Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz
Ganz in 2011
Born	(1941-03-22)22 March 1941 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	16 February 2019(2019-02-16) (aged 77) Au, Wädenswil, Switzerland
Resting place	Friedhof Rehalp (Zürich)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–2019
Spouse	Sabine Ganz ​ ​ (m. 1965, separated)​
Partner	Ruth Walz [de]
Children	1
Awards	"Actor of the Year" by Theater heute Hans-Reinhart-Ring Iffland-Ring Swiss Film Prize David di Donatello European Film Award Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Lifetime Achievement Award, Goldene Kamera

Bruno Ganz (German: [ˈbruːno ˈɡant͡s] ^ⓘ; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019)^{[note 1]} 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, 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).^[1]

Ganz received renewed international acclaim for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the Oscar-nominated film Downfall (2004).^[2] He also had roles in several English-language films, including The Boys from Brazil (1978), Strapless (1989), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992), Luther (2003), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Reader (2008), Unknown (2011), The Counselor (2013) and Remember (2015). On stage, Ganz portrayed Dr. Heinrich Faust in Peter Stein's staging of Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two in 2000.^[3]

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