Biography
Yelubai (Yeleubai) Umurzakov
Born on January 31, 1899
People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1931).
Since 1919, he began participating in performances of the amateur troupe “Red Caravan.”
From 1920 to 1923, he worked in the police in Kustanai while continuing to take part in performances and theater life.
In 1923, E. Umurzakov entered the Kazakh Institute of National Education “Kino.”
Since 1925, Umurzakov was a member of the Central Club of the All-Russian Youth Union of the Kazakh SSR, organized in Orenburg.
From 1925, he became an actor of the Kazakh Academic Drama Theater named after M. Auezov.
He appeared in films starting from 1938 (his first role was Amangeldy Imanov in the film “Amangeldy”).
He passed away on April 2, 1974, in Alma-Ata.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Where the Mountains are White
Character:
MOVIE • 1973
A Special Day
Character: аксакал
MOVIE • 1972
The Night at 14th Parallel
Character:
MOVIE • 1972
Red Poppies of Issyk-Koul
Character:
MOVIE • 1971
White Square
Character: Bit part
MOVIE • 1971
At the Foot of Naizatas
Character:
MOVIE • 1969
Road of a Thousand Miles
Character: Irimgali
MOVIE • 1968
The Land of Our Fathers
Character: Grandfather
MOVIE • 1966
Beardless Deceiver
Character: Isa Baksy
MOVIE • 1965
Where the Edelweiss Blooms
Character: Баршамбек
MOVIE • 1965
If Each of Us
Character:
MOVIE • 1962
Return to Earth
Character:
MOVIE • 1959
Daughter of the Steppes
Character:
MOVIE • 1954
Golden Horn
Character:
MOVIE • 1948
Songs of Abai
Character: Erden
MOVIE • 1946
Rajchan
Character:
MOVIE • 1940
Amangeldy
Character:
MOVIE • 1938