What race was Yul Brynner?

Answer by  jackrichard (22)

Yul Brunner was Russian. He was born in Vladivostok, which is a city in the Far Eastern Republic of Russia. His paternal grandfather was Swiss, and his mother was part Buryat.

Answer by  jesshayl1 (79)

He was actually of Swiss, Russian and Jewish decent. His dad was Swiss and Russian and mom was Russian and Jewish.

Answer by  jalucia (936)

Yul Brynner was a Russian born actor. His father was swiss mongolian. His father's father was swiss. His mother was the daughter of a Russian doctor.

Answer by  esteban (1334)

Yul Brynner's father was Swiss-Russian and his mother was Russian. He was born in Russia, July 11, 1920. Throughout his career, he made a game of masking his true heritage, sometimes claiming to be Japanese.