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Bruno Ganz

Actor

Bruno Ganz

Born March 22, 1941 in Zürich, SwitzerlandDied February 16, 2019103 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.

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Filmography

103 films as actor
  1. 2019Winter JourneyGeorge Goldsmith
  2. 2019A Hidden LifeRichter
  3. 2019The WitnessNikola Radin
  4. 2018The TobacconistSigmund Freud
  5. 2018The House That Jack BuiltVerge
  6. 2018FortunaBrother Jean
  7. 2017The PartyGodfried
  8. 2017In Times of Fading LightWilhelm Powileit
  9. 2016A Jew Must DieArthur Bloch
  10. 2015HeidiAlpöhi
  11. 2015RememberRudy Kurlander #1
  12. 2015AmnesiaBruno
  13. 2015Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
  14. 2014In Order of DisappearancePapa
  15. 2013The CounselorDiamond Dealer
  16. 2013Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael KohlhaasThe Governor
  17. 2013Night Train to LisbonOlder Jorge O'Kelly
  18. 2012Of Women and HorsesFranz Mann
  19. 2011Der Kleine PrinzGeograph
  20. 2011UnknownErnst Jürgen
  21. 2011Colors in the DarkFred
  22. 2010The End Is My BeginningTiziano Terzani
  23. 2010TaxiphoneStranger
  24. 2010The Day of the CatKater
  25. 2009Julia's DisappearanceJohn
  26. 2008The ReaderProfessor Rohl
  27. 2008The Dust of TimeJacob
  28. 2008The Baader Meinhof ComplexHorst Herold
  29. 2008Ein starker AbgangHeinz Kilian
  30. 2008CopacabanaHerbert Schubert
  31. 2007Youth Without YouthProfessor Stanciulescu
  32. 2006The Ode to JoyKurt Heinrich
  33. 2006Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IICardinal Stefan Wyszynski
  34. 2006VitusGrandfather
  35. 2004DownfallAdolf Hitler
  36. 2004The Manchurian CandidateDelp
  37. 2003LutherJohann von Staupitz
  38. 2002Epsteins NachtAdam Rose
  39. 2002The Power of the PastBogliasco
  40. 2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IIFaust
  41. 2001Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust IFaust
  42. 2000Bread and TulipsFernando Girasoli
  43. 2000WhoAfraidWolf
  44. 2000Antipasto Umbro
  45. 1999You Can't Go Home AgainNarrator (voice)
  46. 1998Eternity and a DayAlexandros
  47. 1998Gegen Ende der NachtFehleisen
  48. 1997Deadly SilenceHans Plache
  49. 1996Saint-ExAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
  50. 1995Diario senza date
  51. 1993Faraway, So Close!Damiel
  52. 1993The AbsencePlayer
  53. 1992Night on FirePeter Keller
  54. 1992The Last Days of Chez NousJ.P.
  55. 1992PragueJosef
  56. 1991Especially on SundayVittorio
  57. 1991Children of NatureEngill
  58. 1991SuccessJacques Tüverlin
  59. 1989StraplessRaymond Forbes
  60. 1989BankomattBruno
  61. 1988Love of a WomanFranco Bassani
  62. 1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayEzra Pound
  63. 1987Wings of DesireDamiel
  64. 1986El río de oroPeter
  65. 1985Private ResistanceGustav
  66. 1983Closed CircuitFaber
  67. 1983Killer aus Florida
  68. 1983In the White CityPaul
  69. 1982Logik des Gefühls
  70. 1982Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
  71. 1981Circle of DeceitGeorg Laschen
  72. 1981Lady of the CameliasCount Perregaux
  73. 1981La provincialeRémy Muller
  74. 1980The InventorJakob Nüssli
  75. 1980Polenta
  76. 19805% de risqueDavid
  77. 1980Lost and FoundWerner
  78. 1979Return to the BelovedDr. Stephan Kern
  79. 1979Nosferatu the VampyreJonathan Harker
  80. 1978Knife in the HeadHoffmann
  81. 1978Black and White Like Day and NightThomas Rosemund
  82. 1978The Boys from BrazilProfessor Bruckner
  83. 1978The Left-Handed WomanBruno
  84. 1977The American FriendJonathan Zimmermann
  85. 1976The Wild DuckGregers Werle
  86. 1976The Marquise of ODer Graf
  87. 1976LumièreHeinrich Grun
  88. 1976Summer GuestsJakov Shalimov
  89. 1974Die BakchenPentheus
  90. 1973Prinz Friedrich von HomburgPrinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg
  91. 1972The Ignoramus and the Madman
  92. 1971Die Mutter
  93. 1970Eine große FamilieHeinz Hallasch
  94. 1969Torquato TassoTorquato Tasso
  95. 1968Im Dickicht der StädteGeorge Garga
  96. 1968Die Schlacht bei LobositzUlrich Braeker
  97. 1967The Soft CourseBernhard Krahl
  98. 1966Die Unberatenen
  99. 1966Frühlings ErwachenMoritz Stiefel
  100. 1964Der SpaßvogelJohnny
  101. 1962ChikitaJazzfan
  102. 1962A Roof Over Your HeadFred Weber
  103. 1960Der Herr mit der schwarzen MeloneKammerdiener