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Sverre Anker Ousdal

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Sverre Anker Ousdal

Born July 18, 1944 in Flekkefjord, NorwayDied January 3, 202661 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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The Secret Life of Words poster7.0The Secret Life of Words2005Kitchen Stories poster7.0Kitchen Stories2003The Island at the Top of the World poster6.5The Island at the Top of the World1974Mio in the Land of Faraway poster6.0Mio in the Land of Faraway1987Intergirl poster6.5Intergirl1989

Filmography

61 films as actor
  1. 2021One or Two Lies
  2. 2015Autumn Fall
  3. 2014The Veil of TwilightGardar
  4. 2012All at SeaArne
  5. 2005The Secret Life of WordsDimitri
  6. 2005Deadline TorpJørgen Schold
  7. 2004The CrossingUncle Carl
  8. 2004Asfaltevangeliet
  9. 2003Kitchen StoriesDr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
  10. 2002Everyone Loves AliceHenry
  11. 2002Most People Live in ChinaMartin (segment "Passasjerene")
  12. 2000The 7 Deadly Sins
  13. 1999Fomlesen i kattepineRex Dobberman
  14. 1999Eva's EyeLarsgaard
  15. 1998CellophaneVegard Birkeland
  16. 1997CredoDr. Lack
  17. 1997InsomniaErik Vik
  18. 1996Such Is LifeHarald Knoop
  19. 1996Hamsun
  20. 1996North StarLindberg
  21. 1995Kristin LavransdatterLavrans
  22. 1994BikinisesongenSindre
  23. 1993The Last DanceOpera Manager
  24. 1993ColossusBjørn
  25. 1990SvampeSkyggen
  26. 1989The DiveCaptain
  27. 1989IstanbulThe councilor
  28. 1989VirtuosoGerrard Schurmann
  29. 1989Intergirl
  30. 1988Surrender
  31. 1988SweetwaterRun-Run
  32. 1988Folk og røvere i Kardemomme byKasper
  33. 1988Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunBaron Bror Blixen-Finecke
  34. 1987The Egg
  35. 1987Etter RubiconJon Hoff
  36. 1987Mio in the Land of FarawayThe Swordmaker
  37. 1987The Feldmann CaseMikkel Årnes
  38. 1987A Film About LoveCristian
  39. 1986PlastposenHenrik
  40. 1985False as WaterJohn
  41. 1985Orion's BeltLars
  42. 1984The ChieftainHarald Ås
  43. 1983HockeyfeberHaukland
  44. 1983Prima Veras saga om Olav den HelligeDale-Gudbrand
  45. 1983Twilight's Last Gleaming....Arve (voice)
  46. 1982The Flight of the EagleKnut Frænkel
  47. 1981The ExecutionArne Olsen
  48. 1978Pøbel
  49. 1977KarjolsteinenEilif
  50. 1977The Silent Majority
  51. 1975WivesMies mann
  52. 1975Min MarionGeorge
  53. 1974Two BuddiesAlfred
  54. 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldGunnar
  55. 1974The Last FleksnesPostman
  56. 1974Bobby's WarGiraristen
  57. 1973Kanarifuglen
  58. 1973Five Days in AugustMann som snakker rett fra levra
  59. 19713
  60. 1969The Olsen GangBensinmann
  61. 1967The Greatest GambleArne Nord