Aserbaydzhan Mambetov was born on September 1, 1932 in Pallasovka, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for Krylya pesni (1967), The Messengers Hurry (1980) and Krov i pot (1978). He died on November 17, 2009 in Astana, Kazakhstan.