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