
Acting
Preben Lerdorff Rye was a prolific actor in Danish cinema during the mid-to-late 20th century. After varied educations in physical labor jobs, Rye debuted at Odenste Teater in 1938 and later got admitted to Det Kgl. Teater as a student in 1940, where he later became an actor, and was performing on stage up until 1961. Rye then took a brief break from the stage and acting and went on to live as a "civilian", until 1973, where he took up acting full time again, both in film and in theaters.

Babette's Feast
1987

Ordet
1955

Day of Wrath
1943

The Fishermen
1977

Ludvigsbakke
1978

The Element of Crime
1984

Medea
1989

Opfinderkontoret
1982

Behind the red gates
1951

Kongeligt besøg
1954

Isolde
1989

Be Dear to Me
1957

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995

It's a World Full of Children
1980

Normannerne
1976

Skibet er ladet med..
1960

En ganske almindelig pige
1940

Tante Tut fra Paris
1956

Hvad vil De ha'?
1956

The Fight For The Red Cow
1987

Det hændte i København
1949

Unge piger forsvinder i København
1951

Sofies skolegang
1977

Christian
1989

Det gælder os alle
1949

Søskende
1966

I gaar og i morgen
1945

Den ubetænksomme elsker
1982

Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979

While the Gate was Locked
1948

Sønnen fra Amerika
1957

Sigurd Fafnersbane
1981

A Stranger Knocks
1959

Hvor er Far
1948

The First Circle
1973