Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 18, 1944
Died
Jan 03, 2026
Place of Birth
Flekkefjord, Norway
Credits
68 titles
Sverre Anker Ousdal
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
Himself
Autumn Fall
The Veil of Twilight
Gardar
All at Sea
Arne
The Secret Life of Words
Dimitri
Deadline Torp
Jørgen Schold
The Crossing
Uncle Carl
Asfaltevangeliet
Kitchen Stories
Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Everyone Loves Alice
Henry
Most People Live in China
Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
Familjen
The 7 Deadly Sins
Fomlesen i kattepine
Rex Dobberman
Eva's Eye
Larsgaard
Cellophane
Vegard Birkeland
Credo
Dr. Lack
Insomnia
Erik Vik
Such Is Life
Harald Knoop
Hamsun
North Star
Lindberg
Kristin Lavransdatter
Lavrans
Bikinisesongen
Sindre
The Last Dance
Opera Manager
Colossus
Bjørn
Svampe
Skyggen
Aksjemordet
Advokat Riisnes
The Dive
Captain
Istanbul
The councilor
Virtuoso
Gerrard Schurmann
Intergirl
Nonni und Manni
Surrender
Sweetwater
Run-Run
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Kasper
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Egg
Etter Rubicon
Jon Hoff
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Swordmaker
The Feldmann Case
Mikkel Årnes
A Film About Love
Cristian
Plastposen
Henrik
The fifth generation
Haakon Tangstad
False as Water
John
The Last Place on Earth
Roald Amundsen
Orion's Belt
Lars
Screen Two
Gerard Schurmann
The Chieftain
Harald Ås
Hockeyfeber
Haukland