Ingvar Hirdwall
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.
Acted in
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
2025
as Måns
Beck - bakom kulisserna
2024
as Grannen (archive footage)
Beck 50 - Deadlock
2023
as Grannen
Beck 49 - Inferno
2023
as Grannen
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
2023
as Grannen
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
2022
as Grannen
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
2022
as Grannen
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
2022
as Grannen
Beck 44 - Rage Room
2022
as Grannen
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
2021
as Grannen
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
2021
as Grannen
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
2021
as Grannen
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
2020
as Grannen
Beck 39 - Undercover
2020
as Grannen
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
2018
as Grannen
Beck 37 - Without Intent
2018
as Grannen
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
2018
as Grannen
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
2018
as Grannen
Beck: The Last Day
2016
as Grannen
Beck 33 - End of the Road
2016
as Grannen
Beck 32 - Steinar
2016
as Grannen
Beck 31 - Gunvald
2016
as Grannen
Miraklet i Viskan
2015
as Halvar
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
2015
as Grannen
Beck 29 - Invasion
2015
as Grannen
Beck 28 - The Family
2015
as Grannen
Beck 27 - Room 302
2015
as Valdemar
Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Lundberg
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
2010
as Grannen
The Secret
2009
as Self
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
2009
as Grannen
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
as Dirch Frode
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
2007
as Grannen
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
2007
as Grannen
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
2007
as Grannen
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
2007
as Grannen
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
2007
as Grannen
Beck 19 - The Vulture
2007
as Grannen
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
2006
as Grannen
Offside
2006
as Boston
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
2006
as Grannen
The Individual Citizen
2006
as Gunnar Bergström
Mouth to Mouth
2005
as Mats's father John
Wallander
2005
as Lundberg
Deadline Torp
2005
as Birger Johansen
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
2004
as Self
The Caretaker
2004
as Davies
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
2004
as Self
Daybreak
2003
as Knut
Let's Play House
2003
as Roland
Miffo
2003
as Karl Henrik
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
as Grannen
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
as Grannen
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
as Grannen
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
as The Neighbor
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002
as Grannen
Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001
as Grannen
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
2001
as Grannen
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
2001
as Grannen
Anderssons älskarinna
2001
as Erik, fadern
Beck
1999
as Grannen
Ivar Kreuger
1998
as Statsminister Ekman
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
as Grannen
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
as Grannen
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998
as Grannen
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
as The Neighbor
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
as The Neighbor
The Tattooed Widow
1998
as Egon Andersson
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
as The Neighbor
Ivar Kreuger
1998
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
as Grannen
Skärgårdsdoktorn
1997
as Ewe Tannander
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
as Grannen
En kvinnas huvud
1997
as Düber
Tartuffe - hycklaren
1997
as The king
A Kind of Hades
1996
as The old man
Christmas Oratorio
1996
as Edman
The Potato Seller
1996
as Johansson
The Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf
The Zone
1996
as Erik Lagerlöf
Like It Never Was Before
1995
as Strange Man
Onkel Vanja
1994
as Teljegin
Tomtemaskinen
1993
as Pettson
Kejsarn av Portugallien
1992
as Jan
KvällsPressen
1992
as Sockander
Kvällspressen
1992
as Bengt Sockander
Honungsvargar
1990
as Axel
1939
1989
as Annika's father
The Miracle in Valby
1989
as Petra's Father
Tre kärlekar
1989
as Egon Nilsson
Ondskans år
1987
as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
Kunglig toilette
1986
as Restaurateur
Sammansvärjningen
1986
as Liljensparre
Fläskfarmen
1986
as Monty
Korset
1985
as Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström
August Strindberg: Ett liv
1985
as Läraren
The Man from Majorca
1984
as Fors
Savannen
1983
as Operator
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
1983
as Gustaf Edgren
Midvinterduell
1983
as Egon
Pelikanen
1982
Dom unga örnarna
1982
as Gunnar Grävmo
The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actor winner
Drottning Kristina
1981
as Axel Oxenstierna
Babels hus
1981
as Bernt Svensson, Primus son
Children's Island
1980
as Stig Utler
A Dream Play
1980
as Affischören
Jackpot
1980
as Sven
Godnatt, jord
1979
Rikedom
1978
as John
Svenska noveller
1978
as John
Man on the Roof
1976
as Åke Eriksson
Gustav III
1974
as Horn
Sandlådan
1972
Hemmet
1972
Flotten
1972
as Freddy
Berndt och Anita
1969
as Berndt
För vänskaps skull
1965
My Love Is Like a Rose
1963
as Pajen
Raven's End
1963
as Sixten
Trängningen
1962
as Fredriksson
Julkalendern
1960
as Pettson