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.
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Movies (46)
Chauves, la revanche
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2020
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Making of The Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
2003
My Sister Maria
as Himself (archive)
2002
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Death Rage
as Peter Marciani
1976
Futureworld
as The Gunslinger
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carson
1975
Westworld
as The Gunslinger
1973
The Serpent
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
1973
On Location with Westworld
as Self (uncredited)
1973
Fuzz
as The Deaf Man
1972
Catlow
as Catlow
1971
Romance of a Horsethief
as Captain Stoloff
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
as Jonathan Kongre
1971
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Still Photographer (Camera)
1970
Adiós, Sabata
as Sabata / Indio Black
1970
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
The Magic Christian
as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
1969
The File of the Golden Goose
as Peter Novak
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Chairman
1969
The Battle of Neretva
as Vlado
1969
Villa Rides
as Pancho Villa
1968
The Long Duel
as Sultan
1967
The Double Man
as Dan Slater / Kalmar
1967
Triple Cross
as Baron von Grunen
1966
Return of the Seven
as Chris Adams
1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Colonel Salem
1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Asher Gonen
1966
Morituri
as Captain Müller
1965
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
1964
Flight from Ashiya
as TSgt. Mike Takashima
1964
Kings of the Sun
as Chief Black Eagle
1963
Taras Bulba
as Taras Bulba
1962
Escape from Zahrain
as Sharif
1962
Goodbye Again
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
1961
The Magnificent Seven
as Chris Adams
1960
Surprise Package
as Nico March
1960
Testament of Orpheus
as Court Usher (uncredited)
1960
Once More, with Feeling!
as Victor Fabian
1960
Solomon and Sheba
as Solomon
1959
