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Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Acting·1941–2019·109 films

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.

Filmography

Downfall
Downfall (2004)Adolf Hitler
Unknown
Unknown (2011)Ernst Jürgen
The Reader
The Reader (2008)Professor Rohl
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built (2018)Verge
The Counselor
The Counselor (2013)Diamond Dealer
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)Delp
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire (1987)Damiel
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)Jonathan Harker
A Hidden Life
A Hidden Life (2019)Richter
Remember
Remember (2015)Rudy Kurlander #1
In Order of Disappearance
In Order of Disappearance (2014)Papa
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)Horst Herold
The Party
The Party (2017)Godfried
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)Professor Bruckner
The American Friend
The American Friend (1977)Jonathan Zimmermann
Heidi
Heidi (2015)Alpöhi
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)Older Jorge O'Kelly
Luther
Luther (2003)Johann von Staupitz
Bread and Tulips
Bread and Tulips (2000)Fernando Girasoli
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth (2007)Professor Stanciulescu
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)The Governor
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day (1998)Alexandros
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! (1993)Damiel
The Tobacconist
The Tobacconist (2018)Sigmund Freud
Vitus
Vitus (2006)Grandfather
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)(archive footage)
The Marquise of O
The Marquise of O (1976)Der Graf
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time (2008)Jacob
Amnesia
Amnesia (2015)Bruno
Dancing Arabs
Dancing Arabs (2014)Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
In the White City
In the White City (1983)Paul
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom (1989)German narrator (voice)
The End Is My Beginning
The End Is My Beginning (2010)Tiziano Terzani
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias (1981)Count Perregaux
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit (1981)Georg Laschen
Of Women and Horses
Of Women and Horses (2012)Franz Mann
Knife in the Head
Knife in the Head (1978)Hoffmann
In Times of Fading Light
In Times of Fading Light (2017)Wilhelm Powileit
Children of Nature
Children of Nature (1991)Engill
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)J.P.
Fortuna
Fortuna (2018)Brother Jean
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday (1991)Vittorio
Hands Up!
Hands Up! (1985)Self (1981 footage)
Return to the Beloved
Return to the Beloved (1979)Dr. Stephan Kern
A Jew Must Die
A Jew Must Die (2016)Arthur Bloch
Lumière
Lumière (1976)Heinrich Grun
Colors in the Dark
Colors in the Dark (2011)Fred
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman (1978)Bruno
The Day of the Cat
The Day of the Cat (2010)Kater
Black and White Like Day and Night
Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)Thomas Rosemund
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2006)Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
El río de oro
El río de oro (1986)Peter
Lost and Found
Lost and Found (1980)Werner
La provinciale
La provinciale (1981)Rémy Muller
Strapless
Strapless (1989)Raymond Forbes
Prague
Prague (1992)Josef
Il Grande Fausto
Il Grande Fausto (1995)Biagio Cavanna
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit (1983)Faber
The Absence
The Absence (1993)Player
Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex (1996)Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years (2008)Self
Private Resistance
Private Resistance (1985)Gustav
The Inventor
The Inventor (1980)Jakob Nüssli
Summer Guests
Summer Guests (1976)Jakov Shalimov
Gegen Ende der Nacht
Gegen Ende der Nacht (1998)Fehleisen
The Ode to Joy
The Ode to Joy (2006)Kurt Heinrich
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu' (1979)Self
Julia's Disappearance
Julia's Disappearance (2009)John
A Roof Over Your Head
A Roof Over Your Head (1962)Fred Weber
Night on Fire
Night on Fire (1992)Peter Keller
The Soft Course
The Soft Course (1967)Bernhard Krahl
Deadly Silence
Deadly Silence (1997)Hans Plache
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003)Self
Winter Journey
Winter Journey (2019)George Goldsmith
Copacabana
Copacabana (2008)Herbert Schubert
War and Peace
War and Peace (1982)
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones (2005)Peter (archive footage)
5% de risque
5% de risque (1980)David
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts (2015)Voice of Segantini
Epsteins Nacht
Epsteins Nacht (2002)Adam Rose
The Witness
The Witness (2019)Nikola Radin
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I (2001)Faust
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)Ezra Pound
Love of a Woman
Love of a Woman (1988)Franco Bassani
Bankomatt
Bankomatt (1989)Bruno
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II (2001)Faust
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck (1976)Gregers Werle
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960)Kammerdiener
The Power of the Past
The Power of the Past (2002)Bogliasco
Diario senza date
Diario senza date (1995)
Taxiphone
Taxiphone (2010)Stranger
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam (1982)
Alias Kurban Saïd
Alias Kurban Saïd (2005)Narrator
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler (2004)Self
Le Quatuor des possibles
Le Quatuor des possibles (1992)Narrateur
Polenta
Polenta (1980)
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst« (1986)Narrator
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019)Narrator German (voice)
Films to Die For
Films to Die For (2025)(archive footage) (uncredited)
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral (1997)Narrator (German voice)
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary (2022)Self
The End of an Eternity
The End of an Eternity (2000)Self
Der Kleine Prinz
Der Kleine Prinz (2011)Geograph
Behind Me
Behind Me (2003)Self
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl (2020)Narrator (voice)
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence (2003)Self
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke (2017)