Alty Karliyev was born on January 6, 1909 in village Babadayhan, Tejen uyezd, Transcaspian Oblast, Russian Empire. He was an actor and director, known for Za rekoy, granitsa (1971), Die ferne Braut (1948) and Dursun (1941). He died on December 11, 1973 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR.