Yul Brynner

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Magnificent Seven Chris Larabee Adams

(1960)

Westworld Gunslinger

(1973)

The Ten Commandments Rameses

(1956)

The King and I King Mongkut of Siam

(1956)

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Actor (48 credits)

1976 Death Rage
Peter Marciani

1976 Futureworld
The Gunslinger

1975 The Ultimate Warrior
Carson

1973 Westworld
Gunslinger

1973 The Serpent
Col. Alexei Vlassov

1972 Anna and the King (TV Series)
King Mongkut

- Serana (1972) ... King Mongkut

- Louis' Love (1972) ... King Mongkut

- The King and the Egg (1972) ... King Mongkut

- The Marriage of Prince Chula (1972) ... King Mongkut

- The Haunted Temple (1972) ... King Mongkut

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1972 Fuzz
The Deaf Man

1971 Catlow
Catlow

1971 Romansa konjokradice
Captain Stoloff

1971 The Light at the Edge of the World
Kongre

1970 Adios Sabata
Sabata / Indio Black

1969 The Magic Christian
Transvestite Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Chairman

1969 Bitka na Neretvi
Vlado

1969 The File of the Golden Goose
Peter Novak

1968 Villa Rides
Pancho Villa

1967 The Long Duel
Sultan

1967 The Double Man
Dan Slater / Kalmar

1966 Triple Cross
Baron Von Grunen

1966 Return of the Magnificent Seven
Chris

1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Colonel Salem

1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Asher Gonen

1965 Morituri
Captain Mueller

1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

1964 Flight from Ashiya
TSgt. Mike Takashima

1963 Kings of the Sun
Chief Black Eagle

1962 Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba

1962 Escape from Zahrain
Sharif

1961 Goodbye Again
Extra in nightclub scene (uncredited)

1960 The Magnificent Seven
Chris Larabee Adams

1960 Surprise Package
Nico March

1960 Testament of Orpheus
L'huissier / Court usher (uncredited)

1960 Once More, with Feeling!
Victor Fabian

1960 The Children of Lindos (Short)
Nico March

1959 Solomon and Sheba
Solomon

1959 The Sound and the Fury
Jason Compson

1959 The Journey
Major Surov

1958 The Buccaneer
Jean Lafitte

1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Dmitri Karamazov

1956 Anastasia
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

1956 The Ten Commandments
Rameses

1956 The King and I
King Mongkut of Siam

1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV Movie)
King Mongkut of Siam (segment 'King and I, The')

1953 Omnibus (TV Series)
Francois Villon

- A Lodging for the Night (1953) ... Francois Villon

1949-1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series)
Dr. Nestri

- Flowers from a Stranger (1950) ... Dr. Nestri

- Flowers from a Stranger (1949) ... Dr. Nestri

1949 Port of New York
Paul Vicola

1949 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)

- Friend of the Family (1949)

1944 Mr. Jones and His Neighbors (TV Series)
Mr. Jones

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Director (10 credits)

1969 15 Million Men Without a Country (TV Movie documentary)

1953 Omnibus (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Capital of the World (1953)

- A Jury of Her Peers/Billy the Kid/X-Ray Machine/Romance of Transportation (1953) ... (segment "A Jury of Her Peers")

1950-1953 Danger (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Last Stop Before Albany (1953)

- See No Evil (1950)

- The Fearful One (1950)

- August Heat (1950)

- The Black Door (1950)

1950-1951 Sure As Fate (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Macbeth (1951)

- Nightfall (1950)

- Tremolo.

1950 Starlight Theatre (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- A Man in the Room (1950)

- Before You Came Along (1950)

- Welcome Home (1950)

1950 We Take Your Word (TV Series) (1950-1951)

1949-1950 Actor's Studio (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Timid Guy (1950)

- The Midway (1949)

1950 Life with Snarky Parker (TV Series)

1949 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)

- The Storm (1949)

1949 Mr. I. Magination (TV Series) (some episodes)

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Soundtrack (3 credits)

2003 Great Performances (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) ... (performer: "Shall We Dance?")

1956 The King and I (performer: "A Puzzlement" (1951), "Act I Finale" (1951), "Song of the King" (1951), "Shall We Dance" (1951) - uncredited)

1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV Movie) (performer: "A Puzzlement")

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Producer (1 credit)

1950 Life with Snarky Parker (TV Series) (producer)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2001 Anita no perd el tren (grateful acknowledgment)

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Self (45 credits)

1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner: Special Tony Award

1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV Movie)
Himself

1985 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1985 New York, New York (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 February 1985 (1985) ... Himself

1984 The 11th Annual American Music Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1975-1981 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #6.97 (1981) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #6.57 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #1.187 (1976) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #1.31 (1975) ... Himself - Guest

1980 Lost to the Revolution (Short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)

1979 The Royal Variety Performance 1979 (TV Special)

1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

1978 Over Easy (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.2 (1978) ... Himself

1976-1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #16.51 (1978) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #13.85 (1976) ... Himself - Guest

1975-1978 Dinah! (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #4.170 (1978) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #2.46 (1975) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #2.25 (1975) ... Himself - Guest

1971-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor / Himself / ...

- New York Week: Shubert Alley (1977) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #15.152 (1977) ... Himself / The King of Siam

- Episode #14.92 (1976) ... Himself - Actor

- Episode #13.91 (1975) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #11.32 (1971) ... Himself - Actor

1973-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 20 June 1977 (1977) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 30 August 1973 (1973) ... Himself - Guest

1975 Apollo Soyuz (Documentary short)
Himself - Narrator

1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

1974 Russell Harty Plus (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 March 1974 (1974) ... Himself

1973 On Location with Westworld (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself

1972 Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Yul Brynner (1972) ... Himself

1972 Parkinson (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.3 (1972) ... Himself

1971 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #4.37 (1971) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #3.150 (1971) ... Himself - Guest

1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #6.15 (1971) ... Himself - Guest

1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Performer

1971 Light at the Edge of the World: Promotion (Documentary short)
Himself

1969 Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1968 Pancho Villa: Myth or Man? (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1951-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host

- Episode #21.2 (1967) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #5.42 (1952) ... Himself - Guest Host

- Episode #5.6 (1951) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #4.46 (1951) ... Himself - Guest

1963 The World's Greatest Showman: The Legend of Cecil B. DeMille (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1962 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #3.49 (1962) ... Himself

1962 Man Is to Man... (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Narrator

1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

1961 My Friend Nicholas (Documentary short)
Himself - Narrator

1960 CBS Reports (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Rescue, with Yul Brynner (1960) ... Himself

1960 Hollywood - Ein Vorort in vier Anekdoten (TV Short documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1960 Mission to No-Man's Land (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Host

1959 The Profile of a Miracle (Documentary short)
Himself - Narrator

1959 Cinépanorama (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 11 July 1959 (1959) ... Himself

1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role

1957 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 6 January 1957 (1957) ... Himself

1956 Behind the Screen (Documentary short)
Himself

1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- Episode #6.4 (1955) ... Himself - Actor

1950 Penthouse Party (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.14 (1950) ... Himself

1948 Mr. and Mrs. (TV Series)
Himself - Host

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Archive footage (33 credits)

2015-2016 No Sleep TV3 (TV Series)
Chris Larabee Adams / Gunslinger

- Classic Episode #10: "God, Guns & Guts" - Westerns (2016) ... Chris Larabee Adams (uncredited)

- Classic Episode #5: "Best of A.I." with Fernao (2015) ... Gunslinger (uncredited)

2014 I Am Steve McQueen (Documentary)
Chris Larabee Adams (in 'The Magnificent Seven')

2012 Österreich-Bild (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Nadja Tiller, Traumfrau aus Wien (2012) ... Himself

2012 Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV Movie documentary)
The King of Siam

2010 100 Years of the London Palladium (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005-2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV Series documentary)
Rameses / Solomon

- Rebuilding the Temple (2010) ... Solomon

- Coat of Many Colors (2008) ... Rameses

- Babes, Brothels and Baths (2008) ... Solomon

- What Happened to the JC Bunch? (2008) ... Rameses

- The Legacy of King Solomon: Part 2 (2008) ... Rameses

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2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV Series)
Rameses

- Episode dated 22 August 2008 (2008) ... Rameses

2005 Cineastas contra magnates (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini-Series documentary)
King Mongkut of Siam (in 'The King and I')

- Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) ... King Mongkut of Siam (in 'The King and I')

- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) ... King Mongkut of Siam (in 'The King and I')

2003 Great Performances (TV Series)

- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

2002 Meine Schwester Maria (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2000 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show (TV Special)
Himself (uncredited)

2000 Hollywood Remembers (TV Series documentary)

- Yul Brynner

2000 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000) ... Himself

2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 Smoke and Mirrors: A History of Denial (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Elizabeth Taylor (1998) ... Himself

1998 ... y otras mujeres de armas tomar (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1996 A Century of Science Fiction (Video documentary)
Himself

1996 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1995 The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (Video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1995 Kicking & Screaming (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Route to '66 (1995) ... Himself

1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Rameses, 'The Ten Commandments' (uncredited)

1995 Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (TV Movie documentary)
Himself / Various characters

1991 Alma Cogan: The Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1991 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1984 Ingrid (Documentary)
Himself, clip from 'Anastasia' (uncredited)

1976 It's Showtime (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie)
Himself

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #11.39 (1958) ... Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial (PSA): Anti-Smoking TV commercial for the American Cancer Society See more »

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4 Print Biographies | 24 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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[Message recorded in January 1985, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer] Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke. If I could take back that smoking, we wouldn't be talking about any cancer. I'm convinced of that. See more »

Trivia:

Had one daughter with his second wife, Doris Kleiner: Victoria Brynner (born November 1962 in Switzerland). See more »

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