Bruno Ganz
Birthdate: Mar 22, 1941
Birthplace: Zürich-Seebach, Switzerland
Died: Feb 16, 2019
Bruno Ganz was an acclaimed Swiss actor who was a prominent figure in German language film and television for over fifty years. He is internationally renowned for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004).
Ganz was born in Zürich, to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern Italian mother. He decided to pursue an acting career by the time he entered university. He debuted at the theatre in 1961, and gained a reputation as a reflective, charismatic and technically brilliant stage actor. In 1970, he and Peter Stein founded the theatre company 'Schaubühne' in Berlin, Germany. On stage, Ganz portrayed Dr. Heinrich Faust in Peter Stein's staging of Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two in 2000.
In cinema, Ganz became one of the best-known and most acclaimed actors in the German language, collaborating with many of the most respected European actors and directors of his time. He also starred in international features that reached a global audience. His film debut was The Gentleman in the Black Derby (1960). He also starred in Unknown (2011), The Counselor (2013), and The Party (2017).
Ganz died from cancer on 16 February 2019 at his home in the village of Au, in Wädenswil, Switzerland.
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- 2024 | Cinema Bruciato
- 2023 |
The Inventor
asJakob Nüssli
Inventing flying contraptions, war machines and studying cadavers, Leonardo da Vinci tackles the meaning of life itself with the help of French princess Marguerite de Nevarre.
- 2020 | Who the F... Is Roger Rossmeislas Narrator
- 2018 | The Tobacconistas Sigmund Freud
- 2019 | The Naked Kingas Narrator
- 2019 | Winter Journeyas George Goldsmith, born Günther Ludwig Goldschmidt
- 2019 |
A Hidden Life
asJudge Lueben
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
- 2019 |
- 2018 | Fortunaas Brother Jean
- 2018 | I Witnessas Nikola Radin
- 2018 |
The House That Jack Built
asVerge
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
- 2018 |
- 2017 | In Times of Fading Lightas Wilhelm Powileit
- 2017 |
- 2016 | A Jew Must Dieas Arthur Bloch
- 2015 | A Paixão de JL
- 2015 | Giovanni Segantini - Magic of Light
- 2015 | Heidias Alpöhi
- 1976 | The Marquise of Oas Der Graf
- 2013 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaasas The Governor
- 2014 |
In Order of Disappearance
as'Papa' Popovic
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
- 2013 | Night Train to Lisbonas Older Jorge O'Kelly
- 2013 |
- 2011 | Das Geheimnis unseres Waldesas Narrator
- 2011 | Of Women and Horsesas Franz Mann
- 2011 | Sul nome Bachas Voce off
- 2011 | Unknownas Ernst Jürgen
- 2010 | Colors in the Darkas Fred
- 2010 | Der grosse Kateras Kater
- 2010 | Taxiphone: El Mektoub
- 2010 | The End Is My Beginningas Tiziano Terzani
- 2009 | Julia's Disappearanceas John
- 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complexas Horst Herold
- 2008 | Stairway to Nowhereas Brot Darsteller
- 2008 | The Dust of Timeas Jacob
- 2008 | The Readeras Professor Rohl
- 2007 | One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
- 2007 | Youth Without Youthas Prof. Roman Stanciulescu
- 2006 | Vitusas Grandfather
- 2006 | The Ode to Joyas Kurt Heinrich
- 2005 | Nicolas Bouvier, 22th Hospital Streetas Narrator
- 2004 | Downfallas Adolf Hitler
- 2004 | Alias Kurban Saïdas Narrator
- 2003 | Lutheras Johann von Staupitz
- 2002 | Behind Me - Bruno Ganz
- 2002 | Epoca: The Making of Historyas Narrator
- 2002 | Epstein's Nightas Adam Rose
- 2002 | Er spielte seinen Schatten mit - Der Schauspieler Klaus Kammer
- 2002 | The Power of the Pastas Bogliasco
- 2000 | Bread and Tulipsas Fernando Girasole
- 2000 | Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler
- 2000 | WhoAfraidWolf
- 1999 | You Can't Go Home Againas Narrator
- 1998 | Eternity and a Dayas Alexandros
- 1996 | Saint-Exas Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- 1995 | Diario senza date
- 1994 | Heller Tagas Georg
- 1994 | Peter Przygodda, Schnittmeister
- 1994 | Återkomster
- 1993 | Asmaraas Narrator
- 1993 | Le quatuor des possiblesas Narrator
- 1993 | Faraway, So Close!as Damiel
- 1991 | Especially on Sundayas Vittorio (segment "La domenica specialmente")
- 1992 | The Last Days of Chez Nousas J.P.
- 1992 | Brandnachtas Peter Keller
- 1992 | Pragueas Josef
- 1992 | The Absenceas Player
- 1991 | Children of Natureas Engill
- 1991 | Erfolgas Jacques Tüverlin
- 1989 | Straplessas Raymond Forbes
- 1989 | Bankomattas Bruno
- 1989 | The Architecture of Doomas Narrator (German, subtitled English versions)
- 1989 | Von Zeit zu Zeitas Jumbo
- 1988 | Love of a Womanas Franco Bassani
- 1988 |
Wings of Desire
asDamiel
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
- 1986 | Der Pendleras Steiner
- 1986 | El río de oroas Peter
- 1985 | Private Resistanceas Gustav
- 1983 | Closed Circuitas Faber
- 1983 | In the White Cityas Paul
- 1983 | Killer aus Forida
- 1982 | Gedächtnis: Ein Film für Curt Bois und Bernhard Minettias Sel
- 1982 | Logik des Gefühls
- 1981 | Circle of Deceitas Georg Laschen
- 1981 | Etwas wird sichtbar
- 1981 | Hands Up!
- 1981 | Lady of the Cameliasas Count Perregaux
- 1980 | 5% de risqueas David
- 1980 | La provincialeas Rémy Muller
- 1980 | Lost and Foundas Werner
- 1980 | Polentaas Jules, le narrateur
- 1979 | Nosferatu the Vampyreas Jonathan Harker
- 1979 | Return to the Belovedas Dr. Stephan Kern
- 1978 | Knife in the Headas Dr. Berthold Hoffmann
- 1977 | The Left-Handed Womanas Bruno
- 1977 | The American Friendas Jonathan Zimmermann
- 1976 | Lumiereas Heinrich Grün
- 1976 | Summer Guestsas Jakov Shalimov
- 1976 | The Wild Duckas Gregers
- 1967 | Der sanfte Laufas Bernhard Kral
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