Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-03-22

Day of Death

2019-02-16 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Zürich, Switzerland

Also Known As

برونو گانتس

Bruno Ganz

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Wings of Desire

1987

Wings of Desire

as

Damiel

Bread and Tulips

2000

Bread and Tulips

as

Fernando Girasoli

Downfall

2004

Downfall

as

Adolf Hitler

Diario senza date

1995

Diario senza date

as

Faraway, So Close!

1993

Faraway, So Close!

as

Damiel

The American Friend

1977

The American Friend

as

Jonathan Zimmermann

Luther

2003

Luther

as

Johann von Staupitz

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre

as

Jonathan Harker

Youth Without Youth

2007

Youth Without Youth

as

Professor Stanciulescu

The Reader

2008

The Reader

as

Professor Rohl

Eternity and a Day

1998

Eternity and a Day

as

Alexandros

Children of Nature

1991

Children of Nature

as

Engill

The End of an Eternity

2000

The End of an Eternity

as

Self

Julia's Disappearance

2009

Julia's Disappearance

as

John

In the White City

1983

In the White City

as

Paul

Gedächtnis: Ein Film für Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti

1982

Gedächtnis: Ein Film für Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti

as

Self

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

2005

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

as

Self

Knife in the Head

1978

Knife in the Head

as

Hoffmann

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

The Manchurian Candidate

as

Delp

The Last Days of Chez Nous

1992

The Last Days of Chez Nous

as

J.P.

The Ignoramus and the Madman

1972

The Ignoramus and the Madman

as

Vitus

2006

Vitus

as

Grandfather

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as

Professor Bruckner

St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

1997

St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

as

Narrator (German voice)

Circle of Deceit

1981

Circle of Deceit

as

Georg Laschen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Lost and Found

1980

Lost and Found

as

Werner

Unknown

2011

Unknown

as

Ernst Jürgen

The Marquise of O

1976

The Marquise of O

as

Der Graf

Return to the Beloved

1979

Return to the Beloved

as

Dr. Stephan Kern

The Day of the Cat

2010

The Day of the Cat

as

Kater

Lumière & Company

1995

Lumière & Company

as

Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

The Architecture of Doom

1989

The Architecture of Doom

as

German narrator (voice)

Lady of the Camelias

1981

Lady of the Camelias

as

Count Perregaux

The Dust of Time

2008

The Dust of Time

as

Jacob

Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007

Coda: Thirty Years Later

as

Self

The End Is My Beginning

2010

The End Is My Beginning

as

Tiziano Terzani

Colors in the Dark

2011

Colors in the Dark

as

Fred

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

2005

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

as

Peter (archive footage)

Strapless

1989

Strapless

as

Raymond Forbes

Especially on Sunday

1991

Especially on Sunday

as

Vittorio

The Counselor

2013

The Counselor

as

Diamond Dealer

Saint-Ex

1996

Saint-Ex

as

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Of Women and Horses

2012

Of Women and Horses

as

Franz Mann

The Power of the Past

2002

The Power of the Past

as

Bogliasco

Black and White Like Day and Night

1978

Black and White Like Day and Night

as

Thomas Rosemund

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

as

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

Night Train to Lisbon

as

Older Jorge O'Kelly

Lumière

1976

Lumière

as

Heinrich Grun

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

as

The Governor

Prague

1992

Prague

as

Josef

Epsteins Nacht

2002

Epsteins Nacht

as

Adam Rose

In Order of Disappearance

2014

In Order of Disappearance

as

Papa

Hands Up!

1985

Hands Up!

as

Self (1981 footage)

Ein starker Abgang

2008

Ein starker Abgang

as

Heinz Kilian

Polenta

1980

Polenta

as

Taxiphone

2010

Taxiphone

as

Stranger

The Baader Meinhof Complex

2008

The Baader Meinhof Complex

as

Horst Herold

The Inventor

1980

The Inventor

as

Jakob Nüssli

The Left-Handed Woman

1977

The Left-Handed Woman

as

Bruno

The Wild Duck

1976

The Wild Duck

as

Gregers Werle

Private Resistance

1985

Private Resistance

as

Gustav

Success

1991

Success

as

Jacques Tüverlin

Der Spaßvogel

1964

Der Spaßvogel

as

Johnny

Die Unberatenen

1966

Die Unberatenen

as

Remember

2015

Remember

as

Rudy Kurlander #1

Summer Guests

1976

Summer Guests

as

Jakov Shalimov

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

1960

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

as

Kammerdiener

System Without Shadow

1983

System Without Shadow

as

Faber

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

as

Self (archive footage)

Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes

2011

Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes

as

Narrator (voice)

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

1988

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

as

Ezra Pound

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

2001

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

as

Faust

5% de risque

1980

5% de risque

as

David

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

2022

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

as

Lui-même

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz

1968

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz

as

Ulrich Braeker

Frühlings Erwachen

1966

Frühlings Erwachen

as

Moritz Stiefel

Krieg und Frieden

1982

Krieg und Frieden

as

Killer aus Florida

1983

Killer aus Florida

as

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

2015

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

as

Voice of Segantini

Im Dickicht der Städte

1968

Im Dickicht der Städte

as

George Garga

A Roof Over Your Head

1962

A Roof Over Your Head

as

Fred Weber

Heidi

2015

Heidi

as

Alpöhi

Die Bakchen

1974

Die Bakchen

as

Pentheus

Die Mutter

1971

Die Mutter

as

Night on Fire

1992

Night on Fire

as

Peter Keller

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

1979

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

as

Self

Copacabana

2008

Copacabana

as

Herbert Schubert

Logik des Gefühls

1982

Logik des Gefühls

as

Der sanfte Lauf

1967

Der sanfte Lauf

as

Bernhard Krahl

Amnesia

2015

Amnesia

as

Bruno

Love of a Woman

1988

Love of a Woman

as

Franco Bassani

Chikita

1962

Chikita

as

Jazzfan

The Party

2017

The Party

as

Godfried

A Hidden Life

2019

A Hidden Life

as

Richter

In Times of Fading Light

2017

In Times of Fading Light

as

Wilhelm Powileit

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

2003

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

as

Self

The House That Jack Built

2018

The House That Jack Built

as

Verge

WhoAfraidWolf

2000

WhoAfraidWolf

as

El río de oro

1986

El río de oro

as

Peter

Deadly Silence

1997

Deadly Silence

as

Hans Plache

Il Grande Fausto

1995

Il Grande Fausto

as

Biagio Cavanna

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

1973

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

as

Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg

The Ode to Joy

2006

The Ode to Joy

as

Kurt Heinrich

Eine große Familie

1970

Eine große Familie

as

Heinz Hallasch

Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«

1986

Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«

as

Narrator

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

2001

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

as

Faust

Fortuna

2018

Fortuna

as

Brother Jean

Gegen Ende der Nacht

1998

Gegen Ende der Nacht

as

Fehleisen

The Witness

2019

The Witness

as

Nikola Radin

The Tobacconist

2018

The Tobacconist

as

Sigmund Freud

A Jew Must Die

2016

A Jew Must Die

as

Arthur Bloch

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

2004

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

as

Self

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

2019

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

as

Narrator German (voice)

The Absence

1993

The Absence

as

Player

Winter Journey

2019

Winter Journey

as

George Goldsmith

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado

as

Self (archive footage)

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

2008

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

as

Self

Bankomatt

1989

Bankomatt

as

Bruno

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

2020

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

as

Narrator (voice)

Alias Kurban Saïd

2005

Alias Kurban Saïd

as

Narrator

You Can't Go Home Again

1999

You Can't Go Home Again

as

Narrator (voice)

La provinciale

1981

La provinciale

as

Rémy Muller

Anwalt Abel

Anwalt Abel

as

Crusius

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Bombadil

Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich

Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich

as

Tassilo

Leute heute

Leute heute

as

Self

Grimme Awards Ceremony

Grimme Awards Ceremony

as

Self

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

as

Count Perregaux

Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

as

Self

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as

Self

BAMBI Awards

BAMBI Awards

as

Self

Bavarian Film Award

Bavarian Film Award

as

Self

Spiel für dein Land

Spiel für dein Land

as

Self

Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

as

Self

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

as

Self

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

as

Self

Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

as

Self

Zur Person

Zur Person

as

Self

Our Best

Our Best

as

Self

Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy

Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy

as

Heinrich Beck

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing

Gedächtnis: Ein Film für Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti

1982

Gedächtnis: Ein Film für Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti

as