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Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall

Acting

Born: December 5, 1934 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.

Known For
Filmography
Beck - bakom kulisserna

Beck - bakom kulisserna

Grannen (archive footage)

2024
Beck 50 - Deadlock

Beck 50 - Deadlock

Grannen

2023
Beck 49 - Inferno

Beck 49 - Inferno

Grannen

2023
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

Grannen

2023
Beck 47 - The Death Trap

Beck 47 - The Death Trap

Grannen

2022
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

Grannen

2022
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

Grannen

2022
Beck 44 - Rage Room

Beck 44 - Rage Room

Grannen

2022
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

Grannen

2021
Beck - Den förlorade sonen

Beck - Den förlorade sonen

Grannen

2021
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

Grannen

2021
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Grannen

2020
Beck 39 - Undercover

Beck 39 - Undercover

Grannen

2020
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

Grannen

2018
Beck 37 - Without Intent

Beck 37 - Without Intent

Grannen

2018
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

Grannen

2018
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

Grannen

2018
Beck: The Last Day

Beck: The Last Day

Grannen

2016
Beck 33 - End of the Road

Beck 33 - End of the Road

Grannen

2016
Beck 32 - Steinar

Beck 32 - Steinar

Grannen

2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald

Beck 31 - Gunvald

Grannen

2016
Miraklet i Viskan

Miraklet i Viskan

Halvar

2015
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

Grannen

2015
Beck 29 - Invasion

Beck 29 - Invasion

Grannen

2015
Beck 28 - The Family

Beck 28 - The Family

Grannen

2015
Beck 27 - Room 302

Beck 27 - Room 302

Valdemar

2015
Wallander: The Troubled Man

Wallander: The Troubled Man

Lundberg

2013
Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

Grannen

2010
The Secret

The Secret

Self

2009
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

Grannen

2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Dirch Frode

2009
Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

Grannen

2007
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

Grannen

2007
Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

Grannen

2007
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

Grannen

2007
Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

Grannen

2007
Beck 19 - The Vulture

Beck 19 - The Vulture

Grannen

2007
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

Grannen

2006
Offside

Offside

Boston

2006
Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

Grannen

2006
Den enskilde medborgaren

Den enskilde medborgaren

Gunnar Bergström

2006
Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

Mats's father John

2005
Deadline Torp

Deadline Torp

Birger Johansen

2005
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

Self

2004
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Davies

2004

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

Self

2004
Daybreak

Daybreak

Knut

2003
Let's Play House

Let's Play House

Roland

2003
Miffo

Miffo

Karl Henrik

2003
Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

Grannen

2002
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

Grannen

2002
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

Grannen

2002
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

The Neighbor

2002
Beck 12 - The Loner

Beck 12 - The Loner

Grannen

2002
Beck 11 - The Cartel

Beck 11 - The Cartel

Grannen

2001
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

Grannen

2001
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

Grannen

2001
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

Grannen

1998
Beck 07 - The Money Man

Beck 07 - The Money Man

Grannen

1998
Beck 06 - The Monster

Beck 06 - The Monster

Grannen

1998
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

The Neighbor

1998
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

The Neighbor

1998
The Tattooed Widow

The Tattooed Widow

Egon Andersson

1998
Beck 03 - White Nights

Beck 03 - White Nights

The Neighbor

1998
Beck - The Man with the Icons

Beck - The Man with the Icons

Grannen

1997
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

Grannen

1997
En kvinnas huvud

En kvinnas huvud

Düber

1997
Tartuffe - hycklaren

Tartuffe - hycklaren

The king

1997
A Kind of Hades

A Kind of Hades

The old man

1996
Christmas Oratorio

Christmas Oratorio

Edman

1996
The Potato Seller

The Potato Seller

Johansson

1996

The Zone

Erik Lagerlöf

1996
Like It Never Was Before

Like It Never Was Before

Strange Man

1995
Onkel Vanja

Onkel Vanja

Teljegin

1994
KvällsPressen

KvällsPressen

Sockander

1992
Honungsvargar

Honungsvargar

Axel

1990
1939

1939

Annika's father

1989
The Miracle in Valby

The Miracle in Valby

Petra's Father

1989
Ondskans år

Ondskans år

Dr. Herbert Ahlström

1987
Kunglig toilette

Kunglig toilette

Restaurateur

1986
Fläskfarmen

Fläskfarmen

Monty

1986
The Man from Majorca

The Man from Majorca

Fors

1984

Savannen

Operator

1983

A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

Gustaf Edgren

1983
Midvinterduell

Midvinterduell

Egon

1983
Pelikanen

Pelikanen

1982
Dom unga örnarna

Dom unga örnarna

Gunnar Grävmo

1982
Children's Island

Children's Island

Stig Utler

1980
A Dream Play

A Dream Play

Affischören

1980
Jackpot

Jackpot

Sven

1980
Rikedom

Rikedom

John

1978
Man on the Roof

Man on the Roof

Åke Eriksson

1976
Gustav III

Gustav III

Horn

1974
Sandlådan

Sandlådan

Robert

1972
Hemmet

Hemmet

Hjalmar Augustsson

1972
Flotten

Flotten

Freddy

1972

Berndt och Anita

Berndt

1969
För vänskaps skull

För vänskaps skull

1965
My Love Is Like a Rose

My Love Is Like a Rose

Pajen

1963
Raven's End

Raven's End

Sixten

1963
Trängningen

Trängningen

Fredriksson

1962