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Swiss actors

49 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Bruno GanzPerson · Film memorabiliaGanz died on 16 February 2019 (Swiss time) at his home in Au. Au is a village and a quarter of the
Bruno TodeschiniPerson · Film memorabilia
Curt GoetzAuthor · BooksCurt Goetz (17 November 1888 – 12 September 1960), born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss German writer, actor and film director.
Daniel BernhardtPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, stuntman, martial artist, and former model. He is known for his work on various action films.
Daniel SchmidPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Schmid (26 December 1941 – 6 August 2006) was a Swiss film and opera director and screenwriter.
Erwin C. DietrichPerson · Film memorabiliaErwin C. Dietrich (4 October 1930 – 15 March 2018) was a Swiss film director, producer and actor, often regarded as one of the most influential cinematographers in Switzerland.
Eugeniusz BodoPerson · Film memorabiliaEugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod; 28 December 1899 7 October 1943) was a film director, producer, singer, pianist and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the…
Franz HohlerAuthor · BooksFranz Hohler (born 1 March 1943) is a Swiss author and cabaret performer based in Zürich.
George M. GebhardtPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Gebhardt (September 21, 1879 – May 2, 1919) was an American silent film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 120 films between 1908 and 1922.
Gunter SachsPhotographer · PhotographyFritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 – 7 May 2011), also known as Gunter Sachs von Opel, was a German and Swiss industrial heir, socialite, art collector, photographer, and author.
Hans LeuteneggerPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Leutenegger (born January 16, 1940, in Bichelsee-Balterswil) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s.
Henri ColpiPerson · Film memorabiliaHenri Colpi (lang; 15 July 1921 – 14 January 2006) was a French film editor and film director.
Herbert MeierAuthor · BooksHerbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018) was a Swiss writer and translator.
Ivan DesnyPerson · Film memorabiliaIvan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky; Russian: Иван Николаевич Десницкий, 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a French actor of Russian Chinese origin.
James ThiérréePerson · Film memorabiliaJames Spencer Henry Edmond Marcel Thierrée (born 2 May 1974) is a Swiss-French circus performer, violinist, actor and director who is best known for his theatre performances which blend…
Jean-Luc BideauPerson · Film memorabilia
Jean-Stéphane BronPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — At the Locarno Film Festival, 11 August 2025
José GiovanniAuthor · BooksJoseph Damiani (22 June 1923 – 24 April 2004), known by the pen name José Giovanni, was a French-Swiss writer, filmmaker, and a convicted criminal.
Leopold LindtbergPerson · Film memorabiliaLeopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director.
Lionel BaierPerson · Film memorabiliaLionel Baier (born 13 December 1975 in Lausanne) is a Swiss film director.
Luc BondyPerson · Film memorabiliaLuc Bondy (17 July 1948 – 28 November 2015) was a Swiss theatre and film director.
Luca HänniPerson · Music memorabiliaLuca Hänni (born 8 October 1994) is a Swiss singer and television personality. He rose to fame in 2012 after winning the ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version…
Lukas AmmannPerson · Film memorabiliaLukas Ammann (29 September 1912 – 3 May 2017) was a Swiss actor who appeared mainly in German and Swiss films and television shows. He continued to work steadily for over 60 years.
Madeleine FischerPhotographer · PhotographyMadeleine Fischer (12 November 1935 – 8 April 2020) was a Swiss actress who was active in the cinema of Italy.
Mario AdorfAuthor · BooksMario Adorf (8 September 1930 – 8 April 2026) was a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema.
Max HauflerArtist · PaintingsMax Haufler (4 June 1910 – 25 June 1965) was a Swiss actor and film director.
Michael von der HeidePerson · Music memorabiliaMichael von der Heide (born 16 October 1971) is a Swiss musician, singer, and actor.
Michel SimonPhotographer · PhotographyMichel Simon (lang; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France.
Oliver TobiasPerson · Film memorabiliaOliver Tobias Freitag (born 6 August 1947) is a Swiss-British actor and stage director.
Otto FurrerPerson · Film memorabiliaOtto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion born in Zermatt.
Paul HubschmidPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Hubschmid (German: [paʊ̯l ˈhuːpˌʃmiːt]; 20 July 1917 – 1 January 2002) was a Swiss actor.
Paul KuhnPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Kuhn was a Swiss pianist, bandleader, conductor, actor and singer (1928–2013). He was born in Wiesbaden and died in Bad Wildungen.
Paul MüllerPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Konrad Müller (11 March 1923 – 2 September 2016) was a Swiss actor, who spent the majority of his career in Italy.
Robert FreitagPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Peter Freytag (7 April 1916 in Vienna – 8 July 2010 in Munich), known professionally as Robert Freitag, was an Austrian-Swiss stage and screen actor and film director.
Ruth-Maria KubitschekPerson · Film memorabiliaRuth Maria Kubitschek (2 August 1931 – 1 June 2024) was a German actress born in Czechoslovakia.
Sophie Taeuber-ArpIllustrator · IllustrationSophie Henriette Gertrud Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 – 14 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, textile designer, furniture and interior designer, architect, and dancer.
Stefan KurtPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Image of Stefan Kurt
Teo GheorghiuPerson · Music memorabilia
Tina TurnerPerson · Film memorabiliaTina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress and author.
Vico TorrianiPerson · Film memorabiliaLudovico Oxens Torriani (21 September 1920 – 25 February 1998) was a Swiss actor and Schlager singer.
William WylerPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Wyler (born Willi Wyler (lang); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer.
Yul BrynnerPhotographer · PhotographyYuliy Borisovich Briner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor.

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