Walo Lüönd
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.
Walo Lüönd (1974)
He had been married with 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.
Selected filmography
- Palace Hotel (1952)
- Café Oriental (1962)
- Die Schlüssel (1965, TV miniseries)
- The Swissmakers (1978)
- Bread and Stones (1979)
- Sternenberg (2004)
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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