Bruno Ganz
Born
March 22, 1941 (age 77)
Died
February 16, 2019
Birthplace
Zürich, Switzerland

Bruno Ganz

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.

Movies

Films to Die For
Films to Die For
2025
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022
Lui-même
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
2020
Narrator (voice)
Winter Journey
Winter Journey
2019 ★ 8.0
George Goldsmith
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
2019
Narrator German (voice)
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life
2019 ★ 7.2
Richter
The Witness
The Witness
2019 ★ 7.0
Nikola Radin
The Tobacconist
The Tobacconist
2018 ★ 6.4
Sigmund Freud
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 ★ 7.1
Verge
Fortuna
Fortuna
2018 ★ 6.8
Brother Jean
Black Baby
Black Baby
2018
Damiel (archive footage)
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
2017
The Party
The Party
2017 ★ 6.3
Godfried
In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light
2017 ★ 6.6
Wilhelm Powileit
A Jew Must Die
A Jew Must Die
2016 ★ 3.8
Arthur Bloch
Heidi
Heidi
2015 ★ 7.2
Alpöhi
Remember
Remember
2015 ★ 7.3
Rudy Kurlander #1
Amnesia
Amnesia
2015 ★ 5.4
Bruno
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
2015 ★ 6.5
Voice of Segantini
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance
2014 ★ 6.9
Papa
The Counselor
The Counselor
2013 ★ 5.3
Diamond Dealer
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 ★ 5.9
The Governor
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 ★ 6.5
Older Jorge O'Kelly
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 ★ 7.6
(archive footage)
Of Women and Horses
Of Women and Horses
2012 ★ 5.6
Franz Mann
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes
2011
Narrator (voice)
Der Kleine Prinz
Der Kleine Prinz
2011
Geograph
Unknown
Unknown
2011 ★ 6.7
Ernst Jürgen
Colors in the Dark
Colors in the Dark
2011 ★ 5.4
Fred
The End Is My Beginning
The End Is My Beginning
2010 ★ 6.0
Tiziano Terzani
Taxiphone
Taxiphone
2010 ★ 4.0
Stranger
The Day of the Cat
The Day of the Cat
2010 ★ 4.8
Kater
Julia's Disappearance
Julia's Disappearance
2009 ★ 6.7
John
The Reader
The Reader
2008 ★ 7.5
Professor Rohl
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 ★ 6.4
Jacob
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008 ★ 7.0
Horst Herold
Ein starker Abgang
Ein starker Abgang
2008 ★ 6.5
Heinz Kilian
Copacabana
Copacabana
2008 ★ 2.0
Herbert Schubert
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth
2007 ★ 6.1
Professor Stanciulescu
The Ode to Joy
The Ode to Joy
2006 ★ 4.5
Kurt Heinrich
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
2006 ★ 4.9
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Vitus
Vitus
2006 ★ 7.4
Grandfather
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005 ★ 6.0
Peter (archive footage)
Alias Kurban Saïd
Alias Kurban Saïd
2005
Narrator
Downfall
Downfall
2004 ★ 7.9
Adolf Hitler
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 ★ 6.5
Delp
Luther
Luther
2003 ★ 6.4
Johann von Staupitz
Epsteins Nacht
Epsteins Nacht
2002
Adam Rose
The Power of the Past
The Power of the Past
2002
Bogliasco
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
2001
Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
2001 ★ 10.0
Faust
Bread and Tulips
Bread and Tulips
2000 ★ 7.1
Fernando Girasoli
WhoAfraidWolf
WhoAfraidWolf
2000
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
1999
Narrator (voice)
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 ★ 7.8
Alexandros
Gegen Ende der Nacht
Gegen Ende der Nacht
1998 ★ 3.7
Fehleisen
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
1997
Narrator (German voice)
Deadly Silence
Deadly Silence
1997 ★ 1.0
Hans Plache
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex
1996 ★ 2.3
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 ★ 6.2
Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
Il Grande Fausto
Il Grande Fausto
1995 ★ 6.1
Biagio Cavanna
Diario senza date
Diario senza date
1995
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 ★ 6.9
Damiel
The Absence
The Absence
1993 ★ 5.3
Player
Night on Fire
Night on Fire
1992 ★ 2.0
Peter Keller
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous
1992 ★ 5.5
J.P.
Prague
Prague
1992 ★ 6.0
Josef
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday
1991 ★ 5.9
Vittorio
Children of Nature
Children of Nature
1991 ★ 5.9
Engill
Success
Success
1991 ★ 2.0
Jacques Tüverlin
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom
1989 ★ 7.2
German narrator (voice)
Strapless
Strapless
1989 ★ 7.5
Raymond Forbes
Bankomatt
Bankomatt
1989
Bruno
Love of a Woman
Love of a Woman
1988
Franco Bassani
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988
Ezra Pound
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 ★ 7.8
Damiel
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
1986
Narrator
El río de oro
El río de oro
1986 ★ 3.7
Peter
Private Resistance
Private Resistance
1985 ★ 6.0
Gustav
System Without Shadow
System Without Shadow
1983 ★ 6.8
Faber
Killer aus Florida
Killer aus Florida
1983
In the White City
In the White City
1983 ★ 6.9
Paul
Logik des Gefühls
Logik des Gefühls
1982
War and Peace
War and Peace
1982 ★ 2.0
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
1982
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 ★ 5.9
Georg Laschen
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias
1981 ★ 6.0
Count Perregaux
La provinciale
La provinciale
1981 ★ 4.8
Rémy Muller
The Inventor
The Inventor
1980 ★ 6.2
Jakob Nüssli
Polenta
Polenta
1980
5% de risque
5% de risque
1980 ★ 5.0
David
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
1980 ★ 4.8
Werner
Return to the Beloved
Return to the Beloved
1979 ★ 6.0
Dr. Stephan Kern
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979 ★ 7.3
Jonathan Harker
Knife in the Head
Knife in the Head
1978 ★ 6.0
Hoffmann
Black and White Like Day and Night
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 ★ 5.9
Thomas Rosemund
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
1978 ★ 6.7
Professor Bruckner
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman
1978 ★ 6.6
Bruno
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 ★ 7.1
Jonathan Zimmermann
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck
1976
Gregers Werle
The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O
1976 ★ 6.7
Der Graf
Lumière
Lumière
1976 ★ 6.8
Heinrich Grun
Summer Guests
Summer Guests
1976 ★ 6.3
Jakov Shalimov
Die Bakchen
Die Bakchen
1974
Pentheus
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg
1973
Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
The Ignoramus and the Madman
The Ignoramus and the Madman
1972
Die Mutter
Die Mutter
1971
Eine große Familie
Eine große Familie
1970
Heinz Hallasch
Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso
1969
Torquato Tasso
Im Dickicht der Städte
Im Dickicht der Städte
1968
George Garga
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz
Die Schlacht bei Lobositz
1968
Ulrich Braeker
Der sanfte Lauf
Der sanfte Lauf
1967 ★ 6.0
Bernhard Krahl
Die Unberatenen
Die Unberatenen
1966
Frühlings Erwachen
Frühlings Erwachen
1966
Moritz Stiefel
Der Spaßvogel
Der Spaßvogel
1964
Johnny
Chikita
Chikita
1962
Jazzfan
A Roof Over Your Head
A Roof Over Your Head
1962 ★ 7.0
Fred Weber
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
1960
Kammerdiener

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