Bruno Ganz
Born
March 22, 1941
Died
February 16, 2019 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Zürich, Switzerland
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.

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Lui-même
2022
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self · (4 episodes)
2020

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
Narrator (voice)
2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
2020

Winter Journey
George Goldsmith
2019

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Narrator German (voice)
2019

A Hidden Life
Richter
2019

The Witness
Nikola Radin
2019

The Tobacconist
Sigmund Freud
2018

Fortuna
Brother Jean
2018

The House That Jack Built
Verge
2018

The Party
Godfried
2017

In Times of Fading Light
Wilhelm Powileit
2017

A Jew Must Die
Arthur Bloch
2016

Heidi
Alpöhi
2015
Spiel für dein Land
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Remember
Rudy Kurlander #1
2015

Amnesia
Bruno
2015

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
Voice of Segantini
2015

Dancing Arabs
Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
2014

In Order of Disappearance
Papa
2014

The Counselor
Diamond Dealer
2013

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
The Governor
2013

Night Train to Lisbon
Older Jorge O'Kelly
2013

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012

Of Women and Horses
Franz Mann
2012
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes
Narrator (voice)
2011

Unknown
Ernst Jürgen
2011

Colors in the Dark
Fred
2011

The End Is My Beginning
Tiziano Terzani
2010

Taxiphone
Stranger
2010

The Day of the Cat
Kater
2010

Julia's Disappearance
John
2009

The Reader
Professor Rohl
2008

The Dust of Time
Jacob
2008

The Baader Meinhof Complex
Horst Herold
2008
Ein starker Abgang
Heinz Kilian
2008

Copacabana
Herbert Schubert
2008

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
Self
2008
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
2007

Youth Without Youth
Professor Stanciulescu
2007

The Ode to Joy
Kurt Heinrich
2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
2006

Vitus
Grandfather
2006

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Peter (archive footage)
2005
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
Self
2005

Alias Kurban Saïd
Narrator
2005

Downfall
Adolf Hitler
2004

Kulturplatz
Self · (1 episode)
2004

The Manchurian Candidate
Delp
2004

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
Self
2004
Our Best
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Luther
Johann von Staupitz
2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
2003

Epsteins Nacht
Adam Rose
2002

The Power of the Past
Bogliasco
2002

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Faust
2001

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Faust
2001

The End of an Eternity
Self
2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Self (archive footage)
2000

Bread and Tulips
Fernando Girasoli
2000
WhoAfraidWolf
2000
You Can't Go Home Again
Narrator (voice)
1999

Eternity and a Day
Alexandros
1998

Gegen Ende der Nacht
Fehleisen
1998

St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
Narrator (German voice)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997

Deadly Silence
Hans Plache
1997

Saint-Ex
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1996

Lumière & Company
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
1995

Il Grande Fausto
Biagio Cavanna
1995

Diario senza date
1995

Faraway, So Close!
Damiel
1993

The Absence
Player
1993

Night on Fire
Peter Keller
1992

The Last Days of Chez Nous
J.P.
1992

Prague
Josef
1992

Especially on Sunday
Vittorio
1991

Boulevard Bio
Self · (1 episode)
1991

Children of Nature
Engill
1991
Success
Jacques Tüverlin
1991
Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich
Tassilo · (6 episodes)
1991

The Architecture of Doom
German narrator (voice)
1989

Strapless
Raymond Forbes
1989

Bankomatt
Bruno
1989
Anwalt Abel
Crusius · (1 episode)
1988

Love of a Woman
Franco Bassani
1988

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Ezra Pound
1988

Wings of Desire
Damiel
1987

Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy
Heinrich Beck · (4 episodes)
1986

Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
Narrator
1986

El río de oro
Peter
1986

Private Resistance
Gustav
1985

Hands Up!
Self (1981 footage)
1985
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984

System Without Shadow
Faber
1983
Killer aus Florida
1983

In the White City
Paul
1983
Logik des Gefühls
1982

Krieg und Frieden
1982
Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois
Self
1982

Circle of Deceit
Georg Laschen
1981

Lady of the Camelias
Count Perregaux
1981

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
Count Perregaux · (2 episodes)
1981

La provinciale
Rémy Muller
1981

The Inventor
Jakob Nüssli
1980

Polenta
1980

5% de risque
David
1980

Lost and Found
Werner
1980
Bayerischer Filmpreis
Self · (2 episodes)
1979

The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Self
1979

Return to the Beloved
Dr. Stephan Kern
1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Jonathan Harker
1979

Knife in the Head
Hoffmann
1978

Black and White Like Day and Night
Thomas Rosemund
1978

The Boys from Brazil
Professor Bruckner
1978

The Left-Handed Woman
Bruno
1978

The American Friend
Jonathan Zimmermann
1977

The Wild Duck
Gregers Werle
1976

The Marquise of O
Der Graf
1976

Lumière
Heinrich Grun
1976

Summer Guests
Jakov Shalimov
1976
Die Bakchen
Pentheus
1974
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
1973
The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
Die Mutter
1971

Scene of the Crime
Bombadil · (1 episode)
1970
Eine große Familie
Heinz Hallasch
1970
Im Dickicht der Städte
George Garga
1968
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz
Ulrich Braeker
1968

Der sanfte Lauf
Bernhard Krahl
1967
Die Unberatenen
1966
Frühlings Erwachen
Moritz Stiefel
1966
Der Spaßvogel
Johnny
1964
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Self · (1 episode)
1964

Zur Person
Self · (1 episode)
1963
Chikita
Jazzfan
1962

A Roof Over Your Head
Fred Weber
1962

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Kammerdiener
1960
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (3 episodes)
1951

Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948