Bruno Ganz
Known for
Acting
Life
1941 – 2019 (aged 77)
Born in
Zürich, Switzerland
Credits
View on IMDb125 acting credits
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
Downfall
16 Sep 2004
Unknown
16 Feb 2011
The Reader
10 Dec 2008
The House That Jack Built
04 Oct 2018
The Counselor
25 Oct 2013
The Manchurian Candidate
30 Jul 2004
Wings of Desire
23 Sep 1987
Nosferatu the Vampyre
17 Jan 1979
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Filmography
2025
- Films to Die Foras (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
- Who the F... is Roger Rossmeislas Narrator (voice)
2019
- Winter Journeyas George Goldsmith
- The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolutionas Narrator German (voice)
- A Hidden Lifeas Richter
- The Witnessas Nikola Radin
2018
- The Tobacconistas Sigmund Freud
- The House That Jack Builtas Verge
- Fortunaas Brother Jean
2017
- To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
- The Partyas Godfried
- In Times of Fading Lightas Wilhelm Powileit
2016
- A Jew Must Dieas Arthur Bloch
2015
- Heidias Alpöhi
- Rememberas Rudy Kurlander #1
- Amnesiaas Bruno
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichtsas Voice of Segantini
- Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2014
- In Order of Disappearanceas Papa
2013
- The Counseloras Diamond Dealer
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaasas The Governor
- Night Train to Lisbonas Older Jorge O'Kelly
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
- Of Women and Horsesas Franz Mann
2011
- Das Geheimnis unseres Waldesas Narrator (voice)
- Der Kleine Prinzas Geograph
- Unknownas Ernst Jürgen
- Colors in the Darkas Fred
2010
- The End Is My Beginningas Tiziano Terzani
- Taxiphoneas Stranger
- The Day of the Catas Kater
2009
- Julia's Disappearanceas John
2008
- The Readeras Professor Rohl
- The Dust of Timeas Jacob
- The Baader Meinhof Complexas Horst Herold
- Ein starker Abgangas Heinz Kilian
- Copacabanaas Herbert Schubert
2007
- Youth Without Youthas Professor Stanciulescu
2006
- The Ode to Joyas Kurt Heinrich
- Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIas Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
- Vitusas Grandfather
2005
- Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesas Peter (archive footage)
- Alias Kurban Saïdas Narrator
2004
- Downfallas Adolf Hitler
- The Manchurian Candidateas Delp
2003
- Lutheras Johann von Staupitz
2002
- Epsteins Nachtas Adam Rose
- The Power of the Pastas Bogliasco
2001
2000
- Bread and Tulipsas Fernando Girasoli
- WhoAfraidWolf
- Antipasto Umbro
1999
- You Can't Go Home Againas Narrator (voice)
1998
- Eternity and a Dayas Alexandros
- Gegen Ende der Nachtas Fehleisen
1997
- St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedralas Narrator (German voice)
- Deadly Silenceas Hans Plache
1996
- Saint-Exas Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1995
- Lumière & Companyas Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
- Il Grande Faustoas Biagio Cavanna
- Diario senza date
1993
- Faraway, So Close!as Damiel
- The Absenceas Player
1992
- Night on Fireas Peter Keller
- The Last Days of Chez Nousas J.P.
- Pragueas Josef
- Le Quatuor des possiblesas Narrateur
1991
- Especially on Sundayas Vittorio
- Children of Natureas Engill
- Successas Jacques Tüverlin
- Tassilo - Ein Fall für sichas Tassilo6 episodes
1989
- The Architecture of Doomas German narrator (voice)
- Straplessas Raymond Forbes
- Bankomattas Bruno
1988
- Anwalt Abelas Crusius1 episode
- Love of a Womanas Franco Bassani
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas Ezra Pound
1987
- Wings of Desireas Damiel
1986
- Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedyas Heinrich Beck4 episodes
- Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«as Narrator
- El río de oroas Peter
1985
- Private Resistanceas Gustav
- Screen Twoas Josef1 episode
1983
- Closed Circuitas Faber
- Killer aus Florida
- In the White Cityas Paul
1981
- Circle of Deceitas Georg Laschen
- Lady of the Cameliasas Count Perregaux
- La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelieas Count Perregaux2 episodes
- La provincialeas Rémy Muller
1980
- The Inventoras Jakob Nüssli
- Polenta
- 5% de risqueas David
- Lost and Foundas Werner
1979
- Return to the Belovedas Dr. Stephan Kern
- Nosferatu the Vampyreas Jonathan Harker
1978
- Knife in the Headas Hoffmann
- Black and White Like Day and Nightas Thomas Rosemund
- The Boys from Brazilas Professor Bruckner
- The Left-Handed Womanas Bruno
1977
- The American Friendas Jonathan Zimmermann
1976
- The Wild Duckas Gregers Werle
- The Marquise of Oas Der Graf
- Lumièreas Heinrich Grun
- Summer Guestsas Jakov Shalimov
1974
- Die Bakchenas Pentheus
1973
- Prinz Friedrich von Homburgas Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
1971
1970
- Scene of the Crimeas Bombadil1 episode
- Eine große Familieas Heinz Hallasch
1969
- Torquato Tassoas Torquato Tasso
1968
- Im Dickicht der Städteas George Garga
- Die Schlacht bei Lobositzas Ulrich Braeker
1967
- The Soft Courseas Bernhard Krahl
1966
- Die Unberatenen
- Frühlings Erwachenas Moritz Stiefel
1964
- Der Spaßvogelas Johnny
1962
- Chikitaas Jazzfan
- A Roof Over Your Headas Fred Weber
1960
- Der Herr mit der schwarzen Meloneas Kammerdiener