Sverre Anker Ousdal
Birthday: 1944-07-18
Deathday: 2026-01-03
Birthplace: Flekkefjord, Norway
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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2021-01-01 | One or Two Lies | |
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2015-10-16 | Autumn Fall | |
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2014-10-10 | The Veil of Twilight | Gardar |
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2012-05-25 | All at Sea | Arne |
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2005-12-15 | The Secret Life of Words | Dimitri |
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2005-01-13 | Deadline Torp | Jørgen Schold |
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2004-10-22 | The Crossing | Uncle Carl |
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2004-04-17 | Asfaltevangeliet | |
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2003-05-15 | Kitchen Stories | Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen |
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2002-10-04 | Everyone Loves Alice | Henry |
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2002-06-07 | Most People Live in China | Martin (segment "Passasjerene") |
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2000-08-11 | The 7 Deadly Sins | |
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1999-12-26 | Fomlesen i kattepine | Rex Dobberman |
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1999-10-29 | Eva's Eye | Larsgaard |
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1998-08-28 | Cellophane | Vegard Birkeland |
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1997-09-12 | Credo | Dr. Lack |
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1997-03-14 | Insomnia | Erik Vik |
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1996-10-25 | Such Is Life | Harald Knoop |
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1996-04-19 | Hamsun | |
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1996-01-03 | North Star | Lindberg |
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1995-08-25 | Kristin Lavransdatter | Lavrans |
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1994-09-23 | Bikinisesongen | Sindre |
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1993-12-25 | The Last Dance | Opera Manager |
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1993-09-24 | Colossus | Bjørn |
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1990-12-26 | Svampe | Skyggen |
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1989-08-31 | The Dive | Captain |
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1989-08-07 | Istanbul | The councilor |
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1989-02-12 | Virtuoso | Gerrard Schurmann |
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1989-01-21 | Intergirl | |
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1988-09-20 | Surrender | |
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1988-09-14 | Sweetwater | Run-Run |
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1988-08-25 | Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by | Kasper |
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1988-05-15 | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke |
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1987-10-04 | The Egg | |
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1987-09-10 | Etter Rubicon | Jon Hoff |
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1987-08-18 | Mio in the Land of Faraway | The Swordmaker |
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1987-02-01 | The Feldmann Case | Mikkel Årnes |
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1987-01-26 | A Film About Love | Cristian |
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1986-12-26 | Plastposen | Henrik |
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1985-11-08 | False as Water | John |
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1985-02-08 | Orion's Belt | Lars |
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1984-02-01 | The Chieftain | Harald Ås |
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1983-10-07 | Hockeyfeber | Haukland |
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1983-09-16 | Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige | Dale-Gudbrand |
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1983-08-27 | Twilight's Last Gleaming.... | Arve (voice) |
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1982-08-26 | The Flight of the Eagle | Knut Frænkel |
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1981-02-06 | The Execution | Arne Olsen |
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1978-09-12 | Pøbel | |
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1977-12-26 | Karjolsteinen | Eilif |
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1977-03-11 | The Silent Majority | |
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1975-09-03 | Wives | Mies mann |
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1975-07-22 | Min Marion | George |
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1974-12-19 | Two Buddies | Alfred |
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1974-12-16 | The Island at the Top of the World | Gunnar |
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1974-11-04 | The Last Fleksnes | Postman |
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1974-02-21 | Bobby's War | Giraristen |
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1973-09-13 | Kanarifuglen | |
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1973-01-25 | Five Days in August | Mann som snakker rett fra levra |
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1971-10-21 | 3 | |
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1969-08-11 | The Olsen Gang | Bensinmann |
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1967-12-26 | The Greatest Gamble | Arne Nord |