Ingvar Hirdwall
Born December 05, 1934 (Age: 91)
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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.
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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Filmography
The Secret
2009
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as Self
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Age: 74
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
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as Dirch Frode
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Age: 74
Kent - ett porträtt av Kent Andersson
2004
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as Self
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Age: 69
The Caretaker
2004
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as Davies
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Age: 69
No Image
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
2004
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as Self
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Age: 69
Beck 16 - The Last Witness
2002
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as Grannen
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Age: 67
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
2002
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as Grannen
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Age: 67
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
2002
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as Grannen
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Age: 67
Beck 13 - Sender Unknown
2002
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as The Neighbor
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Age: 67
Beck 12 - The Loner
2002
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as Grannen
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Age: 67
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
1998
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as Grannen
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Age: 63
Beck 07 - The Money Man
1998
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as Grannen
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Age: 63
Beck 06 - The Monster
1998
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as Grannen
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Age: 63
Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl
1998
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as The Neighbor
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Age: 63
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
1998
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as The Neighbor
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Age: 63
The Tattooed Widow
1998
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as Egon Andersson
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Age: 63
Beck 03 - White Nights
1998
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as The Neighbor
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Age: 63
Beck - The Man with the Icons
1997
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as Grannen
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Age: 63
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
1997
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as Grannen
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Age: 62
En kvinnas huvud
1997
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as Düber
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Age: 62
Tartuffe - hycklaren
1997
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as The king
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Age: 62
A Kind of Hades
1996
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as The old man
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Age: 61
Christmas Oratorio
1996
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as Edman
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Age: 61
The Potato Seller
1996
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as Johansson
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Age: 61
No Image
The Zone
1996
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as Erik Lagerlöf
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Age: 61
Onkel Vanja
1994
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as Teljegin
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Age: 60
KvällsPressen
1992
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as Sockander
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Age: 57
Honungsvargar
1990
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as Axel
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Age: 55
1939
1989
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as Annika's father
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Age: 55
The Miracle in Valby
1989
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as Petra's Father
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Age: 54
Ondskans år
1987
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as Dr. Herbert Ahlström
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Age: 52
The Man from Majorca
1984
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as Fors
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Age: 49
Pelikanen
1982
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as
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Age: 47
Children's Island
1980
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as Stig Utler
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Age: 46
A Dream Play
1980
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as Affischören
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Age: 45
Jackpot
1980
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as Sven
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Age: 45
Rikedom
1978
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as John
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Age: 43
Man on the Roof
1976
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as Åke Eriksson
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Age: 41
Gustav III
1974
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as Horn
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Age: 39
Sandlådan
1972
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as Robert
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Age: 37
Hemmet
1972
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as Hjalmar Augustsson
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Age: 37
Flotten
1972
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as Freddy
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Age: 37
No Image
Berndt och Anita
1969
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as Berndt
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Age: 35
För vänskaps skull
1965
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as
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Age: 30
My Love Is Like a Rose
1963
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as Pajen
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Age: 29
Raven's End
1963
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as Sixten
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Age: 29
Trängningen
1962
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as Fredriksson
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Age: 27