Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 9, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Chong-Tash
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.
| 1985 | The Firstas | |
| 1985 | Waves Die On The Shoreas Askhat | |
| 1984 | Sunday Walksas Димаш | |
| 1983 | Wolf Pitas Police Colonel Turabaev | |
| 1981 | Men Without Womenas | |
| 1980 | Early Cranesas Otets | |
| 1978 | Kanybekas | |
| 1977 | The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luceas Mr. Lao «Naumo» - Joseph Lim's Man | |
| 1977 | Ulanas | |
| 1976 | The Apple of My Eyeas Erkin's father | |
| 1975 | Dersu Uzalaas Jan Bao | |
| 1975 | The Red Appleas Temir | |
| 1973 | The Fierce Oneas Akhangul | |
| 1973 | The Seventh Bulletas | |
| 1973 | I am Tian Shanas | |
| 1972 | Worship the Fireas Utur-Usta | |
| 1971 | Red Poppies of Issyk-Kulas Karabalta | |
| 1970 | Extraordinary Commissaras | |
| 1969 | Dzhamilyaas Daniyar | |
| 1968 | Gunshot at the Mountain Passas |