Ingvar Hirdwall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 5, 1934
- Died
- April 6, 2023
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans TBA
as Måns
Beck - bakom kulisserna 2024
as Grannen (archive footage)
Beck 50 - Deadlock 2023
as Grannen
Beck 49 - Inferno 2023
as Grannen
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo 2023
as Grannen
Beck 47 - The Death Trap 2022
as Grannen
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop 2022
as Grannen
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes 2022
as Grannen
Beck 44 - Rage Room 2022
as Grannen
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past 2021
as Grannen
Beck - Den förlorade sonen 2021
as Grannen
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra 2021
as Grannen
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt 2020
as Grannen
Beck 39 - Undercover 2020
as Grannen
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate 2018
as Grannen
Beck 37 - Without Intent 2018
as Grannen
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice 2018
as Grannen
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood 2018
as Grannen
Beck: The Last Day 2016
as Grannen
Beck 33 - End of the Road 2016
as Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar 2016
as Grannen
Beck 31 - Gunvald 2016
as Grannen
Miraklet i Viskan 2015
as Halvar
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders 2015
as Grannen
Beck 29 - Invasion 2015
as Grannen
Beck 28 - The Family 2015
as Grannen
Beck 27 - Room 302 2015
as Valdemar
Wallander: The Troubled Man 2013
as Lundberg
Beck 26 - Buried Alive 2010
as Grannen
The Secret 2009
as Self
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm 2009
as Grannen
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009
as Dirch Frode
Beck 24 - In the Name of God 2007
as Grannen
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream 2007
as Grannen
Beck 22 - The Weak Link 2007
as Grannen
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting 2007
as Grannen
Beck 20 - The Lawyer 2007
as Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture 2007
as Grannen
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar 2006
as Grannen
Offside 2006
as Boston
Beck 17 - The Scorpion 2006
as Grannen
Den enskilde medborgaren 2006
as Gunnar Bergström
Mouth to Mouth 2005
as Mats's father John
Deadline Torp 2005
as Birger Johansen
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson 2004
as Self
The Caretaker 2004
as Davies
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof 2004
as Self
Daybreak 2003
as Knut
Let's Play House 2003
as Roland
Miffo 2003
as Karl Henrik
Beck 16 - The Last Witness 2002
as Grannen
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball 2002
as Grannen
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man 2002
as Grannen
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown 2002
as The Neighbor
Beck 12 - The Loner 2002
as Grannen
Beck 11 - The Cartel 2001
as Grannen
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face 2001
as Grannen
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance 2001
as Grannen
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness 1998
as Grannen
Beck 07 - The Money Man 1998
as Grannen
Beck 06 - The Monster 1998
as Grannen
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl 1998
as The Neighbor
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye 1998
as The Neighbor
The Tattooed Widow 1998
as Egon Andersson
Beck 03 - White Nights 1998
as The Neighbor
Beck - The Man with the Icons 1997
as Grannen
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy 1997
as Grannen
En kvinnas huvud 1997
as Düber
Tartuffe - hycklaren 1997
as The king
A Kind of Hades 1996
as The old man
Christmas Oratorio 1996
as Edman
The Potato Seller 1996
as Johansson
Like It Never Was Before 1995
as Strange Man
Onkel Vanja 1994
as Teljegin
Honungsvargar 1990
as Axel
1939 1989
as Annika's father
The Miracle in Valby 1989
as Petra's Father
Ondskans år 1987
as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
Kunglig toilette 1986
as Restaurateur
Fläskfarmen 1986
as Monty
The Man from Majorca 1984
as Fors
- Savannen
Savannen 1983
as Operator
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon 1983
as Gustaf Edgren
Midvinterduell 1983
as Egon
- Pelikanen
Pelikanen 1982
Actor
Dom unga örnarna 1982
as Gunnar Grävmo
- As The Only One Present
As The Only One Present 1981
as Kevin
Children's Island 1980
as Stig Utler
A Dream Play 1980
as Affischören
Jackpot 1980
as Sven
Rikedom 1978
as John
Man on the Roof 1976
as Åke Eriksson
Gustav III 1974
as Horn
Sandlådan 1972
as Robert
Hemmet 1972
as Hjalmar Augustsson
Flotten 1972
as Freddy
- Berndt och Anita
Berndt och Anita 1969
as Berndt
För vänskaps skull 1965
Actor
My Love Is Like a Rose 1963
as Pajen
Raven's End 1963
as Sixten
Trängningen 1962
as Fredriksson
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