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.
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ActingBirthday
December 5, 1934Deathday
April 6, 2023Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
102Place of birth
Stockholm, SwedenCast credits
Miffo
Karl HenrikBeck - Spår i mörker
GrannenDaybreak
KnutMan on the Roof
Åke ErikssonThe Miracle in Valby
Petra's FatherThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Dirch FrodeDeadline Torp
Birger JohansenThe Potato Seller
JohanssonRaven's End
SixtenThe Individual Citizen
Gunnar BergströmThe Tattooed Widow
Egon AnderssonChildren's Island
Stig UtlerThe Man from Majorca
ForsOffside
BostonLike It Never Was Before
Strange ManMouth to Mouth
Mats's father JohnBeck 22 - The Weak Link
GrannenBeck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
GrannenBeck 26 - Buried Alive
GrannenBeck 16 - The Last Witness
Grannen