Bruno Ganz

March 22, 1941 - February 16, 2019 Zürich, Switzerland
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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.

His titles like Downfall, The House That Jack Built, and Unknown - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 20, 2026

Watched: 0/78
Weighted avg: 6.59 /10
  • 1
    1
    Downfall German
    2004September 2004 by Oliver Hirschbiegel
    Lead role as Adolf Hitler
    Lead role as Adolf Hitler
    7.53 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    The House That Jack Built
    2018October 2018 by Lars von Trier
    Starring as Verge
    Starring as Verge
    6.70 Good
  • 3
    3
    Unknown
    2011February 2011 by Jaume Collet-Serra
    Supporting as Ernst Jürgen
    Supporting as Ernst Jürgen
    6.24 Good--
  • 4
    4
    The Reader
    2008December 2008 by Stephen Daldry
    Supporting as Professor Rohl
    Supporting as Professor Rohl
    7.09 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Wings of Desire German
    1987September 1987 by Wim Wenders
    Lead role as Damiel
    Lead role as Damiel
    7.39 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    The Counselor
    2013October 2013 by Ridley Scott
    Supporting as Diamond Dealer
    Supporting as Diamond Dealer
    4.78 Mediocre++
  • 7
    7
    Nosferatu the Vampyre German
    1979January 1979 by Werner Herzog
    Starring as Jonathan Harker
    Starring as Jonathan Harker
    6.86 Good+
  • 8
    8
    The Manchurian Candidate
    2004July 2004 by Jonathan Demme
    Supporting as Delp
    Supporting as Delp
    6.03 Okay++
  • 9
    9
    Remember
    2015October 2015 by Atom Egoyan
    Starring as Rudy Kurlander #1
    Starring as Rudy Kurlander #1
    6.92 Good+
  • 10
    10
    In Order of Disappearance Norwegian
    2014February 2014 by Hans Petter Moland
    Starring as Papa
    Starring as Papa
    6.45 Good-
  • 11
    11
    The American Friend German
    1977June 1977 by Wim Wenders
    Starring as Jonathan Zimmermann
    Starring as Jonathan Zimmermann
    6.61 Good
  • 12
    12
    Heidi German
    2015December 2015 by Alain Gsponer
    Starring as Alpöhi
    Starring as Alpöhi
    6.78 Good+
  • 13
    13
    The Party
    2017July 2017 by Sally Potter
    Supporting as Godfried
    Supporting as Godfried
    5.84 Okay+
  • 14
    14
    A Hidden Life
    2019August 2019 by Terrence Malick
    Minor role as Richter
    Minor role as Richter
    6.72 Good
  • 15
    15
    Eternity and a Day Greek
    1998October 1998 by Theo Angelopoulos
    Lead role as Alexandros
    Lead role as Alexandros
    7.20 Good++
  • 16
    16
    Bread and Tulips Italian
    2000March 2000 by Silvio Soldini
    Starring as Fernando Girasoli
    Starring as Fernando Girasoli
    6.65 Good
  • 17
    17
    The Baader Meinhof Complex German
    2008September 2008 by Uli Edel
    Minor role as Horst Herold
    Minor role as Horst Herold
    6.51 Good-
  • 18
    18
    Night Train to Lisbon
    2013March 2013 by Bille August
    Supporting as Older Jorge O'Kelly
    Supporting as Older Jorge O'Kelly
    6.03 Okay++
  • 19
    19
    Youth Without Youth
    2007October 2007 by Francis Ford Coppola
    Starring as Professor Stanciulescu
    Starring as Professor Stanciulescu
    5.71 Okay+
  • 20
    20
    Luther
    2003October 2003 by Eric Till
    Supporting as Johann von Staupitz
    Supporting as Johann von Staupitz
    6.04 Okay++
  • 21
    21
    Faraway, So Close! German
    1993September 1993 by Wim Wenders
    Starring as Damiel
    Starring as Damiel
    6.43 Good-
  • 22
    22
    The Boys from Brazil
    1978October 1978 by Franklin J. Schaffner
    Minor role as Professor Bruckner
    Minor role as Professor Bruckner
    6.26 Good--
  • 23
    23
    Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas French
    2013August 2013 by Arnaud des Pallières
    Supporting as The Governor
    Supporting as The Governor
    5.50 Okay
  • 24
    24
    The Tobacconist German
    2018October 2018 by Nikolaus Leytner
    Starring as Sigmund Freud
    Starring as Sigmund Freud
    5.96 Okay++
  • 25
    25
    The Marquise of O German
    1976May 1976 by Éric Rohmer
    Starring as Der Graf
    Starring as Der Graf
    6.18 Good--
  • 26
    26
    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Hungarian
    2012February 2012 by György Pálfi
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Starring as (archive footage)
    6.74 Good
  • 27
    27
    Lumière & Company French
    1995December 1995 by Lasse Hallström
    Starring as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
    Starring as Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders")
    5.92 Okay++
  • 28
    28
    In the White City French
    1983March 1983 by Alain Tanner
    Lead role as Paul
    Lead role as Paul
    6.25 Good--
  • 29
    29
    Vitus German
    2006February 2006 by Fredi M. Murer
    Supporting as Grandfather
    Supporting as Grandfather
    6.64 Good
  • 30
    30
    The Dust of Time Greek
    2008November 2008 by Theo Angelopoulos
    Starring as Jacob
    Starring as Jacob
    5.98 Okay++
  • 31
    31
    The End Is My Beginning German
    2010October 2010 by Jo Baier
    Lead role as Tiziano Terzani
    Lead role as Tiziano Terzani
    5.86 Okay+
  • 32
    32
    Circle of Deceit German
    1981October 1981 by Volker Schlöndorff
    Lead role as Georg Laschen
    Lead role as Georg Laschen
    5.86 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    Amnesia French
    2015August 2015 by Barbet Schroeder
    Starring as Bruno
    Starring as Bruno
    5.49 Okay
  • 34
    34
    In Times of Fading Light German
    2017June 2017 by Matti Geschonneck
    Lead role as Wilhelm Powileit
    Lead role as Wilhelm Powileit
    6.05 Okay++
  • 35
    35
    Knife in the Head German
    1978November 1978 by Reinhard Hauff
    Lead role as Hoffmann
    Lead role as Hoffmann
    5.88 Okay+
  • 36
    36
    The Architecture of Doom Swedish
    1989October 1989 by Peter Cohen
    Starring as German narrator (voice)
    Starring as German narrator (voice)
    6.36 Good-
  • 37
    37
    Of Women and Horses French
    2012January 2012 by Patricia Mazuy
    Starring as Franz Mann
    Starring as Franz Mann
    5.70 Okay+
  • 38
    38
    Lady of the Camelias French
    1981February 1981 by Mauro Bolognini
    Starring as Count Perregaux
    Starring as Count Perregaux
    5.87 Okay+
  • 39
    39
    A Jew Must Die French
    2016September 2016 by Jacob Berger
    Lead role as Arthur Bloch
    Lead role as Arthur Bloch
    5.66 Okay
  • 40
    40
    The Last Days of Chez Nous
    1992October 1992 by Gillian Armstrong
    Starring as J.P.
    Starring as J.P.
    5.83 Okay+
  • 41
    41
    Colors in the Dark German
    2011January 2011 by Sophie Heldman
    Lead role as Fred
    Lead role as Fred
    5.80 Okay+
  • 42
    42
    Fortuna French
    2018September 2018 by Germinal Roaux
    Starring as Brother Jean
    Starring as Brother Jean
    6.09 Okay++
  • 43
    43
    The Day of the Cat German
    2010January 2010 by Wolfgang Panzer
    Lead role as Kater
    Lead role as Kater
    5.71 Okay+
  • 44
    44
    Black and White Like Day and Night German
    1978October 1978 by Wolfgang Petersen
    Lead role as Thomas Rosemund
    Lead role as Thomas Rosemund
    Needs more reviews
  • 45
    45
    Children of Nature Icelandic
    1991August 1991 by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
    Supporting as Engill
    Supporting as Engill
    5.87 Okay+
  • 46
    46
    Especially on Sunday Italian
    1991September 1991 by Giuseppe Tornatore
    Starring as Vittorio
    Starring as Vittorio
    5.94 Okay++
  • 47
    47
    Return to the Beloved French
    1979May 1979 by Jean-François Adam
    Starring as Dr. Stephan Kern
    Starring as Dr. Stephan Kern
    5.97 Okay++
  • 48
    48
    Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
    2006February 2006 by Jeff Bleckner
    Starring as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
    Starring as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
    Needs more reviews
  • 49
    49
    The Left-Handed Woman German
    1978May 1978 by Peter Handke
    Starring as Bruno
    Starring as Bruno
    6.09 Okay++
  • 50
    50
    El río de oro Spanish
    1986February 1986 by Jaime Chávarri
    Starring as Peter
    Starring as Peter
    Needs more reviews
  • 51
    51
    Closed Circuit German
    1983August 1983 by Rudolf Thome
    Lead role as Faber
    Lead role as Faber
    Needs more reviews
  • 52
    52
    Lost and Found Italian
    1980April 1980 by Giuseppe Bertolucci
    Starring as Werner
    Starring as Werner
    Needs more reviews
  • 53
    53
    Saint-Ex
    1996November 1996 by Anand Tucker
    Lead role as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    Lead role as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    Summer Guests German
    1976January 1976 by Peter Stein
    Lead role as Jakov Shalimov
    Lead role as Jakov Shalimov
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    The Absence French
    1993January 1993 by Peter Handke
    Lead role as Player
    Lead role as Player
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    The Inventor German
    1980October 1980 by Kurt Gloor
    Lead role as Jakob Nüssli
    Lead role as Jakob Nüssli
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    Lumière French
    1976March 1976 by Jeanne Moreau
    Supporting as Heinrich Grun
    Supporting as Heinrich Grun
    6.08 Okay++
  • 58
    58
    Hands Up! Polish
    1985January 1985 by Jerzy Skolimowski
    Minor role as Self (1981 footage)
    Minor role as Self (1981 footage)
    5.83 Okay+
  • 59
    59
    Strapless
    1989May 1989 by David Hare
    Starring as Raymond Forbes
    Starring as Raymond Forbes
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    La provinciale French
    1981January 1981 by Claude Goretta
    Starring as Rémy Muller
    Starring as Rémy Muller
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    Deadly Silence German
    1997May 1997 by Bernd Böhlich
    Lead role as Hans Plache
    Lead role as Hans Plache
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Success German
    1991February 1991 by Franz Seitz Junior
    Lead role as Jacques Tüverlin
    Lead role as Jacques Tüverlin
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    The Soft Course German
    1967May 1967 by Haro Senft
    Lead role as Bernhard Krahl
    Lead role as Bernhard Krahl
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Private Resistance Dutch
    1985January 1985 by Dimitri Frenkel Frank
    Starring as Gustav
    Starring as Gustav
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    Prague
    1992May 1992 by Ian Sellar
    Starring as Josef
    Starring as Josef
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    Il Grande Fausto Italian
    1995October 1995 by Alberto Sironi
    Supporting as Biagio Cavanna
    Supporting as Biagio Cavanna
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Julia's Disappearance German
    2009October 2009 by Christoph Schaub
    Starring as John
    Starring as John
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    The Ode to Joy Japanese
    2006June 2006 by Masanobu Deme
    Starring as Kurt Heinrich
    Starring as Kurt Heinrich
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years German
    2008January 2008 by Marcel Wehn
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Coda: Thirty Years Later
    2007December 2007 by Eleanor Coppola
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    The Making of 'Nosferatu'
    1979October 1979
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Gegen Ende der Nacht German
    1998April 1998 by Oliver Storz
    Supporting as Fehleisen
    Supporting as Fehleisen
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich German
    1991
    Lead role as Tassilo
    Lead role as Tassilo
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Wim Wenders, Desperado German
    2020July 2020 by Eric Friedler
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie Italian
    1981
    Starring as Count Perregaux
    Starring as Count Perregaux
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    A Roof Over Your Head German
    1962March 1962 by Kurt Früh
    Minor role as Fred Weber
    Minor role as Fred Weber
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen German
    Airing since 2020
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy German
    1986 by Bernhard Sinkel
    Supporting as Heinrich Beck
    Supporting as Heinrich Beck
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Isabelle Huppert 4 titles
Alexandra Maria Lara 5 titles
Willem Dafoe 4 titles
Jeanne Moreau 3 titles
Isabelle Adjani 2 titles
Thomas Kretschmann 2 titles
Werner Herzog 3 titles
Martina Gedeck 2 titles
Alexander Fehling 2 titles