Martin Hellberg was born on January 31, 1905 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany as Martin Gottfried Heinrich. He was an actor and director, known for Kabale und Liebe (1960), Emilia Galotti (1958) and Viel Lärm um nichts (1964). He was married to Traute Hellberg, Berta Gurewitsch and Ruth Baldor.