Shaken Ajmanov was born on February 15, 1914 in Bayan-Aul, Russian Empire as Shaken Kenzhetayevich Ajmanov. He was a director and actor, known for Konets atamana (1971), Zemlya ottsov (1966) and Angel v tyubeteyke (1969). He died on December 23, 1970 in Moscow, USSR.