Ingvar Hirdwall
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Man on the Roof
as Åke Eriksson 1976
The Man from Majorca
as Fors 1984
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
as The Neighbor 1998
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
as Grannen 1997
Beck - The Man with the Icons
as Grannen 1997
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
as Grannen 2002
Raven's End
as Sixten 1963
Beck 03 - White Nights
as The Neighbor 1998
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
as Grannen 1998
Beck 12 - The Loner
as Grannen 2002
Beck 06 - The Monster
as Grannen 1998
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
as Grannen 2001
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
as Grannen 2002
Beck 27 - Room 302
as Valdemar 2015
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
as The Neighbor 1998
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
as Grannen 2001