Ingvar Hirdwall
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.
Known For
Acting
2003
asKarl Henrik
1998
asGrannen
2003
asKnut
1976
asÅke Eriksson
1989
asPetra's Father
2005
asBirger Johansen
1996
asJohansson
2009
asDirch Frode
1963
asSixten
2022
asGrannen
2021
asGrannen
2022
asGrannen
2022
asGrannen
2006
asGunnar Bergström
1998
asEgon Andersson
2004
asSelf
1980
asStig Utler
2006
asBoston
1995
asStrange Man
1984
asFors
2005
asMats's father John
1982
as
1983
asOperator
1972
asFreddy
2007
asGrannen
2001
asGrannen
2010
asGrannen
2002
asGrannen
1983
asGustaf Edgren
2003
asRoland
2006
asGrannen
2009
asGrannen
1989
asAnnika's father
2009
asSelf
1996
asEdman
1983
asEgon
2004
asSelf
2013
asLundberg
1972
asHjalmar Augustsson
1972
asRobert
2016
asGrannen
2001
asGrannen
2002
asGrannen
2006
asGrannen
2002
asGrannen
2007
asGrannen
2007
asGrannen
1969
asBerndt
1996
asErik Lagerlöf
2002
asThe Neighbor
2022
asGrannen
2023
asGrannen
2023
asGrannen
2023
asGrannen
1998
asThe Neighbor
1998
asThe Neighbor
1998
asThe Neighbor
2015
asHalvar
2015
asGrannen
2015
asGrannen
2015
asValdemar
2015
asGrannen
asMåns
1965
as
2016
asGrannen
2016
asGrannen
1997
asGrannen
1997
asGrannen
1986
asRestaurateur
1997
asThe king
2004
asDavies
1963
asPajen
1962
asFredriksson
1996
asThe old man
2018
asGrannen
2018
asGrannen
2018
asGrannen
1974
asHorn
2018
asGrannen
1994
asTeljegin
1997
asDüber
1987
asDr. Herbert Ahlström
2016
asGrannen
1980
asAffischören
1986
asMonty
1990
asAxel
1982
asGunnar Grävmo
1992
asSockander
1978
asJohn
2007
asGrannen
2007
asGrannen
1998
asGrannen
1998
asGrannen
2007
asGrannen
2001
asGrannen
1980
asSven
2020
asGrannen
2021
asGrannen
2021
asGrannen
2020
asGrannen
2002
asGrannen
2024
asGrannen (archive footage)
asEwe Tannander
asLäraren
asGrannen
asJohn
asPettson
asLiljensparre
asEgon Nilsson
asStatsminister Ekman
asJan
asPettson
as
asLundberg
asPolice Inspector Jörgen Wennström
asAxel Oxenstierna
asErik, fadern
asBengt Sockander
asBernt Svensson, Primus son
asSelf - Best Actor winner
asErik Lagerlöf
Production
Crew
Directing
