Willy Peters was born on January 31, 1915 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden as Wilhelm Ferdinand Casper Joachim Peters. He was an actor and producer, known for Hin och smålänningen (1949), Kråkguldet (1969) and La Honte (1968). He was married to Agneta Lagerfeldt. He died on August 13, 1976 in Stockholm.