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Bruno Ganz Biography (1941-)

Born March 22, 1941, in Zurich, Switzerland; father, a mechanic; married in 1965; children: one son.

Nationality

Swiss

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, editor

Birth Details

March 22, 1941

Zurich, Switzerland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Der Herr mit der schwarzen Maske, 1960
• Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (also known as The Man in theBlack Derby), 1960
• Chikita, 1961
• Wenn Maenner Schlange stehen, 1961
• Ein Dach ueberm Kopf (also known as Es Dach ueberem Chopf and A Roof over Her Head), 1962
• Barnhard Kral, Der Sanfte Lauf, 1967
• Rece de Gory (also known as Hands up!), 1967
• Yakov Schalimov, Sommergaeste (also known as Summer Guests), Constantin/Exportfilm Bischoff and Company, 1975
• Heinrich Grun, Lumiere (also known as Light), released in the United States by New World, 1976
• The Count, La marquise d'O (also known as The Marquise of Oand Die Marquise von O), Gaumont, 1976
• Gregors, Die Wildente (also known as The Wild Duck), Solaris Film Produktion/Sascha Film/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1976, released in the United States by New Yorker, 1977
• Jonathan Zimmermann, Der Amerikanische Freund (also known as The American Friend and L'ami americain), CineGate/New Yorker, 1977
• Bruno, Die Linkshaendige Frau (also known as The Left-Handed Woman), Marin Karmitz/Artificial Eye, 1977, released in the United States by New Yorker, 1980
• Dr. Berthold Hoffmann, Messer im Kopf (also known as Knife in the Head), New Yorker, 1978
• Professor Bruckner, The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
• Thomas Rosenmund, Schwarz und weiss wie Tage und Naechte (also known as Black and White Like Days and Nights), Monaco/Radiant, 1978
• Jonathan Harker, Nosferatu, Phantom der Nacht (also known as Nosferatu, the Vampire, Nosferatu--fantome de la nuit, Nosferatu, and Nosferatu, the Vampyre), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Dr. Stephan Kern, Retour a la bien-aimee (also known as Returnto the Beloved), Societe Nouvelle Prodis/World Marketing Films, 1979
• Jakob Nuessli, Der Erfinder (also known as The Inventor), Rex Film, 1980
• Jules, Polenta, EOS Film/SSR, 1980
• Count Perregaux, La dame aux camelias (also known as La dama delle camelie, Die Kameliendame, Lady of the Camelias, Lastoria vera della signora delle camelie, and The True Story of Camille), 1980
• David, 5 de Risque (also known as 5 % de risques and 5 Risk), Gaumont, 1980
• Werner, Oggetti smarriti (also known as Lost and Found), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Remy, La provinciale (also known as The Provincial and AGirl From Lorraine), Gala Film Distributors/Cotel Films Distribution, 1980, released in the United States by New Yorker, 1982
• Etwas wird sinchtbar, 1981
• Fermata Etna, 1981
• Rece do gory (also known as Hands Up!), 1981
• Georg Laschen, Die Faelschung (also known as Circle of Deceit, Le faussaire, and False Witness), United International, 1981, released in the United States by United Artists Classics, 1982
• Gedaechtnis: Ein Film fur Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti (documentary; also known as Remembrance and Gedaechtnis), Common Film/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1982
• Krieg und Frieden (documentary; also known as War and Peace), Filverlag der Autoren/New Line Cinema, 1982
• Logik des Gefuhls, 1982
• Paul, Dans la ville blanche (also known as In the White City and A Cidade Branca), Contemporary Films Ltd., 1982, released in theUnited States by Grey City, 1983
• Faber, System ohne Schatten (also known as System without Shadow and Closed Circuit), Munic Film, 1983
• Gustav, De Ijssalon (also known as The Ice-Cream Parlour and Private Resistance), Tuschinski Film Distribution, 1985
• Peter, El rio de oro (also known as The Golden River), Tesauaro/Incine SA/Federal, 1986
• Steiner, Der Pendler, 1986
• Daniel, Der Himmel ueber Berlin (also known as Wings of Desire, Les ailes du desir, and The Sky over Berlin), Orion Classics/Road Movies/Argos/Wesdeutscher Rundfunk, 1987
• Un amore di donna, Film Leading, 1988
• The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (also known as Hemingway, festa e morte), 1988
• Bruno, Bankomatt, Pegaso Inter-Communication, 1989
• Raymond Forbes, Strapless, Gavin Films, 1989
• Noch ein Wunsch, 1989
• Jacques Tuverlin, Erfolg (also known as Success), 1991
• Narrator, Untergaangens arkitektur (documentary; also known as The Architecture of Doom), First Run Features, 1991
• Engeler, Boern Natturunna (also known as Children of Nature, Children of Nature--Eine Reise, Kinder der Natur, Kinder der Natur--Eine Reise, and Reisen tilbake), Northern Arts, 1991
• Peter Keller, Brandnacht (also known as Night on Fire), 1992
• Josef, Prague, 1992
• Vittorio, Specialmente la domenica (also known as Especially onSunday, La domenica specialmente, and Le dimanche de prefence), Miramax, 1993
• Damiel, In weiter Ferne, so nah! (also known as Faraway, So Close), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993
• J. P., The Last Days of Chez Nous, Fine Line, 1993
• Player, The Absence (also known as L'absence, Die Abwesenheit, and La ausencia), 1993
• Voiceover, Le quator des possibles, (also known as The Quartetof the Possibles), 1993
• Georg, Heller Tag (also known as Bright Day), 1994
• Damiel, "Wim Wenders," Lumiere et compagnie (also known as Lumiere and Company and Lumiere y compania), 1995
• Diario senza date, 1995
• Dr. Crusius, A Judge in Anxiety, 1996
• Antione de Saint-Exupery, Saint-Ex, Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment, 1997
• Alexandre, Mia eoniotita ke mia mera (also known as Eternity and a Day, L'eternite et un jour, and L'eternita e un giorno), Westduetscher Rundfunk, 1998
• Narrator, You Can't Go Home Again, 1998
• WerAngstWolf (also known as WhoAfraidWolf), Be-Pictures, 2000
• Fernando Girasoli, Pane e tulipani (also known as Bread and Tulips), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000
• Adam Rose, Epsteins Nacht (also known as Epstein's Night),2001
• Bogliasco, La forza del passato (also known as The Power of thePast), Istituto Luce, 2002
• Himself, Behind Me--Bruno Ganz, 2002
• (German version) Narrator, Epoca: The Making of History, First Run/Icarus Films, 2002
• Johann von Staupitz, Luther, 2003
• Also appeared in An Italian Woman and Hande Hoch.
• Film Work
• Codirector and editor, Gedaechtnis: Ein Film fur Curt Bois und Bernhard Minetti (documentary; also known as Remembrance and Gedaechtnis), Common Film/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1982
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Tassilo, Tassilo--Ein Fall fuer sich, 1990
• Movies
• Die Schlanht bei Lobositz, 1968
• Die Mutter (play), 1970
• Eine Grosse Familie, 1970
• Geschichte einer Liebe, 1981
• Killer aus Florida (also known as Killer From Florida), Zanadu, 1983
• Bombadil, Tatort--Schattenwelt, 1996
• Crusius, Ein Richter in Angst (also known as Anwalt Abel--Ein Richter in Angst), 1996
• Hans Plache, Toedliches Schweigen, 1996
• Fehjleisen, Gegen Ende der Nacht (also known as Daybreak),1998
• Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust, 2001
• Miniseries
• Heinrich Beck, Vaeter und Soehne (also known as Fathers and Sons and Sins of the Father), Showtime, 1986
• Biagio Cavanna, Il grande Fausto (also known as The Price of Victory), 1995
• Stage Appearances
• Hamlet, West Germany, 1967
• Hamlet, Schaubuhne Theatre Troupe, Berlin, Germany, 1982
• Also appeared in Dans la jungle des villas, Torquato tasso, La chevauchee sur le lac de Constance, and Peer Gynt, all withthe Schaubuhne Theatre Troupe, 1970-76.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996