Battle of Neretva | Vlado | Movie | 1969 |
 | Villa Rides | Pancho Villa | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Long Duel | Sultan | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Double Man | Dan Slater / Kalmar | Movie | 1967 |
 | Triple Cross | Baron von Grunen | Movie | 1966 |
 | Return of the Seven | Chris Adams | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Colonel Salem | Movie | 1966 |
 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Asher Gonen | Movie | 1966 |
 | Morituri | Captain Müller | Movie | 1965 |
 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Jules Gaspard d'Estaing | Movie | 1964 |
 | Flight from Ashiya | TSgt. Mike Takashima | Movie | 1964 |
 | Kings of the Sun | Chief Black Eagle | Movie | 1963 |
 | Taras Bulba | Taras Bulba | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Escape from Zahrain | Sharif | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Goodbye Again | Extra in Nightclub Scene | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Magnificent Seven | Chris Adams | Movie | 1960 |
 | Surprise Package | Nico March | Movie | 1960 |
 | Testament of Orpheus | L'huissier (non crédité) | Movie | 1960 |
 | Once More, with Feeling! | Victor Fabian | Movie | 1960 |
 | Solomon and Sheba | Solomon | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Sound and the Fury | Jason Compson | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Journey | Major Surov | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Buccaneer | Jean Lafitte | Movie | 1958 |
 | Houseboat | Still Photographer | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Brothers Karamazov | Dmitri Karamazov | Movie | 1958 |
 | Anastasia | General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Ten Commandments | Rameses | Movie | 1956 |
 | The King and I | King Mongkut of Siam | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Cinépanorama | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Reflets de Cannes | Self | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Omnibus | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
| Omnibus | Director | TV Series | 1952 |
| Danger | Director | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
| Sure As Fate | Director | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | Flowers from a Stranger | Dr. Nestri | Movie | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Port of New York | Paul Vicola | Movie | 1949 |
 | Flowers from a Stranger | Dr. Nestri | Movie | 1949 |
 | Studio One | Dr. Nestri | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Director | TV Series | 1948 |
| Actors Studio | Director | TV Series | 1948 | |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |