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Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz (March 22, 1941 – February 16, 2019) was a Swiss actor who debuted at the theatre in 1961 and gained there a good reputation as a solid, young actor. In 1970 he founded with 'Peter Stein' the theatre company "Schaubuehne" of Berlin. His debut at the movies was early and unsuccessful in 1960. Only in 1975 after "Sommergaeste (1975)" he could show his talent as a reflexive actor with tendencies towards introspection.

Born

Mar 22, 1941

Zürich, Switzerland

Died

Feb 16, 2019

Known For

Acting

Movies

133 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

The Reader

The Reader

2008

as Professor Rohl
Unknown

Unknown

2011

as Ernst Jürgen
Downfall

Downfall

2004

as Adolf Hitler
The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

2018

as Verge
Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987

as Damiel
The Counselor

The Counselor

2013

as Diamond Dealer
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Jonathan Harker
Heidi

Heidi

2015

as Alpöhi
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

as Professor Bruckner
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Delp
The Reader
The Reader
2008 • as Professor Rohl
★ 7.5
Unknown
Unknown
2011 • as Ernst Jürgen
★ 6.7
Downfall
Downfall
2004 • as Adolf Hitler
★ 7.9
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 • as Verge
★ 7.1
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 • as Damiel
★ 7.8
The Counselor
The Counselor
2013 • as Diamond Dealer
★ 5.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979 • as Jonathan Harker
★ 7.3
Heidi
Heidi
2015 • as Alpöhi
★ 7.3
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
1978 • as Professor Bruckner
★ 6.7
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 • as Delp
★ 6.5
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008 • as Horst Herold
★ 7.0
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life
2019 • as Richter
★ 7.2
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 • as Older Jorge O'Kelly
★ 6.5
Luther
Luther
2003 • as Johann von Staupitz
★ 6.5
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 • as Alexandros
★ 7.8
Remember
Remember
2015 • as Rudy Kurlander #1
★ 7.3
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 • as Jonathan Zimmermann
★ 7.1
The Party
The Party
2017 • as Godfried
★ 6.3
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 • as Damiel
★ 6.9
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
2014 • as Papa
★ 6.9
Bread and Tulips
Bread and Tulips
2000 • as Fernando Girasoli
★ 7.2
Vitus
Vitus
2006 • as Grandfather
★ 7.4
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth
2007 • as Professor Stanciulescu
★ 6.1
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 • as The Governor
★ 5.9
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous
1992 • as J.P.
★ 5.8
Copacabana
Copacabana
2008 • as Herbert Schubert
★ 2.0
The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O
1976 • as Der Graf
★ 6.7
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 • as Jacob
★ 6.4
In the White City
In the White City
1983 • as Paul
★ 7.0
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias
1981 • as Count Perregaux
★ 6.1
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 • as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
★ 6.4
In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light
2017 • as Wilhelm Powileit
★ 6.6
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 • as Georg Laschen
★ 6.2
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979 • as Self
★ 6.3
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom
1989 • as German narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
Lumière
Lumière
1976 • as Heinrich Grun
★ 6.7
The End Is My Beginning
The End Is My Beginning
2010 • as Tiziano Terzani
★ 6.1
movie
Frühlings Erwachen
1966 • as Moritz Stiefel
★ 9.0
A Roof Over Your Head
A Roof Over Your Head
1962 • as Fred Weber
★ 7.0
Epsteins Nacht
Epsteins Nacht
2002 • as Adam Rose
★ 9.0
The Absence
The Absence
1993 • as Player
★ 6.5
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988 • as Ezra Pound
★ 8.0
The Tobacconist
The Tobacconist
2018 • as Sigmund Freud
★ 6.4
movie
Der Spaßvogel
1964 • as Johnny
★ 8.0
movie
Die Mutter
1971
★ 10.0
Behind Me
Behind Me
2003 • as Self
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
1982
★ 7.0
El río de oro
El río de oro
1986 • as Peter
★ 4.4
Hands Up!
Hands Up!
1985 • as Self (1981 footage)
★ 5.8
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Dancing Arabs
Dancing Arabs
2014 • as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Deadly Silence
Deadly Silence
1997 • as Hans Plache
★ 4.0
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
2004 • as Self
★ 6.0
Amnesia
Amnesia
2015 • as Bruno
★ 5.5
Polenta
Polenta
1980
★ 9.0
movie
The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022 • as Self
Summer Guests
Summer Guests
1976 • as Jakov Shalimov
★ 7.2
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
2017
Bankomatt
Bankomatt
1989 • as Bruno
★ 7.0
Return to the Beloved
Return to the Beloved
1979 • as Dr. Stephan Kern
★ 6.3
movie
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973 • as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
★ 7.0
movie
Im Dickicht der Städte
1968 • as George Garga
★ 10.0
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman
1978 • as Bruno
★ 6.9
movie
Antipasto Umbro
2000
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008 • as Self
★ 7.0
Taxiphone
Taxiphone
2010 • as Stranger
★ 7.0
A Jew Must Die
A Jew Must Die
2016 • as Arthur Bloch
★ 4.8
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
2003 • as Self
Knife in the Head
Knife in the Head
1978 • as Hoffmann
★ 6.2
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003 • as Self
★ 8.3
Black and White Like Day and Night
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 • as Thomas Rosemund
★ 6.3
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
1986 • as Narrator
movie
Die Bakchen
1974 • as Pentheus
★ 10.0
Winter Journey
Winter Journey
2019 • as George Goldsmith
★ 8.0
Alias Kurban Saïd
Alias Kurban Saïd
2005 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
2005 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
Die Unberatenen
1966
★ 10.0
The Day of the Cat
The Day of the Cat
2010 • as Kater
★ 4.7
The Ode to Joy
The Ode to Joy
2006 • as Kurt Heinrich
★ 6.0
The Power of the Past
The Power of the Past
2002 • as Bogliasco
★ 10.0
movie
Coda: Thirty Years Later
2007 • as Self
★ 4.8
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
2006 • as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
★ 5.1
Le Quatuor des possibles
Le Quatuor des possibles
1992 • as Narrateur
★ 10.0
Of Women and Horses
Of Women and Horses
2012 • as Franz Mann
★ 5.6
Fortuna
Fortuna
2018 • as Brother Jean
★ 6.8
5% de risque
5% de risque
1980 • as David
★ 6.0
movie
Chikita
1962 • as Jazzfan
★ 7.0
Colors in the Dark
Colors in the Dark
2011 • as Fred
★ 5.4
Gegen Ende der Nacht
Gegen Ende der Nacht
1998 • as Fehleisen
★ 5.0
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
1997 • as Narrator (German voice)
★ 7.0
Films to Die For
Films to Die For
2025 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex
1996 • as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
★ 4.2
movie
Logik des Gefühls
1982
★ 10.0
Der Kleine Prinz
Der Kleine Prinz
2011 • as Geograph
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
2001 • as Faust
★ 10.0
movie
Success
1991 • as Jacques Tüverlin
★ 4.7
La provinciale
La provinciale
1981 • as Rémy Muller
★ 5.7
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
2015 • as Voice of Segantini
★ 6.5
War and Peace
War and Peace
1982
★ 4.5
Private Resistance
Private Resistance
1985 • as Gustav
★ 7.0
movie
WhoAfraidWolf
2000
★ 7.0
movie
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz
1968 • as Ulrich Braeker
★ 9.0
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday
1991 • as Vittorio
★ 6.2
movie
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes
2011 • as Narrator (voice)
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
1960 • as Kammerdiener
★ 7.0
Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2015
Children of Nature
Children of Nature
1991 • as Engill
★ 6.0
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
2019 • as Narrator German (voice)
Strapless
Strapless
1989 • as Raymond Forbes
★ 7.4
Night on Fire
Night on Fire
1992 • as Peter Keller
★ 4.7
movie
Killer aus Florida
1983
★ 8.0
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
2020 • as Narrator (voice)
Julia's Disappearance
Julia's Disappearance
2009 • as John
★ 6.7
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit
1983 • as Faber
★ 7.0
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005 • as Peter (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Diario senza date
Diario senza date
1995
★ 10.0
The Witness
The Witness
2019 • as Nikola Radin
★ 7.0
The Inventor
The Inventor
1980 • as Jakob Nüssli
★ 6.4
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
1980 • as Werner
★ 5.3
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
2001 • as Faust
★ 8.0
Love of a Woman
Love of a Woman
1988 • as Franco Bassani
★ 8.0
Prague
Prague
1992 • as Josef
★ 6.4
movie
You Can't Go Home Again
1999 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
movie
Eine große Familie
1970 • as Heinz Hallasch
★ 8.0
movie
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
1982 • as Self
★ 4.0
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck
1976 • as Gregers Werle
★ 9.0
movie
Torquato Tasso
1969 • as Torquato Tasso
★ 7.0
The Soft Course
The Soft Course
1967 • as Bernhard Krahl
★ 6.3
movie
Ein starker Abgang
2008 • as Heinz Kilian
★ 6.5
The End of an Eternity
The End of an Eternity
2000 • as Self