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Ingvar Hirdwall

Acting
Known For

88 Years Old

Ingvar Hirdwall (December 5, 1934 – April 6, 2023) was born in Stockholm, and was educated at Gothenburg City Theatre stage school 1957-1960. Since the early 1960s until his death he has been active as an actor in many films, TV series and on theatrical stages, mainly Stockholms stadsteater. He is well known in Sweden, was often portraying obstinate or strange characters, like the eccentric neighbor in the many Swedish Martin Beck TV-movies made from 1997 on. He was also often in director Lars Molin's productions. In December 1993, Hirdwall played the leading role in the Swedish TV company SVT's annual children's Christmas “Advent calendar” - Tomtemaskinen (The mechanical santa), one of the Pettson and Findus stories by Sven Nordqvist - with one 15-minute part shown each day up until Christmas Eve. Hirdwall played the character of Pettson. Hirdwall received the Swedish Guldbagge Award for Best Actor at the 17th Guldbagge Awards for Barnens ö (Children's Island) and the Thaliapriset prize in 1993. Hirdwall was married to the actress Marika Lindström. They have two children, director Jacob Hirdwall and actress Agnes Hirdwall.

Born

Stockholm, Sweden on 5th December 1934

Died

6th April 2023

All Credits

Beck Image
Beck
Grannen
Wallander Image
Wallander
Lundberg
Skärgårdsdoktorn Image
Skärgårdsdoktorn
Ewe Tannander
August Strindberg: Ett liv Image
August Strindberg: Ett liv
Läraren
No Image
Svenska noveller
John
No Image
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actor winner
Kejsarn av Portugallien Image
Kejsarn av Portugallien
Jan
Tre kärlekar Image
Tre kärlekar
Egon Nilsson
Babels hus Image
Babels hus
Bernt Svensson, Primus son
Drottning Kristina Image
Drottning Kristina
Axel Oxenstierna
Godnatt, jord Image
Godnatt, jord
The Zone Image
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf
Tomtemaskinen Image
Tomtemaskinen
Pettson
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Image
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dirch Frode
Sammansvärjningen Image
Sammansvärjningen
Liljensparre
Anderssons älskarinna Image
Anderssons älskarinna
Erik, fadern
Julkalendern Image
Julkalendern
Pettson
Miffo Image
Miffo
Karl Henrik
Kvällspressen Image
Kvällspressen
Bengt Sockander
Man on the Roof Image
Man on the Roof
Åke Eriksson
Children's Island Image
Children's Island
Stig Utler
Ivar Kreuger Image
Ivar Kreuger
Statsminister Ekman
Beck: The Last Day Image
Beck: The Last Day
Grannen
No Image
Korset
Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
Wallander: The Troubled Man Image
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Lundberg
Beck 11 - The Cartel Image
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Grannen
Beck 12 - The Loner Image
Beck 12 - The Loner
Grannen
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face Image
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Grannen
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball Image
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Grannen
Beck 06 - The Monster Image
Beck 06 - The Monster
Grannen
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness Image
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Grannen
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past Image
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
Grannen
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate Image
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
Grannen
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy Image
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Grannen
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm Image
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Grannen
Like It Never Was Before Image
Like It Never Was Before
Strange Man
The Tattooed Widow Image
The Tattooed Widow
Egon Andersson
Beck 26 - Buried Alive Image
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Grannen
1939 Image
1939
Annika's father
Beck 50 - Deadlock Image
Beck 50 - Deadlock
Grannen
The Man from Majorca Image
The Man from Majorca
Fors
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice Image
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
Grannen
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye Image
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
The Neighbor
Beck 22 - The Weak Link Image
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Grannen
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo Image
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
Grannen
Beck 49 - Inferno Image
Beck 49 - Inferno
Grannen
Beck 16 - The Last Witness Image
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Grannen
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt Image
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Grannen
Beck 33 - End of the Road Image
Beck 33 - End of the Road
Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar Image
Beck 32 - Steinar
Grannen
Beck 39 - Undercover Image
Beck 39 - Undercover
Grannen
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream Image
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Grannen
Beck 07 - The Money Man Image
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Grannen
Beck - The Man with the Icons Image
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Grannen
Raven's End Image
Raven's End
Sixten
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance Image
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Grannen
Beck 29 - Invasion Image
Beck 29 - Invasion
Grannen
Beck 44 - Rage Room Image
Beck 44 - Rage Room
Grannen
Offside Image
Offside
Boston
Beck 31 - Gunvald Image
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Grannen
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood Image
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
Grannen
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra Image
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
Grannen
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes Image
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
Grannen
Beck 20 - The Lawyer Image
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Grannen
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar Image
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Grannen
Beck 37 - Without Intent Image
Beck 37 - Without Intent
Grannen
Beck 27 - Room 302 Image
Beck 27 - Room 302
Valdemar
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop Image
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
Grannen
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl Image
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
The Neighbor
Beck - Den förlorade sonen Image
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
Grannen
The Potato Seller Image
The Potato Seller
Johansson
No Image
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
Måns
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown Image
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
The Neighbor
Beck 03 - White Nights Image
Beck 03 - White Nights
The Neighbor
Beck 24 - In the Name of God Image
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Grannen
Mouth to Mouth Image
Mouth to Mouth
Mats's father John
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders Image
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Grannen
Beck 17 - The Scorpion Image
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture Image
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Grannen
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man Image
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Grannen
The Individual Citizen Image
The Individual Citizen
Gunnar Bergström
Beck 28 - The Family Image
Beck 28 - The Family
Grannen
No Image
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf
Miraklet i Viskan Image
Miraklet i Viskan
Halvar
Beck 47 - The Death Trap Image
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
Grannen
Christmas Oratorio Image
Christmas Oratorio
Edman
Midvinterduell Image
Midvinterduell
Egon
KvällsPressen Image
KvällsPressen
Sockander
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting Image
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Grannen
Daybreak Image
Daybreak
Knut
Gustav III Image
Gustav III
Horn
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Beck - bakom kulisserna
Grannen (archive footage)
A Dream Play Image
A Dream Play
Affischören
My Love Is Like a Rose Image
My Love Is Like a Rose
Pajen
Sandlådan Image
Sandlådan
Robert
För vänskaps skull Image
För vänskaps skull
Onkel Vanja Image
Onkel Vanja
Teljegin
Trängningen Image
Trängningen
Fredriksson
The Miracle in Valby Image
The Miracle in Valby
Petra's Father
Tartuffe - hycklaren Image
Tartuffe - hycklaren
The king
A Kind of Hades Image
A Kind of Hades
The old man
Deadline Torp Image
Deadline Torp
Birger Johansen
Fläskfarmen Image
Fläskfarmen
Monty
Let's Play House Image
Let's Play House
Roland
Hemmet Image
Hemmet
Hjalmar Augustsson
Dom unga örnarna Image
Dom unga örnarna
Gunnar Grävmo
Honungsvargar Image
Honungsvargar
Axel
Jackpot Image
Jackpot
Sven
No Image
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
Self
Flotten Image
Flotten
Freddy
Rikedom Image
Rikedom
John
Pelikanen Image
Pelikanen
The Caretaker Image
The Caretaker
Davies
Kunglig toilette Image
Kunglig toilette
Restaurateur
Ondskans år Image
Ondskans år
Dr. Herbert Ahlström
No Image
Savannen
Operator
En kvinnas huvud Image
En kvinnas huvud
Düber
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson Image
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
Self
No Image
Berndt och Anita
Berndt
The Secret Image
The Secret
Self
No Image
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
Gustaf Edgren