Kenenbai Kozhabekov
Actor
Born March 3, 1928 in 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.
Filmography
Sultan Beybars
Turksib
Nesibeli
Wolf Pit
Musa Sharipov
The Last Crossing
Dosmukhambet-bai
The Messengers Hurry
It's Time for Ringing Heat
Hey You, the Cowboys!
Keep Your Star
Kaven
A Parable of Love
Lady Zhibek
Syrlyday
Trizna
My Name Is Kozha
If Each of Us
One Night
We Are From Semirechye
An Unquiet Spring
Havash Atabaev
Dzhigit Girl
Aydar
Zhambyl
Alitet Leaves for the Hills