Bruno Ganz

Acting

Bruno Ganz

Born March 22, 1941Zürich, Switzerland149 credits

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.

Known For

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

Movie

2025

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Movie

2022

10.0

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

TV

2020

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl

Movie

2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado
7.7

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Movie

2020

Winter Journey
8.0

Winter Journey

Movie

2019

Filmography

Films to Die For
2025Films to Die Foras (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionaryas Lui-mêmeMovie
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2020Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumenas SelfTV
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl
2020Who the F... is Roger Rossmeislas Narrator (voice)Movie
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020Wim Wenders, Desperadoas Self (archive footage)Movie
Winter Journey
2019Winter Journeyas George GoldsmithMovie
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
2019The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolutionas Narrator German (voice)Movie
A Hidden Life
2019A Hidden Lifeas RichterMovie
The Witness
2019The Witnessas Nikola RadinMovie
The Tobacconist
2018The Tobacconistas Sigmund FreudMovie
The House That Jack Built
2018The House That Jack Builtas VergeMovie
Fortuna
2018Fortunaas Brother JeanMovie
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
2017To Duration: A Tribute to Peter HandkeMovie
The Party
2017The Partyas GodfriedMovie
In Times of Fading Light
2017In Times of Fading Lightas Wilhelm PowileitMovie
A Jew Must Die
2016A Jew Must Dieas Arthur BlochMovie
Heidi
2015Heidias AlpöhiMovie
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2015Spiel für dein Landas SelfTV
Remember
2015Rememberas Rudy Kurlander #1Movie
Amnesia
2015Amnesiaas BrunoMovie
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts
2015Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichtsas Voice of SegantiniMovie
Dancing Arabs
2014Dancing Arabsas Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)Movie
In Order of Disappearance
2014In Order of Disappearanceas PapaMovie
The Counselor
2013The Counseloras Diamond DealerMovie
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaasas The GovernorMovie
Night Train to Lisbon
2013Night Train to Lisbonas Older Jorge O'KellyMovie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)Movie
Of Women and Horses
2012Of Women and Horsesas Franz MannMovie
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2011Das Geheimnis unseres Waldesas Narrator (voice)Movie
Der Kleine Prinz
2011Der Kleine Prinzas GeographMovie
Unknown
2011Unknownas Ernst JürgenMovie
Colors in the Dark
2011Colors in the Darkas FredMovie
The End Is My Beginning
2010The End Is My Beginningas Tiziano TerzaniMovie
Taxiphone
2010Taxiphoneas StrangerMovie
The Day of the Cat
2010The Day of the Catas KaterMovie
Julia's Disappearance
2009Julia's Disappearanceas JohnMovie
The Reader
2008The Readeras Professor RohlMovie
The Dust of Time
2008The Dust of Timeas JacobMovie
The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008The Baader Meinhof Complexas Horst HeroldMovie
E
2008Ein starker Abgangas Heinz KilianMovie
Copacabana
2008Copacabanaas Herbert SchubertMovie
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Yearsas SelfMovie
C
2007Coda: Thirty Years Lateras SelfMovie
Youth Without Youth
2007Youth Without Youthas Professor StanciulescuMovie
The Ode to Joy
2006The Ode to Joyas Kurt HeinrichMovie
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
2006Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIas Cardinal Stefan WyszynskiMovie
Vitus
2006Vitusas GrandfatherMovie
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesas Peter (archive footage)Movie
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2005Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"as SelfMovie
Alias Kurban Saïd
2005Alias Kurban Saïdas NarratorMovie
Downfall
2004Downfallas Adolf HitlerMovie
Kulturplatz
2004Kulturplatzas SelfTV
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidateas DelpMovie
Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler
2004Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieleras SelfMovie
O
2003Our Bestas SelfTV
Luther
2003Lutheras Johann von StaupitzMovie
M
2003Menschen bei Maischbergeras SelfTV
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Usas SelfMovie
Epsteins Nacht
2002Epsteins Nachtas Adam RoseMovie
The Power of the Past
2002The Power of the Pastas BogliascoMovie
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
2002Das Jahrhundert des Theatersas SelfTV
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IIas FaustMovie
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust Ias FaustMovie
The End of an Eternity
2000The End of an Eternityas SelfMovie
K
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actoras Self (archive footage)Movie
Bread and Tulips
2000Bread and Tulipsas Fernando GirasoliMovie
W
2000WhoAfraidWolfMovie
Y
1999You Can't Go Home Againas Narrator (voice)Movie
Eternity and a Day
1998Eternity and a Dayas AlexandrosMovie
Gegen Ende der Nacht
1998Gegen Ende der Nachtas FehleisenMovie
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral
1997St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedralas Narrator (German voice)Movie
L
1997Leute heuteas SelfTV
Deadly Silence
1997Deadly Silenceas Hans PlacheMovie
Saint-Ex
1996Saint-Exas Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMovie
Lumière & Company
1995Lumière & Companyas Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")Movie
Il Grande Fausto
1995Il Grande Faustoas Biagio CavannaMovie
Diario senza date
1995Diario senza dateMovie
Faraway, So Close!
1993Faraway, So Close!as DamielMovie
The Absence
1993The Absenceas PlayerMovie
Night on Fire
1992Night on Fireas Peter KellerMovie
The Last Days of Chez Nous
1992The Last Days of Chez Nousas J.P.Movie
Prague
1992Pragueas JosefMovie
Le Quatuor des possibles
1992Le Quatuor des possiblesas NarrateurMovie
Especially on Sunday
1991Especially on Sundayas VittorioMovie
Boulevard Bio
1991Boulevard Bioas SelfTV
Children of Nature
1991Children of Natureas EngillMovie
S
1991Successas Jacques TüverlinMovie
T
1991Tassilo - Ein Fall für sichas TassiloTV
The Architecture of Doom
1989The Architecture of Doomas German narrator (voice)Movie
Strapless
1989Straplessas Raymond ForbesMovie
Bankomatt
1989Bankomattas BrunoMovie
A
1988Anwalt Abelas CrusiusTV
Love of a Woman
1988Love of a Womanas Franco BassaniMovie
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas Ezra PoundMovie
Wings of Desire
1987Wings of Desireas DamielMovie
Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy
1986Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedyas Heinrich BeckTV
Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«
1986Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«as NarratorMovie
El río de oro
1986El río de oroas PeterMovie
Private Resistance
1985Private Resistanceas GustavMovie
Hands Up!
1985Hands Up!as Self (1981 footage)Movie
G
1984Goldene Kameraas SelfTV
Closed Circuit
1983Closed Circuitas FaberMovie
K
1983Killer aus FloridaMovie
In the White City
1983In the White Cityas PaulMovie
L
1982Logik des GefühlsMovie
War and Peace
1982War and PeaceMovie
R
1982Remembrance: Film for Curt Boisas SelfMovie
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
1982Before Your Eyes - VietnamMovie
Circle of Deceit
1981Circle of Deceitas Georg LaschenMovie
Lady of the Camelias
1981Lady of the Cameliasas Count PerregauxMovie
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
1981La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelieas Count PerregauxTV
La provinciale
1981La provincialeas Rémy MullerMovie
The Inventor
1980The Inventoras Jakob NüssliMovie
Polenta
1980PolentaMovie
5% de risque
19805% de risqueas DavidMovie
Lost and Found
1980Lost and Foundas WernerMovie
B
1979Bavarian Film Awardsas SelfTV
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979The Making of 'Nosferatu'as SelfMovie
Return to the Beloved
1979Return to the Belovedas Dr. Stephan KernMovie
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979Nosferatu the Vampyreas Jonathan HarkerMovie
Knife in the Head
1978Knife in the Headas HoffmannMovie
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978Black and White Like Day and Nightas Thomas RosemundMovie
The Boys from Brazil
1978The Boys from Brazilas Professor BrucknerMovie
The Left-Handed Woman
1978The Left-Handed Womanas BrunoMovie
The American Friend
1977The American Friendas Jonathan ZimmermannMovie
The Wild Duck
1976The Wild Duckas Gregers WerleMovie
The Marquise of O
1976The Marquise of Oas Der GrafMovie
Lumière
1976Lumièreas Heinrich GrunMovie
Summer Guests
1976Summer Guestsas Jakov ShalimovMovie
D
1974Die Bakchenas PentheusMovie
P
1973Prinz Friedrich von Homburgas Prinz Friedrich Arthur von HomburgMovie
T
1972The Ignoramus and the MadmanMovie
D
1971Die MutterMovie
Scene of the Crime
1970Scene of the Crimeas BombadilTV
E
1970Eine große Familieas Heinz HallaschMovie
T
1969Torquato Tassoas Torquato TassoMovie
I
1968Im Dickicht der Städteas George GargaMovie
D
1968Die Schlacht bei Lobositzas Ulrich BraekerMovie
The Soft Course
1967The Soft Courseas Bernhard KrahlMovie
D
1966Die UnberatenenMovie
F
1966Frühlings Erwachenas Moritz StiefelMovie
D
1964Der Spaßvogelas JohnnyMovie
G
1964Grimme Awardas SelfTV
Zur Person
1963Zur Personas SelfTV
C
1962Chikitaas JazzfanMovie
A Roof Over Your Head
1962A Roof Over Your Headas Fred WeberMovie
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone
1960Der Herr mit der schwarzen Meloneas KammerdienerMovie
G
1951German Film Awardas SelfTV
Bambi
1948Bambias SelfTV