Cast

Yul Brynner

1920 – 1985

Active years (films on this site)

1956–1969

Genres

DramaAdventureFamilyBiographyFantasy

Schools and movements

Balkan CinemaClassical HollywoodEarly and Pioneering CinemaSurrealism and the Avant-Garde

Directors worked with

Cecil B. DeMille1 filmJean Cocteau1 filmVeljko Bulajić1 film

Biography

Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (1951), for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1956 film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage, and became known for his shaved head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for The King and I.

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Awards and honours

International

• Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1952
• Tony Awards 1952
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1957
• Special Tony Award 1985
• Grammy Hall of Fame 1999

National / local

• National Board of Review Award for Best Actor 1956
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. The Ten Commandments 1956 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. The Testament of Orpheus 1960 · Jean Cocteau · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. The Battle of Neretva 1969 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 7.0 · Cast