Yngve Nordwall was born on April 13, 1908 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden as Axel Yngve Nordwall. He was an actor and director, known for Wild Strawberries (1957), Den gyllene porten (1968) and Munken går på ängen (1963). He was married to Elvine Osterman. He died on January 23, 1994 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.
He was married 1934-1963 with artist Elvine Osterman and adoptive father of actor Gurie Nordwall, as well as the biological father of set designer Axel Wilhelm Nordwall, born in 1939, and Axel Fredrik Nordwall, born in 1970.