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name: "Preben Lerdorff Rye"
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born: "23 May 1917"
died: "15 June 1995"
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# Preben Lerdorff Rye

Actor. Born 23 May 1917 in Rudkøbing, Denmark. Died 15 June 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1917, Rudkøbing, Denmark
- **Died:** 15 June 1995
- **Also known as:** Preben Leerdorff-Rye, Preben Lerdorff, Preben Lerdorff-Rye, Orla Preben Larsen

## Biography

Preben Lerdorff Rye (also credited as Preben Leerdorff-Rye and Preben Lerdorff) was a Danish actor. He was born on 23 May 1917 in Rudkøbing and died on 15 June 1995.

He trained at Odense Teater from 1938 and the Royal Danish Theatre school from 1940, becoming a member of the Royal Theatre until 1961. After a period working outside the theatre in the 1960s, he returned to acting and served as director of Danmarks Turnéteater from 1973 to 1978. He appeared in numerous films from 1941 to 1989.

Rye is known for roles in *Day of Wrath* (1943) as Martin, *Ordet* (1955) as Johannes Borgen (uncredited), *Babette's Feast* (1987) as the Captain, *The Element of Crime* (1984) as Grandfather, and *Medea* (1988) as Paedragon. He received Bodil awards for *I gabestokken* (1950) and *En fremmed banker på* (1959).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, carlthdreyer.dk, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk, danskefilm.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ordet* (1955), Fi1m 86, as Johannes Borgen (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ordet.md)

## Also known for

- *Babette's Feast* (1987), Kaptajnen
- *Day of Wrath* (1943), Martin, Absalon's Son from First Marriage (uncredited)
- *The Element of Crime* (1984), Grandfather — [page](https://film.one/film/the-element-of-crime.md)
- *Medea* (1989), Paedragon

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