Bruno Ganz
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Bruno Ganz
Filmography
Acting (133)
2025
Films to Die Foras (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
2020
Who the F... is Roger Rossmeislas Narrator (voice)
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperadoas Self (archive footage)
7.7
2019
Winter Journeyas George Goldsmith
8.0
2019
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolutionas Narrator German (voice)
2019
A Hidden Lifeas Richter
7.2
2019
The Witnessas Nikola Radin
7.0
2018
The Tobacconistas Sigmund Freud
6.4
2018
The House That Jack Builtas Verge
7.1
2018
Fortunaas Brother Jean
6.8
2017
The Partyas Godfried
6.3
2017
In Times of Fading Lightas Wilhelm Powileit
6.6
2016
A Jew Must Dieas Arthur Bloch
4.8
2015
Heidias Alpöhi
7.3
2015
Rememberas Rudy Kurlander #1
7.4
2015
Amnesiaas Bruno
5.5
2015
Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichtsas Voice of Segantini
6.5
2014
Dancing Arabsas Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)
6.5
2014
In Order of Disappearanceas Papa
6.9
2013
The Counseloras Diamond Dealer
5.3
2013
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaasas The Governor
5.9
2013
Night Train to Lisbonas Older Jorge O'Kelly
6.5
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
7.5
2012
Of Women and Horsesas Franz Mann
5.6
2011
Das Geheimnis unseres Waldesas Narrator (voice)
2011
Der Kleine Prinzas Geograph
2011
Unknownas Ernst Jürgen
6.7
2011
Colors in the Darkas Fred
5.4
2010
The End Is My Beginningas Tiziano Terzani
6.1
2010
Taxiphoneas Stranger
4.0
2010
The Day of the Catas Kater
4.7
2009
Julia's Disappearanceas John
6.7
2008
The Readeras Professor Rohl
7.5
2008
The Dust of Timeas Jacob
6.4
2008
The Baader Meinhof Complexas Horst Herold
7.0
2008
Ein starker Abgangas Heinz Kilian
6.5
2008
Copacabanaas Herbert Schubert
2.0
2008
7.0
2007
Coda: Thirty Years Lateras Self
4.8
2007
Youth Without Youthas Professor Stanciulescu
6.1
2006
The Ode to Joyas Kurt Heinrich
6.0
2006
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIas Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
5.1
2006
Vitusas Grandfather
7.4
2005
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusionesas Peter (archive footage)
7.0
2005
7.0
2005
Alias Kurban Saïdas Narrator
7.0
2004
Downfallas Adolf Hitler
7.9
2004
The Manchurian Candidateas Delp
6.5
2004
6.0
2003
Lutheras Johann von Staupitz
6.5
2003
Behind Meas Self
2003
2003
8.3
2002
Epsteins Nachtas Adam Rose
9.0
2002
The Power of the Pastas Bogliasco
10.0
2001
8.0
2001
10.0
2000
The End of an Eternityas Self
2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actoras Self (archive footage)
2000
Bread and Tulipsas Fernando Girasoli
7.2
2000
7.0
2000
1999
You Can't Go Home Againas Narrator (voice)
9.0
1998
Eternity and a Dayas Alexandros
7.8
1998
Gegen Ende der Nachtas Fehleisen
5.0
1997
St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedralas Narrator (German voice)
7.0
1997
Deadly Silenceas Hans Plache
4.0
1996
Saint-Exas Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
4.3
1995
Lumière & Companyas Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
6.4
10.0
1993
Faraway, So Close!as Damiel
6.9
1993
The Absenceas Player
6.5
1992
Night on Fireas Peter Keller
4.7
1992
The Last Days of Chez Nousas J.P.
5.8
1992
Pragueas Josef
6.4
1992
Le Quatuor des possiblesas Narrateur
10.0
1991
Especially on Sundayas Vittorio
6.2
1991
Children of Natureas Engill
6.0
1991
Successas Jacques Tüverlin
4.7
1989
The Architecture of Doomas German narrator (voice)
7.4
1989
Straplessas Raymond Forbes
7.4
1989
Bankomattas Bruno
8.0
1988
Love of a Womanas Franco Bassani
8.0
1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas Ezra Pound
8.0
1987
Wings of Desireas Damiel
7.8
1986
El río de oroas Peter
4.4
1985
Private Resistanceas Gustav
7.0
1985
Hands Up!as Self (1981 footage)
5.7
1983
Closed Circuitas Faber
7.0
8.0
1983
In the White Cityas Paul
7.0
10.0
1982
4.5
1982
4.0
7.0
1981
Circle of Deceitas Georg Laschen
6.1
1981
Lady of the Cameliasas Count Perregaux
6.1
1981
La provincialeas Rémy Muller
5.7
1980
The Inventoras Jakob Nüssli
6.4
1980
9.0
1980
5% de risqueas David
6.0
1980
Lost and Foundas Werner
5.3
1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'as Self
6.3
1979
Return to the Belovedas Dr. Stephan Kern
6.3
1979
Nosferatu the Vampyreas Jonathan Harker
7.3
1978
Knife in the Headas Hoffmann
6.2
1978
Black and White Like Day and Nightas Thomas Rosemund
6.3
1978
The Boys from Brazilas Professor Bruckner
6.7
1978
The Left-Handed Womanas Bruno
6.9
1977
The American Friendas Jonathan Zimmermann
7.1
1976
The Wild Duckas Gregers Werle
9.0
1976
The Marquise of Oas Der Graf
6.7
1976
Lumièreas Heinrich Grun
6.7
1976
Summer Guestsas Jakov Shalimov
7.3
1974
Die Bakchenas Pentheus
10.0
1973
Prinz Friedrich von Homburgas Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
7.0
1971
10.0
1970
Eine große Familieas Heinz Hallasch
8.0
1969
Torquato Tassoas Torquato Tasso
7.0
1968
Im Dickicht der Städteas George Garga
10.0
1968
Die Schlacht bei Lobositzas Ulrich Braeker
9.0
1967
The Soft Courseas Bernhard Krahl
6.3
1966
10.0
1966
Frühlings Erwachenas Moritz Stiefel
9.0
1964
Der Spaßvogelas Johnny
8.0
1962
Chikitaas Jazzfan
7.0
1962
A Roof Over Your Headas Fred Weber
7.0
1960
Der Herr mit der schwarzen Meloneas Kammerdiener
7.0
Production & Directing (1)
1982
Remembrance: Film for Curt BoisDirector
4.0