Jón Laxdal Halldórsson (7 June 1933,

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– 15 May 2005,

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) was an Icelandic-Swiss stage actor. A child of Icelandic fisherman, he later settled in Switzerland and became a member for the

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, then settled in

in 1973. He was noticeable playing the leads in the film adaptions of

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' Brekkukotsannáll and Paradísarheimt, and for the localization of the play,

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, by A. R. Gurney. Laxdal died during the rehearsal for the play, ''Kleine Eheverbrechen''. He was married to Katerina Laxdal until his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laxdal, Jon 1933 births 2005 deaths Swiss male stage actors Icelandic expatriates in Switzerland