Sverre Anker Ousdal (born 18 July 1944) is a Norwegian actor born in

Flekkefjord is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Flekkefjord. The villages of Sira, Gyland, Rasvåg, Kirkehavn, and Åna-Sira are ...

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Biography

Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at

Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...

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. He worked at the Oslo Nye Teater between 1967 and 1970, and is since 1970 part of Norway's National Theatre ensemble. He has had major roles in several TV-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

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play ''Kreditorer''. In 1997 he was made a Knight First Class of the

Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav I ...

for his acting work. Ousdal has had a number of major roles in Norwegian and

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films, including '' Karjolsteinen'' (1977), ''

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'' (1985), ''Falsk som vatten'' (1985), ''Etter Rubicon'' (1987), and ''

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''. He has also appeared in US films like ''

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'' (1974) and in several British productions, most notably the serial '' The Last Place on Earth'' (1985), where he starred as polar explorer

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. He is the father of actor Mads Ousdal. Ousdal was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, and lost most of his eyesight due to a mistake made by surgeons during an operation to remove a tumour. He retired as an actor in November 2013, after playing the title role in a production of ''

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'' at the National Theatre in

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Selected filmography

*'' The Greatest Gamble'' (1967) *''

Olsen-banden The ''Olsen Gang'' ( da, Olsen-banden, no, Olsenbanden, german: Die Olsenbande) is a Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang ...

'' (1968) *'' Kanarifuglen'' (1973) *'' Den siste Fleksnes'' (1974) *'' Min Marion'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *'' Pøbel'' (1978) *'' Grenseland'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *'' Flight of the Eagle'' (1982) *'' Last Gleaming'' (1983) *''

The Chieftain ''The Chieftain'' is a two-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand based on their 1867 opera, '' The Contrabandista''. It consists of substantially the same first act as the 1867 work with a completely new second act. It premiered a ...

'' (1984) *''

False as Water ''False as Water'' ( sv, Falsk som vatten) is a 1985 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Alfredson. Alfredson won the award for Best Director and Malin Ek won the award for Best Actress at the 21st Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Malin Ek as Clara * ...

'' (1985) *''

'' (1985) *'' Plastposen'' (1986) *'' A Film About Love'' (1987) *'' Etter Rubicon'' (1987) *'' Over grensen'' (1987) *''

Mio in the Land of Faraway ''Mio in the Land of Faraway'' ( sv, Mio min Mio; russian: Мио, мой Мио, Mio, moy Mio) is a 1987 fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov and starring Christopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms and Susa ...

'' (1987) *'' Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by'' (1988) *'' The Dive'' (1990) *'' The Last Dance'' (1993) *''

Kristin Lavransdatter ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ...

'' (1995) *'' Hamsun'' (1996) *''

'' (1997) *'' Eva's Eye'' (1999) *'' The 7 Deadly Sins'' (2000) *'' Familjen'' (2002) *'' Everyone Loves Alice'' (2002) *''

Kitchen Stories ''Kitchen Stories'' ( no, Salmer fra Kjøkkenet) is a 2003 film, 2003 Norwegian film by Bent Hamer, director of ''Eggs (film), Eggs'' and ''O' Horten.'' Plot Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway to study Norwegian men, in an effort ...

'' (2003) *'' The Crossing'' (2004) *'' Deadline Torp'' (2005) *''

The Secret Life of Words ''The Secret Life of Words'' is a 2005 Spanish-Irish drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara and Julie Christie. It was released on 15 December 2006. Plot Taciturn, partially deaf Han ...

'' (2005) *'' Wide Blue Yonder'' (2010)

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* 1944 births Living people People from Flekkefjord Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors 21st-century Norwegian male actors {{Norway-actor-stub