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name: "Friedrich von Ledebur"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/friedrich-von-ledebur"
fi1m_id: "friedrich-von-ledebur"
imdb_id: "nm0496428"
tmdb_id: 91971
wikidata_id: "Q86638"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 June 1900"
died: "25 December 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T15:48:33.647476+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Friedrich von Ledebur

## Identity

Friedrich von Ledebur

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/friedrich-von-ledebur
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** friedrich-von-ledebur
- **IMDb ID:** nm0496428
- **TMDB ID:** 91971
- **Wikidata ID:** Q86638
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_von_Ledebur, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496428/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91971

Actor. Born 3 June 1900 in Nisko, Poland. Died 25 December 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 June 1900, Nisko, Poland
- **Died:** 25 December 1986
- **Also known as:** Fredrick Ledebur, Friedrich Ledebur
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_von_Ledebur, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496428/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91971

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Juliet of the Spirits*](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md) (68)

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## Biography

Friedrich von Ledebur was an Austrian actor. Born in Nisko in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Poland), he served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry during the First World War. After the war he worked in a variety of jobs while travelling, including gold mining and rodeo riding, before settling in the United States in 1939.

He made his film debut in 1945 and appeared in numerous productions over the following decades. He is known for roles including Queequeg in *Moby Dick* (1956), a part in *Alexander the Great* (1955), and the German Leader in *Slaughterhouse-Five* (1972). He played the Medium in *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965) and Brother Christophorus in the *Twilight Zone* episode 'The Howling Man' (1960).

His screen work also included uncredited appearances in *Notorious* (1946) and *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964). He remained active into the 1970s and 1980s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), Fi1m 68, as Medium — [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ginger and Fred* (1986), as Admiral Aulenti
- *Wie der Mond über Feuer und Blut* (1981), as General Schwerin
- *Bloodline* (1979), as Innkeeper
- *The Standard* (1977), as General
- *Sorcerer* (1977), as 'Carlos'
- *Montana Trap* (1976), as Martin Ross
- *A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot* (1975), as Don Felipe
- *Comenius* (1975), as Kanzler Oxenstjerna
- *An Invitation to the Hunt* (1974), as Prince Von Ehrenberg
- *Engadiner Bilderbogen* (1974), series, as Carlo Bivetti
- *Ludwig* (1973), as Hofmarschall (uncredited)
- *Slaughterhouse-Five* (1972), as German Leader
- *La Demoiselle d'Avignon* (1972), series, as Roi de Kurlande, grand-père de Koba, Rollon...
- *Fellini: The Director as Creator* (1970), Actor
- *Ride This Way Grey Horse* (1970), as Horse Master
- *The Christmas Tree* (1969), as Vernet
- *The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal* (1969), as Hildebrand
- *The Fight for Rome* (1968), as Hildebrand
- *Oedipus the King* (1968), as King Laius
- *Assignment K* (1968), Actor
- *Reflections in a Golden Eye* (1967), as Lieutenant at Garden Party (uncredited)
- *The Blue Max* (1966), as Feldmarschall von Lenndorf
- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), as Medium — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)
- *Mercenaries of the Rio Grande* (1965), as Count Don Fernando di Rodriganda y Sevilla
- *Yellow Devil* (1964), as Mübarek
- *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), as Barbarian (uncredited)
- *Barabbas* (1961), as Officer (as Frederich Ledebur) · Stunts
- *A Breath of Scandal* (1960), as Count Sandor
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Brother Christophorus — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Enchanted Island* (1958), as Mehevi
- *The Roots of Heaven* (1958), as Peer Qvist
- *The Man Who Turned to Stone* (1957), as Eric
- *Voodoo Island* (1957), as Native Chief
- *The 27th Day* (1957), as Dr. Karl Neuhaus
- *Moby Dick* (1956), as Queequeg
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
- *The Great Sinner* (1949), as Casino Secretary
- *Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House* (1948), as Workman (uncredited)
- *My Girl Tisa* (1948), as Igor (uncredited)
- *Forever Amber* (1947), Actor
- *Notorious* (1946), as Knerr (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)
- *A Royal Scandal* (1945), as Russian General (uncredited)

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