Yul Brynner
Acting
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.
Born: July 11, 1920
Place of Birth: Vladivostok, Russia
Known For
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
There is only one Yul Brynner. No other actor had his looks, his range of talents, his energy and his capacity to draw others into the spell of his charm. A true sophisticate of deliberately mysterious origins, Yul Brynner was at home in a wide variety of languages and social environments.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
The Making of The Ten Commandments
Go behind the scenes of the beloved biblical epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses and directed by legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, who also introduces this documentary. Visit the sets in Egypt, where the Old Testament scenes were acted out, and watch newsreel footage of the gala Hollywood premiere. Also included is a compilation of clips from biblical films called "Hollywood Looks at the Bible."
Cinépanorama
The Ten Commandments
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Testament of Orpheus
An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
The Magnificent Seven
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
The incredible story of the mythical Russian-American actor and filmmaker Yul Brynner (1920-85), the most exotic sex-symbol since Rudolph Valentino; the story of the atypical destiny of an international nomad: from the Parisian cabarets to the stages of Broadway and the Hollywood studios. The rise to fame of a multidisciplinary genius who became a king of the screen.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The King and I
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
as Himself (archive)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Peter Marciani
as The Gunslinger
as Self (archive footage)
as Carson
as Self
as The Gunslinger
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
as Self (uncredited)
as King Mongkut
as The Deaf Man
as Catlow
as Captain Stoloff
as Jonathan Kongre
as Sabata / Indio Black
as Transvestite Cabaret Singer
as Peter Novak
as The Chairman
as Vlado
as Pancho Villa
as Sultan
as Dan Slater / Kalmar
as Baron von Grunen
as Chris Adams
as Colonel Salem
as Asher Gonen
as Captain Müller
as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
as TSgt. Mike Takashima
as Chief Black Eagle
as Taras Bulba
as Sharif
as Self
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
as Chris Adams
as Nico March
as Court Usher (uncredited)
as Victor Fabian
as Solomon
as Jason Compson
as Major Surov
as Jean Lafitte
as Dmitri Karamazov
as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine
as Rameses
as King Mongkut of Siam
as Self - Performer
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Nestri
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Paul Vicola
as Dr. Nestri
as Dr. Nestri
as Self