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[h3]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, Brynner was at home in a wide variety of languages and social environments. [/h3]

Born Yuliy Borisovich Brynner, his mother Marusya Blagоvidova was the daughter of a Russian doctor and his father, Boris Brynner was an engineer and inventor. Yul was named after his paternal grandfather, Jules Brynner.

After his father abandoned the family, his mother took Yul and his sister, Vera Bryner to China, where they attended a school run by the YMCA. They relocated again in 1934, this time to Paris.

During World War II Brynner worked as a French-speaking radio announcer and commentator for the United States Government, broadcasting propaganda throughout occupied France.

He made an immediate impact upon launching his film career in 1956, appearing not only in the film version of The King and I that year, but also in major roles in The Ten Commandments opposite [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/1591:0/Charlton_Heston.htm]Charlton Heston[/urlnew] and Anastasia opposite [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/126:0/Ingrid_Bergman.htm]Ingrid Bergman[/urlnew].

However, he found his perfect role in The King And I. The Academy Award-winning success that might have become a trap for a lesser star became the ongoing glory of his career, from the peak of his stardom to his untimely death.

He later appeared in such films as the Biblical epic Solomon and Sheba (1959), as Solomon, The Magnificent Seven (1960), and Westworld (1973).

He also co-starred with [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/719:0/Marlon_Brando.htm]Marlon Brando[/urlnew] in Morituri; [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/207:0/Katharine_Hepburn.htm]Katharine Hepburn[/urlnew] in The Madwoman of Chaillot and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/885:0/William_Shatner.htm]William Shatner[/urlnew] in a film version of The Brothers Karamazov. He starred with Barbara Bouchet in Death Rage, 1976. His final feature film appearance was in the sequel to Westworld, titled Futureworld with [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/1133:0/Peter_Fonda.htm]Peter Fonda[/urlnew] and Blythe Danner, in 1976.

Brynner also appeared in drag in an unbilled role in the Peter Sellers comedy The Magic Christian.

In 1977, Brynner embarked upon a stage revival of The King and I, and though he was dogged by tales of his outrageous temperament and seemingly petty demands during the tour, audiences loved the show.

He inaugurated a second tour in 1985; this time, however, he knew he was dying of lung cancer, but kept the news from both his fans and co-workers. Unable to perform some parts of the show, Brynner nonetheless played to packed audiences.

Two months after the play closed in 1985, Brynner sadly died in a New York hospital - still insisting that his public not know the severity of his condition until after his death, although he had recorded a dramatic public-service announcement to be broadcast afterwards that blamed the illness on smoking.

Brynner was married four times, the first three ending in divorce. He had three children and adopted two others. His fourth wife, Kathy Lee, was a dancer in The King and I shows. They married in 1983.
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- Yul died the same day as Orson Welles.

- He was a keen photographer and took many photos on set.

- His trademark was his completely shaved head.



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Lost to the Revolution (1980)

Futureworld (1976)

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

Westworld (1973)

Serpent, Le (1973)

Anna and the King (1972)

Fuzz (1972)

Catlow (1971)

Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

The Magic Christian (1969)

The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

Villa Rides (1968)

The Long Duel (1967)

The Double Man (1967)

Triple Cross (1966)

Return of the Seven (1966)

Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Morituri (1965)

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

Flight from Ashiya (1964)

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Taras Bulba (1962)

Escape from Zahrain (1962)

Goodbye Again (1961)

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Surprise Package (1960)

Once More, with Feeling! (1960)

Solomon and Sheba (1959)

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

The Journey (1959)

The Buccaneer (1958)

The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

Anastasia (1956)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The King and I (1956)

Port of New York (1949)
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