Gísli Halldórsson
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Gísli Halldórsson was an Iceland
ic actor of theatre, radio, film and television, and one of the most popular Icelandic actors of the late twentieth century. 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.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic actor of theatre, radio, film and television, and one of the most popular Icelandic actors of the late twentieth century. He is known internationally for playing the lead role in Children of Nature
Children of Nature
Children of Nature is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. A man becomes too old to run his farm and he is made unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped in a home for the elderly, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds...
, which was nominated for an Academy Award as best foreign language film in 1992.
Selected filmography
- Dansinn (1998)
- Djöflaeyjan (1996)
- Sigla himinfleySigla himinfleySigla himinfley is an Icelandic drama miniseries created by Þráinn Bertelsson. The series takes place in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and follows the lives of an influential family in the fishing industry....
(1994) - Á köldum klaka (1995)
- Skýjahöllin (1994)
- Tveir á bátiTveir á bátiTveir á báti is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1992. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendars...
(1992) - Karlakórinn Hekla (1992)
- Ingaló (1992)
- Children of NatureChildren of NatureChildren of Nature is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. A man becomes too old to run his farm and he is made unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped in a home for the elderly, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds...
(1991) - Áramótaskaup 1991
- Kristnihald undir jökli (1989)
- Áramótaskaup 1987
- Áramótaskaup 1986
- Jón Oddur & Jón Bjarni (1981) - Kormákur afi