Gunnar Eyjólfsson
Gunnar Eyjólfsson (24 February 1926 - 21 November 2016) was an Icelandic actor.
Gunnar Eyjólfsson | |
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| Born | 24 February 1926 |
| Died | 21 November 2016 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–2011 |
Gunnar began his career with the Reykjavík Theatre Company in 1945. In 1961 he joined the National Theatre of Iceland; in 1963 he won the Silver Lamp Award for the best theatrical performance of the year for the title role in Pétur Gautur.[1] He was also the first foreign recipient of the RADA Shakespeare Award.[1]
He also appeared in many films. He won the 2002 Edda Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Thórður in The Sea.[1]
In 1999 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon.[1]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | The Viking Sagas | ||
| 2002 | The Sea | ||
| 2010 | Mamma Gógó |
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gollark: At worst it would probably severely damage it.
gollark: A giant space rock would be very hard-pressed to destroy the Earth.
gollark: Depends on what you consider "die", but it will probably involve the sun doing things.
gollark: I mean, outside-view-ishly, life on Earth has existed for several billion years, so the probability (without knowing anything else) of it randomly stopping over the course of some arbitrary thousand or so is... not high.
References
- Davíð Kjartan Gestsson (21 November 2016). "Gunnar Eyjólfsson látinn" (in Icelandic). RÚV.
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