A Swiss actor raised in Zürich, Ganz entered university convinced of an acting career and made his theatrical debut in 1961, later co-founding the Berliner Schaubühne ensemble and earning the German magazine Theater heute’s Actor of the Year award in 1973. He broke through on screen with the 1976 film Summerfolk and became a frequent collaborator of directors such as Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Ér…
