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Ingvar Hirdwall

Acting Born Dec 5, 1934 Stockholm, Sweden 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Beck

as Grannen

Full filmography

  • Wallander (2005) as Lundberg
  • Beck (1999) as Grannen
  • The Guldbagge Awards (1981) as Self - Best Actor winner
  • Millennium (2010) as Dirch Frode
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) as Dirch Frode
  • Julkalendern (1960) as Pettson
  • Skärgårdsdoktorn (1997) as Ewe Tannander
  • Kvällspressen (1992) as Bengt Sockander
  • Tomtemaskinen (1993) as Pettson
  • August Strindberg: A Life (1985) as Läraren
  • Children's Island (1980) as Stig Utler
  • Svenska noveller (1978) as John
  • Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001) as Grannen
  • Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002) as Grannen
  • The Zone (1996) as Erik Lagerlöf
  • Kejsarn av Portugallien (1992) as Jan
  • Beck 29 - Invasion (2015) as Grannen
  • Beck 35 - Your Own Blood (2018) as Grannen
  • Beck 37 - Without Intent (2018) as Grannen
  • Tre kärlekar (1989) as Egon Nilsson
  • Beck 07 - The Money Man (1998) as Grannen
  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness (1998) as Grannen
  • Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002) as Grannen
  • The Caretaker (2004) as Davies