Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Known for Acting · 180 credits

Born
1926-10-18
Died
1991-11-23
Also known as
Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski · Klaus Kinsky · Klaus Nakszynski

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

TV Shows (16)

Movies (164)

For a Few Dollars More
Movie

For a Few Dollars More

1965

as Juan Wild - The Hunchback

Fifty Shades of Erotica
Movie

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

as (archive footage)

Doctor Zhivago
Movie

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Kostoyed Amourski

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Movie

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Count Dracula

Marquis de Sade: Justine
Movie

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Marquis De Sade

Fitzcarraldo
Movie

Fitzcarraldo

1982

as Fitzcarraldo

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Movie

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972

as Don Lope de Aguirre

The Great Silence
Movie

The Great Silence

1968

as Loco (Tigrero)

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Movie

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

as Doc Foster

Fruits of Passion
Movie

Fruits of Passion

1981

as Sir Stephen

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Soldier
Movie

The Soldier

1982

as Dracha

Paganini
Movie

Paganini

1990

as Niccolo Paganini

Jack the Ripper
Movie

Jack the Ripper

1976

as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Movie

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Venus in Furs
Movie

Venus in Furs

1969

as Ahmed Kortobawi

The Little Drummer Girl
Movie

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Martin Kurtz

Count Dracula
Movie

Count Dracula

1970

as Renfield

Western, Italian Style
Movie

Western, Italian Style

1968

as Self

Venom
Movie

Venom

1981

as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

A Bullet for the General
Movie

A Bullet for the General

1967

as El Santo

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Movie

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

1968

as Morgan

Last of the Renegades
Movie

Last of the Renegades

1964

as David "Luke" Lucas

Death of a Corrupt Man
Movie

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

as Nicolas Tomski

Morituri
Movie

Morituri

1948

as Dutch prisoner

The Spaghetti West
Movie

The Spaghetti West

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Slaughter Hotel
Movie

Slaughter Hotel

1971

as Dr. Francis Clay

Madame Claude
Movie

Madame Claude

1977

as Alexander Zakis

Timestalkers
Movie

Timestalkers

1987

as Dr. Joseph Cole

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Movie

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

1969

as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Movie

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967

as President Boong

The Counterfeit Traitor
Movie

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

as Kindler

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Movie

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958

as Gestapo Lieutenant

That Most Important Thing: Love
Movie

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

as Karl-Heinz Zimmer

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020

as (archive footage)

My Best Fiend
Movie

My Best Fiend

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Burden of Dreams
Movie

Burden of Dreams

1982

as Self - Actor

The Inn on the River
Movie

The Inn on the River

1962

as Gregor Gubanow

Creature
Movie

Creature

1985

as Hans Rudy Hofner

Star Knight
Movie

Star Knight

1985

as Boetius

Five Golden Dragons
Movie

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Gert

Decision Before Dawn
Movie

Decision Before Dawn

1951

as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
Movie

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

1973

as Scalper Jack

Love & Money
Movie

Love & Money

1981

as Frederic Stockheinz

Web of the Spider
Movie

Web of the Spider

1971

as Edgar Allan Poe

Schizoid
Movie

Schizoid

1980

as Dr. Pieter Fales

Black Killer
Movie

Black Killer

1971

as James Webb / Black Killer

Commando Leopard
Movie

Commando Leopard

1985

as Silveira

Double Face
Movie

Double Face

1969

as John Alexander

Cobra Verde
Movie

Cobra Verde

1987

as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Code Name: Wild Geese
Movie

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984

as Charleton

Target for Killing
Movie

Target for Killing

1966

as Caporetti

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Movie

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Buddy Buddy
Movie

Buddy Buddy

1981

as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Our Man in Marrakesh
Movie

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as Jonquil

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Movie

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

1964

as Speranzo

The Bastard
Movie

The Bastard

1968

as Adam

Circus of Fear
Movie

Circus of Fear

1966

as Manfred

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Movie

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

1971

as Dan Hogan

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Renfield (archive footage)

Nosferatu in Venice
Movie

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

as Nosferatu

Dead Eyes of London
Movie

Dead Eyes of London

1961

as Edgar Strauss

Operation Thunderbolt
Movie

Operation Thunderbolt

1977

as Wilfried Boese

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Movie

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963

Death Smiles on a Murderer
Movie

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

as Dr. Sturges

Grand Slam
Movie

Grand Slam

1967

as Erich Weiss

Woyzeck
Movie

Woyzeck

1979

as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Android
Movie

Android

1982

as Dr. Daniel

Coffin Full of Dollars
Movie

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971

as Dan Hagen / Slander

Adios Compañeros
Movie

Adios Compañeros

1971

as Reverend Cotton

The Ruthless Four
Movie

The Ruthless Four

1968

as Brent il Biondo

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Movie

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

1971

as Virgil Prescott

The Pleasure Girls
Movie

The Pleasure Girls

1965

as Nikko Stalmar

Churchill's Leopards
Movie

Churchill's Leopards

1970

as Captain Holtz

That Man in Istanbul
Movie

That Man in Istanbul

1965

as Schenck

Return of Shanghai Joe
Movie

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975

as Pat Barnes

Hanussen
Movie

Hanussen

1955

as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

The Song of Roland
Movie

The Song of Roland

1978

as Roland / Klaus

FantastiCozzi
Movie

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Nosferatu (archive footage)

Fear
Movie

Fear

1954

as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Movie

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

1963

as Inspector Joe Wright

And God Said to Cain
Movie

And God Said to Cain

1970

as Gary Hamilton

The Dirty Game
Movie

The Dirty Game

1965

as Russian Agent

Again the Ringer
Movie

Again the Ringer

1965

as Edwards

Ludwig II
Movie

Ludwig II

1955

as Prince Otto von Bayern

Twice a Judas
Movie

Twice a Judas

1968

as Dingus

The Strange Countess
Movie

The Strange Countess

1961

as Bresset

The Door with Seven Locks
Movie

The Door with Seven Locks

1962

as Pheeny

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
Movie

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

1972

as Scott

The Bloody Hands of the Law
Movie

The Bloody Hands of the Law

1973

as Vito Quattroni

The Devil's Daffodil
Movie

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

as Peter Keene

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Movie

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963

as Saddhu

The Net
Movie

The Net

1975

as Emilio Bossi

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Movie

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

2024

as Self (archive footage)

The Avenger
Movie

The Avenger

1960

as Lorenz Voss

Crawlspace
Movie

Crawlspace

1986

as Karl Gunther

Footprints on the Moon
Movie

Footprints on the Moon

1975

as Professor Blackmann

Zoo zéro
Movie

Zoo zéro

1979

as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

Lover of the Monster
Movie

Lover of the Monster

1974

as Dr. Alex Nijinski

Five for Hell
Movie

Five for Hell

1969

as SS Col. Hans Mueller

Secret of the Red Orchid
Movie

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

as Steve

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

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

2020

as (archive footage)

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Movie

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

2021

as Self (archive footage)

The Price of Death
Movie

The Price of Death

1971

as Chester Conway / Ray

Creature with the Blue Hand
Movie

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967

as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

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

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

1970

as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Movie

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The Beast
Movie

The Beast

1970

as Johnny Laster

Man, Pride and Vengeance
Movie

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

as Lt. Miguel Garcia

White Hunter
Movie

White Hunter

1990

as Klaus Naginsky

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
Movie

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

1974

as Prof. Nijinski

The Indian Scarf
Movie

The Indian Scarf

1963

as Peter Ross

The Night of the Assassin
Movie

The Night of the Assassin

1970

as Evagoras

Eye of the Spider
Movie

Eye of the Spider

1971

as Hans Fischer

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Movie

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

1964

as George

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
Movie

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

1979

as Voice

Jesus Christ Saviour
Movie

Jesus Christ Saviour

2008

as Self

The Black Abbot
Movie

The Black Abbot

1963

as Thomas Fortuna

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
Movie

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Waldwinter
Movie

Waldwinter

1956

as Otto Hartwig

About 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 180 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Klaus Kinski has appeared in 164 films and 16 TV shows.

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