Makil Kulanbayev was born on March 22, 1926 in Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Russia (now Kazakstan). He was an actor, known for
Chetvyorka po peniyu (1973),
Journey to Childhood (1968) and
My-vzroslye (1980). He died on August 27, 1993 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.