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
Intergirl (1989)
Actor
Five Days in August (1973)
as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
as The Swordmaker
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
as Gunnar
Credo (1997)
as Dr. Lack
Insomnia (1997)
as Erik Vik
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
as Knut Frænkel
Istanbul (1989)
as The councilor
Asfaltevangeliet (2004)
Actor
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
as Dimitri
Sweetwater (1988)
as Run-Run
The Olsen Gang (1969)
as Bensinmann
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
as Lavrans
The Feldmann Case (1987)
as Mikkel Årnes
The Crossing (2004)
as Uncle Carl
The Veil of Twilight (2014)
as Gardar
False as Water (1985)
as John
The Silent Majority (1977)
Actor
Cellophane (1998)
as Vegard Birkeland
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
Kitchen Stories (2003)
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
The Egg (1987)
Actor
North Star (1996)
as Lindberg
Most People Live in China (2002)
as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
The Greatest Gamble (1967)
as Arne Nord
The Chieftain (1984)
as Harald Ås
Fomlesen i kattepine (1999)
as Rex Dobberman
Twilight's Last Gleaming.... (1983)
as Arve (voice)
A Film About Love (1987)
as Cristian
Everyone Loves Alice (2002)
as Henry
All at Sea (2012)
as Arne
Hamsun (1996)
Actor
The Last Dance (1993)
as Opera Manager
The Last Fleksnes (1974)
as Postman
Such Is Life (1996)
as Harald Knoop
The Dive (1989)
as Captain
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige (1983)
as Dale-Gudbrand
Orion's Belt (1985)
as Lars
Eva's Eye (1999)
as Larsgaard
Autumn Fall (2015)
Actor
Plastposen (1986)
as Henrik
The 7 Deadly Sins (2000)
Actor
Deadline Torp (2005)
as Jørgen Schold
Hockeyfeber (1983)
as Haukland
One or Two Lies (2021)
Actor
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988)
as Kasper
Virtuoso (1989)
as Gerrard Schurmann
The Execution (1981)
as Arne Olsen
Two Buddies (1974)
as Alfred
Etter Rubicon (1987)
as Jon Hoff
Svampe (1990)
as Skyggen
Pøbel (1978)
Actor
Kanarifuglen (1973)
Actor
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm (2018)
as Himself
Colossus (1993)
as Bjørn
Surrender (1988)
Actor
Wives (1975)
as Mies mann
Min Marion (1975)
as George
Bikinisesongen (1994)
as Sindre
Karjolsteinen (1977)
as Eilif
Bobby's War (1974)
as Giraristen
3 (1971)
Actor