Who is Yul Brynner

Three Things About Yul Brynner You Probably Didn't Know:

1. During World War II, Brynner worked as a French speaking radio announcer and commentator for the US Office of War Information, broadcasting propaganda to occupied France.
2. Yul Brynner, a student of music from childhood, was an accomplished guitarist and singer. In his early period in Europe he often played and sang gypsy songs in Parisian nightclubs with Aliosha Dimitrievitch. He sang some of those same songs in the film The Brothers Karamazov. In 1967, he and Dimitrievitch released a record album, "The Gypsy and I: Yul Brynner Sings Gypsy Songs".
3. Yul Brynner was an active photographer -- his daughter Victoria put together a book of his photographs of family, friends, and fellow actors - titled "Yul Brynner: Photographer". He also wrote two books -- "Bring Forth the Children: A Journey to the Forgotten People of Europe and the Middle East in 1960" and "The Yul Brynner Cookbook: Food Fit for the King and You".

Yul Brynner's Filmography:

• Port of New York (1949)
• The King and I (1956)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• Anastasia (1956)
• The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
• The Buccaneer (1958)
• The Journey (1959)
• The Sound and the Fury (1959)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
• Testament of Orpheus (1960)
• Surprise Package (1960)
• The Magnificent Seven (1960)
• Goodbye Again (1961)
• Escape from Zahrain (1962)
• Taras Bulba (1962)
• Kings of the Sun (1963)
• Flight from Ashiya (1964)
• Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
• Morituri (1965)
• Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
• Return of the Seven (1966)
• Triple Cross (1966)
• The Double Man (1967)
• The Long Duel (1967)
• Villa Rides (1968)
• The Picasso Summer (1969)
• The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
• The Battle of Neretva (1969)
• The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
• The Magic Christian (1969)
• Adiós, Sabata (1971)
• The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
• Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
• Catlow (1971)
• Fuzz (1972)
• Night Flight from Moscow (1973)
• Westworld (1973)
• The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
• Death Rage (1976)
• Futureworld (1976)

Yul Brynner's Broadway Credits:

• Twelfth Night (December 2 - December 13, 1941)
• The Moon Vine (February 11 - February 27, 1943)
• Lute Song (February 6 - June 8, 1946)
• The King and I (March 29, 1951 - March 20, 1954)
• Home Sweet Homer (January 4, 1976)
• The King and I (Revival) (May 2, 1977 - December 30, 1978)
• The King and I (Revival) (January 2 - June 30, 1985)