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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Stall-Erik and the Snapphans as Måns
- 2023 · Beck 50 - Dödläge as Grannen
- 2023 · Beck 49 - Inferno as Grannen
- 2023 · Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo as Grannen
- 2022 · Beck 47 - Dödsfällan as Grannen
- 2022 · Beck 46 - Den gråtande polisen as Grannen
- 2022 · Beck 45 - 58 minuter as Grannen
- 2022 · Beck 44 - Rage Room as Grannen
- 2021 · Beck 43 - Ett nytt liv as Grannen
- 2021 · Beck - Den förlorade sonen as Grannen
- 2021 · Beck 41 - Döden i Samarra as Grannen
- 2020 · Beck 40 - Utom rimligt tvivel as Grannen
- 2020 · Beck 39 - Undercover as Grannen
- 2018 · Beck 38 - Djävulens advokat as Grannen
- 2018 · Beck 37 - Without Intent as Grannen
- 2018 · Beck 36 - Den tunna isen as Grannen
- 2018 · Beck 35 - Ditt eget blod as Grannen
- 2016 · Beck: The Last Day as Grannen
- 2016 · Beck 33 - End of the Road as Grannen
- 2016 · Beck 32 - Steinar as Grannen
- 2016 · Beck 31 - Gunvald as Grannen
- 2015 · Miraklet i Viskan as Halvar
- 2015 · Beck 30 - Sjukhusmorden as Grannen
- 2015 · Beck 29 - Invasionen as Grannen
- 2015 · Beck 28 - Familjen as Grannen
- 2015 · Beck 27 - Rum 302 as Valdemar
- 2013 · Wallander 27 - The Troubled Man as Lundberg
- 2010 · Beck 26 - Levande begravd as Grannen
- 2009 · The Secret as Self
- 2009 · Beck 25 - I stormens öga as Grannen
- 2009 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Dirch Frode
- 2007 · Beck 24 - I Guds namn as Grannen
- 2007 · Beck 23 - Det tysta skriket as Grannen
- 2007 · Beck 22 - Den svaga länken as Grannen
- 2007 · Beck 21 - Den japanska shungamålningen as Grannen
- 2007 · Beck 20 - Advokaten as Grannen
- 2007 · Beck 19 - Gamen as Grannen
- 2006 · Beck 18 - Flickan i jordkällaren as Grannen
- 2006 · Offside as Boston
- 2006 · Beck 17 - Skarpt läge as Grannen
- 2006 · The Individual Citizen as Gunnar Bergström
- 2005 · Mouth to Mouth as Mats's father John
- 2005 · Wallander as Lundberg
- 2005 · Deadline Torp as Birger Johansen
- 2004 · Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson as Self
- 2004 · The Caretaker as Davies
- 2004 · With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof as Self
- 2003 · Daybreak as Knut
- 2003 · Let's Play House as Roland
- 2003 · Miffo as Karl Henrik
- 2002 · Beck 16 - Sista vittnet as Grannen
- 2002 · Beck 15 - Pojken i glaskulan as Grannen
- 2002 · Beck 14 - Annonsmannen as Grannen
- 2002 · Beck - Okänd avsändare as The Neighbor
- 2002 · Beck 12 - Enslingen as Grannen
- 2001 · Beck 11 - Kartellen as Grannen
- 2001 · Beck 10 - Mannen utan ansikte as Grannen
- 2001 · Beck - Hämndens pris as Grannen
- 2001 · Anderssons älskarinna as Erik, fadern
- 1999 · Beck as Grannen
- 1998 · Ivar Kreuger as Statsminister Ekman
- 1998 · Beck - Spår i mörker as Grannen
- 1998 · Beck 07 - The Money Man as Grannen
- 1998 · Beck 06 - The Monster as Grannen
- 1998 · Beck 05 - Pensionat Pärlan as The Neighbor
- 1998 · Beck 04 - Öga för öga as The Neighbor
- 1998 · The Tattooed Widow as Egon Andersson
- 1998 · Beck 03 - Vita nätter as The Neighbor
- 1998 · Ivar Kreuger as
- 1997 · Beck - The Man with the Icons as Grannen
- 1997 · Skärgårdsdoktorn as Ewe Tannander
- 1997 · Beck 01 - Lockpojken as Grannen
- 1997 · En kvinnas huvud as Düber
- 1997 · Tartuffe - hycklaren as The king
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as The old man
- 1996 · Christmas Oratorio as Edman
- 1996 · The Potato Seller as Johansson
- 1996 · The Zone as Erik Lagerlöf
- 1995 · Like It Never Was Before as Strange Man
- 1994 · Onkel Vanja as Teljegin
- 1993 · Tomtemaskinen as Pettson
- 1992 · Kejsarn av Portugallien as Jan
- 1992 · Kvällspressen as Sockander, chefredaktör
- 1992 · KvällsPressen as Sockander
- 1990 · Honungsvargar as Axel
- 1989 · 1939 as Annika's father
- 1989 · The Miracle in Valby as Petra's Father
- 1989 · Tre kärlekar as Egon Nilsson
- 1987 · Ondskans år as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
- 1986 · Kunglig toilette as Restaurateur
- 1986 · Sammansvärjningen as Liljensparre
- 1986 · Fläskfarmen as Monty
- 1985 · Korset as Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
- 1985 · August Strindberg: Ett liv as Läraren
- 1984 · The Man from Majorca as Fors
- 1983 · Savannen as Operator
- 1983 · A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon as Gustaf Edgren
- 1983 · Midvinterduell as Egon
- 1982 · Pelikanen as
- 1982 · Dom unga örnarna as Gunnar Grävmo
- 1981 · The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actor winner
- 1981 · Drottning Kristina as Axel Oxenstierna
- 1981 · Babels hus as Bernt Svensson, Primus son
- 1980 · Children's Island as Stig Utler
- 1980 · A Dream Play as Affischören
- 1980 · Jackpot as Sven
- 1979 · Godnatt, jord as
- 1978 · Rikedom as John
- 1978 · Svenska noveller as John
- 1976 · Man on the Roof as Åke Eriksson
- 1974 · Gustav III as Horn
- 1972 · Sandlådan as
- 1972 · Hemmet as
- 1972 · Flotten as Freddy
- 1969 · Berndt och Anita as Berndt
- 1965 · För vänskaps skull as
- 1963 · My Love Is Like a Rose as Pajen
- 1963 · Raven's End as Sixten
- 1962 · Trängningen as Fredriksson
- 1960 · Julkalendern as Pettson