Swiss actor dies playing Hitler

Ganz was also known for acting in Hitler's role.

Report of his death has confirmed Ganz's agent Patricia Baumbauer.

It's hard to confirm that our client, Bruno Ganz, died on February 16th in his home in Zurich, following his battle with cancer”, Baubauser said of Swissinfo, transmits albinfo.

Otherwise, Ganz was born in Zurich on March 22, 1941. His Swiss father was a professional mechanic, and his mother descended from northern Italy.

One of his most famous cinematic roles was like Adolf Hitler, portraying the last days of the Nazi dictator in Downfall (Der Unterrgang), for which he received many critical cheers. The clashes for his role also became subject to online media.