Sverre Anker Ousdal
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Sverre Anker Ousdal (18 July 1944 – 3 January 2026) was a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord. His debut was in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen. He was at the Oslo Nye Teater in the period 1967 to 1970, and at the National Theatre from 1970. In 1997 he was made a Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav for his acting work. Ousdal had a number of major roles in Norwegian and Swedish films, including Karjolsteinen (1977), Orion's Belt (1985), Falsk som vatten (1985), Etter Rubicon (1987), and Insomnia. He also appeared in US films like The Island at the Top of the World (1974) and in several British productions, most notably the serial The Last Place on Earth (1985), where he starred as polar explorer Roald Amundsen. Sverre Anker Ousdal died at the age of 81.
Known for
Credits
The Greatest Gamble (1967)
as Arne Nord
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
as Dimitri
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
as The Swordmaker
Intergirl (1989)
Actor
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
as Knut Frænkel
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
as Gunnar
Insomnia (1997)
as Erik Vik
Asfaltevangeliet (2004)
Actor
The Veil of Twilight (2014)
as Gardar
Five Days in August (1973)
as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Cellophane (1998)
as Vegard Birkeland
The Olsen Gang (1969)
as Bensinmann
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
as Lavrans
Istanbul (1989)
as The councilor
The Chieftain (1984)
as Harald Ås
North Star (1996)
as Lindberg
Credo (1997)
as Dr. Lack
False as Water (1985)
as John
Sweetwater (1988)
as Run-Run
The Crossing (2004)
as Uncle Carl
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Last Dance (1993)
as Opera Manager
Everyone Loves Alice (2002)
as Henry
Kitchen Stories (2003)
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
The Feldmann Case (1987)
as Mikkel Årnes
Hamsun (1996)
Actor
Autumn Fall (2015)
Actor
The Egg (1987)
Actor
Orion's Belt (1985)
as Lars
Fomlesen i kattepine (1999)
as Rex Dobberman
All at Sea (2012)
as Arne
Virtuoso (1989)
as Gerrard Schurmann
One or Two Lies (2021)
Actor
The Silent Majority (1977)
Actor
Twilight's Last Gleaming.... (1983)
as Arve (voice)
The Dive (1989)
as Captain
Eva's Eye (1999)
as Larsgaard
Such Is Life (1996)
as Harald Knoop
Colossus (1993)
as Bjørn
Hockeyfeber (1983)
as Haukland
The 7 Deadly Sins (2000)
Actor
The Last Fleksnes (1974)
as Postman
Wives (1975)
as Mies mann
A Film About Love (1987)
as Cristian
Kanarifuglen (1973)
Actor
Deadline Torp (2005)
as Jørgen Schold
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige (1983)
as Dale-Gudbrand
Surrender (1988)
Actor
Plastposen (1986)
as Henrik
Most People Live in China (2002)
as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
Bobby's War (1974)
as Giraristen
The Execution (1981)
as Arne Olsen
Bikinisesongen (1994)
as Sindre
3 (1971)
Actor
Etter Rubicon (1987)
as Jon Hoff
Svampe (1990)
as Skyggen
Karjolsteinen (1977)
as Eilif
Two Buddies (1974)
as Alfred
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988)
as Kasper
Min Marion (1975)
as George
Pøbel (1978)
Actor
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm (2018)
as Himself