How tall is Yul Brynner?

Yul Brynner's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 46% of men in the United States.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 46% of men in the United States born in 1920 (average 173.8 cm).

Brynner next to his co-stars

James Coburn is 15 cm taller than Yul Brynner (188 cm), The Magnificent Seven co-star.

Charles Bronson is 1 cm taller than Yul Brynner (174 cm), The Magnificent Seven co-star.

Charlton Heston is 16 cm taller than Yul Brynner (189 cm), The Ten Commandments co-star.

About Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner was a Russian and American actor, born on 11 July 1920 in Vladivostok. He was considered one of the first Russian-American film stars. He became known for his shaved head, which he kept as a personal trademark. He died on 10 October 1985.

Brynner was known for playing King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I in 1951, for which he won two Tony Awards, and later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1956 film version. He played the role 4,625 times on stage. In 1956 he received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for The Ten Commandments and Anastasia. He was also the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven and played the android The Gunslinger in Westworld.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Brynner stood 1 cm shorter than Charles Bronson, his co-star in The Magnificent Seven, who is listed at 174 cm (5'9"). James Coburn, also in that film, is listed at 188 cm (6'2"), 15 cm taller than Brynner. Charlton Heston, his co-star in The Ten Commandments, is listed at 189 cm (6'2"), 16 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yul Brynner in feet and inches? Yul Brynner was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Yul Brynner compared to James Coburn? James Coburn is 15 cm taller than Yul Brynner: 188 cm (6'2") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Yul Brynner compared to Charles Bronson? Charles Bronson is 1 cm taller than Yul Brynner: 174 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Yul Brynner compared to Charlton Heston? Charlton Heston is 16 cm taller than Yul Brynner: 189 cm (6'2") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Yul Brynner tall for men in the United States? At 173 cm he was taller than about 46% of men in the United States born in 1920, whose average height is 173.8 cm.

Sources

• Yul Brynner on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yul Brynner on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Yul Brynner on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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