Ingvar Hirdwall
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Ingvar Hirdwall

Dec 5, 1934 - 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.

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Media
Movie2003MiffoKarl Henrik
Movie1998Beck 08 - Trails in DarknessGrannen
Movie2003DaybreakKnut
Movie1976Man on the RoofÅke Eriksson
Movie1989The Miracle in ValbyPetra's Father
Movie2005Deadline TorpBirger Johansen
Movie1996The Potato SellerJohansson
Movie2009The Girl with the Dragon TattooDirch Frode
Movie1963Raven's EndSixten
Movie2022Beck 44 - Rage RoomGrannen
Movie2021Beck 43 - Haunted by the PastGrannen
Movie2022Beck 46 - The Crying CopGrannen
Movie2022Beck 45 - 58 MinutesGrannen
Movie2006The Individual CitizenGunnar Bergström
Movie1998The Tattooed WidowEgon Andersson
Movie2004Kent - ett porträtt av Kent AnderssonSelf
Movie1980Children's IslandStig Utler
Movie2006OffsideBoston
Movie1995Like It Never Was BeforeStrange Man
Movie1984The Man from MajorcaFors
Movie2005Mouth to MouthMats's father John
Movie1982Pelikanen
Movie1983SavannenOperator
Movie1972FlottenFreddy
Movie2007Beck 22 - The Weak LinkGrannen
Movie2001Beck 09 - The Price of VengeanceGrannen
Movie2010Beck 26 - Buried AliveGrannen
Movie2002Beck 16 - The Last WitnessGrannen
Movie1983A Hill on the Dark Side of the MoonGustaf Edgren
Movie2003Let's Play HouseRoland
Movie2009Beck 25 - The Eye of the StormGrannen
Movie2006Beck 17 - The ScorpionGrannen
Movie19891939Annika's father
Movie2009The SecretSelf
Movie1996Christmas OratorioEdman
Movie1983MidvinterduellEgon
Movie2004With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the RoofSelf
Movie2013Wallander: The Troubled ManLundberg
Movie1972HemmetHjalmar Augustsson
Movie1972SandlådanRobert
Movie2016Beck 33 - End of the RoadGrannen
Movie2001Beck 11 - The CartelGrannen
Movie2002Beck 12 - The LonerGrannen
Movie2006Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root CellarGrannen
Movie2002Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass BallGrannen
Movie2007Beck 21 - The Japanese PaintingGrannen
Movie2007Beck 24 - In the Name of GodGrannen
Movie1969Berndt och AnitaBerndt
Movie1996The ZoneErik Lagerlöf
Movie2002Beck 13 - Sender UnknownThe Neighbor
Movie2022Beck 47 - The Death TrapGrannen
Movie2023Beck 49 - InfernoGrannen
Movie2023Beck 50 - DeadlockGrannen
Movie2023Beck 48 - Quid Pro QuoGrannen
Movie1998Beck 03 - White NightsThe Neighbor
Movie1998Beck 04 - Eye for an EyeThe Neighbor
Movie1998Beck 05 - The Boarding House PearlThe Neighbor
Movie2015Miraklet i ViskanHalvar
Movie2015Beck 29 - InvasionGrannen
Movie2015Beck 30 - The Hospital MurdersGrannen
Movie2015Beck 27 - Room 302Valdemar
Movie2015Beck 28 - The FamilyGrannen
MovieN/AStall-Erik and the SnapphansMåns
Movie1965För vänskaps skull
Movie2016Beck 32 - SteinarGrannen
Movie2016Beck: The Last DayGrannen
Movie1997Beck 01 - The Decoy BoyGrannen
Movie1997Beck - The Man with the IconsGrannen
Movie1986Kunglig toiletteRestaurateur
Movie1997Tartuffe - hycklarenThe king
Movie2004The CaretakerDavies
Movie1963My Love Is Like a RosePajen
Movie1962TrängningenFredriksson
Movie1996A Kind of HadesThe old man
Movie2018Beck 35 - Your Own BloodGrannen
Movie2018Beck 36 - The Thin IceGrannen
Movie2018Beck 37 - Without IntentGrannen
Movie1974Gustav IIIHorn
Movie2018Beck 38 - The Devil's AdvocateGrannen
Movie1994Onkel VanjaTeljegin
Movie1997En kvinnas huvudDüber
Movie1987Ondskans årDr. Herbert Ahlström
Movie2016Beck 31 - GunvaldGrannen
Movie1980A Dream PlayAffischören
Movie1986FläskfarmenMonty
Movie1990HonungsvargarAxel
Movie1982Dom unga örnarnaGunnar Grävmo
Movie1992KvällsPressenSockander
Movie1978RikedomJohn
Movie2007Beck 23 - The Silent ScreamGrannen
Movie2007Beck 19 - The VultureGrannen
Movie1998Beck 06 - The MonsterGrannen
Movie1998Beck 07 - The Money ManGrannen
Movie2007Beck 20 - The LawyerGrannen
Movie2001Beck 10 - The Man Without a FaceGrannen
Movie1980JackpotSven
Movie2020Beck 39 - UndercoverGrannen
Movie2021Beck 41 - Death in SamarraGrannen
Movie2021Beck - Den förlorade sonenGrannen
Movie2020Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable DoubtGrannen
Movie2002Beck 14 - The Advertising ManGrannen
Movie2024Beck - bakom kulissernaGrannen (archive footage)
TV Show1997SkärgårdsdoktornEwe Tannander1
TV Show1985August Strindberg: Ett livLäraren6
TV Show1999BeckGrannen50
TV Show1978Svenska novellerJohn1
TV Show1960JulkalendernPettson24
TV Show1986SammansvärjningenLiljensparre3
TV Show1989Tre kärlekarEgon Nilsson16
TV Show1998Ivar KreugerStatsminister Ekman3
TV Show1992Kejsarn av PortugallienJan3
TV Show1993TomtemaskinenPettson24
TV Show1979Godnatt, jord7
TV Show2005WallanderLundberg1
TV Show1985KorsetPolice Inspector Jörgen Wennström3
TV Show1981Drottning KristinaAxel Oxenstierna2
TV Show2001Anderssons älskarinnaErik, fadern6
TV Show1992KvällspressenBengt Sockander6
TV Show1981Babels husBernt Svensson, Primus son6
TV Show1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Actor winner1
TV Show1996The ZoneErik Lagerlöf6
TV Show2010MillenniumDirch Frode2

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