Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal (18 July 1944 – 3 January 2026) was a Norwegian actor. He was the father of actor Mads Ousdal.

He had major roles in several television series like Grenseland (1980), Blodsbånd (1998, for which he was awarded an Amanda), Familjen (Swedish) and Deadline Torp (2005). He also received the Amanda Award in 1990 for his part in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation play Kreditorer. In 1997 he was made a Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav for his acting work. Ousdal died in Oslo on 3 January 2026, at the age of 81.

Selected filmography

The Greatest Gamble (1967) Olsen-banden (1968) Kanarifuglen (1973) Den siste Fleksnes (1974) Min Marion (1975) Wives (1975) Pøbel (1978) Grenseland (1980) Martin (1981) Flight of the Eagle (1982) Hockeyfeber (1983) Last Gleaming (1983) The Chieftain (1984) False as Water (1985) Orion's Belt (1985) Plastposen (1986) A Film About Love (1987) Etter Rubicon (1987) Over grensen (1987) Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987) Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988) Sweetwater (1988) The Dive (1990) The Last Dance (1993) Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) Hamsun (1996) Insomnia (1997) Eva's Eye (1999) Fomlesen i kattepine (1999) The 7 Deadly Sins (2000) Familjen (2002) Everyone Loves Alice (2002) Kitchen Stories (2003) The Crossing (2004) Deadline Torp (2005) The Secret Life of Words (2005) Wide Blue Yonder (2010) The Veil of Twilight (2014)