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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (67)
Chauves, la revanche
Self (archive footage)
2023
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2020
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
2003
