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 N.P. Möller, Fastighetsskötare (1972), Olle Blom: Reporter (1977) and The Flight of the Eagle (1982). He died on December 17, 1985 in Abbekås, Skåne län.