Sverre Anker Ousdal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1944
- Died
- January 3, 2026 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Flekkefjord, Norway
Biography
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
Filmography
One or Two Lies
Movie
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
Movie · as Himself
Autumn Fall
Movie
The Veil of Twilight
Movie · as Gardar
All at Sea
Movie · as Arne
The Secret Life of Words
Movie · as Dimitri
Deadline Torp
Movie · as Jørgen Schold
The Crossing
Movie · as Uncle Carl
Asfaltevangeliet
Movie
Kitchen Stories
Movie · as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Most People Live in China
Movie · as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
Everyone Loves Alice
Movie · as Henry
Familjen
TV · 12 eps
The 7 Deadly Sins
Movie
Fomlesen i kattepine
Movie · as Rex Dobberman
Eva's Eye
Movie · as Larsgaard
Cellophane
Movie · as Vegard Birkeland
Insomnia
Movie · as Erik Vik
Credo
Movie · as Dr. Lack
Such Is Life
Movie · as Harald Knoop
Hamsun
Movie
North Star
Movie · as Lindberg
Kristin Lavransdatter
Movie · as Lavrans
Bikinisesongen
Movie · as Sindre
Colossus
Movie · as Bjørn
The Last Dance
Movie · as Opera Manager
Svampe
Movie · as Skyggen
Aksjemordet
TV · as Advokat Riisnes · 3 eps
Istanbul
Movie · as The councilor
Virtuoso
Movie · as Gerrard Schurmann
The Dive
Movie · as Captain
Intergirl
Movie
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Movie · as Kasper
Surrender
Movie
Sweetwater
Movie · as Run-Run
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Movie · as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
Nonni und Manni
TV · 6 eps
Etter Rubicon
Movie · as Jon Hoff
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Movie · as The Swordmaker
The Egg
Movie
The Feldmann Case
Movie · as Mikkel Årnes
A Film About Love
Movie · as Cristian
Plastposen
Movie · as Henrik
The fifth generation
TV · as Haakon Tangstad · 3 eps
Orion's Belt
Movie · as Lars
False as Water
Movie · as John
The Last Place on Earth
TV · as Roald Amundsen · 7 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Gerard Schurmann · 1 ep
The Chieftain
Movie · as Harald Ås
Hockeyfeber
Movie · as Haukland
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
Movie · as Arve (voice)
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
Movie · as Dale-Gudbrand
The Flight of the Eagle
Movie · as Knut Frænkel
The Execution
Movie · as Arne Olsen
Pøbel
Movie
Karjolsteinen
Movie · as Eilif
The Silent Majority
Movie
Wives
Movie · as Mies mann
Min Marion
Movie · as George
The Island at the Top of the World
Movie · as Gunnar
Bobby's War
Movie · as Giraristen
The Last Fleksnes
Movie · as Postman
Two Buddies
Movie · as Alfred
Five Days in August
Movie · as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Kanarifuglen
Movie
3
Movie
The Olsen Gang
Movie · as Bensinmann
The Greatest Gamble
Movie · as Arne Nord