Rellys was born on December 12, 1905 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France as Henri Marius Bourrelly. He was an actor, known for Les lettres de mon moulin (1954), Heureux qui comme Ulysse... (1970) and Les aventures des Pieds-Nickelés (1948). He died on July 20, 1991 in Marseille.