Suimenkul Chokmorov

Birthday: 1939-11-09
Deathday: 1992-09-26
Birthplace: Chong-Tash
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	1985-04-22	The First
	1985-02-17	Waves Die On The Shore	Askhat
	1984-01-01	Sunday Walks	Димаш
	1983-12-01	Wolf Trap
	1981-04-01	Men Without Women
	1980-02-18	Early Cranes	Otets
	1978-08-05	Kanybek
	1977-01-01	Ulan
	1976-01-01	The Apple of My Eye	Erkin's father
	1975-08-02	Dersu Uzala	Jan Bao
	1975-01-02	The Red Apple	Temir
	1973-12-01	The Fierce One	Akhangul
	1973-04-30	The Seventh Bullet
	1973-03-19	I am Tian Shan
	1972-12-25	Worship the Fire	Utur-Usta
	1971-12-05	Red Poppies of Issyk-Koul
	1970-11-02	Extraordinary Commissar
	1969-10-13	Dzhamilya	Daniyar
	1968-04-01	Gunshot at the Mountain Pass