needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2009) Bruno Ganz at German Film Festival in Tokyo, 11 June 2005 Born March 22, 1941 (1941-03-22) (age 69) Zürich, Switzerland Bruno Ganz (German pronunciation: [ˈbruːno ˈɡants]  ( listen); born March 22, 1941) is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall..