Bruno Ganz, R. I. P. – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age at Death
The movie actor Bruno Ganz passed away at age 77, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Bruno Ganz and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
After playing the role of Damiel in the 1987 film Wings of Desire, this acclaimed Swiss-born actor starred as the infamous Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the war-themed feature Downfall. Other notable roles include Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht and Professor Rohl in the Oscar-nominated movie The Reader.
Although he made his film debut in a 1960 project titled The Gentleman in the Black Derby, he was initially more famous as a stage actor. In the early 1970s, he helped establish a theater company called the Berliner Schaubuhne.
He appeared with Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1978 Nazi-themed movie The Boys from Brazil.
How did Bruno Ganz die?
Bruno Ganz's death was caused by colon cancer.
In February 2018, doctors in Salzburg found that Ganz was suffering from intestinal cancer, and he immediately began chemotherapy. Ganz died on 16 February 2019 at his home in the village of Au, in Wädenswil, Switzerland, at the age of 77, a month shy of his 78th birthday.
| Cause of death | Colon Cancer |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 77 years |
| Profession | Movie Actor |
| Birthday | March 22, 1941 |
| Death date | February 15, 2019 |
| Place of death | Au, Wädenswil, Switzerland |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes by Bruno Ganz
"It would be nice to do one real Hollywood movie."
Bruno Ganz
"I am not considered to be extroverted - except on the stage."
Bruno Ganz
"I tend to identify with my roles to such an extent that I appear to be totally convinced about certain statements that, in real life, I would never believe in."
Bruno Ganz
"Kinski was fascinating. To me he was always very nice and he never attacked me. He liked to show his power by sometimes quarrelling with people on production. I adored him as an actor, but not always as a person."
Bruno Ganz
"I do not want to repeat myself with my roles."
Bruno Ganz
