About

Known credits:
117
Birthday:
1934-12-05
Place of birth:
Stockholm, Sweden
Website:
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Ingvar Hirdwall

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Stall-Erik and the Snapphans Actor Måns N/A
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2024 Beck - bakom kulisserna Actor Grannen (archive footage) N/A
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2023 Beck 50 - Deadlock Actor Grannen 59
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2023 Beck 49 - Inferno Actor Grannen 58
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2023 Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo Actor Grannen 58
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2022 Beck 47 - The Death Trap Actor Grannen 58
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2022 Beck 46 - The Crying Cop Actor Grannen 58
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2022 Beck 45 - 58 Minutes Actor Grannen 58
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2022 Beck 44 - Rage Room Actor Grannen 59
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2021 Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past Actor Grannen 58
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2021 Beck - Den förlorade sonen Actor Grannen 58
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2021 Beck 41 - Death in Samarra Actor Grannen 58
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2020 Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt Actor Grannen 58
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2020 Beck 39 - Undercover Actor Grannen 58
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2018 Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate Actor Grannen 58
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2018 Beck 37 - Without Intent Actor Grannen 58
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2018 Beck 36 - The Thin Ice Actor Grannen 58
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2018 Beck 35 - Your Own Blood Actor Grannen 58
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2016 Beck: The Last Day Actor Grannen 58
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2016 Beck 33 - End of the Road Actor Grannen 58
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2016 Beck 32 - Steinar Actor Grannen 58
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2016 Beck 31 - Gunvald Actor Grannen 58
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2015 Miraklet i Viskan Actor Halvar 58
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2015 Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders Actor Grannen 58
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2015 Beck 29 - Invasion Actor Grannen 58
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2015 Beck 28 - The Family Actor Grannen 58
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2015 Beck 27 - Room 302 Actor Valdemar 58
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2013 Wallander: The Troubled Man Actor Lundberg 58
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2010 Beck 26 - Buried Alive Actor Grannen 58
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2009 The Secret Actor Self 59
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2009 Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm Actor Grannen 58
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2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Actor Dirch Frode 72
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2007 Beck 24 - In the Name of God Actor Grannen 58
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2007 Beck 23 - The Silent Scream Actor Grannen 59
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2007 Beck 22 - The Weak Link Actor Grannen 58
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2007 Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting Actor Grannen 58
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2007 Beck 20 - The Lawyer Actor Grannen 58
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2007 Beck 19 - The Vulture Actor Grannen 58
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2006 Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar Actor Grannen 59
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2006 Offside Actor Boston 58
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2006 Beck 17 - The Scorpion Actor Grannen 58
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2006 The Individual Citizen Actor Gunnar Bergström 58
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2005 Mouth to Mouth Actor Mats's father John 58
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2005 Deadline Torp Actor Birger Johansen 58
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2004 Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Caretaker Actor Davies N/A
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2004 With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof Actor Self N/A
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2003 Daybreak Actor Knut 59
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2003 Let's Play House Actor Roland 59
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2003 Miffo Actor Karl Henrik 58
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2002 Beck 16 - The Last Witness Actor Grannen 59
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2002 Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball Actor Grannen 58
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2002 Beck 14 - The Advertising Man Actor Grannen 59
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2002 Beck 13 - Sender Unknown Actor The Neighbor 58
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2002 Beck 12 - The Loner Actor Grannen 59
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2001 Beck 11 - The Cartel Actor Grannen 58
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2001 Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face Actor Grannen 58
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2001 Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance Actor Grannen 59
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2001 Anderssons älskarinna Actor Erik, fadern 68
Fair
1998 Ivar Kreuger Actor Statsminister Ekman N/A
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1998 Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness Actor Grannen 59
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1998 Beck 07 - The Money Man Actor Grannen 58
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1998 Beck 06 - The Monster Actor Grannen 58
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1998 Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl Actor The Neighbor 58
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1998 Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye Actor The Neighbor 58
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1998 The Tattooed Widow Actor Egon Andersson 59
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1998 Beck 03 - White Nights Actor The Neighbor 59
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1998 Ivar Kreuger Actor 59
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1997 Beck - The Man with the Icons Actor Grannen 58
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1997 Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy Actor Grannen 59
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1997 En kvinnas huvud Actor Düber N/A
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1997 Tartuffe - hycklaren Actor The king 58
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1996 A Kind of Hades Actor The old man 59
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1996 Christmas Oratorio Actor Edman 58
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1996 The Potato Seller Actor Johansson 59
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1996 The Zone Actor Erik Lagerlöf 59
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1996 The Zone Actor Erik Lagerlöf N/A
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1995 Like It Never Was Before Actor Strange Man 58
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1994 Onkel Vanja Actor Teljegin N/A
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1993 Tomtemaskinen Actor Pettson N/A
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1993 Tomtemaskinen Actor Pettson N/A
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1992 Kejsarn av Portugallien Actor Jan 69
Fair
1992 KvällsPressen Actor Sockander 59
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1992 Kvällspressen Actor Bengt Sockander 69
Fair
1990 Honungsvargar Actor Axel N/A
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1989 1939 Actor Annika's father 58
Average
1989 The Miracle in Valby Actor Petra's Father 58
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1989 Tre kärlekar Actor Egon Nilsson N/A
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1987 Ondskans år Actor Dr. Herbert Ahlström N/A
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1986 Kunglig toilette Actor Restaurateur 59
Average
1986 Sammansvärjningen Actor Liljensparre 70
Good
1986 Fläskfarmen Actor Monty 59
Average
1985 Korset Actor Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström N/A
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1985 August Strindberg: Ett liv Actor Läraren 70
Good
1984 The Man from Majorca Actor Fors 59
Average
1983 Savannen Actor Operator N/A
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1983 A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon Actor Gustaf Edgren N/A
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1983 Midvinterduell Actor Egon 58
Average
1982 Pelikanen Actor N/A
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1982 Dom unga örnarna Actor Gunnar Grävmo N/A
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1981 Drottning Kristina Actor Axel Oxenstierna N/A
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1981 Babels hus Actor Bernt Svensson, Primus son 69
Fair
1980 Children's Island Actor Stig Utler 59
Average
1980 A Dream Play Actor Affischören 59
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1980 Jackpot Actor Sven N/A
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1979 Godnatt, jord Actor N/A
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1978 Rikedom Actor John N/A
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1976 Man on the Roof Actor Åke Eriksson 60
Fair
1974 Gustav III Actor Horn N/A
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1972 Sandlådan Actor N/A
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1972 Hemmet Actor N/A
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1972 Flotten Actor Freddy N/A
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1969 Berndt och Anita Actor Berndt N/A
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1965 För vänskaps skull Actor N/A
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1963 My Love Is Like a Rose Actor Pajen 58
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1963 Raven's End Actor Sixten 59
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1962 Trängningen Actor Fredriksson N/A
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