Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
	Brynner in The Ten Commandments (1956)
Born	Yuliy Borisovich Brynner; July 11, 1920; Vladivostok, Russia
Died	October 10, 1985 (aged 65); New York City, United States
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Nationality	Russian-American
Citizenship	American
Occupations	Actor; model; photographer; author;
Years active	1944 - 1980
Notable credit(s)	King Mongut of Siam in The King and I, Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Spouse(s)	Virginia Gilmore; (m. 1944 - 1960, divorced) 1 child; Doris Kleiner; (m. 1960 - 1967, divorced) 1 child; Jacqueline de Croisset; (m. 1971 - 1981, divorced) 2 children; Kathy Lee; (m. 1983 - 1985, his death)
Awards	Academy Awards Best Actor; 1956 The King and I Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical; 1952 King and I 1985 Special Award

Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor. He was born in Russia. He moved to the United States and became an American citizen. He appeared in many movies and stage productions in the United States. He is famous for his role as King Mongkut in the musical The King and I in theatre and in the movie, as well as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille movie The Ten Commandments and as Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. He played a killer robot in the 1976 science fiction film Westworld.

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He was known for his shaved head which he kept as a personal sign since his role in The King and I.

He is mentioned in the song "One Night in Bangkok".

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