ACTOR

Yul Brynner

Best known as Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven.

11 Appearances

1 Series

10 Films

7.8 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

11 luglio 1920

Died

10 ottobre 1985

Place of birth

Vladivostok, Russia

Also known as

Yuli Borisovich Bryner

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.