Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Acting

Birthday

1941/03/22

Day of death

2019/02/16 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Zürich, Switzerland

Also know as

برونو گانتس

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.

Acting
Der Himmel über Berlin
7.8

(1987) Wings of Desire

as Damiel

Pane e tulipani
7.1

(2000) Bread and Tulips

as Fernando Girasoli

Der Untergang
7.9

(2004) Downfall

as Adolf Hitler

Diario senza date
0.0

(1995) Diario senza date

as ---

In weiter Ferne, so nah!
6.9

(1993) Faraway, So Close!

as Damiel

Der amerikanische Freund
7.1

(1977) The American Friend

as Jonathan Zimmermann

Luther
6.4

(2003) Luther

as Johann von Staupitz

Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht
7.3

(1979) Nosferatu the Vampyre

as Jonathan Harker

Youth Without Youth
6.1

(2007) Youth Without Youth

as Professor Stanciulescu

The Reader
7.5

(2008) The Reader

as Professor Rohl

Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα
7.8

(1998) Eternity and a Day

as Alexandros

Börn náttúrunnar
5.9

(1991) Children of Nature

as Engill

Το τέλος μιας αιωνιότητας
0.0

(2000) The End of an Eternity

as Self

Giulias Verschwinden
6.7

(2009) Julia's Disappearance

as John

Dans la ville blanche
6.9

(1983) In the White City

as Paul

1.0

(1982) Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

as Self

0.0

(2005) Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

as Self

Messer im Kopf
6.0

(1978) Knife in the Head

as Hoffmann

The Manchurian Candidate
6.5

(2004) The Manchurian Candidate

as Delp

The Last Days of Chez Nous
5.5

(1992) The Last Days of Chez Nous

as J.P.

0.0

(1972) The Ignoramus and the Madman

as ---

Vitus
7.4

(2006) Vitus

as Grandfather

The Boys from Brazil
6.7

(1978) The Boys from Brazil

as Professor Bruckner

St.Stephan – Der lebende Dom
0.0

(1997) St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

as Narrator (German voice)

Die Fälschung
5.9

(1981) Circle of Deceit

as Georg Laschen

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
7.6

(2012) Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Oggetti smarriti
4.8

(1980) Lost and Found

as Werner

Unknown
6.7

(2011) Unknown

as Ernst Jürgen

Die Marquise von O...
6.7

(1976) The Marquise of O

as Der Graf

Retour à la bien-aimée
6.0

(1979) Return to the Beloved

as Dr. Stephan Kern

Der grosse Kater
4.8

(2010) The Day of the Cat

as Kater

Lumière et Compagnie
6.2

(1995) Lumière & Company

as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Undergångens arkitektur
7.2

(1989) The Architecture of Doom

as German narrator (voice)

La storia vera della signora dalle camelie
6.0

(1981) Lady of the Camelias

as Count Perregaux

Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου
6.4

(2008) The Dust of Time

as Jacob

4.8

(2007) Coda: Thirty Years Later

as Self

Das Ende ist mein Anfang
6.0

(2010) The End Is My Beginning

as Tiziano Terzani

Satte Farben vor Schwarz
5.4

(2011) Colors in the Dark

as Fred

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
6.0

(2005) Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

as Peter (archive footage)

Strapless
7.5

(1989) Strapless

as Raymond Forbes

La domenica specialmente
5.9

(1991) Especially on Sunday

as Vittorio

The Counselor
5.3

(2013) The Counselor

as Diamond Dealer

Saint-Ex
2.3

(1996) Saint-Ex

as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Sport de filles
5.6

(2012) Of Women and Horses

as Franz Mann

La forza del passato
0.0

(2002) The Power of the Past

as Bogliasco

Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte
5.9

(1978) Black and White Like Day and Night

as Thomas Rosemund

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
4.9

(2006) Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Night Train to Lisbon
6.5

(2013) Night Train to Lisbon

as Older Jorge O'Kelly

Lumière
6.8

(1976) Lumière

as Heinrich Grun

Michael Kohlhaas
5.9

(2013) Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

as The Governor

Prague
6.0

(1992) Prague

as Josef

Epsteins Nacht
0.0

(2002) Epsteins Nacht

as Adam Rose

Kraftidioten
6.9

(2014) In Order of Disappearance

as Papa

Ręce do góry
5.8

(1985) Hands Up!

as Self (1981 footage)

6.5

(2008) Ein starker Abgang

as Heinz Kilian

Polenta
0.0

(1980) Polenta

as ---

Taxiphone
4.0

(2010) Taxiphone

as Stranger

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
7.0

(2008) The Baader Meinhof Complex

as Horst Herold

Der Erfinder
6.2

(1980) The Inventor

as Jakob Nüssli

Die linkshändige Frau
6.6

(1978) The Left-Handed Woman

as Bruno

Die Wildente
0.0

(1976) The Wild Duck

as Gregers Werle

De IJssalon
6.0

(1985) Private Resistance

as Gustav

2.0

(1991) Success

as Jacques Tüverlin

0.0

(1964) Der Spaßvogel

as Johnny

0.0

(1966) Die Unberatenen

as ---

Remember
7.3

(2015) Remember

as Rudy Kurlander #1

Sommergäste
6.3

(1976) Summer Guests

as Jakov Shalimov

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
0.0

(1960) Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

as Kammerdiener

System ohne Schatten
6.8

(1983) System Without Shadow

as Faber

0.0

(2000) Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(2011) Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes

as Narrator (voice)

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
0.0

(1988) The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

as Ezra Pound

Faust – Der Tragödie zweiter Teil
0.0

(2001) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

as Faust

5% de risque
5.0

(1980) 5% de risque

as David

Bruno Ganz - Der sehnsüchtige Revolutionär
0.0

(2022) Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

as Lui-même

0.0

(1968) Die Schlacht bei Lobositz

as Ulrich Braeker

0.0

(1966) Frühlings Erwachen

as Moritz Stiefel

Krieg und Frieden
2.0

(1982) War and Peace

as ---

0.0

(1983) Killer aus Florida

as ---

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
6.5

(2015) Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

as Voice of Segantini

0.0

(1968) Im Dickicht der Städte

as George Garga

Es Dach überem Chopf
7.0

(1962) A Roof Over Your Head

as Fred Weber

Heidi
7.2

(2015) Heidi

as Alpöhi

0.0

(1974) Die Bakchen

as Pentheus

0.0

(1971) Die Mutter

as ---

Brandnacht
2.0

(1992) Night on Fire

as Peter Keller

The Making of Nosferatu
6.3

(1979) The Making of 'Nosferatu'

as Self

Copacabana
2.0

(2008) Copacabana

as Herbert Schubert

0.0

(1982) Logik des Gefühls

as ---

Der sanfte Lauf
6.0

(1967) Der sanfte Lauf

as Bernhard Krahl

Amnesia
5.4

(2015) Amnesia

as Bruno

Un amore di donna
0.0

(1988) Love of a Woman

as Franco Bassani

0.0

(1962) Chikita

as Jazzfan

The Party
6.3

(2017) The Party

as Godfried

A Hidden Life
7.2

(2019) A Hidden Life

as Richter

In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts
6.6

(2017) In Times of Fading Light

as Wilhelm Powileit

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
8.3

(2003) Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

as Self

The House That Jack Built
7.1

(2018) The House That Jack Built

as Verge

0.0

(2000) WhoAfraidWolf

as ---

El río de oro
3.7

(1986) El río de oro

as Peter

Tödliches Schweigen
1.0

(1997) Deadly Silence

as Hans Plache

Il Grande Fausto
6.1

(1995) Il Grande Fausto

as Biagio Cavanna

0.0

(1973) Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg

バルトの楽園
4.5

(2006) The Ode to Joy

as Kurt Heinrich

0.0

(1970) Eine große Familie

as Heinz Hallasch

Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
0.0

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

as Narrator

Faust – Der Tragödie erster Teil
10.0

(2001) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

as Faust

Fortuna
6.8

(2018) Fortuna

as Brother Jean

Gegen Ende der Nacht
3.7

(1998) Gegen Ende der Nacht

as Fehleisen

The Witness
7.0

(2019) The Witness

as Nikola Radin

Der Trafikant
6.4

(2018) The Tobacconist

as Sigmund Freud

Un juif pour l'exemple
3.8

(2016) A Jew Must Die

as Arthur Bloch

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
6.0

(2004) Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

as Self

Der nackte König - 18 Fragmente über Revolution
0.0

(2019) The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

as Narrator German (voice)

L'Absence
5.3

(1993) The Absence

as Player

Vinterrejse
8.0

(2019) Winter Journey

as George Goldsmith

Wim Wenders, Desperado
7.7

(2020) Wim Wenders, Desperado

as Self (archive footage)

Von einem der auszog - Wim Wenders' frühe Jahre
7.0

(2008) One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

as Self

Bankomatt
0.0

(1989) Bankomatt

as Bruno

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
0.0

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

as Narrator (voice)

Alias Kurban Saïd
0.0

(2005) Alias Kurban Saïd

as Narrator

0.0

(1999) You Can't Go Home Again

as Narrator (voice)

La provinciale
4.8

(1981) La provinciale

as Rémy Muller

ערבים רוקדים
6.4

(2014) Dancing Arabs

as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)

0.0

(1969) Torquato Tasso

as Torquato Tasso

Etwas wird sichtbar
0.0

(1982) Before Your Eyes - Vietnam

as ---

Films to Die For
0.0

(2025) Films to Die For

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

0.0

(2018) Black Baby

as Damiel (archive footage)

Der Kleine Prinz
0.0

(2011) Der Kleine Prinz

as Geograph

Canto alla durata: Omaggio a Peter Handke
0.0

(2017) To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke

as ---

0.0

(1988) Anwalt Abel

as Crusius

Tatort
6.1

(1970) Scene of the Crime

as Bombadil

0.0

(1991) Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich

as Tassilo

4.8

(1997) Leute heute

as Self

0.0

(1964) Grimme Award

as Self

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
4.0

(1981) La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

as Count Perregaux

6.0

(1951) German Film Award

as Self

5.7

(1984) Goldene Kamera

as Self

Bambi
9.0

(1948) Bambi

as Self

0.0

(1979) Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

0.0

(2015) Spiel für dein Land

as Self

6.3

(2003) Menschen bei Maischberger

as Self

Boulevard Bio
6.0

(1991) Boulevard Bio

as Self

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
0.0

(2002) Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

as Self

Kulturplatz
6.0

(2004) Kulturplatz

as Self

Zur Person
0.0

(1963) Zur Person

as Self

0.0

(2003) Our Best

as Self

Väter und Söhne - Eine deutsche Tragödie
0.0

(1986) Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy

as Heinrich Beck

10.0

(2020) Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

as Self