Portrait of Yul Brynner

Acting

Yul Brynner

Career

Active from 1948 to 1976, busiest in 1966 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anastasia
Anastasia
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yul Brynner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Atmospheric Tension 3
  • Nostalgic Adventure 2
  • Sci-Fi Thriller 2
  • Technological Dystopia 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

as The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")

1970s

12 titles · average score 52
Futureworld
Futureworld (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

as The Gunslinger

Death Rage
Death Rage (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Peter Marciani

The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
GoodWatch score 42

as Carson

Westworld
Westworld (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Gunslinger

The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Col. Alexi Vlassov

Anna and the King
Anna and the King (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as King Mongkut

Fuzz
Fuzz (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Deaf Man

The Light at the Edge of the World
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jonathan Kongre

Catlow
Catlow (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

as Catlow

Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as Captain Stoloff

Adiós, Sabata
Adiós, Sabata (1970)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sabata / Indio Black

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

Still Photographer

1960s

22 titles · average score 56
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vlado

The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Peter Novak

Villa Rides
Villa Rides (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pancho Villa

The Double Man
The Double Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dan Slater / Kalmar

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven (1966)
GoodWatch score 32

as Chris Adams

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
GoodWatch score 49

as Colonel Salem

Morituri
Morituri (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Captain Müller

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing

Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as TSgt. Mike Takashima

Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

as Chief Black Eagle

Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Taras Bulba

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
GoodWatch score 80

as Chris Adams

1950s

11 titles · average score 67
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

as Solomon

The Journey
The Journey (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Major Surov

The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jason Compson

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jean Lafitte

The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dmitri Karamazov

Houseboat
Houseboat (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

Still Photographer

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Rameses

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

as King Mongkut of Siam

Anastasia
Anastasia (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · Director

Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger (1950)

as Dr. Nestri

1940s

3 titles · average score 56
Flowers from a Stranger
Flowers from a Stranger (1949)

as Dr. Nestri

Port of New York
Port of New York (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Paul Vicola

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Nestri