Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Jørgen Leth
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 35Series: 7Crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 72343
IMDb ID: nm0504654
Known for: Directing
Born: June 14, 1937
Died: September 29, 2025
Age: 88
Place of birth: Århus, Denmark
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2023
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.21
Wikidata: Q562108
Other jobs
Director (25)Original Film Writer (1)
Biography
Jørgen Leth was a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human. He is also a sports commentator for Danish television and is represented by the film production company, Sunset Productions.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jørgen Leth.
6.8
Music for Black Pigeons
Director
2023 Movie
5.0
Corona Film Club
as Self
2021 Movie
8.9
I Walk
as himself
2020 Movie
Gifts of Chance – a film about Jørgen Leth
as Himself
2020 Movie
The Perfect Human
Original Film Writer
2018 Movie
Jørgen Leth & Co.: Vi Sidder Bare Her
as Self
2018 Movie
Pelota II
Director
2017 Movie
Født til Filmen
as Himself
2015 Movie
Laamb
as Narrator (voice)
2013 Movie
6.5
Klown
as Jørgen Leth
2010 Movie
4.9
The Erotic Man
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.0
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
2010 Movie
6.0
Sanselighedens pris
2007 Movie
Freedom of Space: Skateboard Culture and the Public Space
as Narrator
2006 Movie
6.9
The Five Obstructions
as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
2003 Movie
I Am Alive
Director
1999 Movie
6.5
Haiti. Untitled
Director
1996 Movie
Katherine Dunham - Dancing with Life
Director
1994 Movie
4.0
Notes on Love
Director
1989 Movie
8.0
Notebook from China
Director
1987 Movie
7.0
Pelota
Director
1983 Movie
5.6
66 Scenes from America
as Self
1982 Movie
Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
A Sunday in Hell
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jørgen Leth.
Leth og Pilgaard indtager Danmark
as Jørgen • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Det sidste ord
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2020 Series
Hos Hans
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2018 Series
Mit Spanien
as Jørgen • 11 eps
2016 Series
Mit Frankrig
as Jørgen • 12 eps
2015 Series
8.5
Spise med Price
as Fortæller • 2 eps
2008 Series
Ronnie Rosé si'r helt go'nat
as Forskellige roller • 3 eps
1987 Series