Valeri Gatayev was born on September 16, 1938 in Kazan, Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Republic of Tatarstan, Russia]. He was an actor, known for
Posledniy gaiduk (1973),
Half a Chance (1998) and
Prostodushnyy (1994). He died on June 24, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.