Andrés Indriðason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Andrés.
Andrés Indriðason
Born(1941-08-07)7 August 1941
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Television producer, author
Years active1966–2020
EmployerRÚV
Notable workVeiðiferðin
TelevisionGettu betur
Áramótaskaupið
SpouseValgerður Ingimarsdóttir
Children2
AwardsEdda Awards

Andrés Indriðason (7 August 1941 – 10 July 2020)[1][2] was an Icelandic television producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author of children's books, and a child actor.[3]

Career

Andrés worked as a producer for the public television channel Sjónvarpið from its foundation in 1966 until 1985, and has since been a freelance producer.[4] He was the executive producer of the quiz show Gettu betur for 25 years.[5]

Filmography

Writer:

  • 1996Áramótaskaup 1996 (TV Movie)
  • 1991Áramótaskaup 1991 (TV Movie)
  • 1989Áramótaskaup 1989 (TV Special)
  • 1983Áramótaskaup 1983 (TV Special)
  • 1982Ég mundi segja hó (TV Movie)
  • 1980Veiðiferðin
  • 1974Áramótaskaup (TV Special)
  • 1966Áramótaskaup (TV Special)

Hide Producer:

  • 1986Gettu betur (TV Series) (executive producer - 1991)

Hide Production manager:

  • 1976Undraland (TV Movie) (unit manager)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Andrés Indriðason". City of literature UNESCO (in Icelandic). 15 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Andrés Indriðason er látinn". RÚV. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ "Hvað varð af þeim?". Helgarpósturinn. 18 April 1980. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Andrés Indriðason". Reykjavík City Library. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. ^ Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir (11 July 2020). "Andrés Indriðason látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Andrés Indriðason". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-26.


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