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Friedrich von Ledebur

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

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.

Born

Nisko, Poland on 3rd June 1900

Died

25th December 1986

All Credits

The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Brother Christophorus
No Image
Engadiner Bilderbogen
Carlo Bivetti
La Demoiselle d'Avignon Image
La Demoiselle d'Avignon
Roi de Kurlande, grand-père de Koba, Rollon...
Sorcerer Image
Sorcerer
"Carlos"
Notorious Image
Notorious
Knerr (uncredited)
Moby Dick Image
Moby Dick
Queequeg
The Fall of the Roman Empire Image
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Barbarian (uncredited)
Alexander the Great Image
Alexander the Great
Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Barabbas Image
Barabbas
Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Image
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Workman (uncredited)
Ludwig Image
Ludwig
Hofmarschall (uncredited)
The Blue Max Image
The Blue Max
Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
Juliet of the Spirits Image
Juliet of the Spirits
Medium
Reflections in a Golden Eye Image
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)
Bloodline Image
Bloodline
Innkeeper
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot Image
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Don Felipe
Slaughterhouse-Five Image
Slaughterhouse-Five
German Leader
A Royal Scandal Image
A Royal Scandal
Russian General (uncredited)
Ginger and Fred Image
Ginger and Fred
Admiral Aulenti
A Breath of Scandal Image
A Breath of Scandal
Count Sandor
The Christmas Tree Image
The Christmas Tree
Vernet
The Roots of Heaven Image
The Roots of Heaven
Peer Qvist
The 27th Day Image
The 27th Day
Dr. Karl Neuhaus
The Fight for Rome Image
The Fight for Rome
Hildebrand
The Great Sinner Image
The Great Sinner
Casino Secretary
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande Image
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Yellow Devil Image
Yellow Devil
Mübarek
My Girl Tisa Image
My Girl Tisa
Igor (uncredited)
Voodoo Island Image
Voodoo Island
Native Chief
Enchanted Island Image
Enchanted Island
Mehevi
Oedipus the King Image
Oedipus the King
King Laius
Montana Trap Image
Montana Trap
Martin Ross
Assignment K Image
Assignment K
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal Image
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
Hildebrand
The Man Who Turned to Stone Image
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Eric
The Standard Image
The Standard
General
No Image
Comenius
Kanzler Oxenstjerna
An Invitation to the Hunt Image
An Invitation to the Hunt
Prince Von Ehrenberg
Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut Image
Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut
General Schwerin
No Image
Ride This Way Grey Horse
Horse Master