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Friedrich von Ledebur‌

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Nisko, Poland

Friedrich von Ledebur

Nisko, Poland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1900-06-03

Popularity

star3.8

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.

Movie Credits

Moby Dick

Moby Dick‌
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calendar 1956

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa‌
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calendar 1948

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot‌
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calendar 1975

The 27th Day

The 27th Day‌
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calendar 1957

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five‌
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calendar 1972

Yellow Devil

Yellow Devil‌
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calendar 1964

The Man Who Turned to Stone

The Man Who Turned to Stone‌
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calendar 1957

Ginger and Fred

Ginger and Fred‌
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calendar 1986

Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island‌
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calendar 1957

Sorcerer

Sorcerer‌
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calendar 1977

Ludwig

Ludwig‌
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calendar 1973

Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits‌
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calendar 1965

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande‌
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calendar 1965

The Blue Max

The Blue Max‌
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calendar 1966

A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal‌
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calendar 1960

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree‌
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calendar 1969

The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven‌
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calendar 1958

The Fight for Rome

The Fight for Rome‌
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calendar 1968

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House‌
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calendar 1948

Assignment K

Assignment K‌
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calendar 1968

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire‌
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calendar 1964

Notorious

Notorious‌
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calendar 1946

Montana Trap

Montana Trap‌
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calendar 1976

Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island‌
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calendar 1958

An Invitation to the Hunt

An Invitation to the Hunt‌
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calendar 1974

Comenius

Comenius‌
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calendar 1975

Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut

Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut‌
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calendar 1981

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great‌
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calendar 1956

The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner‌
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calendar 1949

Barabbas

Barabbas‌
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calendar 1961

The Standard

The Standard‌
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calendar 1977

The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal

The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal‌
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calendar 1969

Bloodline

Bloodline‌
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calendar 1979

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal‌
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calendar 1945

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Reflections in a Golden Eye‌
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calendar 1967

Ride This Way Grey Horse

Ride This Way Grey Horse‌
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calendar 1970

Tv Credits

La Demoiselle d'Avignon

La Demoiselle d'Avignon‌
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calendar 1972

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Engadiner Bilderbogen

Engadiner Bilderbogen‌
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calendar 1974