Sverre Anker Ousdal
Acting
Born: July 18, 1944 · Flekkefjord, Norway
Died: January 3, 2026 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Insomnia
1997
The Secret Life of Words
2005
Kitchen Stories
2003
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
Intergirl
1989
North Star
1996
The Crossing
2004
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
Hamsun
1996
Orion's Belt
1985
False as Water
1985
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Movies (59)
The Island at the Top of the World
Gunnar
The Secret Life of Words
Dimitri
Insomnia
Erik Vik
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Swordmaker
The Olsen Gang
Bensinmann
Five Days in August
Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Intergirl
1989
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Flight of the Eagle
Knut Frænkel
North Star
Lindberg
Asfaltevangeliet
2004
Cellophane
Vegard Birkeland
Kitchen Stories
Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Credo
Dr. Lack
Most People Live in China
Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
Sweetwater
Run-Run
The Last Dance
Opera Manager
The Feldmann Case
Mikkel Årnes
The Chieftain
Harald Ås
Kristin Lavransdatter
Lavrans
The Crossing
Uncle Carl
All at Sea
Arne
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Kasper
The Greatest Gamble
Arne Nord
Hamsun
1996
Virtuoso
Gerrard Schurmann
Orion's Belt
Lars
Everyone Loves Alice
Henry
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
Dale-Gudbrand
The Veil of Twilight
Gardar
Such Is Life
Harald Knoop
False as Water
John
A Film About Love
Cristian
The Dive
Captain
The Last Fleksnes
Postman
Wives
Mies mann
One or Two Lies
2021
Fomlesen i kattepine
Rex Dobberman
Autumn Fall
2015
Eva's Eye
Larsgaard
The 7 Deadly Sins
2000
Kanarifuglen
1973
The Egg
1987
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
Arve (voice)
Deadline Torp
Jørgen Schold
Etter Rubicon
Jon Hoff
Bikinisesongen
Sindre
Plastposen
Henrik
Bobby's War
Giraristen
The Silent Majority
1977
Pøbel
1978
Hockeyfeber
Haukland
The Execution
Arne Olsen
Two Buddies
Alfred
3
1971
Min Marion
George
Surrender
1988
Svampe
Skyggen
Karjolsteinen
Eilif
