Klaus Kinski
Acting
Born: October 18, 1926
Died: November 23, 1991 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
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; and Cobra Verde), who would later chronicle their tumultuous relationship in the documentary My Best Fiend. Kinski's roles spanned multiple genres, languages, and nationalities, including Spaghetti Westerns, horror films, war films, dramas, and Edgar Wallace krimi films. His infamy was elevated by a number of eccentric creative endeavors, including a one-man show based on the life of Jesus Christ, a biopic of violinist Niccolò Paganini directed by and starring himself, and over twenty spoken word albums. Kinski was prone to emotional and often violent outbursts aimed at his directors and fellow cast members, issues complicated by a history of mental illness. Herzog described him as "one of the greatest actors of the century, but also a monster and a great pestilence." Posthumously, he was accused of having physically and sexually abused his daughters Pola and Nastassja. His notoriety and prolific output have developed into a widespread cult following and a reputation as a popular icon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Doctor Zhivago
1965
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Fitzcarraldo
1982
The Great Silence
1968
My Best Fiend
1999
Woyzeck
1979
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Cobra Verde
1987
Burden of Dreams
1982
Photos (3)
Movies (137)
For a Few Dollars More
Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Count Dracula
Doctor Zhivago
Kostoyed Amourski
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Don Lope de Aguirre
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis De Sade
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
Last of the Renegades
David "Luke" Lucas
Fruits of Passion
Sir Stephen
The Great Silence
Tigrero
Cobra Verde
Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Count Dracula
Renfield
The Little Drummer Girl
Martin Kurtz
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Doc Foster
Paganini
Niccolo Paganini
Love & Money
Frederic Stockheinz
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
President Boong
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
Our Man in Marrakesh
Jonquil
Timestalkers
Dr. Joseph Cole
Death of a Corrupt Man
Nicolas Tomski
Buddy Buddy
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
And God Said to Cain
Gary Hamilton
A Bullet for the General
El Santo
Whiteface
(archive footage)
That Most Important Thing: Love
Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Five Golden Dragons
Gert
Venom
Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Crawlspace
Karl Gunther
The Inn on the River
Gregor Gubanow
Web of the Spider
Edgar Allan Poe
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Morgan
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
Scalper Jack
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Gestapo Lieutenant
The Counterfeit Traitor
Kindler
Madame Claude
Alexander Zakis
Slaughter Hotel
Dr. Francis Clay
Decision Before Dawn
Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Adios Compañeros
Reverend Cotton
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu
Schizoid
Dr. Pieter Fales
White Hunter
Klaus Naginsky
The Indian Scarf
Peter Ross
Jack the Ripper
Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
The Soldier
Dracha
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Circus of Fear
Manfred
Churchill's Leopards
Captain Holtz
Creature
Hans Rudy Hofner
Star Knight
Boetius
Creature with the Blue Hand
Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
Haine
Le motard
The Dirty Game
Russian Agent
Footprints on the Moon
Professor Blackmann
Death Smiles on a Murderer
Dr. Sturges
Grand Slam
Erich Weiss
Coplan Saves His Skin
Theler
The Pleasure Girls
Nikko Stalmar
Only the Cool
Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Code Name: Wild Geese
Charleton
The Net
Emilio Bossi
Woyzeck
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
That Man in Istanbul
Schenck
Double Face
John Alexander
Fear
Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
Operation Thunderbolt
Wilfried Boese
FantastiCozzi
Nosferatu (archive footage)
Android
Dr. Daniel
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Dan Hogan
The Ruthless Four
Brent il Biondo
Dead Eyes of London
Edgar Strauss
Again the Ringer
Edwards
Venus in Furs
Ahmed Kortobawi
Return of Shanghai Joe
Pat Barnes
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Saddhu
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Lt. Miguel Garcia
The Squeaker
Krishna
Sarajevo
Nedeljko Čabrinović
The Door with Seven Locks
Pheeny
The Devil's Daffodil
Peter Keene
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Golden Night
Michel Fournier
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Virgil Prescott
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Steve
Beauty and the Beast
Beast
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Gomez (Rio segment)
Heroes in Hell
Gen. Kaufmann
Coffin Full of Dollars
Dan Hagen / Slander
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Inspector Joe Wright
Diary
(archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Renfield (archive footage)
The Bastard
Adam
The Beast
Johnny Laster
Five for Hell
SS Col. Hans Mueller
Commando Leopard
Silveira
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Jose
The Song of Roland
Roland / Klaus
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
George
Eye of the Spider
Hans Fischer
Traitor's Gate
Kane
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963
Ludwig II
Prince Otto von Bayern
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
The Child Woman
Marcel
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Dr. Max Bauer
Target for Killing
Caporetti
Mark of the Tortoise
Shapiro
Twice a Judas
Dingus
The Black Abbot
Thomas Fortuna
Children, Mother, and the General
Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
The Price of Death
Chester Conway / Ray
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
Scott
Psychopath
Periwinkle
His Name Was King
Brian Foster
Black Killer
James Webb / Black Killer
Salt in the Wound
Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
The Secret of the Black Widow
Boyd
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
Voice
The Avenger
Lorenz Voss
The Strange Countess
Bresset
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
Prof. Nijinski
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Donald McBride
The Night of the Assassin
Evagoras
Gangster's Law
Quintero
The Bloody Hands of the Law
Vito Quattroni
Zoo zéro
Yavé, le directeur du zoo
Waldwinter
Otto Hartwig
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Bex, Autor
The Black Cobra
Koks-Charley
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Speranzo
The Red Pastures
Martin
Hanussen
Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
Whitey
Corinna Darling
Klaus Brockmann
The Vatican Affair
Clint Rogers
Morituri
Dutch prisoner
Lifespan
Nicholas Ulrich
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (24)
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 5 eps
Auf los geht's los
Self · 1 eps
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Best Fiend
Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Spaghetti West
Self (archive footage)
Burden of Dreams
Self - Actor
Othelo The Great
Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Self (archive footage)
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Self (archive footage)
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Self
Western, Italian Style
Self
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Self (archive footage)
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
Self (archive footage)
Location Africa
Self
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Self (archive footage)
Jesus Christ Saviour
Self
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Self (archive footage)
In Free Fall
Self (archive footage)