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Sverre Anker Ousdal(1944-2026)

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Sverre Anker Ousdal
A hearing impaired factory worker gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns.
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Sverre Anker Ousdal was born on 18 July 1944 in Norway. He was an actor, known for Blodsbånd (1998), Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) and Insomnia (1997). He died on 3 January 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
BornJuly 18, 1944
DiedJanuary 3, 2026(81)
BornJuly 18, 1944
DiedJanuary 3, 2026(81)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins total

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Known for

Blodsbånd (1998)
Blodsbånd
5.7
TV Mini Series
  • Rune Tallaksen
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
Mio in the Land of Faraway
6.3
  • The Swordmaker
  • 1987
Stellan Skarsgård and Maria Mathiesen in Insomnia (1997)
Insomnia
7.2
  • Erik Vik
  • 1997
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
The Secret Life of Words
7.4
  • Dimitri(as Sverre Ousdal)
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • One or Two Lies (2019)
    One or Two Lies
    Short
    • 2019
  • Okkupert (2015)
    Okkupert
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Kongen av Norge (as Sverre Anker Ausdal)
    • 2015
  • Host (2015)
    Host
    6.3
    • Osvald
    • 2015
  • Ewen Bremner, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Kim Bodnia, Jørgen Langhelle, and Leif Nygaard in The Veil of Twilight (2014)
    The Veil of Twilight
    5.3
    • Gardar
    • 2014
  • Lauren Bacall and Brian Cox in All at Sea (2010)
    All at Sea
    5.9
    • Arne
    • 2010
  • Pretty Nasty (2006)
    Pretty Nasty
    Short
    • Man
    • 2006
  • The Secret Life of Words (2005)
    The Secret Life of Words
    7.4
    • Dimitri (as Sverre Ousdal)
    • 2005
  • Deadline Torp (2005)
    Deadline Torp
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Jørgen Schold
    • 2005
  • Asfaltevangeliet (2004)
    Asfaltevangeliet
    5.8
    • Father of lost son
    • 2004
  • Trond Fausa and Stine Varvin in The Crossing (2004)
    The Crossing
    5.7
    • Onkel Karl
    • Uncle Karl
    • 2004
  • Vanished
    7.2
    Short
    • Father
    • 2003
  • Kitchen Stories (2003)
    Kitchen Stories
    7.3
    • Dr. Jack Zac. Benjaminsen
    • 2003
  • Everyone Loves Alice (2002)
    Everyone Loves Alice
    5.7
    • Henry Iversen
    • 2002
  • Folk flest bor i Kina (2002)
    Folk flest bor i Kina
    6.9
    • Martin (segment "Passasjerene")
    • 2002
  • Familjen (2002)
    Familjen
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Herman
    • 2002

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sverre Anker-Ousdal
  • Height
    • 6′ 4¾″ (1.95 m)
  • Born
    • July 18, 1944
    • Norway
  • Died
    • January 3, 2026
    • Oslo, Norway
  • Children
    • Mads Ousdal
  • Other works
    Did the narration for the Norwegian dub of the British children series "Postman Pat" during the eighties.

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  • Trivia
    Has received a Knighthood, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (highest order in Norway).

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