Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

🎂 22nd March 1941 (84 yrs) 📍 Zürich, Switzerland

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.

Bruno Ganz

🎬 Movies Featuring Bruno Ganz

Films to Die For

Films to Die For (2025)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary (2022)

as Lui-même
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

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

as Narrator (voice)
Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Winter Journey

Winter Journey (2019)

as George Goldsmith
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019)

as Narrator German (voice)
A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life (2019)

as Richter
The Witness

The Witness (2019)

as Nikola Radin
The Tobacconist

The Tobacconist (2018)

as Sigmund Freud
The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built (2018)

as Verge
Fortuna

Fortuna (2018)

as Brother Jean
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke

To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke (2017)

The Party

The Party (2017)

as Godfried
In Times of Fading Light

In Times of Fading Light (2017)

as Wilhelm Powileit
A Jew Must Die

A Jew Must Die (2016)

as Arthur Bloch
Heidi

Heidi (2015)

as Alpöhi
Remember

Remember (2015)

as Rudy Kurlander #1
Amnesia

Amnesia (2015)

as Bruno
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts (2015)

as Voice of Segantini
Dancing Arabs

Dancing Arabs (2014)

as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
In Order of Disappearance

In Order of Disappearance (2014)

as Papa
The Counselor

The Counselor (2013)

as Diamond Dealer
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

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

as The Governor
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

as Older Jorge O'Kelly
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

as (archive footage)
Of Women and Horses

Of Women and Horses (2012)

as Franz Mann
No Image

Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes (2011)

as Narrator (voice)
Der Kleine Prinz

Der Kleine Prinz (2011)

as Geograph
Unknown

Unknown (2011)

as Ernst Jürgen
Colors in the Dark

Colors in the Dark (2011)

as Fred
The End Is My Beginning

The End Is My Beginning (2010)

as Tiziano Terzani
Taxiphone

Taxiphone (2010)

as Stranger
The Day of the Cat

The Day of the Cat (2010)

as Kater
Julia's Disappearance

Julia's Disappearance (2009)

as John
The Reader

The Reader (2008)

as Professor Rohl
The Dust of Time

The Dust of Time (2008)

as Jacob
The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

as Horst Herold
No Image

Ein starker Abgang (2008)

as Heinz Kilian
Copacabana

Copacabana (2008)

as Herbert Schubert
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

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

as Self
No Image

Coda: Thirty Years Later (2007)

as Self
Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth (2007)

as Professor Stanciulescu
The Ode to Joy

The Ode to Joy (2006)

as Kurt Heinrich
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

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

as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Vitus

Vitus (2006)

as Grandfather
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

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

as Peter (archive footage)
No Image

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

as Self
Alias Kurban Saïd

Alias Kurban Saïd (2005)

as Narrator
Downfall

Downfall (2004)

as Adolf Hitler
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

as Delp
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler (2004)

as Self
Luther

Luther (2003)

as Johann von Staupitz
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003)

as Self
Epsteins Nacht

Epsteins Nacht (2002)

as Adam Rose
The Power of the Past

The Power of the Past (2002)

as Bogliasco
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II (2001)

as Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I (2001)

as Faust
The End of an Eternity

The End of an Eternity (2000)

as Self
No Image

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

as Self (archive footage)
Bread and Tulips

Bread and Tulips (2000)

as Fernando Girasoli
No Image

WhoAfraidWolf (2000)

No Image

You Can't Go Home Again (1999)

as Narrator (voice)
Eternity and a Day

Eternity and a Day (1998)

as Alexandros
Gegen Ende der Nacht

Gegen Ende der Nacht (1998)

as Fehleisen
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

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

as Narrator (German voice)
Deadly Silence

Deadly Silence (1997)

as Hans Plache
Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex (1996)

as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company (1995)

as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Il Grande Fausto

Il Grande Fausto (1995)

as Biagio Cavanna
Diario senza date

Diario senza date (1995)

Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close! (1993)

as Damiel
The Absence

The Absence (1993)

as Player
Night on Fire

Night on Fire (1992)

as Peter Keller
The Last Days of Chez Nous

The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)

as J.P.
Prague

Prague (1992)

as Josef
Especially on Sunday

Especially on Sunday (1991)

as Vittorio
Children of Nature

Children of Nature (1991)

as Engill
No Image

Success (1991)

as Jacques Tüverlin
The Architecture of Doom

The Architecture of Doom (1989)

as German narrator (voice)
Strapless

Strapless (1989)

as Raymond Forbes
Bankomatt

Bankomatt (1989)

as Bruno
Love of a Woman

Love of a Woman (1988)

as Franco Bassani
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)

as Ezra Pound
Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire (1987)

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

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

as Narrator
El río de oro

El río de oro (1986)

as Peter
Private Resistance

Private Resistance (1985)

as Gustav
Hands Up!

Hands Up! (1985)

as Self (1981 footage)
System Without Shadow

System Without Shadow (1983)

as Faber
No Image

Killer aus Florida (1983)

In the White City

In the White City (1983)

as Paul
No Image

Logik des Gefühls (1982)

War and Peace

War and Peace (1982)

No Image

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982)

as Self
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam

Before Your Eyes - Vietnam (1982)

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit (1981)

as Georg Laschen
Lady of the Camelias

Lady of the Camelias (1981)

as Count Perregaux
La provinciale

La provinciale (1981)

as Rémy Muller
The Inventor

The Inventor (1980)

as Jakob Nüssli
Polenta

Polenta (1980)

5% de risque

5% de risque (1980)

as David
Lost and Found

Lost and Found (1980)

as Werner
The Making of 'Nosferatu'

The Making of 'Nosferatu' (1979)

as Self
Return to the Beloved

Return to the Beloved (1979)

as Dr. Stephan Kern
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

as Jonathan Harker
Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head (1978)

as Hoffmann
Black and White Like Day and Night

Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)

as Thomas Rosemund
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

as Professor Bruckner
The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman (1978)

as Bruno
The American Friend

The American Friend (1977)

as Jonathan Zimmermann
The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck (1976)

as Gregers Werle
The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O (1976)

as Der Graf
Lumière

Lumière (1976)

as Heinrich Grun
Summer Guests

Summer Guests (1976)

as Jakov Shalimov
No Image

Die Bakchen (1974)

as Pentheus
No Image

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973)

as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
No Image

The Ignoramus and the Madman (1972)

No Image

Die Mutter (1971)

No Image

Eine große Familie (1970)

as Heinz Hallasch
No Image

Torquato Tasso (1969)

as Torquato Tasso
No Image

Im Dickicht der Städte (1968)

as George Garga
No Image

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz (1968)

as Ulrich Braeker
The Soft Course

The Soft Course (1967)

as Bernhard Krahl
No Image

Die Unberatenen (1966)

No Image

Frühlings Erwachen (1966)

as Moritz Stiefel
No Image

Der Spaßvogel (1964)

as Johnny
No Image

Chikita (1962)

as Jazzfan
A Roof Over Your Head

A Roof Over Your Head (1962)

as Fred Weber
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960)

as Kammerdiener