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