Ingvar Hirdwall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-05

Day of death

2023-04-06 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Ingvar Hirdwall

Biography

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

    Beck

  • Wallander

    Wallander

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • För vänskaps skull

    För vänskaps skull

  • Gustav III

    Gustav III

  • Trängningen

    Trängningen

  • Julkalendern

    Julkalendern

  • Jackpot

    Jackpot

  • The Secret

    The Secret

  • Midvinterduell

    Midvinterduell

  • Pelikanen

    Pelikanen

  • Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

    Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

  • Sandlådan

    Sandlådan

  • The Individual Citizen

    The Individual Citizen

  • Deadline Torp

    Deadline Torp

  • Children's Island

    Children's Island

  • The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Skärgårdsdoktorn

    Skärgårdsdoktorn

  • Raven's End

    Raven's End

  • Offside

    Offside

  • Kejsarn av Portugallien

    Kejsarn av Portugallien

  • Dom unga örnarna

    Dom unga örnarna

  • The Tattooed Widow

    The Tattooed Widow

  • Miffo

    Miffo

  • Kvällspressen

    Kvällspressen

  • Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

    Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

  • Flotten

    Flotten

  • KvällsPressen

    KvällsPressen

  • Honungsvargar

    Honungsvargar

  • Fläskfarmen

    Fläskfarmen

  • 1939

    1939

  • Hemmet

    Hemmet

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • A Dream Play

    A Dream Play

  • Tomtemaskinen

    Tomtemaskinen

  • Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

    Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

  • Miraklet i Viskan

    Miraklet i Viskan

  • Christmas Oratorio

    Christmas Oratorio

  • Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

    Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

  • Beck 06 - The Monster

    Beck 06 - The Monster

  • Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

  • The Potato Seller

    The Potato Seller

  • Ondskans år

    Ondskans år

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

    Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

  • Rikedom

    Rikedom

  • Tartuffe - hycklaren

    Tartuffe - hycklaren

  • Beck 49 - Inferno

    Beck 49 - Inferno

  • Tre kärlekar

    Tre kärlekar

  • Wallander: The Troubled Man

    Wallander: The Troubled Man

  • Beck 11 - The Cartel

    Beck 11 - The Cartel

  • Beck 22 - The Weak Link

    Beck 22 - The Weak Link

  • Beck 20 - The Lawyer

    Beck 20 - The Lawyer

  • Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

    Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

  • Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

    Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

  • Let's Play House

    Let's Play House

  • Svenska noveller

    Svenska noveller

  • Beck - bakom kulisserna

    Beck - bakom kulisserna

  • Ivar Kreuger

    Ivar Kreuger

  • Beck 50 - Deadlock

    Beck 50 - Deadlock

  • A Kind of Hades

    A Kind of Hades

  • August Strindberg: Ett liv

    August Strindberg: Ett liv

  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

  • Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

    Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

  • Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

    Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Beck 47 - The Death Trap

    Beck 47 - The Death Trap

  • Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

    Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

  • Kunglig toilette

    Kunglig toilette

  • Drottning Kristina

    Drottning Kristina

  • Mouth to Mouth

    Mouth to Mouth

  • Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

    Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

  • Godnatt, jord

    Godnatt, jord

  • Beck 19 - The Vulture

    Beck 19 - The Vulture

  • Beck 16 - The Last Witness

    Beck 16 - The Last Witness

  • Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

    Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

  • Korset

    Korset

  • Beck 32 - Steinar

    Beck 32 - Steinar

  • Beck: The Last Day

    Beck: The Last Day

  • Berndt och Anita

    Berndt och Anita

  • Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

    Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

  • Babels hus

    Babels hus

  • Beck - The Man with the Icons

    Beck - The Man with the Icons

  • Daybreak

    Daybreak

  • Beck 03 - White Nights

    Beck 03 - White Nights

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • Beck 07 - The Money Man

    Beck 07 - The Money Man

  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

    Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

  • Sammansvärjningen

    Sammansvärjningen

  • Beck 12 - The Loner

    Beck 12 - The Loner

  • My Love Is Like a Rose

    My Love Is Like a Rose

  • Anderssons älskarinna

    Anderssons älskarinna

  • The Miracle in Valby

    The Miracle in Valby

  • Beck - Den förlorade sonen

    Beck - Den förlorade sonen

  • Beck 29 - Invasion

    Beck 29 - Invasion

  • Beck 44 - Rage Room

    Beck 44 - Rage Room

  • Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

    Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

  • Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

    Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

  • Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

    Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

  • Beck 24 - In the Name of God

    Beck 24 - In the Name of God

  • Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

    Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

  • Beck 17 - The Scorpion

    Beck 17 - The Scorpion

  • Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

    Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

  • Beck 26 - Buried Alive

    Beck 26 - Buried Alive

  • Savannen

    Savannen

  • Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

    Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

  • Beck 27 - Room 302

    Beck 27 - Room 302

  • Beck 31 - Gunvald

    Beck 31 - Gunvald

  • A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

    A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

  • Beck 33 - End of the Road

    Beck 33 - End of the Road

  • Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

    Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

  • Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

    Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

  • Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

    Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

    Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

  • Beck 37 - Without Intent

    Beck 37 - Without Intent

  • En kvinnas huvud

    En kvinnas huvud

  • Beck 39 - Undercover

    Beck 39 - Undercover

  • Beck 28 - The Family

    Beck 28 - The Family

  • Like It Never Was Before

    Like It Never Was Before

  • With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof