Fateh Fatullayev was born in 1909 in Lankaran, into the family of Mirza Mohsun Fatullazade (1885–1936). He was the eldest son in the family. His real name was Fatulla, but at the insistence of the poet Huseyn Javid he changed it to Fateh. He performed in and directed a great many theatre productions and appeared in numerous films. His best-known roles were Arif in 'Stepmother', Aligulu in 'Two Boys From the Same Neighbourhood', and various lordly characters in 'The Dark Girl'. He died in Baku in 1983.
