Sverre Anker Ousdal
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-18
- Died
- 2026-01-03
- Place of birth
- Flekkefjord, Norway
- Also known as
- S. -A. Usdal · С. -А. Усдал
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (62)
Intergirl
1989
Cellophane
1998
as Vegard Birkeland
Asfaltevangeliet
2004
Istanbul
1989
as The councilor
The Chieftain
1984
as Harald Ås
Kristin Lavransdatter
1995
as Lavrans
The Greatest Gamble
1967
as Arne Nord
The Flight of the Eagle
1982
as Knut Frænkel
Insomnia
1997
as Erik Vik
The Secret Life of Words
2005
as Dimitri
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
as The Swordmaker
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
as Gunnar
The Feldmann Case
1987
as Mikkel Årnes
Five Days in August
1973
as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Credo
1997
as Dr. Lack
The Veil of Twilight
2014
as Gardar
Sweetwater
1988
as Run-Run
The Egg
1987
The Olsen Gang
1969
as Bensinmann
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
1983
as Arve (voice)
Fomlesen i kattepine
1999
as Rex Dobberman
The Last Dance
1993
as Opera Manager
North Star
1996
as Lindberg
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
as Henry
Hamsun
1996
Most People Live in China
2002
as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
Orion's Belt
1985
as Lars
False as Water
1985
as John
The Silent Majority
1977
Kitchen Stories
2003
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Last Fleksnes
1974
as Postman
Eva's Eye
1999
as Larsgaard
Such Is Life
1996
as Harald Knoop
Deadline Torp
2005
as Jørgen Schold
All at Sea
2012
as Arne
The 7 Deadly Sins
2000
The Crossing
2004
as Uncle Carl
Wives
1975
as Mies mann
Bobby's War
1974
as Giraristen
Etter Rubicon
1987
as Jon Hoff
Bikinisesongen
1994
as Sindre
Svampe
1990
as Skyggen
Plastposen
1986
as Henrik
Autumn Fall
2015
Virtuoso
1989
as Gerrard Schurmann
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
1988
as Kasper
One or Two Lies
2021
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
2018
as Himself
Surrender
1988
Colossus
1993
as Bjørn
The Dive
1989
as Captain
A Film About Love
1987
as Cristian
Hockeyfeber
1983
as Haukland
3
1971
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
1983
as Dale-Gudbrand
Kanarifuglen
1973
Two Buddies
1974
as Alfred
The Execution
1981
as Arne Olsen
Karjolsteinen
1977
as Eilif
Min Marion
1975
as George
Pøbel
1978
About Sverre Anker Ousdal
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 i… With 67 credits spanning from 1967 to 2021, Sverre Anker Ousdal has appeared in 62 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Intergirl (1989)
- Cellophane (1998) — as Vegard Birkeland
- Asfaltevangeliet (2004)
- Istanbul (1989) — as The councilor
- The Chieftain (1984) — as Harald Ås
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