Person
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Acting · 1944–2026 · Flekkefjord, Norway
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
Screen Two
Gerard Schurmann
The Last Place on Earth
Roald Amundsen
Intergirl
1989
Cellophane
Vegard Birkeland
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Swordmaker
Five Days in August
Mann som snakker rett fra levra
Familjen
2002
Asfaltevangeliet
2004
The Secret Life of Words
Dimitri
The Flight of the Eagle
Knut Frænkel
Filmography
- 2021One or Two Lies
- 2018Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry LindstrømHimself
- 2015Autumn Fall
- 2014The Veil of TwilightGardar
- 2012All at SeaArne
- 2005The Secret Life of WordsDimitri
- 2005Deadline TorpJørgen Schold
- 2004The CrossingUncle Carl
- 2004Asfaltevangeliet
- 2003Kitchen StoriesDr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
- 2002Everyone Loves AliceHenry
- 2002Most People Live in ChinaMartin (segment "Passasjerene")
- 2002Familjen
- 2000The 7 Deadly Sins
- 1999Fomlesen i kattepineRex Dobberman
- 1999Eva's EyeLarsgaard
- 1998CellophaneVegard Birkeland
- 1997CredoDr. Lack
- 1997InsomniaErik Vik
- 1996Such Is LifeHarald Knoop
- 1996Hamsun
- 1996North StarLindberg
- 1995Kristin LavransdatterLavrans
- 1994BikinisesongenSindre
- 1993The Last DanceOpera Manager
- 1993ColossusBjørn
- 1990SvampeSkyggen
- 1990AksjemordetAdvokat Riisnes
- 1989The DiveCaptain
- 1989IstanbulThe councilor
- 1989VirtuosoGerrard Schurmann
- 1989Intergirl
- 1988Nonni und Manni
- 1988Surrender
- 1988SweetwaterRun-Run
- 1988Folk og røvere i Kardemomme byKasper
- 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunBaron Bror Blixen-Finecke
- 1987The Egg
- 1987Etter RubiconJon Hoff
- 1987Mio in the Land of FarawayThe Swordmaker
- 1987The Feldmann CaseMikkel Årnes
- 1987A Film About LoveCristian
- 1986PlastposenHenrik
- 1986The fifth generationHaakon Tangstad
- 1985False as WaterJohn
- 1985The Last Place on EarthRoald Amundsen
- 1985Orion's BeltLars
- 1985Screen TwoGerard Schurmann
- 1984The ChieftainHarald Ås
- 1983HockeyfeberHaukland
- 1983Prima Veras saga om Olav den HelligeDale-Gudbrand
- 1983Twilight's Last Gleaming....Arve (voice)
- 1982The Flight of the EagleKnut Frænkel
- 1981The ExecutionArne Olsen
- 1978Pøbel
- 1977KarjolsteinenEilif
- 1977The Silent Majority
- 1975WivesMies mann
- 1975Min MarionGeorge
- 1974Two BuddiesAlfred
- 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldGunnar
- 1974The Last FleksnesPostman
- 1974Bobby's WarGiraristen
- 1973Kanarifuglen
- 1973Five Days in AugustMann som snakker rett fra levra
- 19713
- 1969The Olsen GangBensinmann
- 1967The Greatest GambleArne Nord
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