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Ingvar Hirdwall
Actor
Born December 5, 1934Died April 6, 2023 (88 years)
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.
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
| 2024 | Beck 50 - Deadlock · as Grannen |
| 2023 | Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo · as Grannen |
| 2022 | Beck 49 - Inferno · as Grannen |
| 2022 | Beck 47 - The Death Trap · as Grannen |
| 2022 | Beck 46 - The Crying Cop · as Grannen |
| 2022 | Beck 45 - 58 Minutes · as Grannen |
| 2022 | Beck 44 - Rage Room · as Grannen |
| 2021 | Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past · as Grannen |
| 2021 | Beck - Den förlorade sonen · as Grannen |
| 2021 | Beck 41 - Death in Samarra · as Grannen |
| 2020 | Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt · as Grannen |
| 2020 | Beck 39 - Undercover · as Grannen |
| 2018 | Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate · as Grannen |
| 2018 | Beck 37 - Without Intent · as Grannen |
| 2018 | Beck 36 - The Thin Ice · as Grannen |
| 2018 | Beck 35 - Your Own Blood · as Grannen |
| 2016 | Beck: The Last Day · as Grannen |
| 2016 | Beck 33 - End of the Road · as Grannen |
| 2016 | Beck 32 - Steinar · as Grannen |
| 2016 | Beck 31 - Gunvald · as Grannen |
| 2015 | Miraklet i Viskan · as Halvar |
| 2015 | Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders · as Grannen |
| 2015 | Beck 29 - Invasion · as Grannen |
| 2015 | Beck 28 - The Family · as Grannen |
| 2015 | Beck 27 - Room 302 · as Valdemar |
| 2013 | Wallander: The Troubled Man · as Lundberg |
| 2012 | Julkalendern (TV Series) · as Pettson |
| 2010 | Beck 26 - Buried Alive · as Grannen |
| 2010 | Millennium (TV Series) · as Dirch Frode |
| 2009 | Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm · as Grannen |
| 2009 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · as Dirch Frode |
| 2007 | Beck 24 - In the Name of God · as Grannen |
| 2007 | Beck 23 - The Silent Scream · as Grannen |
| 2007 | Beck 22 - The Weak Link · as Grannen |
| 2007 | Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting · as Grannen |
| 2006 | Beck 20 - The Lawyer · as Grannen |
| 2006 | Beck 19 - The Vulture · as Grannen |
| 2006 | Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar · as Grannen |
| 2006 | Den enskilde medborgaren · as Gunnar Bergström |
| 2006 | Offside · as Boston |
| 2006 | Beck 17 - The Scorpion · as Grannen |
| 2006 | Möbelhandlarens dotter (TV Series) · as Paul Martinsson |
| 2005 | Mouth to Mouth · as Mats's Father John |
| 2005 | Wallander (TV Series) · as Lundberg |
| 2005 | Deadline Torp · as Birger Johansen |
| 2003 | Daybreak · as Knut |
| 2003 | Let's Play House · as Roland |
| 2003 | Miffo · as Karl Henrik |
| 2002 | Beck 16 - The Last Witness · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 14 - The Advertising Man · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 13 - Sender Unknown · as The Neighbor |
| 2001 | Beck 12 - The Loner · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 11 - The Cartel · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance · as Grannen |
| 2001 | Anderssons älskarinna (TV Series) · as Erik, Fadern |
| 1998 | Ivar Kreuger (TV Series) · as Statsminister Ekman |
| 1998 | Beck 07 - The Money Man · as Grannen |
| 1998 | Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye · as The Neighbor |
| 1998 | The Tattooed Widow · as Egon Andersson |
| 1997 | Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness · as Grannen |
| 1997 | Beck 06 - The Monster · as Grannen |
| 1997 | Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl · as The Neighbor |
| 1997 | Beck 03 - White Nights · as The Neighbor |
| 1997 | Beck - The Man with the Icons · as Grannen |
| 1997 | Skärgårdsdoktorn (TV Series) · as Ewe Tannander |
| 1997 | Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy · as Grannen |
| 1997 | Beck (TV Series) · as Grannen |
| 1997 | En kvinnas huvud · as Düber |
| 1997 | Emma Åklagare (TV Series) · as Ivan Josefsson |
| 1997 | Tartuffe, or The Hypocrite · as The King |
| 1996 | Torntuppen (TV Series) · as Johan From |
| 1996 | Juloratoriet · as Edman |
| 1996 | Potatishandlaren · as Johansson |
| 1996 | Zonen (TV Series) · as Erik Lagerlöf |
| 1995 | Like It Never Was Before · as Strange Man |
| 1994 | Onkel Vanja · as Teljegin |
| 1993 | Tomtemaskinen (TV Series) · as Pettson |
| 1992 | Kejsarn av Portugallien (TV Series) · as Jan |
| 1990 | Honungsvargar · as Axel |
| 1989 | 1939 · as Annika's Father |
| 1989 | Miraklet i Valby · as Petra's Father |
| 1989 | Three Loves (TV Series) · as Egon Nilsson |
| 1986 | Kunglig toilette · as Restaurateur |
| 1986 | Sammansvärjningen (TV Series) · as Liljensparre |
| 1986 | Fläskfarmen · as Monty |
| 1985 | August Strindberg: Ett liv (TV Series) · as Läraren |
| 1984 | The Man from Majorca · as Fors |
| 1983 | Berget på månens baksida · as Gustaf Edgren |
| 1983 | Midvinterduell · as Egon |
| 1981 | Babels hus (TV Series) · as Bernt Svensson, Primus Son |
| 1980 | Children's Island · as Stig Utler |
| 1979 | Godnatt, jord (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Hedebyborna (TV Series) · as Skomakar-Ludde |
| 1978 | Svenska noveller (TV Series) · as John |
| 1976 | Man on the Roof · as Åke Eriksson |
| 1974 | Gustav III · as Horn |
| 1972 | Sandlådan · as Robert |
| 1965 | |
| 1963 | Raven's End · as Sixten |
| 1963 | My Love Is Like a Rose · as Pajen |