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
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(2009)
Dirch Frode
Children's Island
(1980)
Stig Utler
Miffo
(2003)
Karl Henrik
Raven's End
(1963)
Sixten
Full Filmography
Acting
Trängningen
(1962)
Fredriksson
Raven's End
(1963)
Sixten
My Love Is Like a Rose
(1963)
Pajen
För vänskaps skull
(1965)
Berndt och Anita
(1969)
Berndt
Flotten
(1972)
Freddy
Hemmet
(1972)
Sandlådan
(1972)
Gustav III
(1974)
Horn
Man on the Roof
(1976)
Åke Eriksson
Rikedom
(1978)
John
A Dream Play
(1980)
Affischören
Jackpot
(1980)
Sven
Children's Island
(1980)
Stig Utler
Dom unga örnarna
(1982)
Gunnar Grävmo
Pelikanen
(1982)
Midvinterduell
(1983)
Egon
Savannen
(1983)
Operator
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
(1983)
Gustaf Edgren
The Man from Majorca
(1984)
Fors
Kunglig toilette
(1986)
Restaurateur
Fläskfarmen
(1986)
Monty
Ondskans år
(1987)
Dr. Herbert Ahlström
1939
(1989)
Annika's father
The Miracle in Valby
(1989)
Petra's Father
Honungsvargar
(1990)
Axel
KvällsPressen
(1992)
Sockander
Onkel Vanja
(1994)
Teljegin
Like It Never Was Before
(1995)
Strange Man
The Zone
(1996)
Erik Lagerlöf
The Potato Seller
(1996)
Johansson
A Kind of Hades
(1996)
The old man
Christmas Oratorio
(1996)
Edman
En kvinnas huvud
(1997)
Düber
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
(1997)
Grannen
Tartuffe - hycklaren
(1997)
The king
Beck - The Man with the Icons
(1997)
Grannen
Beck 03 - White Nights
(1998)
The Neighbor
Beck 07 - The Money Man
(1998)
Grannen
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
(1998)
The Neighbor
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
(1998)
The Neighbor
Beck 06 - The Monster
(1998)
Grannen
The Tattooed Widow
(1998)
Egon Andersson
Beck - Spår i mörker
(1998)
Grannen
Ivar Kreuger
(1998)
Beck 11 - The Cartel
(2001)
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
(2001)
Grannen
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
(2001)
Grannen
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
(2002)
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
(2002)
The Neighbor
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
(2002)
Grannen
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
(2002)
Grannen
Beck 12 - The Loner
(2002)
Let's Play House
(2003)
Roland
Miffo
(2003)
Karl Henrik
Daybreak
(2003)
Knut
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
(2004)
Self
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
(2004)
Self
The Caretaker
(2004)
Davies
Mouth to Mouth
(2005)
Mats's father John
Deadline Torp
(2005)
Birger Johansen
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
(2006)
Grannen
The Individual Citizen
(2006)
Gunnar Bergström
Offside
(2006)
Boston
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
(2006)
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
(2007)
Grannen
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
(2007)
Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture
(2007)
Grannen
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
(2007)
Grannen
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
(2007)
Grannen
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
(2007)
Grannen
The Secret
(2009)
Self
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
(2009)
Grannen
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(2009)
Dirch Frode
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
(2010)
Grannen
Wallander 27 - The Troubled Man
(2013)
Lundberg
Beck 27 - Room 302
(2015)
Valdemar
Beck 29 - Invasion
(2015)
Grannen
Miraklet i Viskan
(2015)
Halvar
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
(2015)
Grannen
Beck 28 - The Family
(2015)
Grannen
Beck 31 - Gunvald
(2016)
Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar
(2016)
Grannen
Beck: The Last Day
(2016)
Grannen
Beck 33 - End of the Road
(2016)
Beck 38 - Djävulens advokat
(2018)
Grannen
Beck 37 - Utan uppsåt
(2018)
Grannen
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
(2018)
Grannen
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
(2018)
Grannen
Beck 40 - Utom rimligt tvivel
(2020)
Grannen
Beck 39 - Undercover
(2020)
Grannen
Beck 43 - Ett nytt liv
(2021)
Grannen
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
(2021)
Grannen
Beck 41 - Döden i Samarra
(2021)
Grannen
Beck 47 - Dödsfällan
(2022)
Grannen
Beck 46 - Den gråtande polisen
(2022)
Grannen
Beck 44 - Rage Room
(2022)
Grannen
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
(2022)
Grannen
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
(2023)
Grannen
Beck 49 - Inferno
(2023)
Grannen
Beck 50 - Deadlock
(2023)
Grannen
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
(2025)
Måns