Life Actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77 February 16, 2019 The Associated Press Comments Off on Actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77 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.