Hirdwall was born in Stockholm, and was educated at Gothenburg City Theatre stage school 1957-1960. Since the early 1960s 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, 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 is married to the actress Marika Lindström. They have two children, director Jacob Hirdwall and actress Agnes Hirdwall.
Movie | Stall-Erik and the Snapphans | Måns | 2025-03-01 |
Movie | Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo | Grannen | 2023-03-17 |
Movie | Beck 49 - Inferno | Grannen | 2023-07-01 |
Movie | Beck 45 - 58 Minutes | Grannen | 2022-02-18 |
Movie | Beck 44 - Rage Room | Grannen | 2022-01-21 |
Movie | Beck 47 - Dödsfällan | Grannen | 2022-12-25 |
Movie | Beck 46 - Den gråtande polisen | Grannen | 2022-03-18 |
Movie | Beck 41 - Döden i Samarra | Grannen | 2021-01-01 |
Movie | Beck 43 - Ett nytt liv | Grannen | 2021-12-25 |
Movie | Beck 39 - Undercover | Grannen | 2020-11-06 |
Movie | Beck 40 - Utom rimligt tvivel | Grannen | 2020-12-04 |
Movie | Beck 35 - Your Own Blood | Grannen | 2018-01-01 |
Movie | Beck 36 - The Thin Ice | Grannen | 2018-02-03 |
Movie | Beck 38 - Djävulens advokat | Grannen | 2018-04-07 |
Movie | Beck 37 - Utan uppsåt | Grannen | 2018-03-03 |
Movie | Beck 32 - Steinar | Grannen | 2016-02-06 |
Movie | Beck 31 - Gunvald | Grannen | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | Beck 33 - End of the Road | 2016-03-05 | |
Movie | Beck: The Last Day | Grannen | 2016-04-01 |
Movie | Beck 28 - The Family | Grannen | 2015-01-10 |
Movie | Beck 27 - Room 302 | Valdemar | 2015-01-01 |
Movie | Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders | Grannen | 2015-03-28 |
Movie | Miraklet i Viskan | Halvar | 2015-04-17 |
Movie | Beck 29 - Invasion | Grannen | 2015-03-21 |
Movie | Wallander 27 - The Troubled Man | Lundberg | 2013-01-11 |
Movie | Beck 26 - Buried Alive | Grannen | 2010-06-21 |
Movie | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Dirch Frode | 2009-02-27 |
Movie | Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm | Grannen | 2009-08-25 |
Movie | Beck 19 - The Vulture | Grannen | 2007-01-17 |
Movie | Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting | Grannen | 2007-06-06 |
Movie | Beck 20 - The Lawyer | Grannen | 2007-02-21 |
Movie | Beck 24 - In the Name of God | Grannen | 2007-11-10 |
Movie | Beck 22 - The Weak Link | Grannen | 2007-08-22 |
Movie | The Individual Citizen | Gunnar Bergström | 2006-01-09 |
Movie | Beck 17 - The Scorpion | Grannen | 2006-06-28 |
Movie | Offside | Boston | 2006-08-18 |
Movie | Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar | 2006-11-06 | |
Movie | Deadline Torp | Birger Johansen | 2005-01-13 |
Movie | Mouth to Mouth | Mats's father John | 2005-12-25 |
Series | Wallander | Lundberg | 2005-01-14 |
Movie | The Caretaker | Davies | 2004-04-19 |
Movie | Miffo | Karl Henrik | 2003-07-31 |
Movie | Let's Play House | Roland | 2003-10-31 |
Movie | Daybreak | Knut | 2003-11-14 |
Movie | Beck 12 - The Loner | 2002-01-16 | |
Movie | Beck 13 - Sender Unknown | The Neighbor | 2002-02-13 |
Movie | Beck 16 - The Last Witness | Grannen | 2002-04-17 |
Movie | Beck 14 - The Advertising Man | Grannen | 2002-03-20 |
Movie | Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball | 2002-04-10 | |
Movie | Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance | Grannen | 2001-06-27 |
Movie | Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face | Grannen | 2001-08-27 |
Movie | Beck 11 - The Cartel | 2001-12-12 | |
Series | Beck | Grannen | 1999-12-12 |
Movie | Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye | The Neighbor | 1998-03-27 |
Movie | The Tattooed Widow | Egon Andersson | 1998-03-10 |
Movie | Beck 03 - White Nights | The Neighbor | 1998-02-27 |
Movie | Beck 05 - The Boarding House Pearl | The Neighbor | 1998-04-08 |
Movie | Beck 06 - The Monster | Grannen | 1998-05-28 |
Series | Ivar Kreuger | Statsminister Ekman | 1998-12-25 |
Movie | Beck - Spår i mörker | Grannen | 1998-09-19 |
Movie | Beck 07 - The Money Man | Grannen | 1998-06-03 |
Movie | Tartuffe - hycklaren | The king | 1997-01-05 |
Movie | En kvinnas huvud | Düber | 1997-03-07 |
Movie | Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy | Grannen | 1997-06-27 |
Movie | Beck - The Man with the Icons | Grannen | 1997-12-17 |
Movie | The Potato Seller | Johansson | 1996-03-12 |
Movie | A Kind of Hades | The old man | 1996-11-30 |
Movie | Christmas Oratorio | Edman | 1996-09-22 |
Movie | Like It Never Was Before | Strange Man | 1995-03-03 |
Movie | Onkel Vanja | Teljegin | 1994-12-26 |
Series | Kvällspressen | Sockander, chefredaktör | 1992-03-30 |
Movie | KvällsPressen | Sockander | 1992-03-30 |
Series | Kejsarn av Portugallien | Jan | 1992-12-25 |
Movie | Honungsvargar | Axel | 1990-03-16 |
Movie | The Miracle in Valby | Petra's Father | 1989-10-06 |
Movie | 1939 | Annika's father | 1989-12-23 |
Movie | Ondskans år | Dr. Herbert Ahlström | 1987-02-18 |
Movie | Fläskfarmen | Monty | 1986-01-20 |
Movie | Kunglig toilette | Restaurateur | 1986-11-30 |
Series | August Strindberg: Ett liv | Läraren | 1985-02-18 |
Series | Korset | Police Inspector Jörgen Wennström | 1985-02-24 |
Movie | The Man from Majorca | Fors | 1984-10-12 |
Movie | Midvinterduell | Egon | 1983-01-06 |
Movie | Savannen | Operator | 1983-11-16 |
Movie | A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon | Gustaf Edgren | 1983-10-22 |
Movie | Dom unga örnarna | Gunnar Grävmo | 1982-02-24 |
Series | Babels hus | Bernt Svensson, Primus son | 1981-01-15 |
Series | Drottning Kristina | Axel Oxenstierna | 1981-04-28 |
Movie | Jackpot | Sven | 1980-10-01 |
Movie | A Dream Play | Affischören | 1980-11-30 |
Movie | Children's Island | Stig Utler | 1980-12-25 |
Series | Svenska noveller | John | 1978-02-06 |
Movie | Rikedom | John | 1978-03-27 |
Movie | Man on the Roof | Åke Eriksson | 1976-10-01 |
Movie | Gustav III | Horn | 1974-04-08 |
Movie | Flotten | Freddy | 1972-04-02 |
Movie | Hemmet | 1972-05-17 | |
Movie | För vänskaps skull | 1965-03-01 | |
Movie | My Love Is Like a Rose | Pajen | 1963-12-26 |
Movie | Raven's End | Sixten | 1963-12-25 |
Movie | Trängningen | Fredriksson | 1962-10-21 |