Åke Dahlqvist was born on January 11, 1901 in Hallsberg, Örebro län, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Varmlanders (1932), Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) and On the Sunny Side (1936). He died on June 19, 1991 in Skanör, Skåne län, Sweden.