Otto Mellies was born on January 19, 1931 in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany [now Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland]. He is known for Halt auf freier Strecke (2011), Kabale und Liebe (1959) and Minna von Barnhelm (1962). He was married to Luise Bergner . He died on April 26, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.