Acting · Stockholm, Sweden · Born December 5, 1934
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.
MovieBeck - bakom kulisserna
2024
as Grannen (archive footage)
MovieBeck 50 - Deadlock
2023
as Grannen
MovieBeck 49 - Inferno
2023
as Grannen
MovieBeck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
2023
as Grannen
MovieBeck 47 - The Death Trap
2022
as Grannen
MovieBeck 46 - The Crying Cop
2022
as Grannen
MovieBeck 45 - 58 Minutes
2022
as Grannen
MovieBeck 44 - Rage Room
2022
as Grannen
MovieBeck 43 - Haunted by the Past
2021
as Grannen
MovieBeck - Den förlorade sonen
2021
as Grannen
MovieBeck 41 - Death in Samarra
2021
as Grannen
MovieBeck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
2020
as Grannen
MovieBeck 39 - Undercover
2020
as Grannen
MovieBeck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
2018
as Grannen
MovieBeck 37 - Without Intent
2018
as Grannen
MovieBeck 36 - The Thin Ice
2018
as Grannen
MovieBeck 35 - Your Own Blood
2018
as Grannen
MovieBeck: The Last Day
2016
as Grannen
MovieBeck 33 - End of the Road
2016
as Grannen
MovieBeck 32 - Steinar
2016
as Grannen
MovieBeck 31 - Gunvald
2016
as Grannen
MovieMiraklet i Viskan
2015
as Halvar
MovieBeck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015
as Grannen
MovieBeck 29 - Invasion
2015
as Grannen
MovieBeck 28 - The Family
2015
as Grannen
MovieBeck 27 - Room 302
2015
as Valdemar
MovieWallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Lundberg
MovieBeck 26 - Buried Alive
2010
as Grannen
TVMillennium
2010
as Dirch Frode
MovieThe Secret
2009
as Self
MovieBeck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009
as Grannen
MovieThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
as Dirch Frode
TVStormen
2009
as Bernt
MovieBeck 24 - In the Name of God
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 22 - The Weak Link
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 20 - The Lawyer
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 19 - The Vulture
2007
as Grannen
MovieBeck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006
as Grannen
MovieOffside
2006
as Boston
MovieBeck 17 - The Scorpion
2006
as Grannen
MovieDen enskilde medborgaren
2006
as Gunnar Bergström
MovieMouth to Mouth
2005
as Mats's father John
TVWallander
2005
as Lundberg
MovieDeadline Torp
2005
as Birger Johansen
MovieKent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
2004
as Self
MovieThe Caretaker
2004
as Davies
MovieWith a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
2004
as Self
MovieDaybreak
2003
as Knut
MovieLet's Play House
2003
as Roland
MovieMiffo
2003
as Karl Henrik
MovieBeck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
as Grannen
MovieBeck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
as Grannen
MovieBeck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
as Grannen
MovieBeck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
as The Neighbor
MovieBeck 12 - The Loner
2002
as Grannen
MovieBeck 11 - The Cartel
2001
as Grannen
MovieBeck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001
as Grannen
MovieBeck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001
as Grannen
Anderssons älskarinna
2001
as Erik, fadern
TVBeck
1999
as Grannen
TVIvar Kreuger
1998
as Statsminister Ekman
MovieBeck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as Grannen
MovieBeck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as Grannen
MovieBeck 06 - The Monster
1998
as Grannen
MovieBeck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as The Neighbor
MovieBeck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as The Neighbor
MovieThe Tattooed Widow
1998
as Egon Andersson
MovieBeck 03 - White Nights
1998
as The Neighbor
MovieBeck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as Grannen
TVSkärgårdsdoktorn
1997
as Ewe Tannander
MovieBeck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as Grannen
MovieEn kvinnas huvud
1997
as Düber
MovieTartuffe - hycklaren
1997
as The king
MovieA Kind of Hades
1996
as The old man
TVEtt sorts Hades
1996
as Old Man
MovieChristmas Oratorio
1996
as Edman
MovieThe Potato Seller
1996
as Johansson
The Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf
TVThe Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf
MovieLike It Never Was Before
1995
as Strange Man
MovieOnkel Vanja
1994
as Teljegin
TVTomtemaskinen
1993
as Pettson
TVKejsarn av Portugallien
1992
as Jan
MovieKvällsPressen
1992
as Sockander
TVKvällspressen
1992
as Bengt Sockander
MovieHonungsvargar
1990
as Axel
Movie1939
1989
as Annika's father
MovieThe Miracle in Valby
1989
as Petra's Father
TVTre kärlekar
1989
as Egon Nilsson
MovieOndskans år
1987
as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
MovieKunglig toilette
1986
as Restaurateur
TVSammansvärjningen
1986
as Liljensparre
MovieFläskfarmen
1986
as Monty
TVKorset
1985
as Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
August Strindberg: A Life
1985
as Läraren
MovieThe Man from Majorca
1984
as Fors
Savannen
1983
as Operator
MovieA Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
1983
as Gustaf Edgren
MovieMidvinterduell
1983
as Egon
Pelikanen
1982
MovieDom unga örnarna
1982
as Gunnar Grävmo
TVThe Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
TVDrottning Kristina
1981
as Axel Oxenstierna
As The Only One Present
1981
as Kevin
TVBabels hus
1981
as Bernt Svensson, Primus son
MovieChildren's Island
1980
as Stig Utler
MovieA Dream Play
1980
as Affischören
MovieJackpot
1980
as Sven
TVGodnatt, jord
1979
MovieRikedom
1978
as John
TVSvenska noveller
1978
as John
MovieMan on the Roof
1976
as Åke Eriksson
MovieGustav III
1974
as Horn
MovieSandlådan
1972
as Robert
MovieHemmet
1972
as Hjalmar Augustsson
MovieFlotten
1972
as Freddy
Berndt och Anita
1969
as Berndt
MovieFör vänskaps skull
1965
MovieMy Love Is Like a Rose
1963
as Pajen
MovieRaven's End
1963
as Sixten
MovieTrängningen
1962
as Fredriksson
TVJulkalendern
1960
as Pettson
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
as Måns
