Yul Brynner
Birthday: 11 July 1920, Vladivostok, Primorskaya Oblast, Far Eastern Republic [now Primorsky Krai, Russia]
Birth Name: Yuli Borisovich Bryner
Height: 173 cm
Exotic leading man of American films, famed as much for his completely bald head as for his performances, Yul Brynner masked much of his life in mystery and outright lies designed to tease people he c ...Show More
I'm not of the can-kicking, shovel-carrying, ear-scratching, torn T-shirt school of acting. There ar Show more
I'm not of the can-kicking, shovel-carrying, ear-scratching, torn T-shirt school of acting. There are very few real men in the movies these days. Yet being a real man is the most important quality an actor can offer on the screen. Hide
[His Academy Award for Best Actor acceptance speech, 1957] I hope this is not a mistake, because I w Show more
[His Academy Award for Best Actor acceptance speech, 1957] I hope this is not a mistake, because I won't give it back for anything in the world. Thank you very much. Hide
[to interviewers] Just call me a nice, clean-cut Mongolian boy.
[to interviewers] Just call me a nice, clean-cut Mongolian boy.
[on his character Chris Adams from The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Return of the Seven (1966)] Well Show more
[on his character Chris Adams from The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Return of the Seven (1966)] Well... He's just a dirty bum. There are only two things clean about him: His gun and his soul. Hide
Girls have an unfair advantage over boys: If they can't get what they want by being smart, they can Show more
Girls have an unfair advantage over boys: If they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb. Hide
People don't know my real self, and they're not about to find out.
People don't know my real self, and they're not about to find out.
[Message recorded in January 1985, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer] Now that I'm gone, I tel Show more
[Message recorded in January 1985, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer] Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke. If I could take back that smoking, we wouldn't be talking about any cancer. I'm convinced of that. Hide
Yul Brynner's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (26)
Yul Brynner'S roles
Solomon
Chisolm
Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Taras Bulba
Pharaoh Ramses II
King Mongkut of Siam
The Gunslinger