Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1920-07-11
- Day of Death1985-10-10 (65 years)
- Place of BirthVladivostok, Russia
- Also Known AsYuli Borisovich Bryner
Yul Brynner
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
As: The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
- 1976
Death Rage
As: Peter Marciani
- 1976
Futureworld
As: The Gunslinger
- 1975
The Ultimate Warrior
As: Carson
- 1973
Westworld
As: The Gunslinger
- 1973
The Serpent
As: Col. Alexi Vlassov
- 1972
Anna and the King
As: King Mongkut
- 1972
Fuzz
As: The Deaf Man
- 1971
Catlow
As: Catlow
- 1971
Romance of a Horsethief
As: Captain Stoloff
- 1971
The Light at the Edge of the World
As: Jonathan Kongre
- 1970
Adiós, Sabata
As: Sabata / Indio Black
- 1969
The Magic Christian
As: Transvestite Cabaret Singer
- 1969
The File of the Golden Goose
As: Peter Novak
- 1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
As: The Chairman
- 1969
The Battle of Neretva
As: Vlado
- 1968
Villa Rides
As: Pancho Villa
- 1967
The Long Duel
As: Sultan
- 1967
The Double Man
As: Dan Slater / Kalmar
- 1966
Triple Cross
As: Baron von Grunen
- 1966
Return of the Seven
As: Chris Adams
- 1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
As: Colonel Salem
- 1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
As: Asher Gonen
- 1965
Morituri
As: Captain Müller
- 1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter
As: Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
- 1964
Flight from Ashiya
As: TSgt. Mike Takashima
- 1963
Kings of the Sun
As: Chief Black Eagle
- 1962
Taras Bulba
As: Taras Bulba
- 1962
Escape from Zahrain
As: Sharif
- 1961
Goodbye Again
As: Extra in Nightclub Scene
- 1960
The Magnificent Seven
As: Chris Adams
- 1960
Surprise Package
As: Nico March
- 1960
Testament of Orpheus
As: Court Usher (uncredited)
- 1960
Once More, with Feeling!
As: Victor Fabian
- 1959
Solomon and Sheba
As: Solomon
- 1959
The Sound and the Fury
As: Jason Compson
- 1959
The Journey
As: Major Surov
- 1958
The Buccaneer
As: Jean Lafitte
- 1958
The Brothers Karamazov
As: Dmitri Karamazov
- 1956
Anastasia
As: General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
- 1956
The Ten Commandments
As: Rameses
- 1956
The King and I
As: King Mongkut of Siam
- 1950
Flowers from a Stranger
As: Dr. Nestri
- 1949
Port of New York
As: Paul Vicola
- 1949
Flowers from a Stranger
As: Dr. Nestri
- 1948
Studio One
As: Dr. Nestri