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 .
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Leopold von Ledebur (left) with Henry Bender , 1932
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 |