Ingvar Hirdwall
Born
December 5, 1934
Died
April 6, 2023 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Sweden
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
Beck 50 - Deadlock
Grannen
2023
Beck 49 - Inferno
Grannen
2023
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
Grannen
2023
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
Grannen
2022
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
Grannen
2022
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
Grannen
2022
Beck 44 - Rage Room
Grannen
2022
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
Grannen
2021
Beck 33 - End of the Road
Grannen
2016
Miraklet i Viskan
Halvar
2015
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Grannen
2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
Grannen
2015
Beck 28 - The Family
Grannen
2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
Valdemar
2015
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Lundberg
2013
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Grannen
2010
The Secret
Self
2009
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Grannen
2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dirch Frode
2009
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Grannen
2007
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Grannen
2007
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Grannen
2007
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Grannen
2006
Offside
Boston
2006
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Grannen
2006
The Individual Citizen
Gunnar Bergström
2006
Mouth to Mouth
Mats's father John
2005
Deadline Torp
Birger Johansen
2005
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
Self
2004
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
Self
2004
Daybreak
Knut
2003
Let's Play House
Roland
2003
Miffo
Karl Henrik
2003
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Grannen
2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Grannen
2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
The Neighbor
2002
Beck 12 - The Loner
Grannen
2002
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Grannen
2001
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Grannen
2001
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Grannen
1998
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
The Neighbor
1998
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
The Neighbor
1998
The Tattooed Widow
Egon Andersson
1998
Beck 03 - White Nights
The Neighbor
1998
Christmas Oratorio
Edman
1996
The Potato Seller
Johansson
1996
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf
1996
Like It Never Was Before
Strange Man
1995
1939
Annika's father
1989
The Miracle in Valby
Petra's Father
1989
The Man from Majorca
Fors
1984
Savannen
Operator
1983
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
Gustaf Edgren
1983
Midvinterduell
Egon
1983
Pelikanen
1982
Children's Island
Stig Utler
1980
Man on the Roof
Åke Eriksson
1976
Sandlådan
Robert
1972
Hemmet
Hjalmar Augustsson
1972
Flotten
Freddy
1972
Berndt och Anita
Berndt
1969
Raven's End
Sixten
1963
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
Måns
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Grannen (archive footage)
2024
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
Grannen
2021
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
Grannen
2021
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Grannen
2020
Beck 39 - Undercover
Grannen
2020
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
Grannen
2018
Beck 37 - Without Intent
Grannen
2018
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
Grannen
2018
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
Grannen
2018
Beck: The Last Day
Grannen
2016
Beck 32 - Steinar
Grannen
2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Grannen
2016
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Grannen
2007
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Grannen
2007
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Grannen
2007
Wallander
Lundberg · (1 episode)
2005
The Caretaker
Davies
2004
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Grannen
2002
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Grannen
2001
Anderssons älskarinna
Erik, fadern · (6 episodes)
2001
Beck
Grannen · (50 episodes)
1999
Ivar Kreuger
Statsminister Ekman · (3 episodes)
1998
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Grannen
1998
Beck 06 - The Monster
Grannen
1998
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Grannen
1997
Skärgårdsdoktorn
Ewe Tannander · (1 episode)
1997
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Grannen
1997
En kvinnas huvud
Düber
1997
Tartuffe - hycklaren
The king
1997
A Kind of Hades
The old man
1996
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf · (6 episodes)
1996
Onkel Vanja
Teljegin
1994
Tomtemaskinen
Pettson · (24 episodes)
1993
Kejsarn av Portugallien
Jan · (3 episodes)
1992
KvällsPressen
Sockander
1992
Kvällspressen
Bengt Sockander · (6 episodes)
1992
Honungsvargar
Axel
1990
Tre kärlekar
Egon Nilsson · (16 episodes)
1989
Ondskans år
Dr. Herbert Ahlström
1987
Kunglig toilette
Restaurateur
1986
Sammansvärjningen
Liljensparre · (3 episodes)
1986
Fläskfarmen
Monty
1986
Korset
Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström · (3 episodes)
1985
August Strindberg: Ett liv
Läraren · (6 episodes)
1985
Dom unga örnarna
Gunnar Grävmo
1982
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actor winner · (1 episode)
1981
Drottning Kristina
Axel Oxenstierna · (2 episodes)
1981
Babels hus
Bernt Svensson, Primus son · (6 episodes)
1981
A Dream Play
Affischören
1980
Jackpot
Sven
1980
Godnatt, jord
(7 episodes)
1979
Rikedom
John
1978
Svenska noveller
John · (1 episode)
1978
Gustav III
Horn
1974
För vänskaps skull
1965
My Love Is Like a Rose
Pajen
1963
Trängningen
Fredriksson
1962
Julkalendern
Pettson · (24 episodes)
1960