Benkt-Åke Benktsson was born on 6 January 1907 in Halmstad, Hallands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Skåningar (1944), Pippi Långstrump (1949) and Det regnar på vår kärlek (1946). He died on 8 January 1957 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.