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Academy Award
Actor
Won
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominated
Academy Award
Actor
Won
Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Nominated
Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born 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...