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Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

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 Magnificen

Born

Jul 11, 1920

Vladivostok, Russia

Died

Oct 10, 1985

Known For

Acting

Movies

56 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
1960 as Chris Adams
★ 7.5
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 as Rameses
★ 7.8
Westworld
Westworld
1973 as The Gunslinger
★ 6.8
Futureworld
Futureworld
1976 as The Gunslinger
★ 5.9
The King and I
The King and I
1956 as King Mongkut of Siam
★ 7.1
Villa Rides
Villa Rides
1968 as Pancho Villa
★ 6.3
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
1959 as Solomon
★ 6.4
Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
1966 as Chris Adams
★ 6.1
Anastasia
Anastasia
1956 as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
★ 6.8
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 as Dmitri Karamazov
★ 6.6
Morituri
Morituri
1965 as Captain Müller
★ 6.8
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 as Taras Bulba
★ 6.3
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
1969 as Vlado
★ 6.8
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
1966 as Baron von Grunen
★ 6.1
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 as Self
★ 8.0
Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 as Asher Gonen
★ 6.4
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1958 as Jean Lafitte
★ 6.5
movie
Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice
1991 as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
1960 as L'huissier (non crédité)
★ 7.6
Fuzz
Fuzz
1972 as The Deaf Man
★ 5.5
The Journey
The Journey
1959 as Major Surov
★ 6.3
The Double Man
The Double Man
1967 as Dan Slater / Kalmar
★ 6.3
The Light at the Edge of the World
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971 as Jonathan Kongre
★ 6.0
Catlow
Catlow
1971 as Catlow
★ 5.1
Surprise Package
Surprise Package
1960 as Nico March
★ 6.6
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
1976 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
1969 as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
★ 5.8
Adiós, Sabata
Adiós, Sabata
1970 as Sabata / Indio Black
★ 6.3
The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 as Carson
★ 5.8
The Serpent
The Serpent
1973 as Col. Alexi Vlassov
★ 6.1
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 as Chief Black Eagle
★ 6.1
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 as Colonel Salem
★ 5.9
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
★ 6.4
The Long Duel
The Long Duel
1967 as Sultan
★ 5.2
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
★ 6.0
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1961 as Extra in Nightclub Scene
★ 7.1
Spanish Western
Spanish Western
2015 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya
1964 as TSgt. Mike Takashima
★ 5.6
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
1959 as Jason Compson
★ 6.7
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 as The Chairman
★ 7.3
The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose
1969 as Peter Novak
★ 5.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 as Captain Stoloff
★ 4.0
Chauves, la revanche
Chauves, la revanche
2023 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Once More, with Feeling!
Once More, with Feeling!
1960 as Victor Fabian
★ 6.4
The Making of The Ten Commandments
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Port of New York
Port of New York
1949 as Paul Vicola
★ 4.9
Death Rage
Death Rage
1976 as Peter Marciani
★ 5.4
Escape from Zahrain
Escape from Zahrain
1962 as Sharif
★ 6.2
Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger
1949 as Dr. Nestri
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
2020 as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger
1950 as Dr. Nestri
On Location with Westworld
On Location with Westworld
1973 as Self (uncredited)
★ 8.5
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
My Sister Maria
My Sister Maria
2002 as Himself (archive)
★ 6.7