Yul Brynner

Birth Name:

Yuliy Borisovich Brynner

Birth Place:

Vladivostok, Russia

Ethnicity:

Swiss, Russian and Jewish

The actor was born Yuliy Borisovich Brynner in Vladivostok, Russia. His father was of part Swiss and Russian heritage and his mother was of Russian and Jewish heritage. This was stated on the thejewishlife.com website.

Yul was also mixed with Buryat (Mongolic) blood.

He claimed that was of part-Japanese heritage and born on the Island of Sakhalin but this was contradicted in a biography by his son Rock.

Source:

  1. http://www.thejewishlife.com/yul-brynner-actor/
  2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000989/bio
  3. Brynner, Rock (2006). Empire & odyssey: the Brynners in Far East Russia and beyond.
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7 Comments

  1. lookatme says:

    He had an ambiguous look to him. That’s why he could play Egyptian in the Ten Commandments, Asian in the King and I, and white in many movies. Simply means $$$. Kinda like Jessica Alba.

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  2. LiL V4CH4 says:

    Actually he is mixed w/ Buryat blood, also. Source at: Brynner, Rock (2006). Empire & odyssey: the Brynners in Far East Russia and beyond. Steerforth Press. pp. 20-30, 80-82. ISBN1586421026. (Its on Wikipedia.org)

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  3. kim says:

    I thought for sure he had some asian in him?? I just finished watching westworld, great classic movie!!

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  4. Taylor says:

    He is not white.He looks like a Native-American.

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    1. ethnic says:

      I doubt he is Native American. some Russians have central Asian blood and he does look a slightly Asian in appearance.

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  5. ethnic says:

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  6. R0CKiN D0N'T H4T3 says:

    His mom is actually Russian-Jewish [references at wikipedia.org]

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