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Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Acting

July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985 (died at 65)
Vladivostok, Russia
Male
58 Movies
18 TV Shows

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.

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960 7.5

as Chris Adams

Age 40 (now 65)
Westworld
Westworld

Westworld

1973 6.8

as The Gunslinger

Age 53 (now 65)
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 7.8

as Rameses

Age 36 (now 65)
The King and I
The King and I

The King and I

1956 7.1

as King Mongkut of Siam

Age 35 (now 65)
Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

1966 6.1

as Chris Adams

Age 46 (now 65)
Anastasia
Anastasia

Anastasia

1956 6.8

as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

Age 36 (now 65)
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959 6.4

as Solomon

Age 39 (now 65)
Futureworld
Futureworld

Futureworld

1976 5.9

as The Gunslinger

Age 56 (now 65)
Adiós, Sabata
Adiós, Sabata

Adiós, Sabata

1970 6.3

as Sabata / Indio Black

Age 50 (now 65)
Morituri
Morituri

Morituri

1965 6.8

as Captain Müller

Age 45 (now 65)
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

1969 6.8

as Vlado

Age 49 (now 65)
Villa Rides
Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968 6.3

as Pancho Villa

Age 47 (now 65)
The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

1975 5.8

as Carson

Age 55 (now 65)
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964 6.0

as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

Age 44 (now 65)
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962 6.3

as Taras Bulba

Age 42 (now 65)
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958 6.5

as Jean Lafitte

Age 38 (now 65)