Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (died 1985)

Yul Brynner

Russian-American actor (1920–1985)

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…