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Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Birthday: 1944-07-18 | Place of Birth: Flekkefjord, Norway

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
The Veil of Twilight

as    Gardar

2012
All at Sea

as    Arne

2005
The Secret Life of Words

as    Dimitri

2005
Deadline Torp

as    Jørgen Schold

2004
The Crossing

as    Uncle Carl

2003
Kitchen Stories

as    Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen

2002
Everyone Loves Alice

as    Henry

1999
Eva's Eye

as    Larsgaard

1998
Insomnia

as    Erik Vik

1998
Cellophane

as    Vegard Birkeland

1997
Credo

as    Dr. Lack

1996
Such Is Life

as    Harald Knoop

1996
North Star

as    Lindberg

1993
Colossus

as    Bjørn

1993
The Last Dance

as    Opera Manager

1990
Aksjemordet

as    Advokat Riisnes

1989
Istanbul

as    The councilor

1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

as    Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke

1988
Sweetwater

as    Run-Run

1987
Etter Rubicon

as    Jon Hoff

1987
The Feldmann Case

as    Mikkel Årnes

1987
Mio in the Land of Faraway

as    The Swordmaker