Sverre Anker Ousdal
Acting

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Born 18 July 1944 · Flekkefjord, Norway · Died 3 January 2026

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

Insomnia
The Secret Life of Words
Kitchen Stories
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Island at the Top of the World
Intergirl
North Star
The Crossing
The Flight of the Eagle
Hamsun
Orion's Belt
False as Water
One or Two Lies
Autumn Fall
The Veil of Twilight
All at Sea
The Secret Life of Words
Deadline Torp
The Crossing
Asfaltevangeliet
Kitchen Stories
Most People Live in China
Everyone Loves Alice
The 7 Deadly Sins
Fomlesen i kattepine
Eva's Eye
Cellophane
Insomnia
Credo
Such Is Life
Hamsun
North Star
Kristin Lavransdatter
Bikinisesongen
The Last Dance
Svampe
Virtuoso
The Dive
Intergirl
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
Surrender
Sweetwater
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Etter Rubicon
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The Egg
The Feldmann Case
A Film About Love
Plastposen
Orion's Belt
False as Water
The Chieftain
Hockeyfeber
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
The Flight of the Eagle
The Execution
Pøbel
Karjolsteinen
The Silent Majority
Wives
Min Marion
The Island at the Top of the World
Bobby's War
The Last Fleksnes
Two Buddies
Five Days in August
Kanarifuglen
3
The Olsen Gang
The Greatest Gamble
Sverre Anker Ousdal · Midrow