Ingvar Hirdwall
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieBeck - bakom kulisserna
2024
Grannen (archive footage)
movieBeck 50 - Deadlock
2023
Grannen
movieBeck 49 - Inferno
2023
Grannen
movieBeck 44 - Rage Room
2022
Grannen
movieBeck: The Last Day
2016
Grannen
movieBeck 32 - Steinar
2016
Grannen
movieBeck 31 - Gunvald
2016
Grannen
movieBeck 29 - Invasion
2015
Grannen
movieBeck 27 - Room 302
2015
Valdemar
tvMillennium
2010
Dirch Frode
movieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
Dirch Frode
tvStormen
2009
Bernt
movieOffside
2006
Boston
movieDen enskilde medborgaren
2006
Gunnar Bergström
movieMouth to Mouth
2005
Mats's father John
tvWallander
2005
Lundberg
movieDeadline Torp
2005
Birger Johansen
movieThe Caretaker
2004
Davies
movieMiffo
2003
Karl Henrik
movieBeck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
The Neighbor
movieBeck 12 - The Loner
2002
Grannen
Anderssons älskarinna
2001
Erik, fadern
tvBeck
1999
Grannen
tvIvar Kreuger
1998
Statsminister Ekman
movieBeck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
The Neighbor
movieBeck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
The Neighbor
movieThe Tattooed Widow
1998
Egon Andersson
movieBeck 03 - White Nights
1998
The Neighbor
tvSkärgårdsdoktorn
1997
Ewe Tannander
movieTartuffe - hycklaren
1997
The king
movieA Kind of Hades
1996
The old man
movieThe Potato Seller
1996
Johansson
The Zone
1996
Erik Lagerlöf
tvThe Zone
1996
Erik Lagerlöf
movieLike It Never Was Before
1995
Strange Man
movieOnkel Vanja
1994
Teljegin
tvTomtemaskinen
1993
Pettson
movieKvällsPressen
1992
Sockander
tvKvällspressen
1992
Bengt Sockander
movie1939
1989
Annika's father
movieThe Miracle in Valby
1989
Petra's Father
tvTre kärlekar
1989
Egon Nilsson
movieOndskans år
1987
Dr. Herbert Ahlström
movieKunglig toilette
1986
Restaurateur
tvSammansvärjningen
1986
Liljensparre
movieFläskfarmen
1986
Monty
tvKorset
1985
Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
Savannen
1983
Operator
movieA Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
1983
Gustaf Edgren
movieDom unga örnarna
1982
Gunnar Grävmo
tvThe Guldbagge Awards
1981
Self - Best Actor winner
tvDrottning Kristina
1981
Axel Oxenstierna
tvBabels hus
1981
Bernt Svensson, Primus son
movieChildren's Island
1980
Stig Utler
movieA Dream Play
1980
Affischören
movieJackpot
1980
Sven
movieRikedom
1978
John
movieMan on the Roof
1976
Åke Eriksson
movieSandlådan
1972
Robert
movieHemmet
1972
Hjalmar Augustsson
movieFlotten
1972
Freddy
movieRaven's End
1963
Sixten
movieTrängningen
1962
Fredriksson
tvJulkalendern
1960
Pettson