Yul Brynner
Known for ActingBorn 1920-07-11 — died 1985-10-10Vladivostok, Russia
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 · as Chris Adams
The Ten Commandments
1956 · as Rameses
Westworld
1973 · as The Gunslinger
Futureworld
1976 · as The Gunslinger
The King and I
1956 · as King Mongkut of Siam
Return of the Seven
1966 · as Chris Adams
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · as Dmitri Karamazov
Solomon and Sheba
1959 · as Solomon
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · as Asher Gonen
The Magic Christian
1969 · as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
Villa Rides
1968 · as Pancho Villa
The Battle of Neretva
1969 · as Vlado
Anastasia
1956 · as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
Taras Bulba
1962 · as Taras Bulba
Goodbye Again
1961 · as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Kings of the Sun
1963 · as Chief Black Eagle
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 · as Carson
Testament of Orpheus
1960 · as L'huissier (non crédité)