Friedrich von Ledebur
Actor
June 3, 1900 — December 25, 1986 (86 years)
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".
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| 1986 | Ginger & Fred · as Admiral Aulenti |
| 1979 | Bloodline · as Innkeeper |
| 1977 | The Standard · as General |
| 1977 | Sorcerer · as 'carlos' |
| 1976 | Montana Trap · as Martin Ross |
| 1975 | A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe · as Don FelipeOn Plex |
| 1973 | Ludwig · as Hofmarschall (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five · as German Leader |
| 1972 | La demoiselle d'Avignon · as Roi De Kurlande, Grand-Père De Koba, Rollon... |
| 1969 | Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat · as Hildebrand |
| 1969 | The Christmas Tree · as VernetOn Plex |
| 1968 | The Last Roman · as Hildebrand |
| 1968 | Mayerling · as Hofmarschall |
| 1968 | Oedipus the King · as King Laius |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye · as Lieutenant At Garden Party (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Blue Max · as Feldmarschall Von Lenndorf |
| 1965 | Juliet of the Spirits · as Medium |
| 1965 | Treasure of the Aztecs · as Count Don Fernando Di Rodriganda Y Sevilla |
| 1964 | The Yellow One · as Mübarek |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire · as Barbarian (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Barabbas · as Officer (as Frederich Ledebur) |
| 1960 | Ninotchka · as Rakonin |
| 1960 | A Breath of Scandal · as Count Sandor |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone · as Brother Christophorus |
| 1959 | Tales of the Vikings · as Haakon |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Capt. Bart |
| 1958 | Enchanted Island · as Mehevi |
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven · as Peer Qvist |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip · as Kurt Strohmann |
| 1958 | Bronco · as Baptiste Leblanc |
| 1958 | Fräulein · as German Police Captain |
| 1958 | Crash Landing · as Priest |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov · as Chief Judge |
| 1957 | Wagon Train · as Big Bear |
| 1957 | The Man Who Turned to Stone · as Eric |
| 1957 | Voodoo Island · as Native Chief |
| 1957 | The 27th Day · as Dr. Karl Neuhaus |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday · as Hafdyke |
| 1956 | Moby Dick · as Queequeg |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great · as Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur) |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge · as Maitre D'hotel At Maxim'sOn Plex |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner · as Casino Secretary |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Workman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa · as Igor (uncredited) |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | Notorious · as Knerr (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal · as Russian General (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self - In Audience |