Boris Ivanov was born on April 20, 1908 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and assistant director, known for Wait for Me (1943), Lad from Our Town (1942) and Zakon zhizni (1940). He died on November 14, 1964 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].