Yul Brynner

About

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

Studio OneSeries • 1948The Ten CommandmentsMovie • 1956The Magnificent SevenMovie • 1960WestworldMovie • 1973The King and IMovie • 1956Cast a Giant ShadowMovie • 1966FutureworldMovie • 1976Triple CrossMovie • 1966HouseboatMovie • 1958Return of the SevenMovie • 1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerMovie • 1966Solomon and ShebaMovie • 1959Villa RidesMovie • 1968The Battle of NeretvaMovie • 1969Kings of the SunMovie • 1963AnastasiaMovie • 1956The Brothers KaramazovMovie • 1958The BuccaneerMovie • 1958Invitation to a GunfighterMovie • 1964Taras BulbaMovie • 1962The Magic ChristianMovie • 1969Testament of OrpheusMovie • 1960FuzzMovie • 1972The JourneyMovie • 1959