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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Character:Grannen (archive footage)
Release Date:07/12/2024
Beck 50 - Deadlock
Character:Grannen
Release Date:02/07/2023
Beck 49 - Inferno
Character:Grannen
Release Date:01/07/2023
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
Character:Grannen
Release Date:17/03/2023
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
Character:Grannen
Release Date:25/12/2022
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
Character:Grannen
Release Date:18/03/2022
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
Character:Grannen
Release Date:18/02/2022
Beck 44 - Rage Room
Character:Grannen
Release Date:21/01/2022
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
Character:Grannen
Release Date:25/12/2021
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
Character:Grannen
Release Date:05/02/2021
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
Character:Grannen
Release Date:01/01/2021
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Character:Grannen
Release Date:04/12/2020
Beck 39 - Undercover
Character:Grannen
Release Date:06/11/2020
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
Character:Grannen
Release Date:07/04/2018
Beck 37 - Without Intent
Character:Grannen
Release Date:03/03/2018
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
Character:Grannen
Release Date:03/02/2018
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
Character:Grannen
Release Date:01/01/2018
Beck: The Last Day
Character:Grannen
Release Date:01/04/2016
Beck 33 - End of the Road
Character:Grannen
Release Date:05/03/2016
Beck 32 - Steinar
Character:Grannen
Release Date:06/02/2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Character:Grannen
Release Date:01/01/2016
Miraklet i Viskan
Character:Halvar
Release Date:17/04/2015
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Character:Grannen
Release Date:28/03/2015
Beck 29 - Invasion
Character:Grannen
Release Date:21/03/2015
Beck 28 - The Family
Character:Grannen
Release Date:10/01/2015
Beck 27 - Room 302
Character:Valdemar
Release Date:01/01/2015
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Character:Lundberg
Release Date:11/01/2013
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Character:Grannen
Release Date:21/06/2010
The Secret
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2009
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Character:Grannen
Release Date:25/08/2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Character:Dirch Frode
Release Date:27/02/2009
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Character:Grannen
Release Date:10/11/2007
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Character:Grannen
Release Date:17/09/2007
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Character:Grannen
Release Date:22/08/2007
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Character:Grannen
Release Date:06/06/2007
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Character:Grannen
Release Date:21/02/2007
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Character:Grannen
Release Date:17/01/2007
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Character:Grannen
Release Date:06/11/2006
Offside
Character:Boston
Release Date:18/08/2006
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Character:Grannen
Release Date:28/06/2006
Den enskilde medborgaren
Character:Gunnar Bergström
Release Date:09/01/2006
Mouth to Mouth
Character:Mats's father John
Release Date:25/12/2005
Deadline Torp
Character:Birger Johansen
Release Date:13/01/2005
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2004
The Caretaker
Character:Davies
Release Date:19/04/2004
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
Daybreak
Character:Knut
Release Date:14/11/2003
Let's Play House
Character:Roland
Release Date:31/10/2003
Miffo
Character:Karl Henrik
Release Date:31/07/2003
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Character:Grannen
Release Date:17/04/2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Character:Grannen
Release Date:10/04/2002
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Character:Grannen
Release Date:20/03/2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
Character:The Neighbor
Release Date:13/02/2002
Beck 12 - The Loner
Character:Grannen
Release Date:16/01/2002
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Character:Grannen
Release Date:12/12/2001
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Character:Grannen
Release Date:27/08/2001
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Character:Grannen
Release Date:27/06/2001
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Character:Grannen
Release Date:19/09/1998
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Character:Grannen
Release Date:03/06/1998
Beck 06 - The Monster
Character:Grannen
Release Date:28/05/1998
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
Character:The Neighbor
Release Date:08/04/1998
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Character:The Neighbor
Release Date:27/03/1998
The Tattooed Widow
Character:Egon Andersson
Release Date:10/03/1998
Beck 03 - White Nights
Character:The Neighbor
Release Date:27/02/1998
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Character:Grannen
Release Date:17/12/1997
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Character:Grannen
Release Date:27/06/1997
En kvinnas huvud
Character:Düber
Release Date:07/03/1997
Tartuffe - hycklaren
Character:The king
Release Date:05/01/1997
A Kind of Hades
Character:The old man
Release Date:30/11/1996
Christmas Oratorio
Character:Edman
Release Date:22/09/1996
The Potato Seller
Character:Johansson
Release Date:12/03/1996
The Zone
Character:Erik Lagerlöf
Release Date:09/01/1996
Like It Never Was Before
Character:Strange Man
Release Date:03/03/1995
Onkel Vanja
Character:Teljegin
Release Date:26/12/1994
KvällsPressen
Character:Sockander
Release Date:30/03/1992
Honungsvargar
Character:Axel
Release Date:16/03/1990
1939
Character:Annika's father
Release Date:23/12/1989
The Miracle in Valby
Character:Petra's Father
Release Date:06/10/1989
Ondskans år
Character:Dr. Herbert Ahlström
Release Date:18/02/1987
Kunglig toilette
Character:Restaurateur
Release Date:30/11/1986
Fläskfarmen
Character:Monty
Release Date:20/01/1986
The Man from Majorca
Character:Fors
Release Date:12/10/1984
Savannen
Character:Operator
Release Date:16/11/1983
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
Character:Gustaf Edgren
Release Date:22/10/1983
Midvinterduell
Character:Egon
Release Date:06/01/1983
Pelikanen
Character:
Release Date:17/03/1982
Dom unga örnarna
Character:Gunnar Grävmo
Release Date:24/02/1982
Children's Island
Character:Stig Utler
Release Date:25/12/1980
A Dream Play
Character:Affischören
Release Date:30/11/1980
Jackpot
Character:Sven
Release Date:01/10/1980
Rikedom
Character:John
Release Date:27/03/1978
Man on the Roof
Character:Åke Eriksson
Release Date:01/10/1976
Gustav III
Character:Horn
Release Date:08/04/1974
Sandlådan
Character:Robert
Release Date:21/06/1972
Hemmet
Character:Hjalmar Augustsson
Release Date:17/05/1972
Flotten
Character:Freddy
Release Date:02/04/1972
Berndt och Anita
Character:Berndt
Release Date:19/12/1969
För vänskaps skull
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1965
My Love Is Like a Rose
Character:Pajen
Release Date:26/12/1963
Raven's End
Character:Sixten
Release Date:25/12/1963
Trängningen
Character:Fredriksson
Release Date:21/10/1962
Television Appearances
Millennium
Character:Dirch Frode
Wallander
Character:Lundberg
Anderssons älskarinna
Character:Erik, fadern
Beck
Character:Grannen
Ivar Kreuger
Character:Statsminister Ekman
Skärgårdsdoktorn
Character:Ewe Tannander
The Zone
Character:Erik Lagerlöf
Tomtemaskinen
Character:Pettson
Kejsarn av Portugallien
Character:Jan
Kvällspressen
Character:Bengt Sockander
Tre kärlekar
Character:Egon Nilsson
Sammansvärjningen
Character:Liljensparre
Korset
Character:Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
August Strindberg: A Life
Character:Läraren
The Guldbagge Awards
Character:Self - Best Actor winner
Drottning Kristina
Character:Axel Oxenstierna
Babels hus
Character:Bernt Svensson, Primus son
Godnatt, jord
Character:
Svenska noveller
Character:John
Julkalendern
Character:Pettson
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