Ingvar Hirdwall

About

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...

Known for

BeckSeries • 1999WallanderSeries • 2005The Girl with the Dragon TattooMovie • 2009MillenniumSeries • 2010Man on the RoofMovie • 1976Beck 17 - The ScorpionMovie • 2006Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root CellarMovie • 2006Beck 01 - The Decoy BoyMovie • 1997Children's IslandMovie • 1980Beck 08 - Trails in DarknessMovie • 1998Beck 04 - Eye for an EyeMovie • 1998Beck 16 - The Last WitnessMovie • 2002Beck 03 - White NightsMovie • 1998Beck 22 - The Weak LinkMovie • 2007Beck: The Last DayMovie • 2016Beck - The Man with the IconsMovie • 1997Beck 44 - Rage RoomMovie • 2022Beck 11 - The CartelMovie • 2001Beck 09 - The Price of VengeanceMovie • 2001Beck 36 - The Thin IceMovie • 2018Beck 37 - Without IntentMovie • 2018Beck 25 - The Eye of the StormMovie • 2009Beck 27 - Room 302Movie • 2015Raven's EndMovie • 1963