Walo Lüönd (born 13 April 1927 in Zug, died 17 June 2012 in Locarno) was a Swiss movie actor, best known for his role in the movie The Swissmakers (Die Schweizermacher) along with comedian Emil Steinberger.[1] He has had roles in 102 films and television shows.
He had been married to Eva-Maria Bendig since 1957; they have two children, Daniel (1957-1987) and Oliver (b. 1958).
He died on 17 June 2012, at the age of 85 in a hospital in Locarno, Ticino, due to pneumonia after suffering a hip fracture in his residence in Losone. His funeral took place on Tuesday, 26 June, in Untersiggenthal in the canton of Aargau.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Palace Hotel | Hotelpage | Uncredited |
1962 | Café Oriental | Ludwig | |
The Invisible Dr. Mabuse | Kriminalbeamter Hase | ||
The Phone Rings Every Night | Steward Jan Piepenbrink | ||
1965 | Die Schlüssel | Inspektor Lang | TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes |
1970 | Dällebach Kari | Karl Dällenbach | |
1972 | Der Fall | Alfons Grendelmann | |
1973 | Die Fabrikanten | Otmar Nef | |
1975 | De Grotzepuur | Schäggel der Knecht | |
1976 | Riedland | Backpfiff | |
1977 | Die Konsequenz | Giorgio Manzoni, der Vater | |
1978 | The Swissmakers | Max Bodmer | |
1979 | Bread and Stones | Bodenbauer | |
Grauzone | Nachtwächter | ||
1980 | The Inventor | Otti | |
1981 | Völlerei oder Inselfest (Todsünde 4) | Geeni Weber | |
Seuls | Laval | ||
Fire and Sword | Gorvenal | ||
1983 | Die schwarze Spinne | Rüedu | |
Hunderennen | Herr Wälti | ||
Teddy Bär | Otmar Fischli | ||
1984 | Knock on the Wrong Door | Landlord | |
L'air du crime | L'homme du bateau | ||
1985 | Crooks in Paradise | Emil Bächerli | TV film |
Girl in a Boot | Generalkonsul | ||
1986 | Lisi und der General | General | |
1988 | Der Experte | Horst Neumann | |
Goldjunge | Herr Troller | ||
1994 | Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter | Kapitän | |
1997 | Irrlichter | Sepp Tresch | |
2000 | Komiker | Alois Bissinger | |
2001 | Meine polnische Jungfrau | ||
Escape to Paradise | |||
2004 | Sternenberg | Hans Grob | |
Welcome to Switzerland | Adolf Sempach | ||
2010 | The Day of the Cat | Schneider Feinstein | (final film role) |
References
- ↑ "Walo Lüönd ist tot". Tages Anzeiger. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
External links
- Detailed biography (with photo) at the Wayback Machine (archived January 18, 2006) (in German)
- Walo Lüönd at IMDb
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