His 1959 comedy Vi er allesammen tossede (All of us are Crazy) received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.
Methling also received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for the 1955 war drama Der kom en dag (There Will Come a Day).
In 1944, Methling performed the leading role in the drama Det Store Ansvar (The Great Responsibility), directed by his father.
Methling made his solo directorial debut in 1953 with the crime drama Kriminalsagen.
Over the next several years, Methling made a series of popular war comedies, the Soldaterkammerater movies (Soldier Buddies).