Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1900-06-03
Place of Birth: Nisko, Poland
Also Known As: Fredrick Ledebur, Friedrich Ledebur

Movies List of Friedrich von Ledebur

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Moby Dick

1956 Movie
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My Girl Tisa

1948 Movie
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The 27th Day

1957 Movie
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Slaughterhouse-Five

1972 Movie
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Yellow Devil

1964 Movie
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Ginger and Fred

1986 Movie
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Voodoo Island

1957 Movie
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Sorcerer

1977 Movie
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Ludwig

1973 Movie
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Juliet of the Spirits

1965 Movie
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The Blue Max

1966 Movie
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A Breath of Scandal

1960 Movie
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The Christmas Tree

1969 Movie
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The Roots of Heaven

1958 Movie
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The Fight for Rome

1968 Movie
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Assignment K

1968 Movie
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Notorious

1946 Movie
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Montana Trap

1976 Movie
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Enchanted Island

1958 Movie
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Comenius

1975 Movie
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Alexander the Great

1956 Movie
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The Great Sinner

1949 Movie
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Barabbas

1961 Movie
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The Standard

1977 Movie
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Bloodline

1979 Movie
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A Royal Scandal

1945 Movie