Yul Brynner
Actor
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 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.
Filmography
The Ten Commandments
as Rameses 1956
Westworld
as The Gunslinger 1973
The King and I
as King Mongkut of Siam 1956
Futureworld
as The Gunslinger 1976
Return of the Seven
as Chris Adams 1966
Anastasia
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine 1956
Testament of Orpheus
as Court Usher (uncredited) 1960
Solomon and Sheba
as Solomon 1959
Morituri
as Captain Müller 1965
Triple Cross
as Baron von Grunen 1966
Taras Bulba
as Taras Bulba 1962
Adiós, Sabata
as Sabata / Indio Black 1970
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carson 1975
Villa Rides
as Pancho Villa 1968
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Asher Gonen 1966
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing 1964