Sverre Anker Ousdal
61 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 18, 1944
- Died
- Jan 3, 2026 (age 81)
- 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.
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Sverre Anker Ousdal died at the age of 81.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Sverre Anker Ousdal: movies and TV shows
Acting (67)
- 2021
- 2015
- 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
- 2004
- 2003 Kitchen Stories
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
- 2002 Everyone Loves Alice
as Henry
- 2002 Most People Live in China
as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999 Fomlesen i kattepine
as Rex Dobberman
- 1999 Eva's Eye
as Larsgaard
- 1998 Cellophane
as Vegard Birkeland
- 1997 Credo
as Dr. Lack
- 1997 Insomnia
as Erik Vik
- 1996 Such Is Life
as Harald Knoop
- 1996
- 1996 North Star
as Lindberg
- 1995 Kristin Lavransdatter
as Lavrans
- 1994 Bikinisesongen
as Sindre
- 1993 The Last Dance
as Opera Manager
- 1993 Colossus
as Bjørn
- 1990 Svampe
as Skyggen
- 1990
- 1989 The Dive
as Captain
- 1989 Istanbul
as The councilor
- 1989 Virtuoso
as Gerrard Schurmann
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988 Sweetwater
as Run-Run
- 1988 Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
as Kasper
- 1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
- 1987
- 1987 Etter Rubicon
as Jon Hoff
- 1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway
as The Swordmaker
- 1987 The Feldmann Case
as Mikkel Årnes
- 1987 A Film About Love
as Cristian
- 1986 Plastposen
as Henrik
- 1986
- 1985 False as Water
as John
- 1985
- 1985 Orion's Belt
as Lars
- 1985
- 1984 The Chieftain
as Harald Ås
- 1983 Hockeyfeber
as Haukland
- 1983 Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
as Dale-Gudbrand
- 1983 Twilight's Last Gleaming....
as Arve (voice)
- 1982 The Flight of the Eagle
as Knut Frænkel
- 1981 The Execution
as Arne Olsen
- 1978
- 1977 Karjolsteinen
as Eilif
- 1977
- 1975 Wives
as Mies mann
- 1975 Min Marion
as George
- 1974 Two Buddies
as Alfred
- 1974 The Island at the Top of the World
as Gunnar
- 1974 The Last Fleksnes
as Postman
- 1974 Bobby's War
as Giraristen
- 1973
- 1973 Five Days in August
as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
- 1971
- 1969 The Olsen Gang
as Bensinmann
- 1967 The Greatest Gamble
as Arne Nord
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2018