Swiss actor Bruno Ganz has passed away. He was 77 years old. Ganz was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and died at his home in Zurich on Friday, according to his agent, Patricia Baumbauer. The actor appeared in over 80 movies and TV shows over the span of his lengthy career, and is arguably best-known for playing a defeated Hitler in Downfall, which has since become a viral sensation. Ganz is also known for playing an angel in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire.
Bruno Ganz won the Donatello Award for his performance in 2000's Bread and Tulips. The award is Italy's Academy Awards equivalent, and Ganz won for his role as a quiet, poetic waiter who bonds with a runaway homemaker. Most of Ganz's performances were for European movies and TV shows. In addition to working with Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire, the actor worked on the director's 1977 film noir homage,...
Bruno Ganz won the Donatello Award for his performance in 2000's Bread and Tulips. The award is Italy's Academy Awards equivalent, and Ganz won for his role as a quiet, poetic waiter who bonds with a runaway homemaker. Most of Ganz's performances were for European movies and TV shows. In addition to working with Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire, the actor worked on the director's 1977 film noir homage,...
- 2/16/2019
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