Yul Brynner
Acting
1920-07-11 · Vladivostok, Russia
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.
movieChauves, la revanche
as Self (archive footage) · 2023 · 6.0
movieYul Brynner, the Magnificent
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2020 · 7.5
movieSpanish Western
as Self (archive footage) · 2015 · 6.2
movieThe Making of The Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 8.0
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures
as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I") · 2003 · 6.4
movieMy Sister Maria
as Himself (archive) · 2002 · 6.7
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage) · 1996 · 6.7
movieYul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self (archive footage) · 1995 · 8.5
movieAlma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
as Self (archive footage) · 1991 · 10.0
movieNight of 100 Stars II
as Self · 1985 · 8.0
movieDeath Rage
as Peter Marciani · 1976 · 5.4
movieFutureworld
as The Gunslinger · 1976 · 5.9
movieIt's Showtime
as Self (archive footage) · 1976 · 7.5
movieThe Ultimate Warrior
as Carson · 1975 · 5.8
tvDinah!
as Self · 1974 · 7.0
movieWestworld
as The Gunslinger · 1973 · 6.8
movieThe Serpent
as Col. Alexi Vlassov · 1973 · 6.1
movieOn Location with Westworld
as Self (uncredited) · 1973 · 8.5
tvAnna and the King
as King Mongkut · 1972 · 7.4
movieFuzz
as The Deaf Man · 1972 · 5.5
movieCatlow
as Catlow · 1971 · 5.1
movieRomance of a Horsethief
as Captain Stoloff · 1971 · 4.0
movieThe Light at the Edge of the World
as Jonathan Kongre · 1971 · 6.0
movieAdiós, Sabata
as Sabata / Indio Black · 1970 · 6.3