Ingvar Hirdwall
Acting
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.
Born: December 5, 1934
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Known For
Filmography
as Grannen (archive footage)
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as Halvar
as Grannen
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as Valdemar
as Lundberg
as Grannen
as Dirch Frode
as Self
as Grannen
as Dirch Frode
as Grannen
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as Boston
as Grannen
as Gunnar Bergström
as Mats's father John
as Lundberg
as Birger Johansen
as Davies
as Knut
as Roland
as Karl Henrik
as Grannen
as Grannen
as Grannen
as The Neighbor
as Grannen
as Grannen
as Grannen
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as Erik, fadern
as Grannen
as Statsminister Ekman
as Grannen
as Grannen
as Grannen
as The Neighbor
as The Neighbor
as Egon Andersson
as The Neighbor
as Grannen
as Ewe Tannander
as Grannen
as Düber
as The king
as The old man
as Edman
as Johansson
as Erik Lagerlöf
as Strange Man
as Teljegin
as Pettson
as Jan
as Sockander
as Bengt Sockander
as Axel
as Annika's father
as Petra's Father
as Egon Nilsson
as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
as Restaurateur
as Liljensparre
as Monty
as Läraren
as Fors
as Egon
as Gunnar Grävmo
as Self - Best Actor winner
as Axel Oxenstierna
as Bernt Svensson, Primus son
as Stig Utler
as Affischören
as Sven
as John
as John
as Åke Eriksson
as Horn
as Robert
as Hjalmar Augustsson
as Freddy
as Pajen
as Sixten
as Fredriksson
as Pettson
as Måns