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

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

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Man on the Roof

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Children’s Island

Children’s Island

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Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

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Beck 11 - The Cartel

Beck 11 - The Cartel

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Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck - The Man with the Icons

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Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

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Beck 03 - White Nights

Beck 03 - White Nights

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Beck: The Last Day

Beck: The Last Day

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Beck 12 - The Loner

Beck 12 - The Loner

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Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

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Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

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Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

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Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

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Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

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Beck 07 - The Money Man

Beck 07 - The Money Man

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Miraklet i Viskan

Miraklet i Viskan

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Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

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Deadline Torp

Deadline Torp

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