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Sverre Anker Ousdal
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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), …
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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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Sverre Anker Ousdal's Filmography
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One or Two Lies
Syndebukken: Prosessen mot Harry Lindstrøm
as Himself
Autumn Fall
The Veil of Twilight
as Gardar
All at Sea
as Arne
The Secret Life of Words
as Dimitri
Deadline Torp
as Jørgen Schold
The Crossing
as Uncle Carl
Asfaltevangeliet
Kitchen Stories
as Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
Everyone Loves Alice
as Henry
Most People Live in China
as Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
The 7 Deadly Sins
Fomlesen i kattepine
as Rex Dobberman
Eva's Eye
as Larsgaard
Cellophane
as Vegard Birkeland
Credo
as Dr. Lack
Insomnia
as Erik Vik
Such Is Life
as Harald Knoop
Hamsun
North Star
as Lindberg
Kristin Lavransdatter
as Lavrans
Bikinisesongen
as Sindre
The Last Dance
as Opera Manager
No Poster
Colossus
as Bjørn
Svampe
as Skyggen
The Dive
as Captain
No Poster
Istanbul
as The councilor
Virtuoso
as Gerrard Schurmann
Intergirl
Surrender
Sweetwater
as Run-Run
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by
as Kasper
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
The Egg
Etter Rubicon
as Jon Hoff
Mio in the Land of Faraway
as The Swordmaker
The Feldmann Case
as Mikkel Årnes
A Film About Love
as Cristian
Plastposen
as Henrik
False as Water
as John
Orion's Belt
as Lars
The Chieftain
as Harald Ås
Hockeyfeber
as Haukland
Prima Veras saga om Olav den Hellige
as Dale-Gudbrand
Twilight's Last Gleaming....
as Arve (voice)
The Flight of the Eagle
as Knut Frænkel
The Execution
as Arne Olsen
Pøbel
Karjolsteinen
as Eilif
The Silent Majority
Wives
as Mies mann
Min Marion
as George
Two Buddies
as Alfred
The Island at the Top of the World
as Gunnar
The Last Fleksnes
as Postman
Bobby's War
as Giraristen
Kanarifuglen
Five Days in August
as Mann som snakker rett fra levra
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The Olsen Gang
as Bensinmann
The Greatest Gamble
as Arne Nord