Anatoli Falkovich was born on 4 October 1923 in Baku. He studied at the Baku Theatre School (1943). He worked at the S. Vurgun Russian Drama Theatre (1941–1942, 1945–1968, 1970–1994) and at the Maxim Gorky Theatre in Rostov-on-Don (1968–1970). He began appearing in films in 1957. He portrayed the character F. Dzerzhinsky in 8 films (1965–1975). A laureate of the State Prize (1972) and People's Artist (1972), Anatoli Falkovich died on stage while on tour in Israel on 1 November 1994. Anatoli Falkovich's first and most memorable success at the "Azerbaijanfilm" studio was the sorcerer character Io-Kio in the film "The Magic Robe." His portrayal of the character Felix Dzerzhinsky brought Falkovich all-Union recognition throughout the USSR.
