Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall

1934-12-05

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.

Also appears in

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

7.5

Beck 50 - Dödläge

Beck 50 - Dödläge

7.6

Beck 15 - Pojken i glaskulan

Beck 15 - Pojken i glaskulan

6.0

Man on the Roof

Man on the Roof

7.2

Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck - The Man with the Icons

5.7

Beck 22 - Den svaga länken

Beck 22 - Den svaga länken

5.5

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

6.0

Beck 47 - Dödsfällan

Beck 47 - Dödsfällan

5.9

Beck 10 - Mannen utan ansikte

Beck 10 - Mannen utan ansikte

5.9

Beck 49 - Inferno

Beck 49 - Inferno

6.4

The Man from Majorca

The Man from Majorca

6.7

Children’s Island

Children’s Island

6.0

Beck: The Last Day

Beck: The Last Day

5.4

Beck 01 - Lockpojken

Beck 01 - Lockpojken

6.5

Beck 23 - Det tysta skriket

Beck 23 - Det tysta skriket

6.8

Beck 12 - Enslingen

Beck 12 - Enslingen

6.1

Beck 07 - The Money Man

Beck 07 - The Money Man

5.8

Beck 26 - Levande begravd

Beck 26 - Levande begravd

6.0

Beck 11 - Kartellen

Beck 11 - Kartellen

5.6

Beck 05 - Pensionat Pärlan

Beck 05 - Pensionat Pärlan

5.4