Actor
Bruno Ganz
- Born: 22 March 1941, Zurich, Switzerland
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor renowned for his versatile performances in film and theater. He is best known for his roles in 'Wings of Desire', 'Downfall', and 'The Magic Flute'. His career spanned several decades, earning him a reputation for his deep voice…
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About Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor renowned for his versatile performances in film and theater. He is best known for his roles in 'Wings of Desire', 'Downfall', and 'The Magic Flute'. His career spanned several decades, earning him a reputation for his deep voice and ability to portray complex characters with emotional depth.
- Born
- 22 March 1941, Zurich, Switzerland
- Height
- 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Spouses
- Angelika Ganz (1970-1996)
- Children
- 1 child, name not publicly known
- Parents
- Hans Ganz, Anna Ganz
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about Bruno Ganz
- Bruno Ganz was fluent in several languages, including German, English, and French, which helped him in diverse roles.
- He was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival for his role in 'The Baader Meinhof Complex'.
Famous Bruno Ganz quotes
“I am not a hero.”
“The world is a stage, and we are all actors.”
“What is the point of it all?”
Bruno Ganz filmography
Cast (155)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Films to Die For Movie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary Movie | Self | |
| 2020 | Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen TV | Self | 10.0 |
| 2020 | Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | Wim Wenders, Desperado Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.7 |
| 2019 | Winter Journey Movie | George Goldsmith | 8.0 |
| 2019 | The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution Movie | Narrator German (voice) | |
| 2019 | A Hidden Life Movie | Richter | 7.2 |
| 2019 | The Witness Movie | Nikola Radin | 7.0 |
| 2018 | The Tobacconist Movie | Sigmund Freud | 6.4 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The House That Jack Built Movie | Verge | 7.1 |
| 2018 | Fortuna Movie | Brother Jean | 6.8 |
| 2017 | To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2017 | The Party Movie | Godfried | 6.3 |
| 2017 | In Times of Fading Light Movie | Wilhelm Powileit | 6.6 |
| 2016 | A Jew Must Die Movie | Arthur Bloch | 4.8 |
| 2015 | Heidi Movie | Alpöhi | 7.3 |
| 2015 | Spiel für dein Land TV | Self | |
| 2015 | Remember Movie | Rudy Kurlander #1 | 7.3 |
| 2015 | Amnesia Movie | Bruno | 5.5 |
| 2015 | Giovanni Segantini - Magie des Lichts Movie | Voice of Segantini | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Beethoven - Egmont, Mozart - Symphony 35 - Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2014 | Dancing Arabs Movie | Self (archive footage) (voice) (uncredited) | 6.5 |
| 2014 | In Order of Disappearance Movie | Papa | 6.9 |
| 2013 | The Counselor Movie | Diamond Dealer | 5.3 |
| 2013 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas Movie | The Governor | 5.9 |
| 2013 | Night Train to Lisbon Movie | Older Jorge O'Kelly | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Movie | (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Of Women and Horses Movie | Franz Mann | 5.6 |
| 2011 | Das Geheimnis unseres Waldes Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2011 | Der Kleine Prinz Movie | Geograph | |
| 2011 | Unknown Movie | Ernst Jürgen | 6.7 |
| 2011 | Colors in the Dark Movie | Fred | 5.4 |
| 2010 | The End Is My Beginning Movie | Tiziano Terzani | 6.1 |
| 2010 | Taxiphone Movie | Stranger | 4.0 |
| 2010 | The Day of the Cat Movie | Kater | 4.7 |
| 2009 | Julia's Disappearance Movie | John | 6.7 |
| 2008 | The Reader Movie | Professor Rohl | 7.5 |
| 2008 | The Dust of Time Movie | Jacob | 6.4 |
| 2008 | The Baader Meinhof Complex Movie | Horst Herold | 7.0 |
| 2008 | Ein starker Abgang Movie | Heinz Kilian | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Copacabana Movie | Herbert Schubert | 2.0 |
| 2008 | One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2007 | Coda: Thirty Years Later Movie | Self | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth Movie | Professor Stanciulescu | 6.1 |
| 2006 | The Ode to Joy Movie | Kurt Heinrich | 6.0 |
| 2006 | Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II Movie | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Vitus Movie | Grandfather | 7.4 |
| 2005 | Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones Movie | Peter (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Alias Kurban Saïd Movie | Narrator | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Downfall Movie | Adolf Hitler | 7.9 |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate Movie | Delp | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Bruno Ganz - Ein europäischer Schauspieler Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Our Best TV | Self | |
| 2003 | Luther Movie | Johann von Staupitz | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Behind Me Movie | Self | |
| 2003 | Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence Movie | Self | |
| 2003 | Menschen bei Maischberger TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us Movie | Self | 8.3 |
| 2002 | Epsteins Nacht Movie | Adam Rose | 9.0 |
| 2002 | The Power of the Past Movie | Bogliasco | 10.0 |
| 2002 | Das Jahrhundert des Theaters TV | Self | 9.0 |
| 2001 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II Movie | Faust | 8.0 |
| 2001 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I Movie | Faust | 10.0 |
| 2000 | The End of an Eternity Movie | Self | |
| 2000 | Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Bread and Tulips Movie | Fernando Girasoli | 7.1 |
| 2000 | WhoAfraidWolf Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2000 | Antipasto Umbro Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1999 | You Can't Go Home Again Movie | Narrator (voice) | 9.0 |
| 1998 | Sternstunde Kunst TV | Self | |
| 1998 | Eternity and a Day Movie | Alexandros | 7.8 |
| 1998 | Gegen Ende der Nacht Movie | Fehleisen | 5.0 |
| 1997 | St. Stephen's: The Living Cathedral Movie | Narrator (German voice) | 7.0 |
| 1997 | Leute heute TV | Self | 5.2 |
| 1997 | Deadly Silence Movie | Hans Plache | 4.0 |
| 1996 | Saint-Ex Movie | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | 4.2 |
| 1995 | Lumière & Company Movie | Damiel (segment "Wim Wenders") | 6.4 |
| 1995 | Il Grande Fausto TV | Biagio Cavanna | |
| 1995 | Diario senza date Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1993 | Faraway, So Close! Movie | Damiel | 6.9 |
| 1993 | The Absence Movie | Player | 6.5 |
| 1992 | Night on Fire Movie | Peter Keller | 4.7 |
| 1992 | The Last Days of Chez Nous Movie | J.P. | 5.8 |
| 1992 | Prague Movie | Josef | 6.4 |
| 1992 | Le Quatuor des possibles Movie | Narrateur | 10.0 |
| 1991 | Especially on Sunday Movie | Vittorio | 6.2 |
| 1991 | Boulevard Bio TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 1991 | Children of Nature Movie | Engill | 6.0 |
| 1991 | Success Movie | Jacques Tüverlin | 4.7 |
| 1991 | Tassilo - Ein Fall für sich TV | Tassilo | 9.0 |
| 1989 | The Architecture of Doom Movie | German narrator (voice) | 7.4 |
| 1989 | Strapless Movie | Raymond Forbes | 7.4 |
| 1989 | Bankomatt Movie | Bruno | 8.0 |
| 1988 | Anwalt Abel TV | Crusius | |
| 1988 | Love of a Woman Movie | Franco Bassani | 8.0 |
| 1988 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Movie | Ezra Pound | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Wings of Desire Movie | Damiel | 7.8 |
| 1986 | Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy TV | Heinrich Beck | 7.0 |
| 1986 | Thomas Bernhard - Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst« Movie | Narrator | |
| 1986 | El río de oro Movie | Peter | 4.4 |
| 1985 | Private Resistance Movie | Gustav | 7.0 |
| 1985 | Hands Up! Movie | Self (1981 footage) | 5.7 |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Josef | 7.1 |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera TV | Self | 5.7 |
| 1983 | Closed Circuit Movie | Faber | 7.0 |
| 1983 | Killer aus Florida Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 1983 | In the White City Movie | Paul | 7.0 |
| 1982 | Logik des Gefühls Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1982 | War and Peace Movie | Unknown character | 4.5 |
| 1982 | Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 1982 | Before Your Eyes - Vietnam Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1981 | Circle of Deceit Movie | Georg Laschen | 6.1 |
| 1981 | La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie TV | Count Perregaux | 4.0 |
| 1981 | Lady of the Camelias Movie | Count Perregaux | 6.1 |
| 1981 | La provinciale Movie | Rémy Muller | 5.7 |
| 1980 | The Inventor Movie | Jakob Nüssli | 6.4 |
| 1980 | Polenta Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1980 | 5% de risque Movie | David | 6.0 |
| 1980 | Lost and Found Movie | Werner | 5.3 |
| 1979 | Bavarian Film Awards TV | Self | |
| 1979 | The Making of 'Nosferatu' Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 1979 | Return to the Beloved Movie | Dr. Stephan Kern | 6.3 |
| 1979 | Nosferatu the Vampyre Movie | Jonathan Harker | 7.3 |
| 1978 | Knife in the Head Movie | Hoffmann | 6.2 |
| 1978 | Black and White Like Day and Night Movie | Thomas Rosemund | 6.3 |
| 1978 | The Boys from Brazil Movie | Professor Bruckner | 6.7 |
| 1978 | The Left-Handed Woman Movie | Bruno | 6.9 |
| 1977 | The American Friend Movie | Jonathan Zimmermann | 7.1 |
| 1976 | The Wild Duck Movie | Gregers Werle | 9.0 |
| 1976 | The Marquise of O Movie | Der Graf | 6.7 |
| 1976 | Lumière Movie | Heinrich Grun | 6.7 |
| 1976 | Summer Guests Movie | Jakov Shalimov | 7.2 |
| 1974 | Die Bakchen Movie | Pentheus | 10.0 |
| 1973 | Prinz Friedrich von Homburg Movie | Prinz Friedrich Arthur von Homburg | 7.0 |
| 1972 | The Ignoramus and the Madman Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1971 | Die Mutter Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime TV | Bombadil | 6.2 |
| 1970 | Eine große Familie Movie | Heinz Hallasch | 8.0 |
| 1969 | Torquato Tasso Movie | Torquato Tasso | 7.0 |
| 1968 | Im Dickicht der Städte Movie | George Garga | 10.0 |
| 1968 | Die Schlacht bei Lobositz Movie | Ulrich Braeker | 9.0 |
| 1967 | The Soft Course Movie | Bernhard Krahl | 6.3 |
| 1966 | Die Unberatenen Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 1966 | Frühlings Erwachen Movie | Moritz Stiefel | 9.0 |
| 1964 | Der Spaßvogel Movie | Johnny | 8.0 |
| 1964 | Grimme Award TV | Self | |
| 1963 | Zur Person TV | Self | |
| 1962 | Chikita Movie | Jazzfan | 7.0 |
| 1962 | A Roof Over Your Head Movie | Fred Weber | 7.0 |
| 1960 | Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone Movie | Kammerdiener | 7.0 |
| 1951 | German Film Award TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 1948 | Bambi TV | Self | 9.0 |
Crew (1)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois Movie | Director · Directing | 4.0 |
Latest releases
- Films to Die For2025
- Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary2022
- Who the F... is Roger Rossmeisl2020
- Wim Wenders, Desperado2020 / TMDB 7.7
- Winter Journey2019 / TMDB 8.0
- The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution2019
Bruno Ganz in the news
Questions about Bruno Ganz
What are some of Bruno Ganz's most famous films?
Bruno Ganz is best known for his roles in 'Wings of Desire', 'Downfall', and 'The Reader'. His performances in these films have been critically acclaimed and remain iconic.
Did Bruno Ganz win any major awards?
Yes, Bruno Ganz received several awards throughout his career, including the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Baader Meinhof Complex'.
What was Bruno Ganz's first film?
Bruno Ganz's film debut was in 'Der Herrscher' in 1968, marking the beginning of a prolific career in cinema.
How did Bruno Ganz's career evolve over the years?
Bruno Ganz's career evolved from theater to film, gaining international recognition in the 1980s and continuing to work in both mediums until his passing in 2019.
What is the estimated net worth of Bruno Ganz?
Bruno Ganz's estimated net worth was around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in acting and contributions to film and theater.
What are some of the defining characteristics of Bruno Ganz's acting style?
Bruno Ganz was known for his deep, resonant voice and his ability to convey complex emotions. He often portrayed characters with a profound sense of humanity.
Was Bruno Ganz involved in theater as well as film?
Yes, Bruno Ganz was heavily involved in theater throughout his career, performing in numerous productions and receiving acclaim for his stage performances.
What legacy did Bruno Ganz leave in the film industry?
Bruno Ganz's legacy includes his remarkable body of work and his influence on both European cinema and international film, with many considering him one of the great actors of his time.