Gísli Halldórsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gísli.

Gísli Halldórsson
Born	(1927-02-02)2 February 1927
Died	27 July 1998(1998-07-27) (aged 71)
Occupation	Actor

Gísli Halldórsson (2 February 1927 – 27 July 1998) was an Icelandic actor of theatre, radio, film and television, and one of the most popular Icelandic actors of the late twentieth century.[1] He is known internationally for playing the lead role in Children of Nature, which was nominated for an Academy Award as best foreign language film in 1992.

Selected filmography

• Dansinn (1998, posthumous release)
• Djöflaeyjan (1996)
• Sigla himinfley (1994)
• Á köldum klaka (1995)
• Skýjahöllin (1994)
• Tveir á báti (1992)
• Karlakórinn Hekla (1992)
• Ingaló (1992)
• Children of Nature (1991)
• Áramótaskaup 1991
• Kristnihald undir jökli (1989)
• Áramótaskaup 1987
• Áramótaskaup 1986
• Jón Oddur & Jón Bjarni (1981) – Kormákur afi

References

1. "Gísli Halldórsson". Dagblaðið Vísir – DV. 31 July 1998. Retrieved 21 Feb 2011.

External links

• Gísli Halldórsson at IMDb