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

  • Offside

    Offside

  • KvällsPressen

    KvällsPressen

  • Wallander

    Wallander

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Beck

    Beck

  • Jackpot

    Jackpot

  • Pelikanen

    Pelikanen

  • Sandlådan

    Sandlådan

  • Raven's End

    Raven's End

  • För vänskaps skull

    För vänskaps skull

  • Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

    Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

  • Christmas Oratorio

    Christmas Oratorio

  • Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

    Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

  • Miffo

    Miffo

  • Tartuffe - hycklaren

    Tartuffe - hycklaren

  • The Secret

    The Secret

  • Midvinterduell

    Midvinterduell

  • Rikedom

    Rikedom

  • Miraklet i Viskan

    Miraklet i Viskan

  • Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

    Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

  • Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

    Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

  • Beck 17 - The Scorpion

    Beck 17 - The Scorpion

  • Beck 19 - The Vulture

    Beck 19 - The Vulture

  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

  • Beck 06 - The Monster

    Beck 06 - The Monster

  • Kunglig toilette

    Kunglig toilette

  • Beck 32 - Steinar

    Beck 32 - Steinar

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

    Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

  • Fläskfarmen

    Fläskfarmen

  • Beck 49 - Inferno

    Beck 49 - Inferno

  • The Miracle in Valby

    The Miracle in Valby

  • Beck 03 - White Nights

    Beck 03 - White Nights

  • Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

    Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

  • The Potato Seller

    The Potato Seller

  • Beck: The Last Day

    Beck: The Last Day

  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

    Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

  • Beck 12 - The Loner

    Beck 12 - The Loner

  • Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

    Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

    Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Beck 16 - The Last Witness

    Beck 16 - The Last Witness

  • Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

    Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

  • Beck 20 - The Lawyer

    Beck 20 - The Lawyer

  • Ondskans år

    Ondskans år

  • Beck 33 - End of the Road

    Beck 33 - End of the Road

  • Beck 50 - Deadlock

    Beck 50 - Deadlock

  • Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

    Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

  • Beck 47 - The Death Trap

    Beck 47 - The Death Trap

  • Beck 29 - Invasion

    Beck 29 - Invasion

  • Beck 22 - The Weak Link

    Beck 22 - The Weak Link

  • Beck 44 - Rage Room

    Beck 44 - Rage Room

  • Honungsvargar

    Honungsvargar

  • Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

    Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

  • Beck 37 - Without Intent

    Beck 37 - Without Intent

  • Beck - bakom kulisserna

    Beck - bakom kulisserna

  • Mouth to Mouth

    Mouth to Mouth

  • Beck 11 - The Cartel

    Beck 11 - The Cartel

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

    Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

  • 1939

    1939

  • A Dream Play

    A Dream Play

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

    Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

  • Berndt och Anita

    Berndt och Anita

  • Wallander: The Troubled Man

    Wallander: The Troubled Man

  • The Tattooed Widow

    The Tattooed Widow

  • Skärgårdsdoktorn

    Skärgårdsdoktorn

  • Julkalendern

    Julkalendern

  • Savannen

    Savannen

  • Den enskilde medborgaren

    Den enskilde medborgaren

  • A Kind of Hades

    A Kind of Hades

  • Beck - Den förlorade sonen

    Beck - Den förlorade sonen

  • Children's Island

    Children's Island

  • August Strindberg: A Life

    August Strindberg: A Life

  • Beck 39 - Undercover

    Beck 39 - Undercover

  • Svenska noveller

    Svenska noveller

  • Tre kärlekar

    Tre kärlekar

  • Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

  • Kvällspressen

    Kvällspressen

  • Tomtemaskinen

    Tomtemaskinen

  • Kejsarn av Portugallien

    Kejsarn av Portugallien

  • Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

    Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

  • Beck - The Man with the Icons

    Beck - The Man with the Icons

  • Beck 07 - The Money Man

    Beck 07 - The Money Man

  • Godnatt, jord

    Godnatt, jord

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Babels hus

    Babels hus

  • Like It Never Was Before

    Like It Never Was Before

  • Sammansvärjningen

    Sammansvärjningen

  • Korset

    Korset

  • Ivar Kreuger

    Ivar Kreuger

  • Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

    Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

  • Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

    Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

  • Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

    Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

  • Beck 31 - Gunvald

    Beck 31 - Gunvald

  • Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

    Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

  • Beck 28 - The Family

    Beck 28 - The Family

  • Beck 26 - Buried Alive

    Beck 26 - Buried Alive

  • Gustav III

    Gustav III

  • The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

  • Drottning Kristina

    Drottning Kristina

  • Beck 27 - Room 302

    Beck 27 - Room 302

  • Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

    Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

  • Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

    Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

    Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

  • Beck 24 - In the Name of God

    Beck 24 - In the Name of God

  • My Love Is Like a Rose

    My Love Is Like a Rose

  • Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

    Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

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

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

  • Daybreak

    Daybreak

  • Dom unga örnarna

    Dom unga örnarna

  • Deadline Torp

    Deadline Torp

  • A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

    A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

  • Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

    Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

  • Let's Play House

    Let's Play House

  • Anderssons älskarinna

    Anderssons älskarinna

  • Hemmet

    Hemmet

  • En kvinnas huvud

    En kvinnas huvud

  • Trängningen

    Trängningen

  • Flotten

    Flotten