Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Chauves, la revanche ★ 6.0 Chauves, la revanche 2023 Yul Brynner, the Magnificent ★ 7.5 Yul Brynner, the Magnificent 2020 Spanish Western ★ 6.2 Spanish Western 2015 The Making of The Ten Commandments ★ 8.0 The Making of The Ten Commandments 2003 Broadway's Lost Treasures ★ 6.4 Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003 My Sister Maria ★ 6.7 My Sister Maria 2002 Ingrid Bergman Remembered ★ 6.7 Ingrid Bergman Remembered 1996 Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King ★ 8.5 Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 1995 Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice ★ 10.0 Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice 1991 Night of 100 Stars II ★ 8.0 Night of 100 Stars II 1985 Death Rage ★ 5.4 Death Rage 1976 Futureworld ★ 5.9 Futureworld 1976 It's Showtime ★ 7.5 It's Showtime 1976 The Ultimate Warrior ★ 5.8 The Ultimate Warrior 1975 Dinah! ★ 7.0 Dinah! 1974 Westworld ★ 6.8 Westworld 1973 The Serpent ★ 6.1 The Serpent 1973 On Location with Westworld ★ 8.5 On Location with Westworld 1973 Anna and the King ★ 7.4 Anna and the King 1972 Fuzz ★ 5.5 Fuzz 1972 Catlow ★ 5.1 Catlow 1971 Romance of a Horsethief ★ 4.0 Romance of a Horsethief 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World ★ 6.0 The Light at the Edge of the World 1971 Adiós, Sabata ★ 6.3 Adiós, Sabata 1970 Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? 1969 The Magic Christian ★ 5.8 The Magic Christian 1969 The File of the Golden Goose ★ 5.7 The File of the Golden Goose 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot ★ 7.3 The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 The Battle of Neretva ★ 6.8 The Battle of Neretva 1969 Villa Rides ★ 6.3 Villa Rides 1968 The Long Duel ★ 5.2 The Long Duel 1967 The Double Man ★ 6.3 The Double Man 1967 Triple Cross ★ 6.1 Triple Cross 1966 Return of the Seven ★ 6.1 Return of the Seven 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower ★ 5.9 The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966 Cast a Giant Shadow ★ 6.4 Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 Morituri ★ 6.8 Morituri 1965 Invitation to a Gunfighter ★ 6.0 Invitation to a Gunfighter 1964 Flight from Ashiya ★ 5.6 Flight from Ashiya 1964 Kings of the Sun ★ 6.1 Kings of the Sun 1963 Taras Bulba ★ 6.3 Taras Bulba 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 Escape from Zahrain ★ 6.2 Escape from Zahrain 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 Goodbye Again ★ 7.1 Goodbye Again 1961 The Magnificent Seven ★ 7.5 The Magnificent Seven 1960 Surprise Package ★ 6.6 Surprise Package 1960 Testament of Orpheus ★ 7.6 Testament of Orpheus 1960 Once More, with Feeling! ★ 6.4 Once More, with Feeling! 1960 Solomon and Sheba ★ 6.4 Solomon and Sheba 1959 The Sound and the Fury ★ 6.8 The Sound and the Fury 1959 The Journey ★ 6.3 The Journey 1959 The Buccaneer ★ 6.5 The Buccaneer 1958 The Brothers Karamazov ★ 6.6 The Brothers Karamazov 1958 Anastasia ★ 6.8 Anastasia 1956 The Ten Commandments ★ 7.8 The Ten Commandments 1956 The King and I ★ 7.1 The King and I 1956 Tony Awards Tony Awards 1956 Cinépanorama ★ 8.7 Cinépanorama 1956 Reflets de Cannes ★ 5.0 Reflets de Cannes 1954 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 Omnibus ★ 6.3 Omnibus 1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour ★ 6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950 Flowers from a Stranger Flowers from a Stranger 1950 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 Port of New York ★ 4.9 Port of New York 1949 Flowers from a Stranger Flowers from a Stranger 1949 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ★ 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show 1948