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Yul Brynner

Born 1920-07-11

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

The Magnificent Seven 1960 · 7.7 The Ten Commandments 1956 · 7.9 Westworld 1973 · 6.9 The King and I 1956 · 7.4 Futureworld 1976 · 5.7 Anastasia 1956 · 7.0 Return of the Seven 1966 · 5.5 Taras Bulba 1962 · 6.3 Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 · 6.3 The Battle of Neretva 1969 · 7.0 Testament of Orpheus 1960 · 7.2 Triple Cross 1966 · 6.3 The Buccaneer 1958 · 6.4 Villa Rides 1968 · 6.3 Adiós, Sabata 1970 · 5.9 The Ultimate Warrior 1975 · 5.6 Kings of the Sun 1963 · 6.1 Catlow 1971 · 5.6 The Sound and the Fury 1959 · 6.2 Escape from Zahrain 1962 · 6.0 The Long Duel 1967 · 5.9 Flight from Ashiya 1964 · 5.3