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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
Heidi

Heidi

2015

as Alpöhi
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Jonathan Harker
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
Heidi
Heidi
2015 • as Alpöhi
★ 7.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979 • as Jonathan Harker
★ 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
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
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life
2019 • as Richter
★ 7.2
Remember
Remember
2015 • as Rudy Kurlander #1
★ 7.3
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 • as Alexandros
★ 7.8
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
2014 • as Papa
★ 6.9
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 • as Damiel
★ 6.9
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 • as Jonathan Zimmermann
★ 7.1
The Party
The Party
2017 • as Godfried
★ 6.3
Bread and Tulips
Bread and Tulips
2000 • as Fernando Girasoli
★ 7.2
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 • as The Governor
★ 5.9
Vitus
Vitus
2006 • as Grandfather
★ 7.4
Epsteins Nacht
Epsteins Nacht
2002 • as Adam Rose
★ 9.0
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth
2007 • as Professor Stanciulescu
★ 6.1
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 • as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
★ 6.4
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 • as Georg Laschen
★ 6.2
A Roof Over Your Head
A Roof Over Your Head
1962 • as Fred Weber
★ 7.0
Deadly Silence
Deadly Silence
1997 • as Hans Plache
★ 4.0
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
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias
1981 • as Count Perregaux
★ 6.1
movie
Frühlings Erwachen
1966 • as Moritz Stiefel
★ 9.0
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979 • as Self
★ 6.3
movie
Der Spaßvogel
1964 • as Johnny
★ 8.0
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
Knife in the Head
Knife in the Head
1978 • as Hoffmann
★ 6.2
A Jew Must Die
A Jew Must Die
2016 • as Arthur Bloch
★ 4.8
El río de oro
El río de oro
1986 • as Peter
★ 4.4
The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O
1976 • as Der Graf
★ 6.7
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom
1989 • as German narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 • as Jacob
★ 6.4
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
2004 • as Self
★ 6.0
Return to the Beloved
Return to the Beloved
1979 • as Dr. Stephan Kern
★ 6.3
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
1986 • as Narrator
The Absence
The Absence
1993 • as Player
★ 6.5
movie
Im Dickicht der Städte
1968 • as George Garga
★ 10.0
In the White City
In the White City
1983 • as Paul
★ 7.0
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman
1978 • as Bruno
★ 6.9
The End Is My Beginning
The End Is My Beginning
2010 • as Tiziano Terzani
★ 6.1
Lumière
Lumière
1976 • as Heinrich Grun
★ 6.7
Summer Guests
Summer Guests
1976 • as Jakov Shalimov
★ 7.2
movie
Die Mutter
1971
★ 10.0
Taxiphone
Taxiphone
2010 • as Stranger
★ 7.0
In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light
2017 • as Wilhelm Powileit
★ 6.6
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022 • as Self
movie
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973 • as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
★ 7.0
movie
The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
movie
Coda: Thirty Years Later
2007 • as Self
★ 4.8
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008 • as Self
★ 7.0
Dancing Arabs
Dancing Arabs
2014 • as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Bankomatt
Bankomatt
1989 • as Bruno
★ 7.0
Hands Up!
Hands Up!
1985 • as Self (1981 footage)
★ 5.8
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
2017
Gegen Ende der Nacht
Gegen Ende der Nacht
1998 • as Fehleisen
★ 5.0
Winter Journey
Winter Journey
2019 • as George Goldsmith
★ 8.0
5% de risque
5% de risque
1980 • as David
★ 6.0
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
2003 • as Self
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
1982
★ 7.0
Le Quatuor des possibles
Le Quatuor des possibles
1992 • as Narrateur
★ 10.0
The Day of the Cat
The Day of the Cat
2010 • as Kater
★ 4.7
movie
Antipasto Umbro
2000
The Power of the Past
The Power of the Past
2002 • as Bogliasco
★ 10.0
Behind Me
Behind Me
2003 • as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Fortuna
Fortuna
2018 • as Brother Jean
★ 6.8
Of Women and Horses
Of Women and Horses
2012 • as Franz Mann
★ 5.6
Der Kleine Prinz
Der Kleine Prinz
2011 • as Geograph
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex
1996 • as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
★ 4.2
movie
Die Unberatenen
1966
★ 10.0
movie
Die Bakchen
1974 • as Pentheus
★ 10.0
The Ode to Joy
The Ode to Joy
2006 • as Kurt Heinrich
★ 6.0
Black and White Like Day and Night
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 • as Thomas Rosemund
★ 6.3
Strapless
Strapless
1989 • as Raymond Forbes
★ 7.4
Private Resistance
Private Resistance
1985 • as Gustav
★ 7.0
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
2015 • as Voice of Segantini
★ 6.5
movie
Logik des Gefühls
1982
★ 10.0
Colors in the Dark
Colors in the Dark
2011 • as Fred
★ 5.4
Polenta
Polenta
1980
★ 9.0
movie
WhoAfraidWolf
2000
★ 7.0
movie
Chikita
1962 • as Jazzfan
★ 7.0
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday
1991 • as Vittorio
★ 6.2
movie
Success
1991 • as Jacques Tüverlin
★ 4.7
Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2015
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
Amnesia
Amnesia
2015 • as Bruno
★ 5.5
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
2005 • as Self
★ 7.0
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
1997 • as Narrator (German voice)
★ 7.0
Julia's Disappearance
Julia's Disappearance
2009 • as John
★ 6.7
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003 • as Self
★ 8.3
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
2001 • as Faust
★ 10.0
movie
Killer aus Florida
1983
★ 8.0
Night on Fire
Night on Fire
1992 • as Peter Keller
★ 4.7
Films to Die For
Films to Die For
2025 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes
2011 • as Narrator (voice)
War and Peace
War and Peace
1982
★ 4.5
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
La provinciale
La provinciale
1981 • as Rémy Muller
★ 5.7
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
1980 • as Werner
★ 5.3
movie
Torquato Tasso
1969 • as Torquato Tasso
★ 7.0
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
2020 • as Narrator (voice)
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit
1983 • as Faber
★ 7.0
Children of Nature
Children of Nature
1991 • as Engill
★ 6.0
The Inventor
The Inventor
1980 • as Jakob Nüssli
★ 6.4
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
2001 • as Faust
★ 8.0
movie
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz
1968 • as Ulrich Braeker
★ 9.0
Alias Kurban Saïd
Alias Kurban Saïd
2005 • as Narrator
★ 7.0
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005 • as Peter (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Love of a Woman
Love of a Woman
1988 • as Franco Bassani
★ 8.0
Diario senza date
Diario senza date
1995
★ 10.0
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
2019 • as Narrator German (voice)
movie
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
1982 • as Self
★ 4.0
The Witness
The Witness
2019 • as Nikola Radin
★ 7.0
Prague
Prague
1992 • as Josef
★ 6.4
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
1960 • as Kammerdiener
★ 7.0
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck
1976 • as Gregers Werle
★ 9.0
movie
You Can't Go Home Again
1999 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
movie
Ein starker Abgang
2008 • as Heinz Kilian
★ 6.5
movie
Eine große Familie
1970 • as Heinz Hallasch
★ 8.0
The Soft Course
The Soft Course
1967 • as Bernhard Krahl
★ 6.3
The End of an Eternity
The End of an Eternity
2000 • as Self