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Bruno Ganz

Acting • 1941-03-22 • 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.

Known For

Downfall

Downfall

2004

The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

2018

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987

Unknown

Unknown

2011

The Reader

The Reader

2008

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

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Filmography

2025
Films to Die ForFilm
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Bruno Ganz - The Longing RevolutionaryFilm
Self
2020
Wim Wenders, DesperadoFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2020
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und TräumenTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 10.0
2020
Who the F... is Roger RossmeislFilm
Narrator (voice)
2019
A Hidden LifeFilm
Richter
★ 7.2
2019
Winter JourneyFilm
George Goldsmith
★ 8.0
2019
The WitnessFilm
Nikola Radin
★ 7.0
2019
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on RevolutionFilm
Narrator German (voice)
2018
The House That Jack BuiltFilm
Verge
★ 7.1
2018
The TobacconistFilm
Sigmund Freud
★ 6.4
2018
FortunaFilm
Brother Jean
★ 6.8
2017
The PartyFilm
Godfried
★ 6.3
2017
In Times of Fading LightFilm
Wilhelm Powileit
★ 6.6
2017
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter HandkeFilm
2016
A Jew Must DieFilm
Arthur Bloch
★ 4.8
2015
RememberFilm
Rudy Kurlander #1
★ 7.3
2015
HeidiFilm
Alpöhi
★ 7.3
2015
AmnesiaFilm
Bruno
★ 5.5
2015
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des LichtsFilm
Voice of Segantini
★ 6.5
2015
Spiel für dein LandTV
Self • 1 episodes
2015
Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival OrchestraFilm
2014
In Order of DisappearanceFilm
Papa
★ 6.9
2014
Dancing ArabsFilm
Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
2013
The CounselorFilm
Diamond Dealer
★ 5.3
2013
Night Train to LisbonFilm
Older Jorge O'Kelly
★ 6.5
2013
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael KohlhaasFilm
The Governor
★ 5.9
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm
(archive footage)
★ 7.5
2012
Of Women and HorsesFilm
Franz Mann
★ 5.6
2011
UnknownFilm
Ernst Jürgen
★ 6.7
2011
Colors in the DarkFilm
Fred
★ 5.4
2011
Der Kleine PrinzFilm
Geograph
2011
Das Geheimnis unseres WaldesFilm
Narrator (voice)
2010
The End Is My BeginningFilm
Tiziano Terzani
★ 6.1
2010
The Day of the CatFilm
Kater
★ 4.7
2010
TaxiphoneFilm
Stranger
★ 7.0
2009
Julia's DisappearanceFilm
John
★ 6.7
2008
The ReaderFilm
Professor Rohl
★ 7.5
2008
The Baader Meinhof ComplexFilm
Horst Herold
★ 7.0
2008
The Dust of TimeFilm
Jacob
★ 6.4
2008
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early YearsFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2008
Ein starker AbgangFilm
Heinz Kilian
★ 6.5
2008
CopacabanaFilm
Herbert Schubert
★ 2.0
2007
Youth Without YouthFilm
Professor Stanciulescu
★ 6.1
2007
Coda: Thirty Years LaterFilm
Self
★ 4.8
2006
VitusFilm
Grandfather
★ 7.4
2006
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIFilm
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
★ 5.1
2006
The Ode to JoyFilm
Kurt Heinrich
★ 6.0
2005
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesFilm
Peter (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2005
Alias Kurban SaïdFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
2005
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'Film
Self
★ 7.0
2004
DownfallFilm
Adolf Hitler
★ 7.9
2004
The Manchurian CandidateFilm
Delp
★ 6.5
2004
KulturplatzTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2004
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer SchauspielerFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2003
LutherFilm
Johann von Staupitz
★ 6.5
2003
Menschen bei MaischbergerTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among UsFilm
Self
★ 8.3
2003
Our BestTV
Self • 1 episodes
2003
Behind MeFilm
Self
2003
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the SilenceFilm
Self
2002
The Power of the PastFilm
Bogliasco
★ 10.0
2002
Das Jahrhundert des TheatersTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
2002
Epsteins NachtFilm
Adam Rose
★ 9.0
2001
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IFilm
Faust
★ 10.0
2001
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IIFilm
Faust
★ 8.0
2000
Bread and TulipsFilm
Fernando Girasoli
★ 7.2
2000
WhoAfraidWolfFilm
★ 7.0
2000
Antipasto UmbroFilm
2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorFilm
Self (archive footage)
2000
The End of an EternityFilm
Self
1999
You Can't Go Home AgainFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1998
Eternity and a DayFilm
Alexandros
★ 7.8
1998
Gegen Ende der NachtFilm
Fehleisen
★ 5.0
1998
Sternstunde KunstTV
Self • 1 episodes
1997
Leute heuteTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1997
Deadly SilenceFilm
Hans Plache
★ 4.0
1997
St. Stephen's: The Living CathedralFilm
Narrator (German voice)
★ 7.0
1996
Saint-ExFilm
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
★ 4.2
1995
Lumière & CompanyFilm
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
★ 6.4
1995
Diario senza dateFilm
★ 10.0
1995
Il Grande FaustoTV
Biagio Cavanna • 2 episodes
1993
Faraway, So Close!Film
Damiel
★ 6.9
1993
The AbsenceFilm
Player
★ 6.5
1992
The Last Days of Chez NousFilm
J.P.
★ 5.8
1992
PragueFilm
Josef
★ 6.4
1992
Le Quatuor des possiblesFilm
Narrateur
★ 10.0
1992
Night on FireFilm
Peter Keller
★ 4.7
1991
Children of NatureFilm
Engill
★ 6.0
1991
Especially on SundayFilm
Vittorio
★ 6.2
1991
Boulevard BioTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1991
Tassilo - Ein Fall für sichTV
Tassilo • 6 episodes
★ 9.0
1991
SuccessFilm
Jacques Tüverlin
★ 4.7
1989
The Architecture of DoomFilm
German narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
1989
StraplessFilm
Raymond Forbes
★ 7.4
1989
BankomattFilm
Bruno
★ 7.0
1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayFilm
Ezra Pound
★ 8.0
1988
Love of a WomanFilm
Franco Bassani
★ 8.0
1988
Anwalt AbelTV
Crusius • 1 episodes
1987
Wings of DesireFilm
Damiel
★ 7.8
1986
El río de oroFilm
Peter
★ 4.4
1986
Fathers and Sons: A German TragedyTV
Heinrich Beck • 4 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«Film
Narrator
1985
Screen TwoTV
Josef • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
Hands Up!Film
Self (1981 footage)
★ 5.8
1985
Private ResistanceFilm
Gustav
★ 7.0
1984
Goldene KameraTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1983
In the White CityFilm
Paul
★ 7.0
1983
Closed CircuitFilm
Faber
★ 7.0
1983
Killer aus FloridaFilm
★ 8.0
1982
Logik des GefühlsFilm
★ 10.0
1982
Before Your Eyes - VietnamFilm
★ 7.0
1982
War and PeaceFilm
★ 4.5
1982
Remembrance: Film for Curt BoisFilm
Self
★ 4.0
1981
Circle of DeceitFilm
Georg Laschen
★ 6.2
1981
Lady of the CameliasFilm
Count Perregaux
★ 6.1
1981
La provincialeFilm
Rémy Muller
★ 5.7
1981
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle CamelieTV
Count Perregaux • 2 episodes
★ 4.0
1980
Lost and FoundFilm
Werner
★ 5.3
1980
The InventorFilm
Jakob Nüssli
★ 6.4
1980
5% de risqueFilm
David
★ 6.0
1980
PolentaFilm
★ 9.0
1979
Nosferatu the VampyreFilm
Jonathan Harker
★ 7.3
1979
Return to the BelovedFilm
Dr. Stephan Kern
★ 6.3
1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'Film
Self
★ 6.3
1979
Bavarian Film AwardsTV
Self • 2 episodes
1978
The Boys from BrazilFilm
Professor Bruckner
★ 6.7
1978
Knife in the HeadFilm
Hoffmann
★ 6.2
1978
The Left-Handed WomanFilm
Bruno
★ 6.9
1978
Black and White Like Day and NightFilm
Thomas Rosemund
★ 6.3
1977
The American FriendFilm
Jonathan Zimmermann
★ 7.1
1976
The Marquise of OFilm
Der Graf
★ 6.7
1976
LumièreFilm
Heinrich Grun
★ 6.7
1976
Summer GuestsFilm
Jakov Shalimov
★ 7.2
1976
The Wild DuckFilm
Gregers Werle
★ 9.0
1974
Die BakchenFilm
Pentheus
★ 10.0
1973
Prinz Friedrich von HomburgFilm
Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
★ 7.0
1972
The Ignoramus and the MadmanFilm
1971
Die MutterFilm
★ 10.0
1970
Scene of the CrimeTV
Bombadil • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1970
Eine große FamilieFilm
Heinz Hallasch
★ 8.0
1969
Torquato TassoFilm
Torquato Tasso
★ 7.0
1968
Im Dickicht der StädteFilm
George Garga
★ 10.0
1968
Die Schlacht bei LobositzFilm
Ulrich Braeker
★ 9.0
1967
The Soft CourseFilm
Bernhard Krahl
★ 6.3
1966
Die UnberatenenFilm
★ 10.0
1966
Frühlings ErwachenFilm
Moritz Stiefel
★ 9.0
1964
Der SpaßvogelFilm
Johnny
★ 8.0
1964
Grimme AwardTV
Self • 1 episodes
1963
Zur PersonTV
Self • 1 episodes
1962
A Roof Over Your HeadFilm
Fred Weber
★ 7.0
1962
ChikitaFilm
Jazzfan
★ 7.0
1960
Der Herr mit der schwarzen MeloneFilm
Kammerdiener
★ 7.0
1951
German Film AwardTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.0
1948
BambiTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0