Sverre Anker Ousdal
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1944
Died: January 3, 2026
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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Filmography
62 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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One or Two Lies
2021
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Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
2018
3.9
Autumn Fall
2015
5.5
The Veil of Twilight
2014
4.5
All at Sea
2012
7.0
The Secret Life of Words
2005
6.0
Deadline Torp
2005
6.4
The Crossing
2004
8.0
Asfaltevangeliet
2004
7.0
Kitchen Stories
2003
5.8
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
5.9
Most People Live in China
2002
5.0
Familjen
2002
8.0
The 7 Deadly Sins
2000
3.7
Fomlesen i kattepine
1999
4.0
Eva's Eye
1999
4.3
Cellophane
1998
6.8
Credo
1997
7.0
Insomnia
1997
4.5
Such Is Life
1996
6.8
Hamsun
1996
4.8
North Star
1996
5.0
Kristin Lavransdatter
1995
4.0
Bikinisesongen
1994
5.2
The Last Dance
19935.7
Colossus
1993
4.1
Svampe
1990
9.0
Aksjemordet
1990
6.3
The Dive
19895.3
Istanbul
1989
10.0
Virtuoso
1989
6.5
Intergirl
1989
8.6
Nonni und Manni
1988
5.3
Surrender
1988
4.3
Sweetwater
1988
4.0
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
1988
6.0
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
198810.0
The Egg
1987
6.2
Etter Rubicon
1987
6.0
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
6.8
The Feldmann Case
1987
4.3
A Film About Love
1987
5.7
Plastposen
1986
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The fifth generation
1986
5.3
False as Water
1985
7.4
The Last Place on Earth
1985
5.7
Orion's Belt
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
3.7
The Chieftain
1984
7.0
Hockeyfeber
1983
5.5
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
1983
9.0
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
1983
7.0
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
4.4
The Execution
1981
7.0
Pøbel
1978
8.5
Karjolsteinen
1977
5.5
The Silent Majority
1977
6.0
Wives
1975
6.0
Min Marion
1975
5.4
Two Buddies
1974
6.5
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
6.0
The Last Fleksnes
1974
5.9
Bobby's War
1974
3.8
Kanarifuglen
1973
3.0
Five Days in August
1973
5.9
3
1971
7.5
The Olsen Gang
1969
6.3
The Greatest Gamble
1967