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Timur Bekmambetov is a Russian-Kazakh film director known for vampire franchise Night Watch and Day Watch. He was born Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov on June 25, 1961, in Guryev, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan). His father, Nuruakhit Bekmambetov, is a manager at Guryev Energy company; his mother... See full bio »

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in Guryev, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan]
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Timur Bekmambetov Goes Nuts and Brings us Killler Squirrels
13 May 2013 | Horror Asylum
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12 May 2013 10:10 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood
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Projects In Development help

2014
Forever
Black Lightning
Heatseekers
The Current War
One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy
Jeremiah Harm
Moby Dick
Woogles
Untitled Yolki Remake
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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???? Wanted 2 (producer) (announced)
 
2012 Dzhentlmeny, udachi! (producer)
 
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (producer)
 
2011 Kikoriki: Team Invincible (producer)
 
2011/I The Darkest Hour (producer)
 
2011 Yolki 2 (producer)
 
2011 Apollo 18 (producer)
 
2011 Lucky Trouble (executive producer)
 
2010 Six Degrees of Celebration (producer)
 
2010 Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2009 Chernaya Molniya (producer)
 
2009/I 9 (producer)
 
2007 The Irony of Fate 2 (producer)
 
2000 Our 90's (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (12 titles)
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
 
2011 Yolki 2
 
2010 Six Degrees of Celebration
 
2008 Wanted
 
2007 The Irony of Fate 2
 
2006 Day Watch
 
2005 Nochnoy bazar
 
2004 Night Watch
 
2002 Escape from Afghanistan (video)
 
2001/I The Arena
 
2000 Our 90's (TV series)
 
1994 Peshavarskiy vals
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2007 The Irony of Fate 2
 
2006 Day Watch
 
2004 Night Watch (screenplay)
 
2002 Escape from Afghanistan (video)
 
1994 Peshavarskiy vals
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2011 Apollo 18 (presenter)
 
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Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2012 34-y Moskovskiy mezhdunarodnyy kinofestival (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2012 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2009 '9': U-Control Picture in Picture (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 '9': The Long and the Short of It (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Prozhektorperiskhilton (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Timur Bekmambetov/Ricchi e Poveri (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Max on Set: Wanted (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Shkola zlosloviya (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.24 (2005) … Himself - Guest
 
2004 Kak snimalsya 'Nochnoy dozor' (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Apollo 18 -- Clip: Flag Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter -- When President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, he embarks on a mission to kill vampires and their slave-owning helpers. Apollo 18 -- Apollo 18: "Space"
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Personal Details

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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

...but the most powerful special effect is the actor. All the visual style is an extension of character. See more »

Trivia:

First name is pronounced "TEE-Moor" See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer