Who says hair is better?

[Razor X]

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Where on earth did you find that picture of Yul?  Whether it was a wig or not, once he took it to the bone, it really ended his aging--he always looked the same.  But I think he died of lung cancer--and your picture of him oddly has him w/ a cigarette. 

[mangosink12572]

You couldn't give me a strand of hair at this point

The picture is great  -must be a few years old  - - like 50 or 60

[JOE-91]

He looks better with hair, yes. But doesn't everyone when they have good coverage?

[The Noggin]

Oops! I think you hit the trap door!

[Razor X]

He looks better with hair, yes. But doesn't everyone when they have good coverage?

No, the point was, he doesn't look better with hair.  

[BReady]

I think he looks alright with hair..  Kind of has that James Bond thing going on.  But he does look a bit older than the pic's of him w/ no hair.  I thought he looked cooler with the shaved head.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Wikipedia says he shaved it for the King & I and never went back.  I think I do remember a movie, a western if I'm not totally senile, that he did hair.  Whether it was his or not, I don't know.  I just think it really "stopped" his aging for appearance purposes.  Without a "hair reference" for color, hairline, etc., it gets to be a little tough to estimate a guy's actual age.  And that's a good thing. 

[Razor X]

Wikipedia says he shaved it for the King & I and never went back.  I think I do remember a movie, a western if I'm not totally senile, that he did hair.  Whether it was his or not, I don't know.  I just think it really "stopped" his aging for appearance purposes.  Without a "hair reference" for color, hairline, etc., it gets to be a little tough to estimate a guy's actual age.  And that's a good thing. 

Why did he have to shave for The King and I?  Was the actual King of Siam bald?  Or did they think it made Yul more exotic looking or somehow disguise the obvious fact that he wasn't Asian?  I've always wondered.

It's pretty amazing that he continued to get roles with a shaved head back in the 50s and 60s.  Hollywood didn't usually embrace non-mainstream looks bakc then.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Wikipedia says he shaved it for the King & I and never went back.  I think I do remember a movie, a western if I'm not totally senile, that he did hair.  Whether it was his or not, I don't know.  I just think it really "stopped" his aging for appearance purposes.  Without a "hair reference" for color, hairline, etc., it gets to be a little tough to estimate a guy's actual age.  And that's a good thing. 

Why did he have to shave for The King and I?  Was the actual King of Siam bald?  Or did they think it made Yul more exotic looking or somehow disguise the obvious fact that he wasn't Asian?  I've always wondered.

It's pretty amazing that he continued to get roles with a shaved head back in the 50s and 60s.  Hollywood didn't usually embrace non-mainstream looks bakc then.

I think it was probably the exotic thing.  I was pretty young when the movie was releassed, but  I do remember a lot of "buzz" about the sly look.  Ladies all tallked about what they thought about it--I think it was positive, but Yul had the accent all the stuff that sends suburb type women nuts.  There were some old WWI movies w/ an actor I don't know the name of, he always played a German officer, monocle and all.  But sly was really rare. 

[DuffRyder17]

Yul is one of my favorite bald guys, and one of the reasons I even gave shaving a shot...
looks way better w/out hair

[Razor X]

I think I do remember a movie, a western if I'm not totally senile, that he did hair.  

Must have been this one (which came after The King and I, BTW):

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I don't know where you're digging this stuff up.  I don't remember that movie at all.  I just remember the King & I, and a western.  But, damn, the man should have always remained sly, he was one of the first and the best.

[TheSlyBear]

He looks better with hair, yes. But doesn't everyone when they have good coverage?

Ummm, no. Not in my opinion.

[RodgerDodger]

He looks better with hair, yes. But doesn't everyone when they have good coverage?

No, the point was, he doesn't look better with hair.  

Brynner with or without hair was an accomplished actor. Not like the bozos that make  films now. Brynner gave a commanding performance in just about every film he was in.
It's no wonder that The Ten Commandments is only one of 2 films aired annually on prime time network TV. In my opinion it's the bald Brynner and not toupee wearing Charlton Heston that delivers the superior performance in that film. And the lovely Yvonne DeCarlo is nice to look at too. BTW, ten years later she was Lily Munster.


In the film, The Sound & The Fury Yul Brynner wore a toupee. This was after The King & I, so I guess he enjoyed being hair-free so much he decided to opt for a piece instead of growing back his hair.