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.
Known for
★7.5The Magnificent Seven
★7.8The Ten Commandments
★6.8Westworld
★7.1The King and I
★5.9Futureworld
★6.1Return of the Seven
★6.8Anastasia
★7.6Testament of Orpheus
★6.4Solomon and Sheba
★6.7Morituri
★6.1Triple Cross
★6.3Taras Bulba
★6.3Adiós, Sabata
★5.8The Ultimate Warrior
★6.2Villa Rides
★6.3Cast a Giant Shadow
★5.9Invitation to a Gunfighter
★6.7The Battle of Neretva
★6.0The Light at the Edge of the World
★6.5The Buccaneer
★6.5The Brothers Karamazov
★6.1The Serpent
★5.5Fuzz
★6.0Kings of the Sun
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