Sulambek Mamilov was born on August 27, 1938 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia] as Sulambek Akhmedovich Mamilov. He is a director and actor, known for Den gneva (1985), Damskoe tango (1983) and Osobo opasniye (1980).