Suimenkul Chokmorov
Born
9 November 1939 (86)
Place of Birth
Chong-Tash
Also known as
Suymenkul Chokmorov , Süymönqul Çoqmorov
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 Shoo...
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.
Filmography (19)
The First
1985
Waves Die On The Shore
1985
Sunday Walks
1984
Wolf Trap
1983
Men Without Women
1981
Early Cranes
1980
Kanybek
1978
Ulan
1977
The Apple of My Eye
1976
Dersu Uzala
1975
The Red Apple
1975
The Fierce One
1973
The Seventh Bullet
1973
I am Tian Shan
1973
Worship the Fire
1972
Red Poppies of Issyk-Koul
1971
Extraordinary Commissar
1970
Dzhamilya
1969
Gunshot at the Mountain Pass
1968