Bruno Ganz

Before taking his Matura exams (in Switzerland, the general qualification for university entrance), Ganz had decided to become an actor. In 1960, aged 19, he played his first movie role, in Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone ("The Man in the Black Derby"). Gustav Knuth, one of the main actors, believed in Ganz's qualification as an actor.

Awards

In 1996 he received the Iffland-Ring.

Related Topics:
1996 - Iffland-Ring

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Further awards:

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• Schauspieler des Jahres 1973 -- awarded by the German magazine Theater heute
• Deutscher Darstellerpreis (Chaplin-Schuh)
• Bundesfilmpreis
• Hans-Reinhart-Ring der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft f. Theaterkultur
• Schweizer Filmpreis 2000
• Officier dans l?ordre des arts et des lettres
• David di Donatello 2000
• Berliner Filmpreis 2001