Hellmuth Matiasek was born on May 15, 1931 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1963), Der Bürger als Edelmann (1969) and Der Hausfreund (1969). He was previously married to Cornelia Froboess. He died on April 7, 2022 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany.