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

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

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2023Chauves, la revanche — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Yul Brynner, the Magnificent — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2015Spanish Western — Self (archive footage)
• 2003The Making of The Ten Commandments — Self (archive footage)
• 2002My Sister Maria — Himself (archive)
• 1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered — Self (archive footage)
• 1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King — Self (archive footage)
• 1991Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice — Self (archive footage)
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1976It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)
• Dinah! — Self
• 1973On Location with Westworld — Self (uncredited)
• 1969Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Cinépanorama — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Performer
• Reflets de Cannes — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self