Yul Brynner
✶July 11, 1920
†October 10, 1985
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✶July 11, 1920
†October 10, 1985
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Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (1951), for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1956 film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 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.
Russian-born American actor (1920–1985)
Biography from the article Yul Brynner on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.