Mamilov was born on 27 August 1938 in Ordzhonikidze, present-day
Vladikavkaz,
Soviet Union. In 1957–1959 he studied at the history department of the Grozny Pedagogical Institute, then transferred to the acting department of the
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, from which he graduated in 1962. After, Mamilov was an actor of the Kh. Nuradilov Grozny Drama Theater. In 1970, he graduated from
High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (studied at the workshops of
Marlen Khutsiev,
Aleksandr Alov and
Vladimir Naumov). Mamilov died in
Moscow on 12 January 2023, at the age of 84. == Selected filmography ==