Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall December 5 1934 April 6 2023 was born in Stockholm and was educated at Gothenburg City Theatre stage school 19571960 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 TVmovies made from 1997 on He was also often in director Lars Molins productions In December 1993 Hirdwall played the leading role in the Swedish TV company SVTs annual childrens Christmas Advent calendar Tomtemaskinen The mechanical santa one of the Pettson and Findus stories by Sven Nordqvist with one 15minute 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 Childrens 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