Yul Brynner
| First Name | Yul |
| Last Name | Brynner |
| Full Name at Birth | Yuliy Borisovich Brynner |
| Age | 65 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | July 11, 1920 |
| Birthplace | Vladivostok, Russia |
| Date of Death | October 10, 1985 |
| Location of Death | New York City, New York |
| Cause of Death | Lung Cancer |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Eye Color | Brown - Light |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | The King and I |
| Father | Boris Bryner |
| Mother | Marousia Blagavidova |
| Friends | Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marlon Brando |
Yul Brynner (Russian: , Julij Borisovic Briner; 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
Selected Yul Brynner film and TV show credits:
