Leopold von Ledebur (actor)
Leopold Ernst Gerhard Freiherr von Ledebur (born May 18, 1876 in Berlin ; † August 22, 1955 at Gut Bockhorn in Ruhwinkel ) was a German actor .
Life
The state actor from the Barons von Ledebur was a trained lawyer and received his first engagement at the Berlin Lustspielhaus in 1906 . Since 1916 he worked in films and in 1918 played the bullfighter Escamillo in his first important role in the opera adaptation Carmen .
For 35 years Ledebur played in supporting roles, predominantly respectful personalities such as ministers, directors, generals, police chiefs, judges, doctors and estate owners, rarely servants, neighbors and colleagues.
Filmography (selection)
- 1916: sword and stove
- 1917: mother
- 1917: The Harvard Premium
- 1917: The Saratoga suitcase
- 1918: Heide-Gretel
- 1918: Carmen
- 1918: The Princess of Berania
- 1918: dreamed of
- 1918: The golden pole
- 1918: midnight
- 1919: The golden lie
- 1919: The Japanese
- 1919: King Nicolo
- 1919: Prosecutor Jordan
- 1919: The carousel of life
- 1919: only one servant
- 1919: The strangler of the world
- 1920: The skull of the pharaoh's daughter
- 1920: For love's sake
- 1920: world fire
- 1920: Countess Walewska
- 1921: Hashish, Hell's Paradise
- 1921: The house on the moon
- 1922: The wrong Dimitry
- 1922: Children of Time
- 1922: To the paradise of women
- 1922: Felicitas Grolandin
- 1923: The man in the iron mask
- 1923: Inge Larsen
- 1923: Spring awakening
- 1924: Dudu, a human fate
- 1924: guillotine
- 1924: Playing with fate
- 1925: Götz von Berlichingen named with the iron hand
- 1925: Wallenstein
- 1925: Bismarck, 1st part
- 1926: The Sanssouci mill
- 1926: The king's orders
- 1926: The third squadron
- 1926: Escape to the circus
- 1926: women of passion
- 1926: The Prince and the Dancer
- 1926: Princess Trulala
- 1927: The big break
- 1927: a serious case
- 1927: The convicts
- 1927: Lützow's wild, daring hunt
- 1928: panic
- 1928: Eva in silk
- 1928: Escape from Hell
- 1928: The young lady from Argentina
- 1928: Serenissimus and the Last Virgin
- 1929: High treason
- 1929: Secret police
- 1929: Perjury
- 1930: Warning! - Car thieves!
- 1930: Dreyfus
- 1930: people in the fire
- 1930: Witnesses wanted
- 1931: Shadow of the Underworld
- 1931: The high tourist
- 1931: love command
- 1931: Lies on Rügen
- 1931: You don't need money
- 1931: The most handsome man in the state
- 1932: The secret agent
- 1932: Friederike
- 1933: Once upon a time there was a musician
- 1933: The trip into the countryside
- 1933: The Judas of Tyrol
- 1934: Music in the blood
- 1935: The old and the young king
- 1935: The higher order
- 1936: The beauty spot
- 1937: Alarm in Beijing
- 1937: Ball in the Metropol
- 1937: Rooster in the basket
- 1937: Manege
- 1937: The model husband
- 1937: The detours of the beautiful Karl
- 1937: promise me nothing!
- 1938: you and me
- 1938: home
- 1938: Nanon
- 1938: Napoleon is to blame for everything
- 1938: Divorce trip
- 1938: The Impossible Mr. Pitt
- 1938: Yvette
- 1938: goal in the clouds
- 1939: It was a glittering ball night
- 1939: The Florentine hat
- 1939: The rifle over
- 1939: The honeymoon
- 1939: Kitty and the World Conference
- 1939: Robert Koch, the fighter against death
- 1939: The family tree of Dr. Pistorius
- 1940: Bismarck
- 1940: The three codonas
- 1940: The good seven
- 1940: Clothes make the man
- 1941: … rides for Germany
- 1941: Friedemann Bach
- 1941: I indict
- 1941: comedians
- 1941: the great king
- 1942: The discharge
- 1942: great love
- 1942: My friend Josefine
- 1943: Johann
- 1943: colleague is coming soon
- 1943: Münchhausen
- 1943: Night without parting
- 1944: reverie
- 1944: summer nights
- 1944: The man whose name was stolen
- 1945: The girl Juanita
- 1945: Shiva and the gallows flower
- 1949: love 47
- 1951: The tiger Akbar
- 1951: Angel in evening dress
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 637 f.
Web links
- Leopold von Ledebur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Leopold von Ledebur at filmportal.de
- Leopold von Ledebur Detailed biography with photo at Cineartistes (French)
- Leopold von Ledebur at cyranos.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Some sources (e.g. the IMDb) incorrectly state September 17, 1955 in Wankendorf as the date and place of death . August 22nd is correct, cf. Gerhard von Ledebur, The Ledeburs. History of the Uradelfamilie Ledebur , Kiel 1984, p. 506, also Filmportal.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ledebur, Leopold von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ledebur, Leopold Ernst Gerhard Freiherr von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1876 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1955 |
Place of death | Angle of rest |