Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Born 22/03/1941 in 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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:23/10/2025

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Character:Lui-même

Release Date:25/09/2022

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:08/09/2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:16/07/2020

Winter Journey

Winter Journey

Character:George Goldsmith

Release Date:23/11/2019

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

Character:Narrator German (voice)

Release Date:12/09/2019

A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

Character:Richter

Release Date:27/08/2019

The Witness

The Witness

Character:Nikola Radin

Release Date:17/01/2019

The Tobacconist

The Tobacconist

Character:Sigmund Freud

Release Date:12/10/2018

The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

Character:Verge

Release Date:04/10/2018

Fortuna

Fortuna

Character:Brother Jean

Release Date:19/09/2018

To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke

To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke

Character:

Release Date:27/09/2017

The Party

The Party

Character:Godfried

Release Date:27/07/2017

In Times of Fading Light

In Times of Fading Light

Character:Wilhelm Powileit

Release Date:01/06/2017

A Jew Must Die

A Jew Must Die

Character:Arthur Bloch

Release Date:15/09/2016

Heidi

Heidi

Character:Alpöhi

Release Date:10/12/2015

Remember

Remember

Character:Rudy Kurlander #1

Release Date:23/10/2015

Amnesia

Amnesia

Character:Bruno

Release Date:19/08/2015

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts

Character:Voice of Segantini

Release Date:11/06/2015

Dancing Arabs

Dancing Arabs

Character:Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)

Release Date:10/07/2014

In Order of Disappearance

In Order of Disappearance

Character:Papa

Release Date:21/02/2014

The Counselor

The Counselor

Character:Diamond Dealer

Release Date:25/10/2013

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Character:The Governor

Release Date:14/08/2013

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

Character:Older Jorge O'Kelly

Release Date:07/03/2013

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Character:(archive footage)

Release Date:04/02/2012

Of Women and Horses

Of Women and Horses

Character:Franz Mann

Release Date:25/01/2012

Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes

Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:15/09/2011

Der Kleine Prinz

Der Kleine Prinz

Character:Geograph

Release Date:01/08/2011

Unknown

Unknown

Character:Ernst Jürgen

Release Date:16/02/2011

Colors in the Dark

Colors in the Dark

Character:Fred

Release Date:13/01/2011

The End Is My Beginning

The End Is My Beginning

Character:Tiziano Terzani

Release Date:07/10/2010

Taxiphone

Taxiphone

Character:Stranger

Release Date:02/03/2010

The Day of the Cat

The Day of the Cat

Character:Kater

Release Date:21/01/2010

Julia's Disappearance

Julia's Disappearance

Character:John

Release Date:08/10/2009

The Reader

The Reader

Character:Professor Rohl

Release Date:10/12/2008

The Dust of Time

The Dust of Time

Character:Jacob

Release Date:22/11/2008

The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex

Character:Horst Herold

Release Date:25/09/2008

Ein starker Abgang

Ein starker Abgang

Character:Heinz Kilian

Release Date:25/07/2008

Copacabana

Copacabana

Character:Herbert Schubert

Release Date:14/05/2008

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

Character:Self

Release Date:24/01/2008

Coda: Thirty Years Later

Coda: Thirty Years Later

Character:Self

Release Date:09/12/2007

Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

Character:Professor Stanciulescu

Release Date:26/10/2007

The Ode to Joy

The Ode to Joy

Character:Kurt Heinrich

Release Date:17/06/2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Character:Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Release Date:24/02/2006

Vitus

Vitus

Character:Grandfather

Release Date:02/02/2006

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones

Character:Peter (archive footage)

Release Date:18/11/2005

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

Character:Self

Release Date:16/09/2005

Alias Kurban Saïd

Alias Kurban Saïd

Character:Narrator

Release Date:24/02/2005

Downfall

Downfall

Character:Adolf Hitler

Release Date:16/09/2004

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

Character:Delp

Release Date:30/07/2004

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/2004

Luther

Luther

Character:Johann von Staupitz

Release Date:29/10/2003

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Character:Self

Release Date:01/07/2003

Epsteins Nacht

Epsteins Nacht

Character:Adam Rose

Release Date:10/11/2002

The Power of the Past

The Power of the Past

Character:Bogliasco

Release Date:06/09/2002

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

Character:Faust

Release Date:01/03/2001

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I

Character:Faust

Release Date:16/02/2001

The End of an Eternity

The End of an Eternity

Character:Self

Release Date:10/11/2000

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:21/05/2000

Bread and Tulips

Bread and Tulips

Character:Fernando Girasoli

Release Date:03/03/2000

WhoAfraidWolf

WhoAfraidWolf

Character:

Release Date:16/02/2000

You Can't Go Home Again

You Can't Go Home Again

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:01/11/1999

Eternity and a Day

Eternity and a Day

Character:Alexandros

Release Date:23/10/1998

Gegen Ende der Nacht

Gegen Ende der Nacht

Character:Fehleisen

Release Date:29/04/1998

St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral

Character:Narrator (German voice)

Release Date:23/12/1997

Deadly Silence

Deadly Silence

Character:Hans Plache

Release Date:03/05/1997

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

Character:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Release Date:17/11/1996

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

Character:Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")

Release Date:20/12/1995

Il Grande Fausto

Il Grande Fausto

Character:Biagio Cavanna

Release Date:29/10/1995

Diario senza date

Diario senza date

Character:

Release Date:01/09/1995

Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close!

Character:Damiel

Release Date:01/09/1993

The Absence

The Absence

Character:Player

Release Date:20/01/1993

Night on Fire

Night on Fire

Character:Peter Keller

Release Date:13/11/1992

The Last Days of Chez Nous

The Last Days of Chez Nous

Character:J.P.

Release Date:08/10/1992

Prague

Prague

Character:Josef

Release Date:01/05/1992

Especially on Sunday

Especially on Sunday

Character:Vittorio

Release Date:26/09/1991

Children of Nature

Children of Nature

Character:Engill

Release Date:01/08/1991

Success

Success

Character:Jacques Tüverlin

Release Date:28/02/1991

The Architecture of Doom

The Architecture of Doom

Character:German narrator (voice)

Release Date:13/10/1989

Strapless

Strapless

Character:Raymond Forbes

Release Date:14/05/1989

Bankomatt

Bankomatt

Character:Bruno

Release Date:13/02/1989

Love of a Woman

Love of a Woman

Character:Franco Bassani

Release Date:08/07/1988

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

Character:Ezra Pound

Release Date:01/01/1988

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

Character:Damiel

Release Date:23/09/1987

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

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

Character:Narrator

Release Date:12/09/1986

El río de oro

El río de oro

Character:Peter

Release Date:27/02/1986

Private Resistance

Private Resistance

Character:Gustav

Release Date:24/01/1985

Hands Up!

Hands Up!

Character:Self (1981 footage)

Release Date:21/01/1985

System Without Shadow

System Without Shadow

Character:Faber

Release Date:13/08/1983

Killer aus Florida

Killer aus Florida

Character:

Release Date:13/08/1983

In the White City

In the White City

Character:Paul

Release Date:11/03/1983

Logik des Gefühls

Logik des Gefühls

Character:

Release Date:14/10/1982

War and Peace

War and Peace

Character:

Release Date:30/09/1982

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois

Character:Self

Release Date:07/06/1982

Before Your Eyes - Vietnam

Before Your Eyes - Vietnam

Character:

Release Date:24/01/1982

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

Character:Georg Laschen

Release Date:15/10/1981

Lady of the Camelias

Lady of the Camelias

Character:Count Perregaux

Release Date:26/02/1981

La provinciale

La provinciale

Character:Rémy Muller

Release Date:21/01/1981

The Inventor

The Inventor

Character:Jakob Nüssli

Release Date:25/10/1980

Polenta

Polenta

Character:

Release Date:01/08/1980

5% de risque

5% de risque

Character:David

Release Date:01/07/1980

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Character:Werner

Release Date:12/04/1980

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

Character:Self

Release Date:06/10/1979

Return to the Beloved

Return to the Beloved

Character:Dr. Stephan Kern

Release Date:02/05/1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Character:Jonathan Harker

Release Date:17/01/1979

Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head

Character:Hoffmann

Release Date:17/11/1978

Black and White Like Day and Night

Black and White Like Day and Night

Character:Thomas Rosemund

Release Date:10/10/1978

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

Character:Professor Bruckner

Release Date:05/10/1978

The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

Character:Bruno

Release Date:26/05/1978

The American Friend

The American Friend

Character:Jonathan Zimmermann

Release Date:24/06/1977

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

Character:Gregers Werle

Release Date:01/09/1976

The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O

Character:Der Graf

Release Date:19/05/1976

Lumière

Lumière

Character:Heinrich Grun

Release Date:24/03/1976

Summer Guests

Summer Guests

Character:Jakov Shalimov

Release Date:29/01/1976

Die Bakchen

Die Bakchen

Character:Pentheus

Release Date:12/12/1974

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Character:Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg

Release Date:25/11/1973

The Ignoramus and the Madman

The Ignoramus and the Madman

Character:

Release Date:22/07/1972

Die Mutter

Die Mutter

Character:

Release Date:08/02/1971

Eine große Familie

Eine große Familie

Character:Heinz Hallasch

Release Date:10/03/1970

Torquato Tasso

Torquato Tasso

Character:Torquato Tasso

Release Date:01/01/1969

Im Dickicht der Städte

Im Dickicht der Städte

Character:George Garga

Release Date:21/12/1968

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz

Die Schlacht bei Lobositz

Character:Ulrich Braeker

Release Date:09/09/1968

The Soft Course

The Soft Course

Character:Bernhard Krahl

Release Date:25/05/1967

Die Unberatenen

Die Unberatenen

Character:

Release Date:25/10/1966

Frühlings Erwachen

Frühlings Erwachen

Character:Moritz Stiefel

Release Date:02/03/1966

Der Spaßvogel

Der Spaßvogel

Character:Johnny

Release Date:29/10/1964

Chikita

Chikita

Character:Jazzfan

Release Date:26/04/1962

A Roof Over Your Head

A Roof Over Your Head

Character:Fred Weber

Release Date:16/03/1962

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone

Character:Kammerdiener

Release Date:18/08/1960

Television Appearances

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