BERLIN (AP) — Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in “Downfall” and an angel in Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” has died. He was 77. German news agency dpa ...

The European Film Academy will give its lifetime achievement award this year to Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, perhaps best-known internationally for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Oscar-nominated "Downfall.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who portrayed Adolf Hitler in Oscar-nominated film "Downfall" and the kindly grandfather in "Heidi", died of cancer at his home in Zurich on Saturday ...

Last week, Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who stars in Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders’ beautiful 1987 film about an angel who wants to become human, died in Switzerland at age 78. To pay tribute to the man, ...

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LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 11: Actor Bruno Ganz attends 'Pardo alla Carriera' red carpet during the 64th Festival del Film di Locarno on August 11, 2011 in Locarno, Switzerland. By THR Staff Sign ...

Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who gave masterful performances as Adolf Hitler in Downfall and an angel seeking mortality in Wings of Desire, has died. Ganz, who was suffering from cancer, died “in the ...

Actor Bruno Ganz and director Oliver Hirschbiegel's new film is Downfall, about the last days of Hitler. Ganz stars as Adolf Hitler. He's made... 'Downfall' from Ganz and Hirschbiegel Actor Bruno Ganz ...

Actor Bruno Ganz and director Oliver Hirschbiegel's new film is Downfall, about the last days of Hitler. Ganz, who is Swiss, stars as Adolf Hitler in the movie that garnered an Academy Award ...