Bruno Ganz
Biography
Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor born in Zürich, Switzerland on March 22, 1941, and passed away on February 16, 2019 at the age of seventy-seven. Known for his work in acting, he accumulated one hundred fifty-five known credits. He made his theatre debut in 1961, establishing a strong reputation as a solid young actor. In 1970, he co-founded the Berlin theatre company Schaubuehne with Peter Stein. His early movie debut in 1960 was unsuccessful. Later, following his work in the 1975 film Sommergaeste, he demonstrated his talent as a reflexive actor who possessed tendencies toward introspection.
Career overview
Bruno Ganz began his acting career in theatre in 1961, establishing a reputation as a solid young actor. He went on to co-found the theatre company "Schaubuehne" of Berlin in 1970 with Peter Stein. Ganz's early film career started in 1960, but it was not successful. It wasn't until 1975, after his role in "Sommergaeste," that he was able to showcase his talent as a reflexive actor with introspective tendencies.
Ganz's acting career spanned many years and numerous credits. He is known for his work in the film industry, with a total of 155 known credits. His acting style and range allowed him to take on a variety of roles throughout his career.
As a result of his extensive work in theatre and film, Bruno Ganz gained recognition and respect within the acting community. His contributions to the world of acting are notable, and his career serves as an example of dedication and perseverance in the field.
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Full filmography
- Films to Die For (2025) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary (2022) as Self
- Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen (2020) as Self
- Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- A Hidden Life (2019) as Richter
- Winter Journey (2019) as George Goldsmith
- The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019) as Narrator German (voice)
- The Witness (2019) as Nikola Radin
- The House That Jack Built (2018) as Verge
- Fortuna (2018) as Brother Jean
- The Tobacconist (2018) as Sigmund Freud
- The Party (2017) as Godfried
- In Times of Fading Light (2017) as Wilhelm Powileit
- To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke (2017)
- A Jew Must Die (2016) as Arthur Bloch
- Heidi (2015) as Alpöhi
- Spiel für dein Land (2015) as Self
- Remember (2015) as Rudy Kurlander #1
- Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts (2015) as Voice of Segantini
- Amnesia (2015) as Bruno
- Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra (2015)
- In Order of Disappearance (2014) as Papa
- Dancing Arabs (2014) as Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
- The Counselor (2013) as Diamond Dealer
- Night Train to Lisbon (2013) as Older Jorge O'Kelly
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) as The Governor
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Of Women and Horses (2012) as Franz Mann
- Unknown (2011) as Ernst Jürgen
- Colors in the Dark (2011) as Fred
- Der Kleine Prinz (2011) as Geograph
- Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes (2011) as Narrator (voice)
- The Day of the Cat (2010) as Kater
- Taxiphone (2010) as Stranger
- The End Is My Beginning (2010) as Tiziano Terzani
- Julia's Disappearance (2009) as John
- The Reader (2008) as Professor Rohl
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) as Horst Herold
- Copacabana (2008) as Herbert Schubert
- The Dust of Time (2008) as Jacob
- One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years (2008) as Self
- Ein starker Abgang (2008) as Heinz Kilian
- Youth Without Youth (2007) as Professor Stanciulescu
- Coda: Thirty Years Later (2007) as Self
- Vitus (2006) as Grandfather
- The Ode to Joy (2006) as Kurt Heinrich
- Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2006) as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
- Alias Kurban Saïd (2005) as Narrator
- Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones (2005) as Peter (archive footage)
- Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang" (2005) as Self
- Kulturplatz (2004) as Self
- Downfall (2004) as Adolf Hitler
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Delp
- Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler (2004) as Self
- Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) as Self
- Luther (2003) as Johann von Staupitz
- Our Best (2003) as Self
- Behind Me (2003) as Self
- Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence (2003) as Self
- Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us (2003) as Self
- Epsteins Nacht (2002) as Adam Rose
- Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002) as Self
- The Power of the Past (2002) as Bogliasco
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I (2001) as Faust
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II (2001) as Faust
- Antipasti Umbro (2000)
- Bread and Tulips (2000) as Fernando Girasoli
- WhoAfraidWolf (2000)
- Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The End of an Eternity (2000) as Self
- You Can't Go Home Again (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Sternstunde Kunst (1998) as Self
- Eternity and a Day (1998) as Alexandros
- Gegen Ende der Nacht (1998) as Fehleisen
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Deadly Silence (1997) as Hans Plache
- St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral (1997) as Narrator (German voice)
- Saint-Ex (1996) as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Lumière & Company (1995) as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
- Il Grande Fausto (1995) as Biagio Cavanna
- Diario senza date (1995)
- The Absence (1993) as Player
- Faraway, So Close! (1993) as Damiel
- The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) as J.P.
- Le Quatuor des possibles (1992) as Narrateur
- Prague (1992) as Josef
- Night on Fire (1992) as Peter Keller
- Boulevard Bio (1991) as Self
- Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich (1991) as Tassilo
- Especially on Sunday (1991) as Vittorio
- Children of Nature (1991) as Engill
- Success (1991) as Jacques Tüverlin
- The Architecture of Doom (1989) as German narrator (voice)
- Bankomatt (1989) as Bruno
- Strapless (1989) as Raymond Forbes
- Anwalt Abel (1988) as Crusius
- Love of a Woman (1988) as Franco Bassani
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) as Ezra Pound
- Wings of Desire (1987) as Damiel
- El río de oro (1986) as Peter
- Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy (1986) as Heinrich Beck
- Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst« (1986) as Narrator
- Screen Two (1985) as Josef
- Private Resistance (1985) as Gustav
- Hands Up! (1985) as Self (1981 footage)
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Killer aus Florida (1983)
- Closed Circuit (1983) as Faber
- In the White City (1983) as Paul
- Before Your Eyes - Vietnam (1982)
- Logik des Gefühls (1982)
- War and Peace (1982)
- Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982) as Self
- Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982) Director
- Circle of Deceit (1981) as Georg Laschen
- Lady of the Camelias (1981) as Count Perregaux
- La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie (1981) as Count Perregaux
- La provinciale (1981) as Rémy Muller
- Polenta (1980)
- 5% de risque (1980) as David
- The Inventor (1980) as Jakob Nüssli
- Lost and Found (1980) as Werner
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) as Jonathan Harker
- Return to the Beloved (1979) as Dr. Stephan Kern
- The Making of 'Nosferatu' (1979) as Self
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Professor Bruckner
- The Left-Handed Woman (1978) as Bruno
- Black and White Like Day and Night (1978) as Thomas Rosemund
- Knife in the Head (1978) as Hoffmann
- The American Friend (1977) as Jonathan Zimmermann
- The Marquise of O (1976) as Der Graf
- Summer Guests (1976) as Jakov Shalimov
- Lumière (1976) as Heinrich Grun
- The Wild Duck (1976) as Gregers Werle
- Die Bakchen (1974) as Pentheus
- Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973) as Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
- The Ignoramus and the Madman (1972)
- Die Mutter (1971)
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Bombadil
- Eine große Familie (1970) as Heinz Hallasch
- Torquato Tasso (1969) as Torquato Tasso
- Im Dickicht der Städte (1968) as George Garga
- Die Schlacht bei Lobositz (1968) as Ulrich Braeker
- The Soft Course (1967) as Bernhard Krahl
- Frühlings Erwachen (1966) as Moritz Stiefel
- Die Unberatenen (1966)
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- Der Spaßvogel (1964) as Johnny
- Zur Person (1963) as Self
- Chikita (1962) as Jazzfan
- A Roof Over Your Head (1962) as Fred Weber
- Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960) as Kammerdiener
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self