Ingvar Hirdwall

Acting

Ingvar Hirdwall

Born 1934-12-05 · Stockholm, Sweden

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 credits

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster
7.5

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009

För vänskaps skull poster
NR

A young woman gets tired of society's patriarchal order and women's sexual bondage.

För vänskaps skull

1965

Fläskfarmen poster
7.7

A bunch of homeless people becomes interested in a rehab facility for alcoholics, run by a religious foundation. They think it will be an easy and comfortable stay/cure to sober up and get fat. But they don't know what they are getting themselves into. The staff at the foundation are very eager to treat the newcomers.

Fläskfarmen

1986

The Caretaker poster
NR

Mick and his brother Aston live alone together in a West London house until one night Aston brings home Davies, who just left his job as a kitchen helper at a restaurant. The old man proves to be a violent, selfish bigot, uncharitable himself but quick to exploit the kindness of others.

The Caretaker

2004

Children's Island poster
6.3

Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp, and he tells her he is. We then follow him around Stockholm that summer and see what he encounters on the path of life.

Children's Island

1980

Man on the Roof poster
7.1

When an inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by Detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of misconduct and possibly revenge.

Man on the Roof

1976

Beck 12 - The Loner poster
6.0

An Asian woman is found dead in the water of Stockholm's archipelago. She has been murdered and everything indicates that she was a prostitute. Meanwhile a series of break-ins has occurred on an island outside of Stockholm. Suddenly a retired old man is also found dead in his own yard. Now Beck has two cases to solve and they both point in the same direction.

Beck 12 - The Loner

2002

Beck 37 - Without Intent poster
5.2

The Beck group, with Alex Beijer as new group manager, is given a case where a 12-year-old girl found her mother dead below the stairs at home. Is it an accident or would someone have the single mother something bad? It turns out that the family lives with a protected identity and during the investigation, the case takes several surprising twists.

Beck 37 - Without Intent

2018

Beck 31 - Gunvald poster
5.6

An investigative journalist is found beaten to death in his home, where the fingerprints of a notorious criminal debt collector are also found. The murdered journalist has been threatened by right wing extremists, but it is the victim’s work with a book about “society’s dark side” that captures the Beck group’s interest. When the case takes an unexpected and terrible turn, there is suddenly much more at stake than finding the journalist’s killer. Martin Beck and his colleagues have never had to protect the balance of their professional and private lives with the same tenacity as they do now.

Beck 31 - Gunvald

2016

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy poster
6.3

A man working at a garbage incinerator discovers the body of a dead man burned to ashes in the oven. Police detective Martin Beck handles the case. All he knows is that a brutal murder has happened. But he does not know when or where. He has no body, motive or a crime scene, not a single trace. All he has is some teeth and a mysterious Internet address...

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy

1997

Beck 29 - Invasion poster
4.9

The bodies of two buried men are found and despite persistent attempts, they cannot be identified. When another man is murdered they discover new evidence that soon leads them to an Islamist terrorist cell.

Beck 29 - Invasion

2015

Beck 11 - The Cartel poster
5.6

It's a dark night in Stockholm. A chef is murdered in his own kitchen and Martin Beck gets on the case.

Beck 11 - The Cartel

2001

Raven's End poster
7.0

In 1936, aspiring writer Anders, along with his friend Sixten, is desperate to escape his working-class upbringing. Anders' father is an unemployed alcoholic and his mother slaves away at a laundry to support the family. A ray of hope comes Anders' way when he finishes his first novel and submits it to a publisher. But after his girlfriend gets pregnant, his future dims before his eyes once more.

Raven's End

1963

Beck 39 - Undercover poster
5.2

A young gang member is found dead, and the Beck group's investigation indicates that a drug network is behind it. Klas Fredén has been monitoring the network for a long time, and the Beck group - led by Alex Beijer - is most graciously allowed to work with the murder investigation in parallel. She will soon end up on a collision course with Fredén. Thus, Martin Beck, who is now head of department, is also involved in the case.

Beck 39 - Undercover

2020

Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past poster
5.2

A body is found in the water near Liljeholmen. The body belongs to a 39-year-old Danish citizen with a solid criminal record and who was a member of a notorious Danish drug gang. Should the Beck Group get a gang war on their necks? Martin Beck is back to the joy of the entire Beck group. Martin's daughter Inger is not as happy but has to accept her father's decision to start working again.

Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past

2021

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar poster
6.1

A small girl is found dead in a deserted underground cellar. She has been dead for some time but there is fresh food for her. Who is she?

Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream poster
6.6

Two young girls are killed on railway by a passing train. It does not seem to fit the profile of a normal suicide. So if this is a double homicide who would do this and why? Martin Beck and his team start following the step backwards in order to figure out what has happened. With good and intensive police work they find man side trails from the main path.

Beck 23 - The Silent Scream

2007

Kunglig toilette poster
6.6

The King is about to visit a small town, and everyone is excited to prepare for the event. Everyone but Egon Karlsson, vice municipal commissioner and and member of the Republican Association.

Kunglig toilette

1986

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man poster
6.1

A man is raping women after having met them through ads on public noticeboards. At first this seems like an easy crime to solve for Martin Beck and his colleagues but they soon discover that somebody's motivations are far more complex.

Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002

Beck 17 - The Scorpion poster
6.0

An abused woman is feverishly sought by police in the murder of her ex-husband but is being hidden by abused woman-advocates. At the same time, Gunvald Larsson discovers a police report that his long-estranged sister has been abused. He confronts her with his knowledge but she denies it.

Beck 17 - The Scorpion

2006

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness poster
6.7

A serial killer that decapitates people is on the loose in the Stockholm subway. Martin Beck and his colleagues try to catch the killer, while the panic in the city increases.

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998

Beck 27 - Room 302 poster
6.0

The body of a young woman is found in a Stockholm hotel room. It appears that she has been strangled after a night partying with two young men, but the room was paid for using the credit card of a mugging victim whose alibi doesn't add up. Martin and Gunvald investigate under the supervision of their new boss Klas Freden.

Beck 27 - Room 302

2015

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo poster
6.0

A man is found dead at a flea market in southern Stockholm. It looks like an ordinary robbery gone wrong, but the investigation takes an unexpected turn.

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo

2023

Beck 50 - Deadlock poster
7.0

The Beck group is called out to investigate the brutal murder of a man in his own house and Vilhelm, Beck's grandson, ends up being kidnapped.

Beck 50 - Deadlock

2023