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Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

ActorWriterDirectorEditor Oct 18 (died age 65) 1948–2024 (76 year career)
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Biography

Klaus Kinski (German: [klaʊs ˈkɪnski]; born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and his notoriously eccentric and volatile personality off-screen, he appeared in over 130 film roles in a career that spanned 40 years, from 1948 to 1988. He is best known for starring in five films directed by Werner Herzog from 1972 to 1987 (Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Nosferatu the Vampyre; Woyzeck; Fitzcarraldo; an…

Known For

For a Few Dollars More
Film

For a Few Dollars More

Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Doctor Zhivago
Film

Doctor Zhivago

Kostoyed Amourski
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Film

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Don Lope de Aguirre
Fitzcarraldo
Film

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Film

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Count Dracula
The Great Silence
Film

The Great Silence

Loco (Tigrero)
My Best Fiend
Film

My Best Fiend

Self (archive footage)
Burden of Dreams
Film

Burden of Dreams

Self - Actor

Filmography

Acting (181)

·

Movies (165)

Othelo The Great

Othelo The Great

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Kinski

Kinski

2024

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

2024

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

2022

as Self (archive footage)

4.8
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.0
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

2021

as Self (archive footage)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020

as (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

2020

as (archive footage)

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Filming Silenzio

Filming Silenzio

2017

as (archive footage)

FantastiCozzi

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Nosferatu (archive footage)

6.0
Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

as (archive footage)

7.0
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

2014

as (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2
In Free Fall

In Free Fall

2010

as Self (archive footage)

Jesus Christ Saviour

Jesus Christ Saviour

2008

as Self

6.9
Beloved Count

Beloved Count

2007

as Renfield (archive footage)

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

2005

as Self (archive footage)

The Spaghetti West

The Spaghetti West

2005

as Self (archive footage)

5.8
Kinski rigando Paganini

Kinski rigando Paganini

2003

as Self

8.0
Whiteface

Whiteface

2002

as (archive footage)

7.0
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

as Self (archive footage)

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Please Kill Mr. Kinski

Please Kill Mr. Kinski

1999

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Renfield (archive footage)

9.5
White Hunter

White Hunter

1990

as Klaus Naginsky

5.0
Paganini

Paganini

1990

as Niccolo Paganini

5.2
Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

as Nosferatu

5.8
Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

1987

as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

6.9
Timestalkers

Timestalkers

1987

as Dr. Joseph Cole

5.4
Location Africa

Location Africa

1987

as Self

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Crawlspace

Crawlspace

1986

as Karl Gunther

5.3
Revenge of the Stolen Stars

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

1986

as Donald McBride

3.0
Creature

Creature

1985

as Hans Rudy Hofner

4.6
Star Knight

Star Knight

1985

as Boetius

4.1
Commando Leopard

Commando Leopard

1985

as Silveira

6.2
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Martin Kurtz

5.6
Code Name: Wild Geese

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984

as Charleton

5.3
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1984

as Beast

6.4
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984

as Dr. Max Bauer

4.6
Diary

Diary

1983

as (archive footage)

7.1
Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

1982

as Fitzcarraldo

7.6
The Soldier

The Soldier

1982

as Dracha

5.3
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982

as Self - Actor

7.6
Android

Android

1982

as Dr. Daniel

5.4
Fruits of Passion

Fruits of Passion

1981

as Sir Stephen

5.3
Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981

as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

6.2
Venom

Venom

1981

as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

5.7
Love & Money

Love & Money

1981

as Frederic Stockheinz

4.6
Haine

Haine

1980

as Le motard

5.5
The Child Woman

The Child Woman

1980

as Marcel

5.8
Schizoid

Schizoid

1980

as Dr. Pieter Fales

5.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Count Dracula

7.3
Zoo zéro

Zoo zéro

1979

as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

5.2
Woyzeck

Woyzeck

1979

as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

6.6
The Making of 'Nosferatu'

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

1979

as Self

6.3
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

1979

as Voice

8.0
The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland

1978

as Roland / Klaus

5.5
Madame Claude

Madame Claude

1977

as Alexander Zakis

4.9
Death of a Corrupt Man

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

as Nicolas Tomski

6.5
Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Thunderbolt

1977

as Wilfried Boese

6.1
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1976

as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

5.9
Golden Night

Golden Night

1976

as Michel Fournier

5.1
Lifespan

Lifespan

1975

as Nicholas Ulrich

4.7
That Most Important Thing: Love

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

as Karl-Heinz Zimmer

7.0
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

as Doc Foster

6.3
Footprints on the Moon

Footprints on the Moon

1975

as Professor Blackmann

6.2
The Net

The Net

1975

as Emilio Bossi

5.0
Return of Shanghai Joe

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975

as Pat Barnes

5.8
Heroes in Hell

Heroes in Hell

1974

as Gen. Kaufmann

4.5
Lover of the Monster

Lover of the Monster

1974

as Dr. Alex Nijinski

4.6
The Hand That Feeds the Dead

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

1974

as Prof. Nijinski

4.6
Death Smiles on a Murderer

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

as Dr. Sturges

5.9
The Bloody Hands of the Law

The Bloody Hands of the Law

1973

as Vito Quattroni

7.2
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

1973

as Scalper Jack

5.0
Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972

as Don Lope de Aguirre

7.4
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

1972

as Scott

5.6
Adios Compañeros

Adios Compañeros

1971

as Reverend Cotton

7.0
Slaughter Hotel

Slaughter Hotel

1971

as Dr. Francis Clay

4.8
His Name Was King

His Name Was King

1971

as Brian Foster

5.7
Coffin Full of Dollars

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971

as Dan Hagen / Slander

6.0
Black Killer

Black Killer

1971

as James Webb / Black Killer

4.8
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

1971

as Virgil Prescott

5.7
The Price of Death

The Price of Death

1971

as Chester Conway / Ray

6.0
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

1971

as Dan Hogan

5.6
Eye of the Spider

Eye of the Spider

1971

as Hans Fischer

4.5
Web of the Spider

Web of the Spider

1971

as Edgar Allan Poe

5.7
The Beast

The Beast

1970

as Johnny Laster

5.5
Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1970

as Renfield

5.9
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

1970

as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'

2.9
And God Said to Cain

And God Said to Cain

1970

as Gary Hamilton

6.7
Churchill's Leopards

Churchill's Leopards

1970

as Captain Holtz

5.6
The Night of the Assassin

The Night of the Assassin

1970

as Evagoras

7.0
Only the Cool

Only the Cool

1970

as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I

5.0
Marquis de Sade: Justine

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Marquis De Sade

5.1
Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs

1969

as Ahmed Kortobawi

5.4
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

1969

as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

6.5
Double Face

Double Face

1969

as John Alexander

5.9
Five for Hell

Five for Hell

1969

as SS Col. Hans Mueller

5.0
Salt in the Wound

Salt in the Wound

1969

as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr

6.2
Gangster's Law

Gangster's Law

1969

as Quintero

5.5
The Great Silence

The Great Silence

1968

as Loco (Tigrero)

7.5
The Bastard

The Bastard

1968

as Adam

5.3
Coplan Saves His Skin

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968

as Theler

5.2
The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four

1968

as Brent il Biondo

5.9
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

1968

as Morgan

6.0
Twice a Judas

Twice a Judas

1968

as Dingus

6.0
Western, Italian Style

Western, Italian Style

1968

as Self

6.6
The Vatican Affair

The Vatican Affair

1968

as Clint Rogers

3.8
Psychopath

Psychopath

1968

as Periwinkle

10.0
Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Gert

5.2
A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

1967

as El Santo

6.6
Man, Pride and Vengeance

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

as Lt. Miguel Garcia

5.7
Grand Slam

Grand Slam

1967

as Erich Weiss

7.1
The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967

as President Boong

4.3
Creature with the Blue Hand

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967

as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

6.1
Target for Killing

Target for Killing

1966

as Caporetti

6.6
Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear

1966

as Manfred

5.3
Where Are You Taking That Woman

Where Are You Taking That Woman

1966

as Gomez (Rio segment)

7.4
Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as Jonquil

5.8
For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

1965

as Juan Wild - The Hunchback

8.0
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Kostoyed Amourski

7.6
The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls

1965

as Nikko Stalmar

5.6
That Man in Istanbul

That Man in Istanbul

1965

as Schenck

5.7
The Dirty Game

The Dirty Game

1965

as Russian Agent

6.0
Again the Ringer

Again the Ringer

1965

as Edwards

6.1
Last of the Renegades

Last of the Renegades

1964

as David "Luke" Lucas

6.7
Mark of the Tortoise

Mark of the Tortoise

1964

as Shapiro

6.6
Secret of the Chinese Carnation

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

1964

as Speranzo

6.0
Traitor's Gate

Traitor's Gate

1964

as Kane

6.0
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

1964

as Jose

6.2
The Curse of the Hidden Vault

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

1964

as George

5.8
The Secret of the Black Widow

The Secret of the Black Widow

1963

as Boyd

5.8
The Squeaker

The Squeaker

1963

as Krishna

6.4
The Indian Scarf

The Indian Scarf

1963

as Peter Ross

6.7
The Black Abbot

The Black Abbot

1963

as Thomas Fortuna

6.2
The Black Cobra

The Black Cobra

1963

as Koks-Charley

7.5
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

1963

as Inspector Joe Wright

6.3
Die Mondvögel

Die Mondvögel

1963

as Valentin

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963
4.3
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963

as Saddhu

4.0
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

1963

as Whitey

6.9
The Red Pastures

The Red Pastures

1962

as Martin

6.5
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

as Kindler

6.5
The Inn on the River

The Inn on the River

1962

as Gregor Gubanow

6.7
The Secret of the Red Orchid

The Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

as Steve

5.8
The Door with Seven Locks

The Door with Seven Locks

1962

as Pheeny

6.4
The Devil's Daffodil

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

as Peter Keene

5.7
Bankraub in der Rue Latour

Bankraub in der Rue Latour

1961

as Bex, Autor

8.5
Dead Eyes of London

Dead Eyes of London

1961

as Edgar Strauss

6.1
The Strange Countess

The Strange Countess

1961

as Bresset

6.6
Die Kurve

Die Kurve

1961

as Anton

The Avenger

The Avenger

1960

as Lorenz Voss

6.7
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958

as Gestapo Lieutenant

7.2
Corinna Darling

Corinna Darling

1956

as Klaus Brockmann

6.7
Waldwinter

Waldwinter

1956

as Otto Hartwig

Sarajevo

Sarajevo

1955

as Nedeljko Čabrinović

5.5
Ludwig II

Ludwig II

1955

as Prince Otto von Bayern

7.2
Hanussen

Hanussen

1955

as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

Children, Mother, and the General

Children, Mother, and the General

1955

as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht

6.4
Fear

Fear

1954

as Cabaret Performer

6.4
Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

1951

as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

6.8
Morituri

Morituri

1948

as Dutch prisoner

5.5