Aku Peltonen was born on March 10, 1886 in Pälkäne, Finland as Karl August Peltonen. He was an actor, known for Intohimon vallassa (1947), Unelma karjamajalla (1940) and Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta (1938). He was married to Fanny Maria Lehtinen. He died on May 3, 1954 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.