Swiss actor (1941–2019)
Bruno Ganz
Ganz in 2011
Born (1941-03-22 ) 22 March 1941Died 16 February 2019(2019-02-16) (aged 77) Resting place Friedhof Rehalp, Zürich Occupation Actor Years active 1960–2019 Spouse Partner Ruth Walz [de ] Children 1 Awards
Bruno Ganz (Swiss Standard German: [ˈbruːnoː ⓘ [ note 1] Werner Herzog ,Éric Rohmer ,Francis Ford Coppola ,Theo Angelopoulos andWim Wenders , earning widespread recognition with his roles as Jonathan Zimmerman inThe American Friend Jonathan Harker inNosferatu the Vampyre Wings of Desire [ 1]
Ganz received renewed international acclaim for his portrayal ofAdolf Hitler in theAcademy Award -nominated filmDownfall [ 2] The Boys from Brazil Strapless The Last Days of Chez Nous Luther The Manchurian Candidate The Reader Unknown The Counselor Remember Peter Stein 's staging ofFaust, Part One Faust, Part Two [ 3]
Ganz was born on 22 March 1941 inZürich to a Swiss-German factory-worker father and a northern Italian mother.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Ganz made his theatrical debut in 1961 and devoted himself mainly to the stage for almost the next two decades. In 1970, he helped found theBerliner Schaubühne ensemble[ 1] [ 9] Salzburg Festival premiere ofThomas Bernhard 'sDer Ignorant und der Wahnsinnige , under the direction ofClaus Peymann .[ 10] Theater heute Schauspieler des Jahres (Actor of the Year) in 1973.[ 4] Peter Stein 's 2000 production ofJohann Wolfgang von Goethe 'sFaust [ 11] classical music works, including a 1993 recording ofLuigi Nono 'sIl canto sospeso Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra .[ 12] [ 13]
In 1960 Ganz landed his first film role, inDer Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (The Man in the Black Derby [ 1] Gustav Knuth , Ganz's cinematic debut was not particularly successful and it was only many years later that his career in film got off the ground.
Ganz made his film breakthrough in a major part in the 1976 filmSummerfolk [de ] [ 14] New German Cinema such asWerner Herzog andWim Wenders , and also with international directors likeÉric Rohmer andFrancis Ford Coppola , among others. In 1977, he co-starred withDennis Hopper in Wenders'American Friend Patricia Highsmith 's novelRipley's Game [ 1] Klaus Kinski in Herzog'sNosferatu: Phantom der Nacht Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night ). Ganz played a professor oppositeLaurence Olivier in the thrillerThe Boys from Brazil Nazi fugitives.[ 1]
In 1987 Ganz first played the role of the angel Damiel in Wim Wenders'sWings of Desire Faraway, So Close! The Reader Horst Herold inThe Baader Meinhof Complex nominated for the 81st Academy Awards (Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film respectively). In 2003, he portrayedJohann von Staupitz inLuther Stasi operator oppositeLiam Neeson inUnknown Heidi Sally Potter 'sThe Party Virgil inLars von Trier 'sThe House that Jack Built [ 15] [ 16]
Ganz in 2017 Ganz portrayedAdolf Hitler inDer Untergang Downfall ) (2004)[ 14] [ 17] The Guardian Parkinson's , alternating between rage and despair in his last days in the bunker".[ 18] many parodies onYouTube , using video and audio from the film with humorous subtitles.[ 19] [ 20]
Personal life and death [ edit ] Ganz was married to Sabine from 1965 until his death, although they were separated for a long time; their son, Daniel, was born in 1972.[ 1] [ 21] Romy Schneider .[ 22] [ 23]
In February 2018, doctors inSalzburg found that Ganz was suffering fromintestinal cancer , and he immediately beganchemotherapy .[ 24] Au , inWädenswil , Switzerland, at the age of 77.[ 25] [ 26] Ruth Walz [de ] , and his son Daniel.[ 1]
From 1996 until his death in 2019, Ganz held the 200-year- oldIffland-Ring , which passes from actor to actor—each bequeathing the ring to the next holder, judging that actor to be the "most significant and most worthy actor of the German-speaking theatre".[ 14] [ 9] Order of Merit of Germany and was made a knight of the FrenchLégion d'honneur
Star on theBoulevard of the Stars in Berlin Ganz appeared in the following films:[ 34]
The Man in the Black Derby Chikita [de ] Es Dach überem Chopf (1962), as Fred WeberThe Smooth Career Eine große Familie (1970, TV Movie), as Heinz HallaschSummerfolk [de ] Sommergäste , 1976), as Jakov ShalimovLumière The Marquise of O... Die Wildente The Wild Duck , 1976), as GregersThe American Friend Der Amerikanische Freund , 1977), as Jonathan ZimmermannDie linkshändige Frau The Left-Handed Woman , 1978), as BrunoThe Boys from Brazil Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte Messer im Kopf Knife in the Head , 1978), as Dr. Berthold HoffmannNosferatu: Phantom der Nacht Nosferatu the Vampyre , 1979), asJonathan Harker Retour à la bien-aimée Return to the Beloved , 1979), as Dr. Stephan KernOggetti smarriti Lost and Found / Lost Objects / An Italian Woman , 1980), as Werner5% de risque (1980), as DavidPolenta (1980), as Jules, the NarratorDer Erfinder The Inventor , 1980), as Jakob NüssliLa provinciale Etwas wird sichtbar (1981)La Dame aux camélias The Lady of the Camellias , 1981), as Count PerregauxRęce do góry Hands Up! , 1981)Die Fälschung Circle of Deceit , 1981), as Georg LaschenLogik des Gefühls (The Logic of Emotion , 1982)Krieg und Frieden (War and Peace , 1982)Dans la ville blanche In the White City , 1983), as PaulClosed Circuit [de ] System ohne Schatten , 1983), as FaberKiller aus Florida (Killer from Florida , 1983, Short)De ijssalon Private Resistance , 1985), as GustavEl río de oro (1986), as PeterDer Pendler (1986)Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie Der Himmel über Berlin Wings of Desire , 1987), as DamielUn amore di donna (1988), as Franco BassaniVon Zeit zu Zeit (1989), as JumboBankomatt Strapless The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1989), asEzra Pound Tassilo (1991, TV Series), as TassiloErfolg Success , 1991), as Jacques TüverlinChildren of Nature La Domenica specialmente Especially on Sunday , 1991), as Vittorio (segment "La domenica specialmente")Prague Brandnacht [de ] Night on Fire , 1992), as Peter KellerL'Absence The Absence , 1992), as PlayerThe Last Days of Chez Nous In weiter Ferne, so nah! Faraway, So Close! , 1993), as DamielHeller Tag (1994), as GeorgDiario senza date (1995)Tödliches Schweigen (Deadly Silence , 1996, TV Movie), as Hans PlacheSaint-Ex Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Gegen Ende der Nacht [de ] Daybreak , 1998, TV Movie), as FehleisenMia aioniotita kai mia mera Eternity and a Day , 1998), as AlexandrosYou Can't Go Home Again (1999), as Narrator (voice)WerAngstWolf (2000)Pane e Tulipani Bread and Tulips , 2000), as Fernando GirasoleJohann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust (2001, TV Movie), asFaust La forza del passato The Power of the Past , 2002), as BogliascoEpsteins Nacht [de ] Epstein's Night , 2002), as Adam RoseBehind Me (2002), as HimselfLuther Johann von Staupitz The Manchurian Candidate Der Untergang Downfall , 2004), asAdolf Hitler Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Vitus Baruto no Gakuen バルトの楽園 ;Ode an die Freude , 2006), as Kurt HeinrichYouth Without Youth Stairway to Nowhere (2008), as Brot DarstellerDer Baader Meinhof Komplex The Baader Meinhof Complex , 2008), asHorst Herold Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου The Dust of Time , 2008), as JacobThe Reader Giulias Verschwinden (2009), as JohnThe Day of the Cat [de ] Taxiphone: El Mektoub (2010)Satte Farben vor Schwarz [de ] Colors in the Dark , 2010), as FredDas Ende ist mein Anfang The End Is My Beginning , 2010), as Tiziano TerzaniUnknown Sport de filles Night Train to Lisbon Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas The Counselor In Order of Disappearance Amnesia Remember Heidi Un Juif pour l'exemple (2016),[ 35] The Party In Times of Fading Light Fortuna (2018), as Brother JeanThe House That Jack Built The Tobacconist [de ] Sigmund Freud The Witness (2018), as Nikola RadinA Hidden Life Winter Journey (2019), as Gunther Goldschmidt (final film role)^ Some media reports use an incorrect date and an incorrect place of death. 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Retrieved26 April 2011 .^ "Swiss-born actor Bruno Ganz established himself in Germany, first as co-founder of the Schaubuhne Theatre company, then as a romantic lead in films" . Retrieved26 April 2011 .^ "he got his first film role with 19... ...but his absolute break through he has with in a play by Peter Zadek in Bremen" . Archived fromthe original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved26 April 2011 .^a b Simon Strauss (16 February 2019)."Schauspieler Bruno Ganz ist tot" .FAZ . Retrieved16 February 2019 . ^ Bernhard Doppler (14 August 2016)."Thomas Bernhards "Ignorant" bei den Salzburger Festspielen / Große Schauspielkunst im ehemaligen Skandalstück" .Deutschlandfunk . Retrieved16 February 2019 . ^ John Rockwell (4 January 2001)."With Pivotal Actor Back, MarathonFaust Gets Another Look" .The New York Times . Retrieved1 February 2009 . ^ John Rockwell (24 October 1993)."After Karajan In Berlin, No Deluge Yet" .The New York Times . Retrieved1 February 2009 . ^ "Luigi Nono: Il canto sospeso; Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder – Claudio Abbado – Release Credits" .AllMusic . Retrieved17 February 2019 .^a b c Rob Mackie (16 September 2005)."Downfall" .The Guardian . Retrieved1 February 2009 . ^ Quinn, Ruth; Thorpe, Vanessa (16 February 2019)."Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in Downfall, dies aged 77" .The Guardian . Retrieved16 February 2019 . ^ Bradshaw, Peter (16 February 2019)."Bruno Ganz: always poetic and inspired, from Hitler's bunker rant to a Berlin angel" .The Guardian . Retrieved16 February 2019 . ^ Krysia Diver and Stephen Moss (25 March 2005)."Desperately seeking Adolf" .The Guardian . Retrieved1 February 2009 . ^ Ruth Quinn and Vanessa Thorpe (16 February 2019)."Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in Downfall, dies aged 77" .The Guardian . Retrieved16 February 2019 . ^ "Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler in Downfall, dies aged 77" .BBC News . 16 February 2019. 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Awards for Bruno Ganz
Award of Merit (Special Achievement Award) Honorary Award
1956–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
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