Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

  • Birthday: 1900-06-03
  • Deathday: 1986-12-25
  • Place of birth: Nisko, Poland
  • Also know as: Fredrick Ledebur

Biography

Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln (June 3, 1900 – December 25, 1986) was an Austrian actor who was known for Moby Dick (1956), Alexander the Great (1955) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). Ledebur was born in Nisko, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Poland) in 1900. Friedrich enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Army in 1916, and was an officer in the Austrian Cavalry Division during the last years of World War I. In the 1930s Ledebur became a close friend of Charles Bedaux, with whom he traveled extensively in Africa and Canada. After the war, Ledebur spent the next two decades travelling the world, working all manner of odd jobs from gold mining to deep sea diving, to riding and winning prize money at rodeos. Ledebur settled in the United States in 1939 and anglicised his name to 'Frederick'. A close friendship with fellow adventurer and director John Huston, gave Ledebur his entrée to character acting. In 1945, von Ledebur made his film debut. He later appeared in Alexander the Great (1955), and played chief harpooneer Queequeg, a South Sea chieftain, in the film Moby Dick (1956). "Better a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian", Herman Melville's Ishmael famously says of Queequeg in the book and the film. He appeared as Brother Christophorus in The Twilight Zone episode "The Howling Man". Source: Article "Friedrich von Ledebur" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Ginger and Fred

1986

As Admiral Aulenti

Montana Trap

1976

As Martin Ross

Ride This Way Grey Horse

1970

As Horse Master

The 27th Day

1957

As Dr. Karl Neuhaus

Enchanted Island

1958

As Mehevi

Une invitation à la chasse

1974

As Prince Von Ehrenberg

Voodoo Island

1957

As Native Chief

Juliet of the Spirits

1965

As Medium

The Christmas Tree

1969

As Vernet

Sorcerer

1977

As 'Carlos'

Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut

1981

As General Schwerin

The Great Sinner

1949

As Casino Secretary

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

As German Leader

Yellow Devil

1964

As Mübarek

Notorious

1946

As Knerr

Comenius

1975

As Kanzler Oxenstjerna

A Breath of Scandal

1960

As Count Sandor

The Standard

1977

As General

The Roots of Heaven

1958

As Peer Qvist

The Fight for Rome

1968

As Hildebrand

The Blue Max

1966

As Feldmarschall von Lenndorf

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

1965

As Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967

As Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)

Moby Dick

1956

As Queequeg

Alexander the Great

1956

As Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)

Barabbas

1961

As Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

As Barbarian (uncredited)

Bloodline

1979

As Innkeeper

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

As Workman (uncredited)

Assignment K

1968

As

My Girl Tisa

1948

As Igor (uncredited)

A Royal Scandal

1945

As Russian General (uncredited)

Ludwig

1973

As Hofmarschall (uncredited)

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