Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (born 5 December 1934), is a

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. One of the country's most prolific stage and film actors, he is probably most widely recognised for his two heterogenous roles in the

Martin Beck Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in the ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all have been ada ...

universe; as the eponymous killer in Bo Widerberg's ''

The Man on the Roof ''The Man on the Roof'' ( sv, Mannen på taket) is a 1976 Swedish police procedural-thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel '' The Abominable Man'' by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Linds ...

'' in 1976, and the recurrent role as "The Neighbor" in the mass produced film series, a rambunctious raconteur who frequently interacts with the titular police investigator for the purpose of

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. He also had a role in the film adaption of

Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2 ...

's ''

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'' series as the lawyer Dirch Frode, and starred as various colourful characters in Lars Molin's comedies. Hirdwall was born in Stockholm, and was educated at

Gothenburg City Theatre Gothenburg City Theatre ( sv, Göteborgs stadsteater) opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamli ...

stage school 1957-1960. Since the early 1960s he has been active as an actor in many films and TV series and on theatrical stages, mainly Stockholms stadsteater. He is well known in Sweden, often portraying obstinate or strange characters, like the eccentric neighbor in the many Swedish

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 until Christmas Eve. Hirdwall played the character of Pettson. Hirdwall received the Swedish

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...

for

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at the 17th Guldbagge Awards for ''Barnens ö'' (''Children's Island'') and the

Thaliapriset Thaliapriset (''Svenska Dagbladets Thaliapris'') is regarded to be one of Sweden's finest theatre awards (together with the Eugene O'Neill Award and The Gunn Wållgren Award) and is given annually to an actor, director or a theatre personality ...

prize in 1993. Hirdwall is married to the actress Marika Lindström. They have two children, director Jacob Hirdwall and actress Agnes Hirdwall.

Selected filmography

* ''Min kära är en ros'' (1963) - Pajen * '' Raven's End'' (1963) - Sixten * '' För vänskaps skull'' (1965) - Jens Mattsson * ''

'' (1976) - Åke Eriksson * '' Hedebyborna'' (1978, TV Series) - Skomakar-Ludde * '' Nattvandraren'' (1980, TV Movie) * ''

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'' (1980) - Stig Utler * ''

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'' (1980) * '' Babels hus'' (1981, TV Mini-Series) - Bernt Svensson * '' Som enda närvarande'' (1981, TV Short) - Kevin * ''

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'' (1981, TV Mini-Series) - Axel Oxenstierna * ''

Berget på månens baksida ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon'' ( sv, Berget på månens baksida) is a 1983 Swedish drama film about the life of the Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, written by Agneta Pleijel and directed by Lennart Hjulström. Gunilla Nyroos w ...

'' (1983) - Gustaf Edgren * '' Midvinterduell'' (1983, TV Movie) - Egon * ''

The Man from Majorca ''The Man from Majorca'' ( sv, Mannen från Mallorca) is a 1984 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel ''The Pig Party'' by Leif G. W. Persson. The film stars Sven Wollter and Tomas von Brömssen. The n ...

'' (1984) - Fors * '' August Strindberg: ett liv'' (1985, TV Mini-Series) - Läraren / Murveln * '' Fläskfarmen'' (1986, TV Movie) - Monty * '' Kunglig toilette'' (1986, TV Movie) - Restaurateur * '' Miraklet i Valby'' (1989) - Petra's Father * '' 1939)'' (1989) - Annika's Father * '' Tre kärlekar'' (1989-1991, TV Series) - Egon Nilsson * ''

Kejsarn av Portugallien ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' (Swedish: ''Kejsarn av Portugallien'') is a novel by Nobel-laureate Selma Lagerlöf, published in 1914 with drawings by Albert Engström. Lagerlöf called it a "Swedish King Lear". The novel was a success with cri ...

'' (1992-1993, TV Mini-Series) - Jan * ''

Tomtemaskinen ''Tomtemaskinen'' (''"The Santa Claus Machine"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1993. The story is based on Sven Nordqvist's books about '' Pettson and Findus''. Plot Pettson has promised the cat Findus that Santa Claus wi ...

'' (1993, TV Series) - Pettson * ''

Pensionat Oskar ''Like It Never Was Before'' ( sv, Pensionat Oskar) is a 1995 Danish / Swedish drama film directed by Susanne Bier, and written by Jonas Gardell. Cast * Loa Falkman - Rune Runeberg * Stina Ekblad - Gunnel Runeberg * Simon Norrthon - Petrus * ...

'' (1995) - Strange Man * '' Potatishandlaren'' (1996, TV Movie) - Johansson * ''

Juloratoriet ''The Christmas Oratorio'' ( sv, Juloratoriet, link=no) is a 1983 novel by Swedish author Göran Tunström. It won the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1984. J. S. Bach's ''Christmas Oratorio'' plays an important part in the novel. It was ada ...

'' (1996) - Edman * '' Torntuppen'' (1996, TV Mini-Series) - Johan From * ''En kvinnas huvud'' (1997) - Düber * ''

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'' (1997, TV Series) - Ivan Josefsson * ''

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'' (1997-2020, TV Series) - Grannen * ''

Den tatuerade änkan ''The Tattooed Widow'' (Swedish: ''Den tatuerade änkan'') is a Swedish International Emmy Award winning TV movie from 1998, written and directed by Lars Molin. The film is centered on the 60 plus woman Ester, played by Mona Malm. Ester is liv ...

'' (1998, TV Movie) - Egon Andersson * '' Ivar Kreuger'' (1999, TV Mini-Series) - Statsminister Ekman * '' Miffo'' (2003) - Karl Henrik * ''

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'' (2003) - Roland * ''

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'' (2003) - Knut * '' Mouth to Mouth'' (2005) - Mats pappa John * '' Möbelhandlarens dotter'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) - Paul Martinsson d ä * '' Offside'' (2006) - Boston * '' Den enskilde medborgaren'' (2006) - Gunnar Bergström * '' Stormen'' (2009, TV Mini-Series) - Bernt * ''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'' (2009) - Dirch Frode * ''Miraklet i Viskan'' (2015) - Halvar

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirdwall, Ingvar 1934 births Living people Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Litteris et Artibus recipients Male actors from Stockholm Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners