Ingvar Hirdwall
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Wallander
Lundberg
2005
Series
Beck
Grannen
1999
Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dirch Frode
2009
Series
Millennium
Dirch Frode
2010
Series
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actor winner
1981
Series
Julkalendern
Pettson
1960
Series
Tomtemaskinen
Pettson
1993
Series
Skärgårdsdoktorn
Ewe Tannander
1997
Series
Svenska noveller
John
1978
Series
Tre kärlekar
Egon Nilsson
1989
Film
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
Grannen
2018
August Strindberg: A Life
Läraren
1985
Film
The Caretaker
Davies
2004
Series
Kvällspressen
Bengt Sockander
1992
Series
Godnatt, jord
1979
Film
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
Grannen
2021
Series
Kejsarn av Portugallien
Jan
1992
Film
Beck 03 - White Nights
The Neighbor
1998
Series
Ett sorts Hades
Old Man
1996
Film
Children's Island
Stig Utler
1980
Film
Beck 33 - End of the Road
Grannen
2016
Film
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Grannen
2002
Series
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf
1996
Film
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Grannen
1998
Film
Beck 37 - Without Intent
Grannen
2018
Film
Beck 44 - Rage Room
Grannen
2022
Film
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
Grannen
2023
Film
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
Grannen
2021
Film
Beck: The Last Day
Grannen
2016
Series
Drottning Kristina
Axel Oxenstierna
1981
Film
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Grannen
2006
Film
Man on the Roof
Åke Eriksson
1976
Film
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Grannen
1997
Film
Beck - The Man with the Icons
Grannen
1997
Film
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
The Neighbor
1998
Film
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Grannen
2002
Film
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Grannen
2007
Film
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
Grannen
2006
Film
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
Grannen
2018
Series
Babels hus
Bernt Svensson, Primus son
1981
Film
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
Grannen
2022
Film
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Grannen
2009
Film
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
Grannen
2021
Film
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Grannen
2007
Film
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Grannen
2020
Film
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
Grannen
2007
Film
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Grannen
2007
Film
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
Grannen
2018
Film
Beck 07 - The Money Man
Grannen
1998
Film
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
The Neighbor
1998
Film
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
Grannen
2022
Savannen
Operator
1983
Film
Fläskfarmen
Monty
1986
Film
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Grannen
2015
Film
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Grannen
2010
Film
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Grannen
2001
Film
Beck 11 - The Cartel
Grannen
2001
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
Måns
Film
Beck 12 - The Loner
Grannen
2002
Film
Beck 27 - Room 302
Valdemar
2015
Film
Beck 49 - Inferno
Grannen
2023
Series
Sammansvärjningen
Liljensparre
1986
Film
Daybreak
Knut
2003
Film
Beck 19 - The Vulture
Grannen
2007
Film
Beck 32 - Steinar
Grannen
2016
Series
Stormen
Bernt
2009
Film
Kunglig toilette
Restaurateur
1986
Film
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
Gustaf Edgren
1983
Film
Beck 50 - Deadlock
Grannen
2023
Series
Ivar Kreuger
Statsminister Ekman
1998
Film
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Lundberg
2013
Film
The Potato Seller
Johansson
1996
Film
Beck 29 - Invasion
Grannen
2015
Series
Anderssons älskarinna
Erik, fadern
2001
Series
Korset
Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
1985
Film
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Grannen
2002
Film
Like It Never Was Before
Strange Man
1995
Film
Raven's End
Sixten
1963
Film
The Tattooed Widow
Egon Andersson
1998
Film
A Kind of Hades
The old man
1996
Film
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Grannen
2001
Film
Beck 39 - Undercover
Grannen
2020
Film
The Miracle in Valby
Petra's Father
1989
Film
1939
Annika's father
1989
Film
My Love Is Like a Rose
Pajen
1963
Film
Miraklet i Viskan
Halvar
2015
Film
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
Grannen
2022
Film
Beck 06 - The Monster
Grannen
1998
Film
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
Self
2004
Film
The Man from Majorca
Fors
1984
Film
För vänskaps skull
1965
Film
Beck 28 - The Family
Grannen
2015
Film
Beck 31 - Gunvald
Grannen
2016
Film
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
The Neighbor
2002
Film
Beck - bakom kulisserna
Grannen (archive footage)
2024
Film
Mouth to Mouth
Mats's father John
2005
Film
Offside
Boston
2006
Film
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
Grannen
2007
Film
Onkel Vanja
Teljegin
1994
Film
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
Self
2004
Film
Gustav III
Horn
1974
Film
Miffo
Karl Henrik
2003
Film
Den enskilde medborgaren
Gunnar Bergström
2006
Berndt och Anita
Berndt
1969
Film
Christmas Oratorio
Edman
1996
Film
Let's Play House
Roland
2003
Film
A Dream Play
Affischören
1980
Film
En kvinnas huvud
Düber
1997
Film
Honungsvargar
Axel
1990
Film
Tartuffe - hycklaren
The king
1997
Film
Deadline Torp
Birger Johansen
2005
Film
Sandlådan
Robert
1972
Film
Midvinterduell
Egon
1983
Film
The Secret
Self
2009
As The Only One Present
Kevin
1981
Film
KvällsPressen
Sockander
1992
Film
Jackpot
Sven
1980
The Zone
Erik Lagerlöf
1996
Pelikanen
1982
Film
Dom unga örnarna
Gunnar Grävmo
1982
Film
Hemmet
Hjalmar Augustsson
1972
Film
Flotten
Freddy
1972
Film
Ondskans år
Dr. Herbert Ahlström
1987
Film
Trängningen
Fredriksson
1962
Film
Rikedom
John
1978