Cast

Bruno Ganz

1941 – 2019

Active years (films on this site)

1976–2019

Genres

DramaRomanceMysteryCrimeHorror

Schools and movements

New German CinemaContemporary European Art CinemaBritish CinemaBalkan Cinema

Directors worked with

Wim Wenders3 filmsEric Rohmer1 filmReinhard Hauff1 filmWerner Herzog1 filmVolker Schlöndorff1 filmAlain Tanner1 filmDavid Hare1 filmTheo Angelopoulos1 filmStephen Daldry1 filmBille August1 filmLars von Trier1 filmTerrence Malick1 film

Biography

Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, Theo Angelopoulos and Wim Wenders, earning widespread recognition with his roles as Jonathan Zimmerman in The American Friend (1977), Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Damiel the Angel in Wings of Desire (1987).

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Awards and honours

International

• Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring 1991
• Iffland-Ring 1996
• Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit 2001
• Theaterpreis Berlin 2001
• Bambi Award 2004
• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art 2005
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2006
• Knight of the Legion of Honour 2007
• European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
• Carl Zuckmayer Medal 2015
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Officer of Arts and Letters

14 films on this site

1. The Marquise of O 1976 · Eric Rohmer · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
2. The American Friend 1977 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
3. Knife in the Head 1978 · Reinhard Hauff · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
4. Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 · Werner Herzog · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
5. Circle of Deceit 1981 · Volker Schlöndorff · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. In the White City 1983 · Alain Tanner · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
7. Wings of Desire 1987 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
8. Strapless 1989 · David Hare · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
9. Faraway, So Close! 1993 · Wim Wenders · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
10. Eternity and a Day 1998 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
11. The Reader 2008 · Stephen Daldry · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
12. Night Train to Lisbon 2013 · Bille August · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
13. The House That Jack Built 2018 · Lars von Trier · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
14. A Hidden Life 2019 · Terrence Malick · IMDb 7.4 · Cast