Åke Whilney was born on February 27, 1932 in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden as Stig Åke Wihlney. He was a writer and actor, known for Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986), Olle Blom: Reporter (1977) and N.P. Möller, Fastighetsskötare (1972). He died on December 17, 1985 in Abbekås, Skåne län.