Bimbulat Vatayev was born on March 15, 1939 in Novyj Batakoyurt, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now North Ossetia-Alania, Russia]. He was an actor, known for
Rustam and Suhrab (1972),
Poema dvukh serdets (1968) and
Khasani-arobakash (1965). He died on May 9, 2000 in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.