Already before matura (swiss general qualification for university entrance) Ganz decides to become actor. 1960, age 19, he plays his first movie-role in "Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone". Gustav Knuth, one of the main-actors, believed in his qualification as an actor.

Bruno Ganz is a member of the ensemble of Berliner Schaubühne. 1972 he debuts at Salzburger Festspielen under Claus Peymann as director in the debut-performance of Thomas Bernhard's "Der Ignorant und der Wahnsinnige".

2000 Ganz played the star role in Peter Stein's 13-hour performance of Goethes "Faust I" and "Faust II".

Awards

Important movies

• "Der Untergang - Hitler und das Ende des 3. Reichs", 2004, Adolf Hitler, starring Heino Ferch, Corinna Harfouch, Birgit Minichmayr
• "Luther", 2003, Johann von Staupitz, starring Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Peter Ustinov, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Mathieu Carrière
• "Behind Me - Bruno Ganz", 2002
• "Epsteins Nacht", 2002, Adam Rose, starring Mario Adorf, Otto Tausig
• "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust", 2001, TV, Faust
• "Brot und Tulpen", 2000, Fernando Girasoli
• "Ewigkeit und ein Tag", 1998, Alexandre
• "Saint-Ex", 1997, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• "In weiter Ferne, so nah!", 1993, Damiel, directed by: Wim Wenders
• "Die Abwesenheit", 1994, screen-play and directed by: Peter Handke
• "Brandnacht", 1992, Peter Keller, starring Suzanne von Borsody, Dietmar Schönherr
• "La Domenica specialmente", 1991, Vittorio, starring Nicoletta Braschi, Ornella Muti
• "Erfolg", 1991, starring Franziska Walser, Peter Simonischek, Mathieu Carrière, Thomas Holtzmann, Jutta Speidel, Gustl Bayrhammer
• "Strapless", 1989, Raymond Forbes, starring Blair Brown, Bridget Fonda
• "Der Himmel über Berlin", 1987, Damiel, directed by: Wim Wenders
• "Krieg und Frieden", 1983
• "Die Fälschung", 1981, Georg Laschen, screen-play: Nicolas Born, directed by: Volker Schlöndorff, starring Hanna Schygulla, Gila von Weitershausen
• "Die Kameliendame", 1980, Perregaux, starring Isabelle Huppert, Clio Goldsmith
• "Der Erfinder", 1980, Jakob Nüssli
• "5% de risques", 1980, David, starring Jean-Pierre Cassel
• "Retour à la bien-aimée", 1979, Dr. Stephan Kern, starring Isabelle Huppert (Jeanne Kern)
• "Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht", 1979, Jonathan Harker, directed by: Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani (Lucy Harker), Roland Topor
• "The Boys from Brazil", 1978, Professor Bruckner, starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer
• "Die Linkshändige Frau", 1977, Bruno, screen-play and directed by: Peter Handke, starring Edith Clever, Michael Lonsdale, Angela Winkler, Bernhard Wicki, Bernhard Minetti, Gérard Depardieu
• "Der Amerikanische Freund", 1977, Jonathan Zimmermann, Regie: Wim Wenders, screen-play: Patricia Highsmith, co-starring: Dennis Hopper
• "Die Wildente", 1976, Gregors, mit Anne Bennent
• "Die Marquise von O...", 1976, directed by: Eric Rohmer, starring Edith Clever, Otto Sander, Ruth Drexel
• "Lumière", 1976, Heinrich Grün, screen-play and directed by: Jeanne Moreau
• "Sommergäste", 1976, screen-play: Botho Strauß, directed by: Peter Stein, starring Edith Clever, Jutta Lampe
• "Chikita", 1961
• "Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone", 1960