Svend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a

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and

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. He was a director for Dansk Skolescene 1924-1929, for Folkescenen 1925 and for Komediehuset 1929-1930. He also worked as a director at the

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between 1926-1929. From 1932 to 1962 he worked as an actor in numerous films often family musical oriented films. During this time he also directed several films but the bulk of his director work on film was in the 1940s. In 1946 he directed '' The Tinderbox'', the first Danish animated feature film, animated by

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Selected filmography as an actor

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Der var engang ''Der var engang'' is a 1966 Danish family film directed by John Price (Danish actor), John Price and starring Birgitte Bruun. Cast * Birgitte Bruun - Prinsessen af Illyrien * Hans W. Petersen - Kongen af Illyrien * Peter Steen - Prinsen af Dan ...

'' - 1922 *'' Hadda Padda'' - 1924 *''

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'' - 1932 *'' Champagnegaloppen'' - 1938 *'' Det store ansvar'' - 1944 *'' Familien Gelinde'' - 1944 *''

Den usynlige hær ''The Invisible Army'' ( da, Den usynlige hær) is a 1945 Danish war film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Bodil Kjer. Cast * Bodil Kjer as Alice * Ebbe Rode as Jørgen * Mogens Wieth as Poul * Maria Garland as Alices mor * Poul Mül ...

'' - 1945 *''

Soldaten og Jenny ''Jenny and the Soldier'' ( da, Soldaten og Jenny) is a 1947 Danish dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen. The black-and-white film is based on the 1940 stage play ''Brudstykker af et mønster'' () written by Danish playwright C ...

'' - 1947 *'' Tre år efter'' - 1948 *'' For frihed og ret'' - 1949 *'' Berlingske Tidende (film)'' - 1949 *'' Historien om Hjortholm'' - 1950 *'' Unge piger forsvinder i København'' - 1951 *'' Fra den gamle købmandsgård'' - 1951 *'' Husmandstøsen'' - 1952 *'' Kærlighedsdoktoren'' - 1952 * ''

The Crime of Tove Andersen ''The Crime of Tove Andersen'' (Danish: ''Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen'') is a 1953 Danish crime film directed by Sven Methling and starring Preben Lerdorff Rye, Ib Schønberg and Else Jarlbak.Hammer p.98 Cast * Preben Lerdorff Rye as Krimin ...

'' (1953) * '' We Who Go the Kitchen Route'' (1953) *'' Karen, Maren og Mette'' - 1954 *'' Bruden fra Dragstrup'' - 1955 *'' Der kom en dag'' - 1955 *''

En kvinde er overflødig ''En kvinde er overflødig'' () is a 1957 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel which focuses on a working-class family. Clara Pontoppidan received a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Enkefru Tang. Cast * ...

'' - 1957 *'' Tre piger fra Jylland'' - 1957 *'' Ingen tid til kærtegn'' - 1957 *'' Sømænd og svigermødre'' - 1962

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Biography at the Danish Film Institute (Danish)
Danish male actors Danish male film actors Danish male silent film actors 20th-century Danish male actors Danish male stage actors Danish film directors Danish theatre directors Danish animated film directors Danish animators 1891 births 1977 deaths {{Denmark-actor-stub