Alty Karliyev was born on January 6, 1909 in village Babadayhan, Tejen uyezd, Transcaspian Oblast, Russian Empire [now Babadayhan District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan]. He was an actor and director, known for Dursun (1941), Under Sunny Skies (1948) and Magtymguly (1968). He died on December 11, 1973 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan].