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 & recognition
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 1999
- Special Tony Award · 1985
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1957
- National Board of Review Award — Best Actor · 1956
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Musical · 1952
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- Tony Awards · 1952
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Musical · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1957 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1956 · nominated
Filmography41 titles
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
The Ten Commandments
Testament of Orpheus
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Magnificent Seven
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The King and I
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Westworld
The Battle of Neretva
Morituri
Anastasia
The Ed Sullivan Show
My Sister Maria
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
The Brothers Karamazov
The Buccaneer
Cast a Giant Shadow
Solomon and Sheba
Houseboat
Adiós, Sabata
Villa Rides
The Double Man
Taras Bulba
The Journey
Triple Cross
Return of the Seven
Kings of the Sun
The Light at the Edge of the World
Futureworld
Invitation to a Gunfighter
The Ultimate Warrior
The Magic Christian
The File of the Golden Goose
Flight from Ashiya
Fuzz
Death Rage
Catlow
Port of New York
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?