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.
| 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 | 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 | Landlord | |||
| L'air du crime | L'homme du bateau | |||
| 1985 | Crooks in Paradise | Emil Bächerli | TV film | |
| 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 | Schneider Feinstein | (final film role) |