Sixten Ehrling was born on April 3, 1918 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He is known for his work on Das siebente Siegel (1957), Fräulein Julie (1951) and Drei Wünsche (1960). He was married to Gunnel Lindgren-Ehrling. He died on February 13, 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.