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{{Short description|Austrian actor (1900–1986)}}
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|name = Graf Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius von Ledebur-Wicheln

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| name = Friedrich von Ledebur
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| image = Friedrich von Ledebur in The 27th Day trailer 2.jpg
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| caption = von Ledebur in ''[[The 27th Day]]'' (1957)
|death_date = {{death date and age|1986|12|25|1900|06|03}}
| birth_name = Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|06|03|df=y}}|
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| birth_place = [[Nisko]], [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]
|known_for = Actor in ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]'', ''[[Alexander the Great (film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1945) and ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|12|25|1900|06|03|df=y}}
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| death_place = [[Linz]], Austria
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| known_for = Actor in ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]'', ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1955) and ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972)
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*{{marriage|Gräfin Alice Hoyos von Stichsenstein|1955}}
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| children = 2
| yearsactive = 1945–1982
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'''Graf Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius von Ledebur-Wicheln ''' ({{birth date|1900|06|03}} - {{death date|1986|12|25}}) was an actor who was known for ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]'' (1956), ''[[Alexander the Great (film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1945) and ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]''.


'''Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln''' ({{birth date|1900|06|03|df=y}} – {{death date|1986|12|25|df=y}}) was an Austrian actor who was known for ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]'' (1956), ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1955) and ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972).
Ledebur was born in [[Austria-Hungary]] (later [[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 1945, von Ledebur made his first film debut in "Alexander the Great" (1945). He played chief harpooneer Queequeg, a South Sea cannibal chief, in the film ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]''. "Better a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian," ''[[Herman Melville]]'s'' Ishmael famously says of Queequeg in the book and the film.

==Early life==
Ledebur was born in [[Nisko]], [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] (now [[Poland]]) in 1900. Friedrich enlisted in the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] in 1916, and was an officer in the Austrian Cavalry Division during the last years of [[World War I]].{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==Interwar period==
In the 1930s Ledebur became a close friend of [[Charles Bedaux]], with whom he traveled extensively in Africa and Canada.<ref>'[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112657/ ''The Champagne Safari'' (1995)] on [[IMDb]] entry</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mowis |first1=I. S. |title=Friedrich von Ledebur |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496428/bio |website=IMDb |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref>

==Acting career==
[[File:Friedrich von Ledebur-Richard Basehart in Moby Dick.jpg|thumb|left|Friedrich von Ledebur as [[Queequeg]] in ''[[Moby Dick (1956)|Moby Dick]]'']]
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 (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[The Howling Man]]".

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==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[A Royal Scandal (1945 film)|A Royal Scandal]]'' (1945) - Russian General (uncredited)
* ''[[Notorious (1946 film)|Notorious]]'' (1946) - Knerr (uncredited)
* ''[[Forever Amber (film)|Forever Amber]]'' (1947) - Cavalier (uncredited)
* ''[[My Girl Tisa]]'' (1948) - Igor (uncredited)
* ''[[Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House]]'' (1948) - Workman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Great Sinner]]'' (1949) - Casino Secretary
* ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952) - Maitre d'Hotel at Maxim's (uncredited)
* ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1956) - [[Antipater]]
* ''[[Moby Dick (1956 film)|Moby Dick]]'' (1956) - [[Queequeg]]
* ''[[Voodoo Island]]'' (1957) - Native Chief
* ''[[The Man Who Turned to Stone]]'' (1957) - Eric
* ''[[The 27th Day]]'' (1957) - Dr. Karl Neuhaus
* ''[[The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film)|The Brothers Karamazov]]'' (1958) - Chief Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[Crash Landing (1958 film)|Crash Landing]]'' (1958) - Priest (uncredited)
* ''[[Fräulein (1958 film)|Fräulein]]'' (1958) - German Police Captain (uncredited)
* ''[[The Roots of Heaven (film)|The Roots of Heaven]]'' (1958) - Peer Qvist
* ''[[Enchanted Island (film)|Enchanted Island]]'' (1958) - Mehevi
* ''[[The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer]]'' (1958) - Capt. Bart
* ''[[A Breath of Scandal]]'' (1960) - Count Sandor
* ''[[Barabbas (1961 film)|Barabbas]]'' (1961) - Officer
* ''[[Freud: The Secret Passion]]'' (1962) - (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]'' (1964) - Barbarian (uncredited)
* ''[[The Shoot (1964 film)|The Shoot]]'' (1964) - Mübarek
* ''[[The Treasure of the Aztecs]]'' (1965) - Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
* ''[[Juliet of the Spirits]]'' (1965) - Medium
* ''[[The Blue Max]]'' (1966) - Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
* ''Il Natale che quasi non fu'' (1967) - (uncredited)
* ''[[Reflections in a Golden Eye (film)|Reflections in a Golden Eye]]'' (1967) - Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)
* ''[[Assignment K]]'' (1968) - Ski Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
* ''[[Oedipus the King (1968 film)|Oedipus the King]]'' (1968) - King [[Laius]]
* ''[[Mayerling (1968 film)|Mayerling]]'' (1968) - Hofmarschall (uncredited)
* ''[[Kampf um Rom]]'' (1968) - [[Hildebrand]]
* ''[[The Christmas Tree (1969 film)|The Christmas Tree]]'' (1969) - Vernet
* ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972) - German Leader
* ''[[Ludwig (film)|Ludwig]]'' (1973) - Hofmarschall (uncredited)
* ''[[A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe]]'' (1975) - Don Felipe, the priest
* ''{{ill|Montana Trap|de|Potato Fritz (Film)}}'' (1976) - Martin Ross
* ''[[The Standard (film)|The Standard]]'' (1977) - General
* ''[[Sorcerer (film)|Sorcerer]]'' (1977) - 'Carlos'
* ''[[Bloodline (1979 film)|Bloodline]]'' (1979) - Innkeeper
* ''[[Ginger and Fred]]'' (1986) - Admiral Aulenti (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0496428}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496428/ IMDB entry]

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Latest revision as of 03:15, 29 April 2024

Friedrich von Ledebur
von Ledebur in The 27th Day (1957)
Born
Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln

(1900-06-03)3 June 1900
Nisko, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died25 December 1986(1986-12-25) (aged 86)
Linz, Austria
Years active1945–1982
Known forActor in Moby Dick, Alexander the Great (1955) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm) [1]
Spouses
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(m. 1934, divorced)​
Gräfin Alice Hoyos von Stichsenstein
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(m. 1955)​
Children2

Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln ((1900-06-03)3 June 1900 – (1986-12-25)25 December 1986) was an Austrian actor who was known for Moby Dick (1956), Alexander the Great (1955) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).

Early life[edit]

Ledebur was born in Nisko, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Poland) in 1900. Friedrich enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1916, and was an officer in the Austrian Cavalry Division during the last years of World War I.[citation needed]

Interwar period[edit]

In the 1930s Ledebur became a close friend of Charles Bedaux, with whom he traveled extensively in Africa and Canada.[2] 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.[3]

Acting career[edit]

Friedrich von Ledebur as Queequeg in Moby Dick

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".

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ For his height, e. g. see photos in The Man Who Turned to Stone
  2. ^ 'The Champagne Safari (1995) on IMDb entry
  3. ^ Mowis, I. S. "Friedrich von Ledebur". IMDb. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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