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Yul Brynner

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 11, 1920 (Died at 65)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthVladivostok, Russia
Career Span1948 – 1985
Known Credits70 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.8

Yul Brynner

Also known as:Yuli Borisovich Bryner
Total Works

70

57 movies • 13 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Magnificent Seven
7.5
as Chris Adams
The Ten Commandments
7.8
as Rameses
Westworld
6.8
Westworld
1973•movie
as The Gunslinger
The King and I
7.1
The King and I
1956•movie
as King Mongkut of Siam

Photos & Headshots10

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 70 titles featuring Yul Brynner

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

as Chris Adams

The Ten Commandments
7.8

as Rameses

Westworld
6.8
Westworld
1973•movie

as The Gunslinger

The King and I
7.1
The King and I
1956•movie

as King Mongkut of Siam

Futureworld
5.9
Futureworld
1976•movie

as The Gunslinger

Return of the Seven
6.1

as Chris Adams

Houseboat
6.4
Houseboat
1958•movie

Role: Still Photographer

Anastasia
6.8
Anastasia
1956•movie

as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

Testament of Orpheus
7.6

as L'huissier (non crédité)

Solomon and Sheba
6.5
Solomon and Sheba
1959•movie

as Solomon

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps

as Self

Morituri
6.7
Morituri
1965•movie

as Captain Müller

The Oscars
7.1
2 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

Triple Cross
6.1
Triple Cross
1966•movie

as Baron von Grunen

Taras Bulba
6.3
Taras Bulba
1962•movie

as Taras Bulba

Adiós, Sabata
6.3
Adiós, Sabata
1970•movie

as Sabata / Indio Black

The Ultimate Warrior
5.7

as Carson

Villa Rides
6.2
Villa Rides
1968•movie

as Pancho Villa

Cast a Giant Shadow
6.3

as Asher Gonen

Invitation to a Gunfighter
5.9

as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

The Battle of Neretva
6.7

as Vlado

The Light at the Edge of the World
6.0

as Jonathan Kongre

The Buccaneer
6.5
The Buccaneer
1958•movie

as Jean Lafitte

The Brothers Karamazov
6.5

as Dmitri Karamazov

Fuzz
5.5
Fuzz
1972•movie

as The Deaf Man

The Serpent
6.1
The Serpent
1973•movie

as Col. Alexi Vlassov

The Magic Christian
5.8

as Transvestite Cabaret Singer

Kings of the Sun
6.0
Kings of the Sun
1963•movie

as Chief Black Eagle

Goodbye Again
7.1
Goodbye Again
1961•movie

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Catlow
5.1
Catlow
1971•movie

as Catlow

Escape from Zahrain
6.1

as Sharif

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Journey
6.3
The Journey
1959•movie

as Major Surov

Death Rage
5.4
Death Rage
1976•movie

as Peter Marciani

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
6.0

as Colonel Salem

Port of New York
4.9
Port of New York
1949•movie

as Paul Vicola

The Double Man
6.3
The Double Man
1967•movie

as Dan Slater / Kalmar

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
3 eps

as Self

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
5.2

Role: Still Photographer

The Long Duel
5.2
The Long Duel
1967•movie

as Sultan

The File of the Golden Goose
5.7

as Peter Novak

The Sound and the Fury
6.8

as Jason Compson

Spanish Western
6.4
Spanish Western
2015•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
2 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Dr. Nestri

The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.3

as The Chairman

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
3 eps

as Self

Flight from Ashiya
5.6
Flight from Ashiya
1964•movie

as TSgt. Mike Takashima

Once More, with Feeling!
6.4

as Victor Fabian

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
7.4

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Anna and the King
7.4
13 eps
Anna and the King
1972•series

as King Mongkut

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

My Sister Maria
6.7
My Sister Maria
2002•movie

as Himself (archive)

Surprise Package
6.5
Surprise Package
1960•movie

as Nico March

Broadway's Lost Treasures
6.4

as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")

Romance of a Horsethief
4.0

as Captain Stoloff

Night of 100 Stars II
6.8

as Self

Omnibus
7.0
1 eps
Omnibus
1952•series
Dinah!
7.0
1 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

Cinépanorama
8.7
1 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime
7.5
It's Showtime
1976•movie

as Self (archive footage)

On Location with Westworld
8.5

as Self (uncredited)

Reflets de Cannes
5.0
1 eps
Reflets de Cannes
1954•series

as Self

Chauves, la revanche
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of The Ten Commandments
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

as Self

Flowers from a Stranger

as Dr. Nestri

Flowers from a Stranger

as Dr. Nestri

Tony Awards
1 eps
Tony Awards
1956•series

as Self - Performer