Svend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a Danish actor and film director.

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 Det Ny Teater between 1926 and 1929.

In 1946 he directed The Tinderbox, the first Danish animated feature film, animated by Børge Ring.

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