The Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored Bruno with the Special Jury award for his role as Adolf Hitler in 2004.
In 1980 he received the Chaplin Shoe from the German Actors Association.
In 1991 Bruno received the Hans Reinhart-Ring of the Swiss comittee of Arts in Theaters.
He received the Berlin movie award in 2001
In 1998 he received the highest cultural honor of France: He was named Officier dans l’ordre des arts et des lettres
Bruno received the Adolf-Grimme award in 1999.
Bruno is only 5' 6" (1.68 m) tall. That fact helped him to get some of his most famous roles in movies and on stage.
Bruno was on the cover of a special by the Los Angeles Times, February 27th 2005, for his role as Adolf Hitler.