Bimbulat Vatayev was born on March 15, 1939 in Novyj Batakoyurt, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Qanun namina (1968), Khasani-arobakash (1965) and Rustam i Sukhrab (1971). He died on May 9, 2000 in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.