Klaus Kinski

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
178
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 18, 1926 (65 old)
Deathday
Nov 23, 1991
Place of Birth
Zoppot, Free City of Danzig [now Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland]
Also known as
Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski
Klaus Kinsky
Клаус Кински
Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

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).

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Known for

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Othelo The Great
Othelo The Great
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Jesus Christ Saviour
Jesus Christ Saviour
Beloved Count
Beloved Count
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
Whiteface
Whiteface
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Paganini
Paganini
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde
Timestalkers
Timestalkers
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Star Knight
Star Knight
Commando Leopard
Commando Leopard
Creature
Creature
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
Diary
Diary
Android
Android
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Soldier
The Soldier
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
Venom
Venom
Love and Money
Love and Money
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
The Child Woman
The Child Woman
Schizoid
Schizoid
Haine
Haine
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Woyzeck
Woyzeck
Zoo zéro
Zoo zéro
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
Madame Claude
Madame Claude
Auf los geht's los
Auf los geht's los
Golden Night
Golden Night
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
The Net
The Net
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Lifespan
Lifespan
Return of Shanghai Joe
Return of Shanghai Joe
That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love
Footprints on the Moon
Footprints on the Moon
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
Heroes in Hell
Heroes in Hell
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
Lover of the Monster
Lover of the Monster
Am laufenden Band
Am laufenden Band
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
Death Smiles on a Murderer
Death Smiles on a Murderer
The Bloody Hands of the Law
The Bloody Hands of the Law
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
Black Killer
Black Killer
Eye of the Spider
Eye of the Spider
The Price of Death
The Price of Death
Web of the Spider
Web of the Spider
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Slaughter Hotel
Slaughter Hotel
His Name Was King
His Name Was King
Adios Compañeros
Adios Compañeros
Coffin Full of Dollars
Coffin Full of Dollars
The Beast
The Beast
Churchill's Leopards
Churchill's Leopards
The Night of the Assassin
The Night of the Assassin
Only the Cool
Only the Cool
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
And God Said to Cain
And God Said to Cain
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs
Salt in the Wound
Salt in the Wound
Gangster's Law
Gangster's Law
Double Face
Double Face
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Five for Hell
Five for Hell
The Bastard
The Bastard
The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair
Twice a Judas
Twice a Judas
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Coplan Saves His Skin
Coplan Saves His Skin
Psychopath
Psychopath
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Creature with the Blue Hand
Creature with the Blue Hand
A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General
Target for Killing
Target for Killing
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Our Man in Marrakesh
Our Man in Marrakesh
Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game
Again the Ringer
Again the Ringer
The Pleasure Girls
The Pleasure Girls
Traitor's Gate
Traitor's Gate
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Last of the Renegades
Last of the Renegades
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Mark of the Tortoise
Mark of the Tortoise
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
The Secret of the Black Widow
The Secret of the Black Widow
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
The Indian Scarf
The Indian Scarf
The Black Abbot
The Black Abbot
The Black Cobra
The Black Cobra
The Squeaker
The Squeaker
The Inn on the River
The Inn on the River
The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks
The Red Pastures
The Red Pastures
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor
Secret of the Red Orchid
Secret of the Red Orchid
The Strange Countess
The Strange Countess
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Dead Eyes of London
Dead Eyes of London
The Avenger
The Avenger
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Corinna Darling
Corinna Darling
Waldwinter
Waldwinter
Hanussen
Hanussen
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
Ludwig II
Ludwig II
Fear
Fear
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
Morituri
Morituri

Acting

2023
Othelo The Great
  —
Ele Mesmo (Imagem de Arquivo)
2022
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
  —
Self (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
  —
Self (archive footage)
2019
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
  —
Self (archive footage)
2017
Filming Silenzio
  —
(archive footage)
2016
FantastiCozzi
  —
Nosferatu (archive footage)
2014
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
  —
(archive footage)
2008
Jesus Christ Saviour
  —
Self
2007
Beloved Count
  —
Renfield (archive footage)
2005
The Spaghetti West
  —
Self (archive footage)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
  —
Self (archive footage)
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
  —
Self (archive footage)
2003
Kinski rigando Paganini
  —
Self
2002
Whiteface
  —
(archive footage)
2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
  —
Self (archive footage)
1999
My Best Fiend
  —
Self (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
  —
Renfield (archive footage)
1990
Paganini
  —
Niccolo Paganini
White Hunter
  —
Klaus Naginsky
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
  —
Nosferatu
1987
Cobra Verde
  —
Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Timestalkers
  —
Dr. Joseph Cole
Location Africa
  —
Self
1986
Crawlspace
  —
Karl Gunther
Portrait: Werner Herzog
  —
Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
  —
Donald McBride
1985
Star Knight
  —
Boetius
Commando Leopard
  —
Silveira
Creature
  —
Hans Rudy Hofner
Sonntagsgespräch
  —
Self
Zeit zu zweit
  —
Self - Interviewee
1984
The Little Drummer Girl
  —
Martin Kurtz
Code Name: Wild Geese
  —
Charleton
1983
The Hitchhiker
  —
Kurt Hoffman
Diary
  —
(archive footage)
1982
Android
  —
Dr. Daniel
Burden of Dreams
  —
Self - Actor
Faerie Tale Theatre
  —
Beast
The Soldier
  —
Dracha
Na sowas!
  —
Self
Fitzcarraldo
  —
Fitzcarraldo
1981
Venom
  —
Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Love and Money
  —
Frederic Stockheinz
Fruits of Passion
  —
Sir Stephen
Buddy Buddy
  —
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
1980
The Child Woman
  —
Marcel
Schizoid
  —
Pieter Fales
Haine
  —
Le motard
1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
  —
Self
Woyzeck
  —
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Zoo zéro
  —
Yavé, le directeur du zoo
NDR Talk Show
  —
Self
Nosferatu the Vampyre
  —
Count Dracula
1978
The Song of Roland
  —
Roland / Klaus
1977
Death of a Corrupt Man
  —
Nicolas Tomski
Operation Thunderbolt
  —
Wilfried Boese
Madame Claude
  —
Alexander Zakis
1976
Golden Night
  —
Michel Fournier
Jack the Ripper
  —
Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
1975
The Net
  —
Emilio Bossi
Lifespan
  —
Nicholas Ulrich
Return of Shanghai Joe
  —
Pat Barnes
That Most Important Thing: Love
  —
Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Footprints on the Moon
  —
Professor Blackmann
1974
Spécial cinéma
  —
Self
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
  —
Prof. Nijinski
Lover of the Monster
  —
Dr. Alex Nijinski
Am laufenden Band
  —
Self - Guest
1973
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
  —
Scalper Jack
Death Smiles on a Murderer
  —
Dr. Sturges
The Bloody Hands of the Law
  —
Vito Quattroni
1972
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  —
Don Lope de Aguirre
1971
Black Killer
  —
James Webb / Black Killer
Eye of the Spider
  —
Hans Fischer
The Price of Death
  —
Chester Conway / Ray
Web of the Spider
  —
Edgar Allan Poe
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
  —
Virgil Prescott
Slaughter Hotel
  —
Dr. Francis Clay
His Name Was King
  —
Brian Foster
Adios Compañeros
  —
Reverend Cotton
Coffin Full of Dollars
  —
Dan Hagen / Slander
1970
The Beast
  —
Johnny Laster
Churchill's Leopards
  —
Captain Holtz
Only the Cool
  —
Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Count Dracula
  —
Renfield
And God Said to Cain
  —
Gary Hamilton
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
  —
Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
1969
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
  —
Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Venus in Furs
  —
Ahmed Kortobawi
Salt in the Wound
  —
Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Gangster's Law
  —
Quintero
Double Face
  —
John Alexander
Marquis de Sade: Justine
  —
Marquis De Sade
Five for Hell
  —
SS Col. Hans Mueller
1968
The Bastard
  —
Adam
The Vatican Affair
  —
Clint Rogers
Twice a Judas
  —
Dingus
Psychopath
  —
Periwinkle
The Great Silence
  —
Loco (Tigrero)
The Ruthless Four
  —
Brent il Biondo
1967
Man, Pride and Vengeance
  —
Lt. Miguel Garcia
Grand Slam
  —
Erich Weiss
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
  —
President Boong
Creature with the Blue Hand
  —
Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
1966
Target for Killing
  —
Caporetti
Where Are You Taking That Woman
  —
Gomez (Rio segment)
Our Man in Marrakesh
  —
Jonquil
Circus of Fear
  —
Manfred
1965
Doctor Zhivago
  —
Kostoyed Amourski
For a Few Dollars More
  —
Juan Wild - The Hunchback
That Man in Istanbul
  —
Schenck
The Dirty Game
  —
russischer Agent
Again the Ringer
  —
Edwards
The Pleasure Girls
  —
Nikko Stalmar
1964
Traitor's Gate
  —
Kane
Last of the Renegades
  —
David "Luke" Lucas
Mark of the Tortoise
  —
Shapiro
Die Drehscheibe
  —
Self
1963
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
  —
Whitey
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
  —
Inspector Joe Wright
The Indian Scarf
  —
Peter Ross
The Black Abbot
  —
Thomas Fortuna
The Black Cobra
  —
Koks-Charley
The Squeaker
  —
Krishna
Die Mondvögel
  —
Valentin
1962
The Inn on the River
  —
Gregor Gubanow
The Red Pastures
  —
Martin
1961
The Strange Countess
  —
Bresset
Die Kurve
  —
Anton
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
  —
Bex, Autor
Dead Eyes of London
  —
Edgar Strauss
1960
The Avenger
  —
Lorenz Voss
1958
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
  —
Gestapo Lieutenant
1956
Corinna Darling
  —
Klaus Brockmann
Waldwinter
  —
Otto Hartwig
1955
Hanussen
  —
Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Sarajevo
  —
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Children, Mother, and the General
  —
Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II
  —
Prince Otto von Bayern
1954
Fear
  —
Cabaret Performer
1951
Decision Before Dawn
  —
Whining Soldier (uncredited)
1948
Morituri
  —
Dutch prisoner

Directing

1990
Paganini
as.job job.Director.he

Writing

2008
Jesus Christ Saviour
as.job job.Writer.he
1990
Paganini
as.job job.Writer.he

Editing

1990
Paganini
as.job job.Editor.he
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