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Ludwig Minelli(1932-2025)

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Ludwig Minelli was born on 5 December 1932 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was married to Evelyne Coen. He died on 29 November 2025 in Forch, Switzerland.
BornDecember 5, 1932
DiedNovember 29, 2025(92)
BornDecember 5, 1932
DiedNovember 29, 2025(92)
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Known for

Six O'Clock News (1984)
Six O'Clock News
5.4
TV Series
  • Self(as Ludwig A. Minelli)
Frontline (1983)
Frontline
8.6
TV Series
  • Self - Founder and Director, Dignitas
Der Club (1985)
Der Club
6.0
TV Series
  • Self
Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch (1999)
Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Self

  • Im Zentrum (2007)
    Im Zentrum
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2014
  • Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch (1999)
    Tacheles - Talk am roten Tisch
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2012
  • Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (2011)
    Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Self (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Dignitas - La mort sur ordonnance
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Self (founder of Dignitas)
    • 2010
  • Der Club (1985)
    Der Club
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1990–2010
  • Anne Will (2007)
    Anne Will
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2007
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Founder and Director, Dignitas
    • 2007
  • Six O'Clock News (1984)
    Six O'Clock News
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Self (as Ludwig A. Minelli)
    • 2006
  • Menschen bei Maischberger (2003)
    Menschen bei Maischberger
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • Karussell (1977)
    Karussell
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Self (as Ludwig A. Minelli)
    • 1977–1988

Archive Footage

  • BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2000)
    BBC News at Ten O'Clock
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Dignitas
    • LinkedIn
  • Alternative name
    • Ludwig A. Minelli
  • Born
    • December 5, 1932
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Died
    • November 29, 2025
    • Forch, Switzerland(assisted suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Evelyne Coen(divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Michèle Minelli

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Founder of Dignitas, an assisted-dying clinic near Zurich, Switzerland which offers assisted suicide to non-residents as well as residents of Switzerland.

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