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Klaus Kinski

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 18, 1926 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

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Biography

Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszyński, best known as Klaus Kinski (18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991), was a German actor. He appeared in over 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2024Othelo The GreatSelf (archive footage)
2024Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und FilmSelf (archive footage)
2022Nosferatu: A Film Like a VampireSelf (archive footage)
2021Hannelore Elsner: More Than One LifeSelf (archive footage)
2021The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. DreyfusSelf (archive footage)
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.(archive footage)
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
2019Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableauSelf (archive footage)
2017Filming Silenzio(archive footage)
2016FantastiCozziNosferatu (archive footage)
2015Fifty Shades of Erotica(archive footage)
2014Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann(archive footage)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010In Free FallSelf (archive footage)
2008Jesus Christ SaviourSelf
2007Beloved CountRenfield (archive footage)
2005The Western World of Ferdinando BaldiSelf (archive footage)
2005The Spaghetti WestSelf (archive footage)
2003Kinski rigando PaganiniSelf
2002Whiteface(archive footage)
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorSelf (archive footage)
1999My Best FiendSelf (archive footage)
1999Please Kill Mr. KinskiSelf (archive footage)
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookRenfield (archive footage)
1990PaganiniNiccolo Paganini
1990White HunterKlaus Naginsky
1988Nosferatu in VeniceNosferatu
1987Cobra VerdeFrancisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
1987TimestalkersDr. Joseph Cole
1987Location AfricaSelf
1986CrawlspaceKarl Gunther
1986Revenge of the Stolen StarsDonald McBride
1986Portrait: Werner HerzogSelf (archive footage)
1985Star KnightBoetius
1985CreatureHans Rudy Hofner
1985Commando LeopardSilveira
1985SonntagsgesprächSelf
1985Zeit zu zweitSelf - Interviewee
1984The Little Drummer GirlMartin Kurtz
1984Code Name: Wild GeeseCharleton
1984Beauty and the BeastBeast
1984The Secret Diary of Sigmund FreudDr. Max Bauer
1983Diary(archive footage)
1983The HitchhikerKurt Hoffman
1982FitzcarraldoFitzcarraldo
1982Burden of DreamsSelf - Actor
1982AndroidDr. Daniel
1982The SoldierDracha
1982Faerie Tale TheatreBeast
1982Na sowas!Self
1981VenomJacques Müller (Jacmel)
1981Buddy BuddyDr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
1981Fruits of PassionSir Stephen
1981Love & MoneyFrederic Stockheinz
1980SchizoidDr. Pieter Fales
1980The Child WomanMarcel
1980HaineLe motard
1979WoyzeckFriedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
1979Nosferatu the VampyreCount Dracula
1979Zoo zéroYavé, le directeur du zoo
1979I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner HerzogVoice
1979The Making of 'Nosferatu'Self
1979NDR Talk ShowSelf
1978The Song of RolandRoland / Klaus
1977Operation ThunderboltWilfried Boese
1977Death of a Corrupt ManNicolas Tomski
1977Madame ClaudeAlexander Zakis
1977Auf los geht's losSelf
1976Golden NightMichel Fournier
1976Jack the RipperDr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
1975That Most Important Thing: LoveKarl-Heinz Zimmer
1975A Genius, Two Friends, and an IdiotDoc Foster
1975Footprints on the MoonProfessor Blackmann
1975LifespanNicholas Ulrich
1975Return of Shanghai JoePat Barnes
1975The NetEmilio Bossi
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1974The Hand That Feeds the DeadProf. Nijinski
1974Heroes in HellGen. Kaufmann
1974Lover of the MonsterDr. Alex Nijinski
1974Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1973Death Smiles on a MurdererDr. Sturges
1973The Fighting Fists of Shanghai JoeScalper Jack
1973The Bloody Hands of the LawVito Quattroni
1973Je später der AbendSelf
1972Aguirre, the Wrath of GodDon Lope de Aguirre
1972A Noose Is Waiting for You TrinityScott
1971Slaughter HotelDr. Francis Clay
1971Shoot the Living and Pray for the DeadDan Hogan
1971Web of the SpiderEdgar Allan Poe
1971Eye of the SpiderHans Fischer
1971Black KillerJames Webb / Black Killer
1971Vengeance Is a Dish Served ColdVirgil Prescott
1971The Price of DeathChester Conway / Ray
1971Adios CompañerosReverend Cotton
1971Coffin Full of DollarsDan Hagen / Slander
1971His Name Was KingBrian Foster
1970Count DraculaRenfield
1970And God Said to CainGary Hamilton
1970The BeastJohnny Laster
1970The Night of the AssassinEvagoras
1970How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
1970Churchill's LeopardsCaptain Holtz
1970Only the CoolPavel Richko / Torpédo I
1969Venus in FursAhmed Kortobawi
1969I Am Sartana Your Angel of DeathChadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
1969Marquis de Sade: JustineMarquis De Sade
1969Five for HellSS Col. Hans Mueller
1969Salt in the WoundCpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
1969Double FaceJohn Alexander
1969Gangster's LawQuintero
1968The Great SilenceLoco (Tigrero)
1968Coplan Saves His SkinTheler
1968If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your DeathMorgan
1968The Ruthless FourBrent il Biondo
1968The BastardAdam
1968Twice a JudasDingus
1968Western, Italian StyleSelf
1968PsychopathPeriwinkle
1968The Vatican AffairClint Rogers
1967A Bullet for the GeneralEl Santo
1967Creature with the Blue HandDave Emerson / Richard Emerson
1967The Million Eyes of SumuruPresident Boong
1967Five Golden DragonsGert
1967Grand SlamErich Weiss
1967Man, Pride and VengeanceLt. Miguel Garcia
1966Circus of FearManfred
1966Our Man in MarrakeshJonquil
1966Target for KillingCaporetti
1966Where Are You Taking That WomanGomez (Rio segment)
1965Doctor ZhivagoKostoyed Amourski
1965That Man in IstanbulSchenck
1965Again the RingerEdwards
1965The Pleasure GirlsNikko Stalmar
1965The Dirty GameRussian Agent
1965For a Few Dollars MoreJuan Wild - The Hunchback
1964The Last Ride to Santa CruzJose
1964Last of the RenegadesDavid "Luke" Lucas
1964Mark of the TortoiseShapiro
1964Traitor's GateKane
1964The Curse of the Hidden VaultGeorge
1964Secret of the Chinese CarnationSperanzo
1964Die DrehscheibeSelf
1963Die MondvögelValentin
1963The Black AbbotThomas Fortuna
1963The Indian ScarfPeter Ross
1963Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. MabuseInspector Joe Wright
1963Piccadilly Zero Hour 12Whitey
1963Kali-Yug, Goddess of VengeanceSaddhu
1963The Secret of the Black WidowBoyd
1963The Black CobraKoks-Charley
1963The SqueakerKrishna
1963The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963WeltspiegelSelf
1962Secret of the Red OrchidSteve
1962The Inn on the RiverGregor Gubanow
1962The Counterfeit TraitorKindler
1962The Door with Seven LocksPheeny
1962The Red PasturesMartin
1961The Devil's DaffodilPeter Keene
1961The Strange CountessBresset
1961Dead Eyes of LondonEdgar Strauss
1961Bankraub in der Rue LatourBex, Autor
1961Die KurveAnton
1960The AvengerLorenz Voss
1958A Time to Love and a Time to DieGestapo Lieutenant
1956WaldwinterOtto Hartwig
1956Corinna DarlingKlaus Brockmann
1955Ludwig IIPrince Otto von Bayern
1955Children, Mother, and the GeneralLeutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
1955HanussenErik von Spazier / Mirko
1955SarajevoNedeljko Čabrinović
1954FearCabaret Performer
1951Decision Before DawnWhining Soldier (uncredited)
1951German Film AwardSelf
1948MorituriDutch prisoner
Directing
1990PaganiniDirector
Writing
2008Jesus Christ SaviourWriter
1990PaganiniWriter
1990PaganiniStory
1990PaganiniScreenplay