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Suimenkul Chokmorov

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
20

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 9, 1939 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
Chong-Tash

Suimenkul Chokmorov

Biography

Suimenkul Chokmorov (November 9, 1939 – September 26, 1992) was a Kyrgyz Soviet actor and painter who became one of the most recognizable faces of the Kyrgyz Miracle cinema wave during the 1960s and 1970s. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.

Born in the village of Chong-Tash, Chokmorov initially pursued a career in the fine arts, graduating from the Leningrad Academy of Arts in 1964. He shifted to acting in his late twenties, making his film debut in Bolotbek Shamshiyev's A Shooting at the Karash Pass (1968). His screen presence and minimalist acting style quickly made him a frequent collaborator for leading Central Asian directors.

Chokmorov starred in several high-profile adaptations of Chingiz Aitmatov's literary works, including Jamilya (1968), The Ferocious One (1973), and The Red Apple (1975). He also appeared in regional action-dramas such as The Seventh Bullet (1972) and gained international exposure by playing a supporting role in Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar-winning Soviet-Japanese co-production Dersu Uzala (1975).

Throughout his career, Chokmorov balanced his work between film sets and his art studio, continuing to paint portraits and landscapes alongside his cinematic activities until his death in 1992.

Known For

Acting

1985The Firstas
1985Waves Die On The Shoreas Askhat
1984Sunday Walksas Димаш
1983Wolf Pitas Police Colonel Turabaev
1981Men Without Womenas
1980Early Cranesas Otets
1978Kanybekas
1977The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luceas Mr. Lao «Naumo» - Joseph Lim's Man
1977Ulanas
1976The Apple of My Eyeas Erkin's father
1975Dersu Uzalaas Jan Bao
1975The Red Appleas Temir
1973The Fierce Oneas Akhangul
1973The Seventh Bulletas
1973I am Tian Shanas
1972Worship the Fireas Utur-Usta
1971Red Poppies of Issyk-Kulas Karabalta
1970Extraordinary Commissaras
1969Dzhamilyaas Daniyar
1968Gunshot at the Mountain Passas

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