Jón Laxdal (actor)
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BornJune 7, 1933
DiedMay 15, 2005 (aged 71)
OccupationsActor and director
Children3
Jón Laxdal Halldórsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1933 |
| Died | May 15, 2005 (aged 71) |
| Occupations | Actor and director |
| Children | 3 |
Jón Laxdal Halldórsson (7 June 1933, Ísafjörður – 15 May 2005, Kaiserstuhl, Aargau) was an Icelandic-Swiss stage actor. A child of Icelandic fisherman,[1] he later settled in Switzerland and became a member for the Schauspielhaus Zürich, then settled in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau in 1973.[2] He was noticeable playing the leads in the film adaptions of Halldór Laxness' Brekkukotsannáll and Paradísarheimt, and for the localization of the play, Love Letters, by A. R. Gurney.[3][4]
Laxdal died during the rehearsal for the play, Kleine Eheverbrechen.[5] He was married to Katerina Laxdal until his death.[6]
