Actor
Kenenbai Kozhabekov
March 3, 1928 · Kaskelen, Kazakh ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Qaskeleng, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan]
He was born on March 3, 1928, in the village of Aksengir. He graduated from the acting department of the Almaty Theater and Arts College in 1950.
In 1949, he made his film debut with the role of the Chukchi Ayye in the movie Alitet Leaves for the Mountains, directed by Mark Donskoy. Donskoy had also selected other future prominent actors, including Nurmukhan Zhanturin (who played the role of Tumatughe) and Gulfayrus Ismailova.
Often works with
Nurmukhan Zhanturin
6 titles together
Alitet Leaves for the Hills, Zhambyl, Sultan Beybars
Shakhan Musin
5 titles together
Trizna, An Unquiet Spring, Sultan Beybars
Idris Nogajbayev
4 titles together
Lady Zhibek, The Messengers Hurry, An Unquiet Spring
Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev
4 titles together
Lady Zhibek, Turksib, The Messengers Hurry
Lola Abdulkarimova
4 titles together
Lady Zhibek, Dzhigit Girl, Keep Your Star
Mukhtar Bakhtygereev
4 titles together
Turksib, An Unquiet Spring, Nesibeli
Full filmography · 20
Sultan Beybars
cast
1989
Turksib
cast
1986
Nesibeli
cast
1986
Wolf Pit
as Musa Sharipov
1983
The Last Crossing
as Dosmukhambet-bai
1981
The Messengers Hurry
as Manai
1980
It's Time for Ringing Heat
cast
1980
Hey You, the Cowboys!
cast
1975
Keep Your Star
as Kaven
1975
A Parable of Love
cast
1975
Lady Zhibek
as Syrlyday
1972
Trizna
cast
1972