Sverre Anker Ousdal
Acting
Born: 1944-07-18 in 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
Nonni und Manni
Asfaltevangeliet
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Swordmaker
Five Days in August
Mann som snakker rett fra levra
The Last Place on Earth
Roald Amundsen
Familjen
Intergirl
The Secret Life of Words
Dimitri
The fifth generation
Haakon Tangstad
Credo
Dr. Lack
Insomnia
Erik Vik
North Star
Lindberg
The Island at the Top of the World
Gunnar
The Olsen Gang
Bensinmann
The Greatest Gamble
Arne Nord
Kristin Lavransdatter
Lavrans
Cellophane
Vegard Birkeland
The Chieftain
Harald Ås
The Flight of the Eagle
Knut Frænkel
Sweetwater
Run-Run
The Last Dance
Opera Manager
Kitchen Stories
Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Veil of Twilight
Gardar
The Crossing
Uncle Carl
Orion's Belt
Lars
The Feldmann Case
Mikkel Årnes
The Egg
Aksjemordet
Advokat Riisnes
All at Sea
Arne
The Silent Majority
Hamsun
The Dive
Captain
The Last Fleksnes
Postman
Eva's Eye
Larsgaard
Everyone Loves Alice
Henry
Fomlesen i kattepine
Rex Dobberman
False as Water
John