Acting · Vladivostok, Russia · Born July 11, 1920
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
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieYul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieSpanish Western
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
MovieMy Sister Maria
2002
as Himself (archive)
MovieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieYul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieDeath Rage
1976
as Peter Marciani
MovieFutureworld
1976
as The Gunslinger
MovieIt's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Ultimate Warrior
1975
as Carson
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieWestworld
1973
as The Gunslinger
MovieThe Serpent
1973
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
MovieOn Location with Westworld
1973
as Self (uncredited)
TVAnna and the King
1972
as King Mongkut
MovieFuzz
1972
as The Deaf Man
MovieCatlow
1971
as Catlow
MovieRomance of a Horsethief
1971
as Captain Stoloff
MovieThe Light at the Edge of the World
1971
as Jonathan Kongre
MovieAdiós, Sabata
1970
as Sabata / Indio Black
MovieWill the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
as Self
MovieThe Magic Christian
1969
as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
MovieThe File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Peter Novak
MovieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Chairman
MovieThe Battle of Neretva
1969
as Vlado
MovieVilla Rides
1968
as Pancho Villa
MovieThe Long Duel
1967
as Sultan
MovieThe Double Man
1967
as Dan Slater / Kalmar
MovieTriple Cross
1966
as Baron von Grunen
MovieReturn of the Seven
1966
as Chris Adams
MovieThe Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Colonel Salem
MovieCast a Giant Shadow
1966
as Asher Gonen
MovieMorituri
1965
as Captain Müller
MovieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1964
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
MovieFlight from Ashiya
1964
as TSgt. Mike Takashima
MovieKings of the Sun
1963
as Chief Black Eagle
MovieTaras Bulba
1962
as Taras Bulba
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieEscape from Zahrain
1962
as Sharif
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieGoodbye Again
1961
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
MovieThe Magnificent Seven
1960
as Chris Adams
MovieSurprise Package
1960
as Nico March
MovieTestament of Orpheus
1960
as L'huissier (non crédité)
MovieOnce More, with Feeling!
1960
as Victor Fabian
MovieSolomon and Sheba
1959
as Solomon
MovieThe Sound and the Fury
1959
as Jason Compson
MovieThe Journey
1959
as Major Surov
MovieThe Buccaneer
1958
as Jean Lafitte
MovieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Dmitri Karamazov
MovieAnastasia
1956
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1956
as Rameses
MovieThe King and I
1956
as King Mongkut of Siam
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
TVReflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVOmnibus
1952
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieFlowers from a Stranger
1950
as Dr. Nestri
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MoviePort of New York
1949
as Paul Vicola
MovieFlowers from a Stranger
1949
as Dr. Nestri
TVStudio One
1948
as Dr. Nestri
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
