Actor

Bruno Ganz

Born March 22, 1941 in Zürich, Switzerland
Died February 16, 2019

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

Filmography

2025Films to Die ForFilm(archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Bruno Ganz - The Longing RevolutionaryFilmSelf
2020Wim Wenders, DesperadoFilmSelf (archive footage)
2020Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und TräumenSeriesSelf
2020Who the F... is Roger RossmeislFilmNarrator (voice)
2019A Hidden LifeFilmRichter
2019Winter JourneyFilmGeorge Goldsmith
2019The WitnessFilmNikola Radin
2019The Naked King - 18 Fragments on RevolutionFilmNarrator German (voice)
2018The House That Jack BuiltFilmVerge
2018The TobacconistFilmSigmund Freud
2018FortunaFilmBrother Jean
2017The PartyFilmGodfried
2017In Times of Fading LightFilmWilhelm Powileit
2017To Duration: A Tribute to Peter HandkeFilm
2016A Jew Must DieFilmArthur Bloch
2015RememberFilmRudy Kurlander #1
2015HeidiFilmAlpöhi
2015AmnesiaFilmBruno
2015Giovanni Segantini - Magie des LichtsFilmVoice of Segantini
2015Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival OrchestraFilm
2015Spiel für dein LandSeriesSelf
2014In Order of DisappearanceFilmPapa
2014Dancing ArabsFilmSelf (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
2013The CounselorFilmDiamond Dealer
2013Night Train to LisbonFilmOlder Jorge O'Kelly
2013Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael KohlhaasFilmThe Governor
2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm(archive footage)
2012Of Women and HorsesFilmFranz Mann
2011UnknownFilmErnst Jürgen
2011Colors in the DarkFilmFred
2011Das Geheimnis unseres WaldesFilmNarrator (voice)
2011Der Kleine PrinzFilmGeograph
2010The End Is My BeginningFilmTiziano Terzani
2010The Day of the CatFilmKater
2010TaxiphoneFilmStranger
2009Julia's DisappearanceFilmJohn
2008The ReaderFilmProfessor Rohl
2008The Baader Meinhof ComplexFilmHorst Herold
2008The Dust of TimeFilmJacob
2008One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early YearsFilmSelf
2008Ein starker AbgangFilmHeinz Kilian
2008CopacabanaFilmHerbert Schubert
2007Youth Without YouthFilmProfessor Stanciulescu
2007Coda: Thirty Years LaterFilmSelf
2006VitusFilmGrandfather
2006Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIFilmCardinal Stefan Wyszynski
2006The Ode to JoyFilmKurt Heinrich
2005Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesFilmPeter (archive footage)
2005Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'FilmSelf
2005Alias Kurban SaïdFilmNarrator
2004DownfallFilmAdolf Hitler
2004The Manchurian CandidateFilmDelp
2004Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer SchauspielerFilmSelf
2004KulturplatzSeriesSelf
2003LutherFilmJohann von Staupitz
2003Menschen bei MaischbergerSeriesSelf
2003Wings of Desire: The Angels Among UsFilmSelf
2003Behind MeFilmSelf
2003Claudio Abbado: Hearing the SilenceFilmSelf
2003Our BestSeriesSelf
2002The Power of the PastFilmBogliasco
2002Epsteins NachtFilmAdam Rose
2002Das Jahrhundert des TheatersSeriesSelf
2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IIFilmFaust
2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IFilmFaust
2000Bread and TulipsFilmFernando Girasoli
2000WhoAfraidWolfFilm
2000The End of an EternityFilmSelf
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorFilmSelf (archive footage)
2000Antipasto UmbroFilm
1999You Can't Go Home AgainFilmNarrator (voice)
1998Eternity and a DayFilmAlexandros
1998Gegen Ende der NachtFilmFehleisen
1998Sternstunde KunstSeriesSelf
1997Leute heuteSeriesSelf
1997Deadly SilenceFilmHans Plache
1997St. Stephen's: The Living CathedralFilmNarrator (German voice)
1996Saint-ExFilmAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
1995Lumière & CompanyFilmDamiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Bruno Ganz

Born March 22, 1941 in Zürich, Switzerland

Died February 16, 2019