Born July 11, 1920· Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic [now Far Eastern Federal District, Russia]
† Died October 10, 1985
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Emerging from a multicultural family in Vladivostok, he entered the theatrical world through Michael Chekhov's company after a recommendation from Katerina Kornakova. His breakthrough came with the role of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, a part he performed thousands of times and for which he earned two Tony Awards and later an Academy Award for the 1956 film ve…
