Friedrich von Ledebur

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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.

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1986
Ginger and Fred
Movie Admiral Aulenti
1981
Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut
Movie General Schwerin
1979
Bloodline
Movie Innkeeper
1977
The Standard
Movie General
1977
Sorcerer
Movie 'Carlos'
1976
Montana Trap
Movie Martin Ross
1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Movie Don Felipe
1975
Comenius
Movie Kanzler Oxenstjerna
1974
An Invitation to the Hunt
Movie Prince Von Ehrenberg
1974
Engadiner Bilderbogen
TV show Carlo Bivetti
1973
Ludwig
Movie Hofmarschall (uncredited)
1972
Slaughterhouse-Five
Movie German Leader
1972
La Demoiselle d'Avignon
TV show Roi de Kurlande, grand-père de Koba, Rollon...
1970
Fellini: The Director as Creator
Movie
1970
Ride This Way Grey Horse
Movie Horse Master
1969
The Christmas Tree
Movie Vernet

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1969
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
Movie Hildebrand
1968
The Fight for Rome
Movie Hildebrand
1968
Oedipus the King
Movie King Laius
1968
Assignment K
Movie
1967
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Movie Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)
1966
The Blue Max
Movie Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
1965
Juliet of the Spirits
Movie Medium
1965
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Movie Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
1964
Yellow Devil
Movie Mübarek
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Movie Barbarian (uncredited)
1961
Barabbas
Movie Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)
1960
A Breath of Scandal
Movie Count Sandor
1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Brother Christophorus
1958
Enchanted Island
Movie Mehevi
1958
The Roots of Heaven
Movie Peer Qvist
1957
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Movie Eric
1957
Voodoo Island
Movie Native Chief
1957
The 27th Day
Movie Dr. Karl Neuhaus
1956
Moby Dick
Movie Queequeg
1956
Alexander the Great
Movie Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
1949
The Great Sinner
Movie Casino Secretary
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Movie Workman (uncredited)
1948
My Girl Tisa
Movie Igor (uncredited)
1947
Forever Amber
Movie