Ingvar Hirdwall
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.
Filmography
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Grannen (archive footage)
Beck - bakom kulisserna
as Grannen (archive footage)
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
as Grannen
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
as Grannen
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
as Grannen
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
as Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar
as Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar
as Grannen
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Valdemar
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Valdemar
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
as Grannen
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
as Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture
as Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture
as Grannen
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
as Grannen
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
as Grannen
Offside
as Boston
Offside
as Boston
Den enskilde medborgaren
as Gunnar Bergström
Den enskilde medborgaren
as Gunnar Bergström
The Tattooed Widow
as Egon Andersson
The Tattooed Widow
as Egon Andersson
Beck 03 - White Nights
as The Neighbor
Beck 03 - White Nights
as The Neighbor
Beck - The Man with the Icons
as Grannen
Beck - The Man with the Icons
as Grannen
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
as Grannen
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
as Grannen
En kvinnas huvud
as Düber
En kvinnas huvud
as Düber
Christmas Oratorio
as Edman
Christmas Oratorio
as Edman
Like It Never Was Before
as Strange Man
Like It Never Was Before
as Strange Man
KvällsPressen
as Sockander
KvällsPressen
as Sockander
Honungsvargar
as Axel
Honungsvargar
as Axel
1939
as Annika's father
1939
as Annika's father
The Miracle in Valby
as Petra's Father
The Miracle in Valby
as Petra's Father
Kunglig toilette
as Restaurateur
Kunglig toilette
as Restaurateur
Fläskfarmen
as Monty
Fläskfarmen
as Monty
Savannen
as Operator
Savannen
as Operator
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
as Gustaf Edgren
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
as Gustaf Edgren
Midvinterduell
as Egon
Midvinterduell
as Egon
Dom unga örnarna
as Gunnar Grävmo
Dom unga örnarna
as Gunnar Grävmo
Children's Island
as Stig Utler
Children's Island
as Stig Utler
Man on the Roof
as Åke Eriksson
Man on the Roof
as Åke Eriksson
Trängningen
as Fredriksson
Trängningen
as Fredriksson