Al Seib via Getty Images Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who portrayed Adolf Hitler in Oscar-nominated film “Downfall," has died. ZURICH, Feb 16 (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, aged 77, his agent said. Ganz had been active in German language theater, film and television for more than 50 years and was the holder of the Iffland-Ring, the most important award for German-speaking actors. We mourn with the family and friends of Bruno Ganz,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a tweet. In 1987 Ganz played an angel called Damiel in Wenders’s film “Wings of Desire,” who becomes mortal so he can experience earthly pleasures.

Source: Huffington Post February 16, 2019 13:18 UTC