Suymenkul Chokmorov was born on November 9, 1939 in Chon Tash, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Chon Tash, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. He was an actor, known for Dersu Uzala (1975), Ulan (1977) and The Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul (1972). He died on September 26, 1992.