Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.
Early life
Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.
Career
Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.
Personal life
Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.
He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children.
Movies and TV-series
Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver
Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father
Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur
Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn
Afinn (2014) as Lárus
Þrestir (2015) as Diddi
Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson
Agnes Joy (2019)
Odd Fish (2023)
Icelandic dubbing
Source:
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) as Ferdinand
The Swan Princess (1996) as Rothbart
TaleSpin (1997) as Baloo
Aristocats (2000) as Scat Cat
The Jungle Book (2000) as Shere Khan
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as Vernon Dursley
Stuart Little 2 (2002) as The Evil Falcon
Garfield (2004) as Happy Chapman