Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall

Acting
Born 1934-12-05 - Died 2023-04-06 Stockholm, Sweden

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.

Movies (103)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
7.5

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009Movie7.5
Fläskfarmen
7.7

Fläskfarmen

1986Movie7.7
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

2004Movie
Children's Island
6.3

Children's Island

1980Movie6.3
För vänskaps skull

För vänskaps skull

1965Movie
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
5.2

Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

2021Movie5.2
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
5.4

Beck 45 - 58 Minutes

2022Movie5.4
Beck 39 - Undercover
5.2

Beck 39 - Undercover

2020Movie5.2
Beck 29 - Invasion
4.9

Beck 29 - Invasion

2015Movie4.9
Beck 31 - Gunvald
5.6

Beck 31 - Gunvald

2016Movie5.6
Man on the Roof
7.1

Man on the Roof

1976Movie7.1
Beck 12 - The Loner
6.0

Beck 12 - The Loner

2002Movie6.0
Beck 37 - Without Intent
5.2

Beck 37 - Without Intent

2018Movie5.2
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
6.3

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997Movie6.3
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
5.7

Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

2018Movie5.7
Beck 47 - The Death Trap
5.9

Beck 47 - The Death Trap

2022Movie5.9
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
6.1

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002Movie6.1
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
6.6

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

2007Movie6.6
Raven's End
7.0

Raven's End

1963Movie7.0
Beck 27 - Room 302
6.0

Beck 27 - Room 302

2015Movie6.0
Beck 50 - Deadlock
7.0

Beck 50 - Deadlock

2023Movie7.0
Beck 17 - The Scorpion
6.0

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

2006Movie6.0
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
5.1

Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

2018Movie5.1
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
6.7

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998Movie6.7
Kunglig toilette
6.6

Kunglig toilette

1986Movie6.6
Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar
6.1

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006Movie6.1
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
6.0

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

2023Movie6.0
Beck 22 - The Weak Link
5.6

Beck 22 - The Weak Link

2007Movie5.6
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
5.8

Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face

2001Movie5.8
Beck 03 - White Nights
6.3

Beck 03 - White Nights

1998Movie6.3
Beck 49 - Inferno
6.5

Beck 49 - Inferno

2023Movie6.5
1939
4.9

1939

1989Movie4.9
The Tattooed Widow
6.9

The Tattooed Widow

1998Movie6.9
Beck 33 - End of the Road
5.2

Beck 33 - End of the Road

2016Movie5.2
Beck 11 - The Cartel
5.6

Beck 11 - The Cartel

2001Movie5.6
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
6.6

Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance

2001Movie6.6
Beck 32 - Steinar
5.6

Beck 32 - Steinar

2016Movie5.6
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
6.6

Beck 16 - The Last Witness

2002Movie6.6
Miraklet i Viskan
4.9

Miraklet i Viskan

2015Movie4.9
Wallander: The Troubled Man
5.8

Wallander: The Troubled Man

2013Movie5.8
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
5.1

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders

2015Movie5.1
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
4.5

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

2018Movie4.5
Beck: The Last Day
5.5

Beck: The Last Day

2016Movie5.5
Beck - The Man with the Icons
5.6

Beck - The Man with the Icons

1997Movie5.6
Beck 19 - The Vulture
5.5

Beck 19 - The Vulture

2007Movie5.5
Beck - bakom kulisserna

Beck - bakom kulisserna

2024Movie
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
5.1

Beck 41 - Death in Samarra

2021Movie5.1
A Kind of Hades
5.3

A Kind of Hades

1996Movie5.3
The Potato Seller
5.6

The Potato Seller

1996Movie5.6
The Man from Majorca
6.6

The Man from Majorca

1984Movie6.6
Beck 46 - The Crying Cop
6.0

Beck 46 - The Crying Cop

2022Movie6.0
Beck 28 - The Family
5.7

Beck 28 - The Family

2015Movie5.7
The Miracle in Valby
5.5

The Miracle in Valby

1989Movie5.5
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
5.7

Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm

2009Movie5.7
Beck - Den förlorade sonen
5.8

Beck - Den förlorade sonen

2021Movie5.8
Like It Never Was Before
5.4

Like It Never Was Before

1995Movie5.4
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
6.3

Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball

2002Movie6.3
A Dream Play
8.5

A Dream Play

1980Movie8.5
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
5.9

Beck 13 - Sender Unknown

2002Movie5.9
My Love Is Like a Rose
7.0

My Love Is Like a Rose

1963Movie7.0
Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

Movie
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
6.0

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye

1998Movie6.0
Beck 06 - The Monster
5.6

Beck 06 - The Monster

1998Movie5.6
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
5.6

Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl

1998Movie5.6
Savannen
8.0

Savannen

1983Movie8.0
Miffo
5.3

Miffo

2003Movie5.3
Beck 20 - The Lawyer
5.9

Beck 20 - The Lawyer

2007Movie5.9
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
5.3

Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

2020Movie5.3
Beck 44 - Rage Room
5.8

Beck 44 - Rage Room

2022Movie5.8
Beck 26 - Buried Alive
6.2

Beck 26 - Buried Alive

2010Movie6.2
Berndt och Anita

Berndt och Anita

1969Movie
Onkel Vanja
8.0

Onkel Vanja

1994Movie8.0
Christmas Oratorio
6.3

Christmas Oratorio

1996Movie6.3
Beck 24 - In the Name of God
5.7

Beck 24 - In the Name of God

2007Movie5.7
Deadline Torp
6.0

Deadline Torp

2005Movie6.0
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
5.5

Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting

2007Movie5.5
Beck 07 - The Money Man
6.2

Beck 07 - The Money Man

1998Movie6.2
Daybreak
6.4

Daybreak

2003Movie6.4
Gustav III
9.0

Gustav III

1974Movie9.0
Offside
5.3

Offside

2006Movie5.3
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
7.0

A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

1983Movie7.0
Midvinterduell
6.3

Midvinterduell

1983Movie6.3
Mouth to Mouth
5.0

Mouth to Mouth

2005Movie5.0
The Secret
8.0

The Secret

2009Movie8.0
As The Only One Present

As The Only One Present

1981Movie
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson

2004Movie
Den enskilde medborgaren
5.3

Den enskilde medborgaren

2006Movie5.3
Dom unga örnarna
9.0

Dom unga örnarna

1982Movie9.0
Tartuffe - hycklaren
6.7

Tartuffe - hycklaren

1997Movie6.7
KvällsPressen
7.0

KvällsPressen

1992Movie7.0
Sandlådan
9.0

Sandlådan

1972Movie9.0
Honungsvargar
8.0

Honungsvargar

1990Movie8.0
Pelikanen
7.0

Pelikanen

1982Movie7.0
Let's Play House
5.9

Let's Play House

2003Movie5.9
The Zone
7.5

The Zone

1996Movie7.5
Ondskans år
9.0

Ondskans år

1987Movie9.0
Jackpot

Jackpot

1980Movie
En kvinnas huvud
10.0

En kvinnas huvud

1997Movie10.0
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

2004Movie
Flotten

Flotten

1972Movie
Hemmet

Hemmet

1972Movie
Rikedom

Rikedom

1978Movie
Trängningen
10.0

Trängningen

1962Movie10.0

TV Shows (22)

Wallander
6.9

Wallander

2005Series6.9
Beck
6.8

Beck

1999Series6.8
Millennium
7.6

Millennium

2010Series7.6
Skärgårdsdoktorn
7.5

Skärgårdsdoktorn

1997Series7.5
The Guldbagge Awards
5.5

The Guldbagge Awards

1981Series5.5
Julkalendern
7.1

Julkalendern

1960Series7.1
Svenska noveller

Svenska noveller

1978Series
Tomtemaskinen
7.5

Tomtemaskinen

1993Series7.5
Tre kärlekar
9.0

Tre kärlekar

1989Series9.0
Godnatt, jord
7.0

Godnatt, jord

1979Series7.0
Babels hus
7.3

Babels hus

1981Series7.3
Ett sorts Hades

Ett sorts Hades

1996Series
August Strindberg: A Life
5.3

August Strindberg: A Life

1985Series5.3
Kejsarn av Portugallien
7.0

Kejsarn av Portugallien

1992Series7.0
Kvällspressen
7.5

Kvällspressen

1992Series7.5
Drottning Kristina

Drottning Kristina

1981Series
Sammansvärjningen
7.5

Sammansvärjningen

1986Series7.5
The Zone
9.0

The Zone

1996Series9.0
Korset
10.0

Korset

1985Series10.0
Stormen

Stormen

2009Series
Anderssons älskarinna
4.8

Anderssons älskarinna

2001Series4.8
Ivar Kreuger
7.0

Ivar Kreuger

1998Series7.0