Friedrich von Ledebur
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1900
- Died
- December 25, 1986
- Birthplace
- Nisko, Poland
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
Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut 1981
as General Schwerin
Bloodline 1979
as Innkeeper
The Standard 1977
as General
Sorcerer 1977
as 'Carlos'
Montana Trap 1976
as Martin Ross
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot 1975
as Don Felipe
- Comenius
Comenius 1975
as Kanzler Oxenstjerna
An Invitation to the Hunt 1974
as Prince Von Ehrenberg
Ludwig 1973
as Hofmarschall (uncredited)
Slaughterhouse-Five 1972
as German Leader
Fellini: The Director as Creator 1970
Actor
- Ride This Way Grey Horse
Ride This Way Grey Horse 1970
as Horse Master
The Christmas Tree 1969
as Vernet
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal 1969
as Hildebrand
The Fight for Rome 1968
as Hildebrand
Oedipus the King 1968
as King Laius
Assignment K 1968
Actor
Reflections in a Golden Eye 1967
as Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)
The Blue Max 1966
as Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
as Medium
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande 1965
as Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Yellow Devil 1964
as Mübarek
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964
as Barbarian (uncredited)
Barabbas 1961
as Officer (as Frederich Ledebur), Stunts
A Breath of Scandal 1960
as Count Sandor
Enchanted Island 1958
as Mehevi
The Roots of Heaven 1958
as Peer Qvist
The Man Who Turned to Stone 1957
as Eric
Voodoo Island 1957
as Native Chief
The 27th Day 1957
as Dr. Karl Neuhaus
Moby Dick 1956
as Queequeg
Alexander the Great 1956
as Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
The Great Sinner 1949
as Casino Secretary
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
as Workman (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa 1948
as Igor (uncredited)
Forever Amber 1947
Actor
Notorious 1946
as Knerr (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal 1945
as Russian General (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.