Klaus Kinski
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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
Credits
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
as Count Dracula
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
as Kostoyed Amourski
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
as Don Lope de Aguirre
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
as Marquis De Sade
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
as Fitzcarraldo
The Great Silence (1968)
as Loco (Tigrero)
Fruits of Passion (1981)
as Sir Stephen
Last of the Renegades (1964)
as David "Luke" Lucas
Die Mondvögel (1963)
as Valentin
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
as Doc Foster
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Bullet for the General (1967)
as El Santo
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
as Martin Kurtz
Cobra Verde (1987)
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
My Best Fiend (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Count Dracula (1970)
as Renfield
Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Man, Pride and Vengeance (1967)
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Love & Money (1981)
as Frederic Stockheinz
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
as Nicolas Tomski
Madame Claude (1977)
as Alexander Zakis
Crawlspace (1986)
as Karl Gunther
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)
as (archive footage)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
as Kindler
And God Said to Cain (1970)
as Gary Hamilton
Whiteface (2002)
as (archive footage)
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968)
as Morgan
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
as Gestapo Lieutenant
Nosferatu in Venice (1988)
as Nosferatu
Paganini (1990)
as Niccolo Paganini
The Soldier (1982)
as Dracha
Haine (1980)
as Le motard
Woyzeck (1979)
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Venom (1981)
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Slaughter Hotel (1971)
as Dr. Francis Clay
Five Golden Dragons (1967)
as Gert
Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
as Dr. Sturges
Adios Compañeros (1971)
as Reverend Cotton
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
White Hunter (1990)
as Klaus Naginsky
Grand Slam (1967)
as Erich Weiss
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)
as President Boong
Timestalkers (1987)
as Dr. Joseph Cole
Creature (1985)
as Hans Rudy Hofner
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
as Nikko Stalmar
Jack the Ripper (1976)
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
as Jonquil
The Dirty Game (1965)
as Russian Agent
Venus in Furs (1969)
as Ahmed Kortobawi
Burden of Dreams (1982)
as Self - Actor
Android (1982)
as Dr. Daniel
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death (1969)
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Othelo The Great (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Commando Leopard (1985)
as Silveira
That Man in Istanbul (1965)
as Schenck
Star Knight (1985)
as Boetius
Schizoid (1980)
as Dr. Pieter Fales
Coplan Saves His Skin (1968)
as Theler
FantastiCozzi (2016)
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
Web of the Spider (1971)
as Edgar Allan Poe
The Spaghetti West (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Double Face (1969)
as John Alexander
Dead Eyes of London (1961)
as Edgar Strauss
Only the Cool (1970)
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance (1963)
as Saddhu
Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
as Charleton
Beloved Count (2007)
as Renfield (archive footage)
The Ruthless Four (1968)
as Brent il Biondo
Circus of Fear (1966)
as Manfred
The Inn on the River (1962)
as Gregor Gubanow
Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Again the Ringer (1965)
as Edwards
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971)
as Dan Hogan
Five for Hell (1969)
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
Fear (1954)
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
His Name Was King (1971)
as Brian Foster
Churchill's Leopards (1970)
as Captain Holtz
The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
as Peter Keene
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
as Inspector Joe Wright
Black Killer (1971)
as James Webb / Black Killer
Heroes in Hell (1974)
as Gen. Kaufmann
The Indian Scarf (1963)
as Peter Ross
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1973)
as Scalper Jack
Footprints on the Moon (1975)
as Professor Blackmann
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? (1970)
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (1971)
as Virgil Prescott
The Bastard (1968)
as Adam
Mark of the Tortoise (1964)
as Shapiro
The Secret of the Red Orchid (1962)
as Steve
Beauty and the Beast (1984)
as Beast
Golden Night (1976)
as Michel Fournier
Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Squeaker (1963)
as Krishna
The Price of Death (1971)
as Chester Conway / Ray
The Mystery of the Indian Temple (1963)
Actor
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Black Abbot (1963)
as Thomas Fortuna
Twice a Judas (1968)
as Dingus
The Making of 'Nosferatu' (1979)
as Self
Return of Shanghai Joe (1975)
as Pat Barnes
The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
as Pheeny
Where Are You Taking That Woman (1966)
as Gomez (Rio segment)
Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)
as Dan Hagen / Slander
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
as Wilfried Boese
The Child Woman (1980)
as Marcel
The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
as George
Gangster's Law (1969)
as Quintero
Traitor's Gate (1964)
as Kane
Target for Killing (1966)
as Caporetti
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984)
as Dr. Max Bauer
Eye of the Spider (1971)
as Hans Fischer
Diary (1983)
as (archive footage)
The Beast (1970)
as Johnny Laster
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity (1972)
as Scott
The Net (1975)
as Emilio Bossi
The Song of Roland (1978)
as Roland / Klaus
The Strange Countess (1961)
as Bresset
The Night of the Assassin (1970)
as Evagoras
Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II (1955)
as Prince Otto von Bayern
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964)
as Jose
The Bloody Hands of the Law (1973)
as Vito Quattroni
Salt in the Wound (1969)
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Filming Silenzio (2017)
as (archive footage)
The Avenger (1960)
as Lorenz Voss
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Renfield (archive footage)
Psychopath (1968)
as Periwinkle
The Secret of the Black Widow (1963)
as Boyd
Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964)
as Speranzo
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Western, Italian Style (1968)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)
as (archive footage)
Bankraub in der Rue Latour (1961)
as Bex, Autor
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog (1979)
as Voice
The Black Cobra (1963)
as Koks-Charley
Zoo zéro (1979)
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
Hanussen (1955)
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974)
as Prof. Nijinski
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 (1963)
as Whitey
Kinski rigando Paganini (2003)
as Self
The Red Pastures (1962)
as Martin
Revenge of the Stolen Stars (1986)
as Donald McBride
Corinna Darling (1956)
as Klaus Brockmann
Jesus Christ Saviour (2008)
as Self
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann (2014)
as (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Lifespan (1975)
as Nicholas Ulrich
The Vatican Affair (1968)
as Clint Rogers
In Free Fall (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Sarajevo (1955)
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Location Africa (1987)
as Self
Morituri (1948)
as Dutch prisoner
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Please Kill Mr. Kinski (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Waldwinter (1956)
as Otto Hartwig
Die Kurve (1961)
as Anton