He is mentioned in the BBC TV series "The Office" during a motivational speech by David Brent (Ricky Gervais), by The Toy Dolls in a song called "Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead", in an episode of "Little Britain" in which a bald character is likened to the swimmer, in "The Mighty Boosh" when a peacock crashes into his back in a speech made by Naboo, and also in the Welsh psychedelic rock group, Sen Segur's song "Taith Duncan Goodhew" from their first EP, 'Pen Rhydd'..