
Ingvar Hirdwall
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1934-12-05
- Died
- 2023-04-06
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Sweden
Biography
Ingvar Hirdwall (December 5, 1934 â 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 âAdvent calendarâ - 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
TV Shows (21)

Wallander
2005
as Lundberg

Beck
1999
as Grannen

The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner

Julkalendern
1960
as Pettson

Millennium
2010
as Dirch Frode

SkÀrgÄrdsdoktorn
1997
as Ewe Tannander

KvÀllspressen
1992
as Bengt Sockander

Babels hus
1981
as Bernt Svensson, Primus son

Korset
1985
as Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström

Svenska noveller
1978
as John
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
as LĂ€raren

Godnatt, jord
1979

Kejsarn av Portugallien
1992
as Jan

Drottning Kristina
1981
as Axel Oxenstierna

The Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf

Tre kÀrlekar
1989
as Egon Nilsson

SammansvÀrjningen
1986
as Liljensparre

Ivar Kreuger
1998
as Statsminister Ekman

Tomtemaskinen
1993
as Pettson
Anderssons Àlskarinna
2001
as Erik, fadern

Stormen
2009
as Bernt
Movies (102)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
as Dirch Frode

Children's Island
1980
as Stig Utler

Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001
as Grannen

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as Grannen

Ondskans Är
1987
as Dr. Herbert Ahlström

Onkel Vanja
1994
as Teljegin

1939
1989
as Annika's father

Like It Never Was Before
1995
as Strange Man

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001
as Grannen

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009
as Grannen

Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
2020
as Grannen

Man on the Roof
1976
as Ă ke Eriksson

A Kind of Hades
1996
as The old man

The Tattooed Widow
1998
as Egon Andersson

Deadline Torp
2005
as Birger Johansen

Beck 22 - The Weak Link
2007
as Grannen

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as Grannen

Kunglig toilette
1986
as Restaurateur

Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
2021
as Grannen

Christmas Oratorio
1996
as Edman

Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
2018
as Grannen

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
as Grannen

Gustav III
1974
as Horn

My Love Is Like a Rose
1963
as Pajen

Miffo
2003
as Karl Henrik
Pelikanen
1982

Beck 29 - Invasion
2015
as Grannen

The Man from Majorca
1984
as Fors

Beck: The Last Day
2016
as Grannen

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
2023
as Grannen

Beck 26 - Buried Alive
2010
as Grannen

Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
2018
as Grannen

Beck - bakom kulisserna
2024
as Grannen (archive footage)

Beck 33 - End of the Road
2016
as Grannen

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
as The Neighbor

Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as Grannen

Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
as The Neighbor

A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
1983
as Gustaf Edgren

Beck 20 - The Lawyer
2007
as Grannen

Beck 12 - The Loner
2002
as Grannen

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007
as Grannen

Beck 32 - Steinar
2016
as Grannen

Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as Grannen

Beck - Den förlorade sonen
2021
as Grannen

Beck 19 - The Vulture
2007
as Grannen

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
2018
as Grannen

Mouth to Mouth
2005
as Mats's father John

För vÀnskaps skull
1965

TrÀngningen
1962
as Fredriksson

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006
as Grannen

Raven's End
1963
as Sixten

Beck 28 - The Family
2015
as Grannen

Beck 31 - Gunvald
2016
as Grannen

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
as Grannen

Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
2022
as Grannen

Beck 39 - Undercover
2020
as Grannen

Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
2021
as Grannen

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007
as Grannen

Daybreak
2003
as Knut

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001
as Grannen
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
as MÄns

The Secret
2009
as Self

The Potato Seller
1996
as Johansson

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015
as Grannen

Beck 24 - In the Name of God
2007
as Grannen

Beck 17 - The Scorpion
2006
as Grannen

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as The Neighbor

The Caretaker
2004
as Davies

Beck 27 - Room 302
2015
as Valdemar

Beck 06 - The Monster
1998
as Grannen

Midvinterduell
1983
as Egon

Offside
2006
as Boston

Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Lundberg

Beck 49 - Inferno
2023
as Grannen

Miraklet i Viskan
2015
as Halvar

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
2004
as Self

Beck 50 - Deadlock
2023
as Grannen

Jackpot
1980
as Sven

Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
as Grannen
The Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf

Beck 47 - The Death Trap
2022
as Grannen

Den enskilde medborgaren
2006
as Gunnar Bergström

Beck 44 - Rage Room
2022
as Grannen

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as The Neighbor

Tartuffe - hycklaren
1997
as The king

The Miracle in Valby
1989
as Petra's Father

FlÀskfarmen
1986
as Monty
Savannen
1983
as Operator

A Dream Play
1980
as Affischören

KvÀllsPressen
1992
as Sockander

Beck 37 - Without Intent
2018
as Grannen

Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
2022
as Grannen

Let's Play House
2003
as Roland

Honungsvargar
1990
as Axel

En kvinnas huvud
1997
as DĂŒber

SandlÄdan
1972
as Robert

Flotten
1972
as Freddy

Dom unga örnarna
1982
as Gunnar GrÀvmo

Kent - ett portrÀtt av Kent Andersson
2004
as Self

Rikedom
1978
as John

Hemmet
1972
as Hjalmar Augustsson
Berndt och Anita
1969
as Berndt
About Ingvar Hirdwall
Ingvar Hirdwall (December 5, 1934 â 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 pl⊠With 123 credits spanning from 1960 to 2024, Ingvar Hirdwall has appeared in 102 films and 21 TV shows.
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- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) â as Dirch Frode
- Children's Island (1980) â as Stig Utler
- Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001) â as Grannen
- Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness (1998) â as Grannen
- Ondskans Ă„r (1987) â as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
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