Jón Laxdal (actor)

Jón Laxdal (né 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 for the localization of the play, Love Letters, by A. R.

[3][4] Laxdal died during the rehearsal for the play, Kleine Eheverbrechen.

[6] He is not to be confused with the Icelandic composer, Jón Laxdal (1865 – 1928).