Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall (5 Desember 1934 – 6 April 2023) lahir di Stockholm, dan menempuh pendidikan di sekolah panggung Teater Kota Gothenburg 1957-1960. Sejak awal 1960-an hingga kematiannya ia aktif sebagai aktor di banyak film, serial TV, dan panggung teater, terutama stadsteater Stockholm. Ia terkenal di Swedia, sering memerankan karakter keras kepala atau aneh, seperti tetangga eksentrik di banyak film TV Swedia Martin Beck yang dibuat mulai tahun 1997 dan seterusnya. Ia juga sering tampil dalam produksi sutradara Lars Molin. Pada bulan Desember 1993, Hirdwall memainkan peran utama dalam "Kalender Advent" Natal anak-anak tahunan perusahaan TV Swedia SVT - Tomtemaskinen (Sinterklas mekanis), salah satu cerita Pettson dan Findus oleh Sven Nordqvist - dengan satu bagian berdurasi 15 menit ditampilkan setiap hari hingga Malam Natal. Hirdwall memainkan karakter Pettson. Hirdwall menerima Penghargaan Guldbagge Swedia untuk Aktor Terbaik di Penghargaan Guldbagge ke-17 untuk Barnens ö (Pulau Anak-Anak) dan hadiah Thaliapriset pada tahun 1993. Hirdwall menikah dengan aktris Marika Lindström. Mereka memiliki dua anak, sutradara Jacob Hirdwall dan aktris 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.