Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Yul Brynner ( , Julij BorisoviÄ Briner ; July 11 , 1920 - October 10 , 1985 ) was a Russian-born American actor of stage and film .
Simplified: Yul Brynner ( July 11 , 1920 â `` October 10 , 1985 ) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor .