Gösta Petersson was born on April 21, 1918 in Tierp, Uppsala län, Sweden as Karl Anselm Gösta Pettersson. He is known for his work on Älskande par (1964), Domaren (1960) and Moln över Hellesta (1956). He was married to Ingegerd Mandell. He died on January 9, 2003 in Skärplinge, Uppsala län.