Yul Brynner. by ethnic on. Birth Name: Yuliy Borisovich Brynner. Date of Birth: July 11, 1920. Place of Birth: Vladivostok, Russia. Date of Death: October 10, 1985. Place of Death: New York City, New York.Ethnicity: *75% Russian *25% Swiss-German. Yul Brynner was a Russian-born actor.He worked mostly in American films. He was born Yuliy Borisovich Brynner in Vladivostok, Russia. He was the son of Marousia Dimitrievna (Blagovidova) and Boris Yuliyevich Bryner.ul Brynner. by ethnic on. Birth Name: Yuliy Borisovich Brynner. Date of Birth: July 11, 1920. Place of Birth: Vladivostok, Russia. Date of Death: October 10, 1985. Place of Death: New York City, New York.