
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)

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Beast

The Hitchhiker
1983
as Kurt Hoffman
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self

Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self

Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Je später der Abend
1973
as Self
Weltspiegel
1963
as Self
Sternstunde Kunst
1998
as Self

Otto – The Series
1995
as Verschiedene
Sonntagsgespräch
1985
as Self
Zeit zu zweit
1985
as Self - Interviewee
Movies (164)

For a Few Dollars More
1965
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback

Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
as (archive footage)

Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Kostoyed Amourski

Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
as Count Dracula

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Marquis De Sade

Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Fitzcarraldo

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972
as Don Lope de Aguirre

The Great Silence
1968
as Loco (Tigrero)

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
as Doc Foster

Fruits of Passion
1981
as Sir Stephen

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Soldier
1982
as Dracha

Paganini
1990
as Niccolo Paganini

Jack the Ripper
1976
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Venus in Furs
1969
as Ahmed Kortobawi

The Little Drummer Girl
1984
as Martin Kurtz

Count Dracula
1970
as Renfield

Western, Italian Style
1968
as Self

Venom
1981
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

A Bullet for the General
1967
as El Santo

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968
as Morgan

Last of the Renegades
1964
as David "Luke" Lucas

Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
as Nicolas Tomski

Morituri
1948
as Dutch prisoner

The Spaghetti West
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Slaughter Hotel
1971
as Dr. Francis Clay

Madame Claude
1977
as Alexander Zakis

Timestalkers
1987
as Dr. Joseph Cole

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
1969
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
1967
as President Boong

The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Kindler

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958
as Gestapo Lieutenant

That Most Important Thing: Love
1975
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)

My Best Fiend
1999
as Self (archive footage)

Burden of Dreams
1982
as Self - Actor

The Inn on the River
1962
as Gregor Gubanow

Creature
1985
as Hans Rudy Hofner

Star Knight
1985
as Boetius

Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Gert

Decision Before Dawn
1951
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
1973
as Scalper Jack

Love & Money
1981
as Frederic Stockheinz

Web of the Spider
1971
as Edgar Allan Poe

Schizoid
1980
as Dr. Pieter Fales

Black Killer
1971
as James Webb / Black Killer

Commando Leopard
1985
as Silveira

Double Face
1969
as John Alexander

Cobra Verde
1987
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Code Name: Wild Geese
1984
as Charleton

Target for Killing
1966
as Caporetti
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
as Self (archive footage)

Buddy Buddy
1981
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as Jonquil

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964
as Speranzo

The Bastard
1968
as Adam

Circus of Fear
1966
as Manfred

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
1971
as Dan Hogan

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Renfield (archive footage)

Nosferatu in Venice
1988
as Nosferatu

Dead Eyes of London
1961
as Edgar Strauss

Operation Thunderbolt
1977
as Wilfried Boese

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963

Death Smiles on a Murderer
1973
as Dr. Sturges

Grand Slam
1967
as Erich Weiss

Woyzeck
1979
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Android
1982
as Dr. Daniel

Coffin Full of Dollars
1971
as Dan Hagen / Slander

Adios Compañeros
1971
as Reverend Cotton

The Ruthless Four
1968
as Brent il Biondo

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
1971
as Virgil Prescott

The Pleasure Girls
1965
as Nikko Stalmar

Churchill's Leopards
1970
as Captain Holtz

That Man in Istanbul
1965
as Schenck

Return of Shanghai Joe
1975
as Pat Barnes

Hanussen
1955
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

The Song of Roland
1978
as Roland / Klaus

FantastiCozzi
2016
as Nosferatu (archive footage)

Fear
1954
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963
as Inspector Joe Wright

And God Said to Cain
1970
as Gary Hamilton

The Dirty Game
1965
as Russian Agent

Again the Ringer
1965
as Edwards

Ludwig II
1955
as Prince Otto von Bayern

Twice a Judas
1968
as Dingus

The Strange Countess
1961
as Bresset

The Door with Seven Locks
1962
as Pheeny

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
1972
as Scott

The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973
as Vito Quattroni

The Devil's Daffodil
1961
as Peter Keene

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963
as Saddhu

The Net
1975
as Emilio Bossi

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
as Self (archive footage)

The Avenger
1960
as Lorenz Voss

Crawlspace
1986
as Karl Gunther

Footprints on the Moon
1975
as Professor Blackmann

Zoo zéro
1979
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

Lover of the Monster
1974
as Dr. Alex Nijinski

Five for Hell
1969
as SS Col. Hans Mueller

Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
as Steve

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021
as Self (archive footage)

The Price of Death
1971
as Chester Conway / Ray

Creature with the Blue Hand
1967
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

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
2019
as Self (archive footage)

The Beast
1970
as Johnny Laster

Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967
as Lt. Miguel Garcia

White Hunter
1990
as Klaus Naginsky

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
1974
as Prof. Nijinski

The Indian Scarf
1963
as Peter Ross

The Night of the Assassin
1970
as Evagoras

Eye of the Spider
1971
as Hans Fischer

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
as George

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
1979
as Voice

Jesus Christ Saviour
2008
as Self

The Black Abbot
1963
as Thomas Fortuna
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
2005
as Self (archive footage)

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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- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — as Count Dracula
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