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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • Rikedom

    Rikedom

  • Ondskans år

    Ondskans år

  • Children's Island

    Children's Island

  • Offside

    Offside

  • Kunglig toilette

    Kunglig toilette

  • The Potato Seller

    The Potato Seller

  • Fläskfarmen

    Fläskfarmen

  • Onkel Vanja

    Onkel Vanja

  • The Secret

    The Secret

  • Pelikanen

    Pelikanen

  • Midvinterduell

    Midvinterduell

  • Jackpot

    Jackpot

  • Trängningen

    Trängningen

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • KvällsPressen

    KvällsPressen

  • Sandlådan

    Sandlådan

  • Honungsvargar

    Honungsvargar

  • A Dream Play

    A Dream Play

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Daybreak

    Daybreak

  • Deadline Torp

    Deadline Torp

  • Miffo

    Miffo

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Julkalendern

    Julkalendern

  • Tartuffe - hycklaren

    Tartuffe - hycklaren

  • Christmas Oratorio

    Christmas Oratorio

  • Beck 22 - The Weak Link

    Beck 22 - The Weak Link

  • 1939

    1939

  • Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

  • Skärgårdsdoktorn

    Skärgårdsdoktorn

  • Mouth to Mouth

    Mouth to Mouth

  • Beck 20 - The Lawyer

    Beck 20 - The Lawyer

  • The Man from Majorca

    The Man from Majorca

  • Raven's End

    Raven's End

  • Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

    Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

  • The Tattooed Widow

    The Tattooed Widow

  • Dom unga örnarna

    Dom unga örnarna

  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

  • Tomtemaskinen

    Tomtemaskinen

  • Beck 19 - The Vulture

    Beck 19 - The Vulture

  • Beck 07 - The Money Man

    Beck 07 - The Money Man

  • Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

    Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

  • Beck 06 - The Monster

    Beck 06 - The Monster

  • Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

    Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

  • A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

    A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

  • The Individual Citizen

    The Individual Citizen

  • För vänskaps skull

    För vänskaps skull

  • Beck: The Last Day

    Beck: The Last Day

  • Beck - The Man with the Icons

    Beck - The Man with the Icons

  • Wallander: The Troubled Man

    Wallander: The Troubled Man

  • Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

    Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

  • Savannen

    Savannen

  • Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

    Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

  • Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

    Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

  • Beck 17 - The Scorpion

    Beck 17 - The Scorpion

  • Kejsarn av Portugallien

    Kejsarn av Portugallien

  • Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

    Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

  • Beck 50 - Deadlock

    Beck 50 - Deadlock

  • Svenska noveller

    Svenska noveller

  • A Kind of Hades

    A Kind of Hades

  • Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

    Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

  • The Caretaker

    The Caretaker

  • Tre kärlekar

    Tre kärlekar

  • Babels hus

    Babels hus

  • Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

    Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

  • Godnatt, jord

    Godnatt, jord

  • Let's Play House

    Let's Play House

  • Miraklet i Viskan

    Miraklet i Viskan

  • Beck 11 - The Cartel

    Beck 11 - The Cartel

  • Beck 49 - Inferno

    Beck 49 - Inferno

  • Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

    Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

  • Beck - bakom kulisserna

    Beck - bakom kulisserna

  • Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

    Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

  • Beck 03 - White Nights

    Beck 03 - White Nights

  • Beck 33 - End of the Road

    Beck 33 - End of the Road

  • Drottning Kristina

    Drottning Kristina

  • Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

    Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

  • Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

    Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

  • Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

    Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

  • Beck 32 - Steinar

    Beck 32 - Steinar

  • August Strindberg: A Life

    August Strindberg: A Life

  • Kvällspressen

    Kvällspressen

  • Beck 12 - The Loner

    Beck 12 - The Loner

  • Beck 44 - Rage Room

    Beck 44 - Rage Room

  • Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

    Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

  • Ivar Kreuger

    Ivar Kreuger

  • Beck 47 - The Death Trap

    Beck 47 - The Death Trap

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • My Love Is Like a Rose

    My Love Is Like a Rose

  • The Miracle in Valby

    The Miracle in Valby

  • Beck 37 - Without Intent

    Beck 37 - Without Intent

  • Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

    Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

  • Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

    Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

  • Beck 16 - The Last Witness

    Beck 16 - The Last Witness

  • Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

    Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

  • Beck 29 - Invasion

    Beck 29 - Invasion

  • Beck 27 - Room 302

    Beck 27 - Room 302

  • Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

    Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

  • Beck 26 - Buried Alive

    Beck 26 - Buried Alive

  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

    Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

  • Anderssons älskarinna

    Anderssons älskarinna

  • Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

    Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

  • Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

    Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

  • Berndt och Anita

    Berndt och Anita

  • Like It Never Was Before

    Like It Never Was Before

  • Beck 39 - Undercover

    Beck 39 - Undercover

  • Sammansvärjningen

    Sammansvärjningen

  • Beck - Den förlorade sonen

    Beck - Den förlorade sonen

  • Hemmet

    Hemmet

  • Korset

    Korset

  • Beck 24 - In the Name of God

    Beck 24 - In the Name of God

  • Beck 31 - Gunvald

    Beck 31 - Gunvald

  • Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

    Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

  • Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

    Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

  • Beck 28 - The Family

    Beck 28 - The Family

  • En kvinnas huvud

    En kvinnas huvud

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

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

  • Gustav III

    Gustav III

  • Flotten

    Flotten