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Kenenbay Kozhabekov

Born
Mar 3, 1928 · Aged 60
Died
Nov 3, 1988
Place of birth
Kaskelen, Kazakh ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Qaskeleng, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan]
Gender
Male
Movie credits
21
TV credits
0
Also known as (3)
  • Кененбай Қожабеков
  • Кененбай Кожабеков
  • Kenenbai Kozhabekov

Biography

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. From 1950 to 1967, he performed on the stage of the Kazakh Theater for Young Audiences (Kazakh TЮZ). From 1958, he was an actor at the Kazakhfilm studio, where a…