Sverre Anker Ousdal
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-07-18
- Died:
- 2026-01-03
- Place of birth:
- 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
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
Autumn Fall
The Veil of Twilight
All at Sea
The Secret Life of Words
Deadline Torp
The Crossing
Asfaltevangeliet
Kitchen Stories
Everyone Loves Alice
Most People Live in China
Familjen
The 7 Deadly Sins
Fomlesen i kattepine
Eva's Eye
Cellophane
Credo
Insomnia
Such Is Life
Hamsun
North Star
Kristin Lavransdatter
Bikinisesongen
The Last Dance
Colossus
Svampe
Aksjemordet
The Dive
Istanbul
Virtuoso
Intergirl
Nonni und Manni
Surrender
Sweetwater
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
The Egg
Etter Rubicon
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Feldmann Case
A Film About Love
Plastposen
The fifth generation
False as Water
The Last Place on Earth
Orion's Belt
Screen Two
The Chieftain
Hockeyfeber
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
The Flight of the Eagle
The Execution
Pøbel
Karjolsteinen
The Silent Majority
Wives
Min Marion
Two Buddies
The Island at the Top of the World
The Last Fleksnes
Bobby's War
Kanarifuglen
Five Days in August
3
The Olsen Gang
The Greatest Gamble