Ingvar Hirdwall

Actor · Born 5 December 1934 in Stockholm, Sweden · Died 6 April 2023 · 82 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

82 of Ingvar Hirdwall’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 59 on TV4 Play, 20 on SVT Play, 10 on Tele2 Play, 7 on Cineasterna and 3 more services. Highest rated available: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) ★ 7.8.

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.

Acting

• Beck (1999)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
• Skärgårdsdoktorn (1997)
• Man on the Roof (1976)
• Beck 17 - The Scorpion (2006)
• Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate (2018)
• Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo (2023)
• Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar (2006)
• Svenska noveller (1978)
• Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past (2021)
• Beck 37 - Without Intent (2018)
• Beck 03 - White Nights (1998)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Millennium (2010)
• Children's Island (1980)
• Daybreak (2003)
• Wallander: The Troubled Man (2013)
• The Miracle in Valby (1989)
• Julkalendern (1960)
• Miraklet i Viskan (2015)
• Kunglig toilette (1986)
• Let's Play House (2003)
• Deadline Torp (2005)
• Fläskfarmen (1986)
• A Kind of Hades (1996)