Sæbjørn Buttedahl (10 November 1876 – 10 July 1960) was a Norwegian stage and film actor who later found prominence as a sculptor.

Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl was born in Lier, Norway and began his career as a stage actor in 1896 at the age of twenty.

Two of these films, 1926's Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser and 1927's Den glade enke i Trangvik were directed by Harry Ivarson.

His final film role was in the 1927 romantic drama Fjeldeventyret (A Mountain Romance),[3] directed by his son-in-law Leif Sinding.

[6] In 1926, Buttedahl emigrated to the United States, where he toured the country with appearances reciting poems and singing folk songs.