Yuliy Borisovich Briner; (Russian: Юлий Ð'Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡
Ð'ринер; July , â€" October , ), better known as Yul Brynner,
was a Russian-American actor, singer, and director, considered one of
the first Russian-American film stars. He became widely known for his
portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical
The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards, and later won an
Academy Award for the film adaptation. He played the role , 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.Brynner
also starred as Ramesses II in the Cecil B. DeMille epic The Ten
Commandments (). He played General Bounine in the film Anastasia (also
), the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven () and its first
sequel Return of the Seven, and the android "The Gunslinger" in
Westworld () and its sequel Futureworld ().Brynner also worked as a
model, television director and photographer, and was the author of
several books.
Ð'ринер; July , â€" October , ), better known as Yul Brynner,
was a Russian-American actor, singer, and director, considered one of
the first Russian-American film stars. He became widely known for his
portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical
The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards, and later won an
Academy Award for the film adaptation. He played the role , 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.Brynner
also starred as Ramesses II in the Cecil B. DeMille epic The Ten
Commandments (). He played General Bounine in the film Anastasia (also
), the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven () and its first
sequel Return of the Seven, and the android "The Gunslinger" in
Westworld () and its sequel Futureworld ().Brynner also worked as a
model, television director and photographer, and was the author of
several books.
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