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
| Birth Location | Zoppot, Free City of Danzig [now Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926-10-18 |
| Died | 1991-11-23 |
Movies
Othelo, O Grande
as Ele Mesmo (Imagem de Arquivo)
2023
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2020
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Filming Silenzio
as (archive footage)
2017
FantastiCozzi
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
2016
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
as (archive footage)
2014
Jesus Christ Saviour
as Self
2008
Beloved Count
as Renfield (archive footage)
2007
The Spaghetti West
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Kinski rigando Paganini
as Self
2003
Whiteface
as (archive footage)
2002
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
as Self (archive footage)
2000
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
as Self
1999
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Renfield (archive footage)
1991
Paganini
as Niccolo Paganini
1990
White Hunter
as Klaus Naginsky
1990
Nosferatu in Venice
as Nosferatu
1988
Cobra Verde
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
1987
Timestalkers
as Dr. Joseph Cole
1987
Location Africa
as Self
1987
Crawlspace
as Karl Gunther
1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
as Donald McBride
1986
Star Knight
as Boetius
1985
Commando Leopard
as Silveira
1985
Creature
as Hans Rudy Hofner
1985
The Little Drummer Girl
as Martin Kurtz
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
as Charleton
1984
Beauty and the Beast
as Beast
1984
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Dr. Max Bauer
1984
Diary
as (archive footage)
1983
Android
as Dr. Daniel
1982
Burden of Dreams
as Self - Actor
1982
The Soldier
as Dracha
1982
Fitzcarraldo
as Fitzcarraldo
1982
Venom
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
1981
Love and Money
as Frederic Stockheinz
1981
Fruits of Passion
as Sir Stephen
1981
Buddy Buddy
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
1981
The Child Woman
as Marcel
1980
Schizoid
as Pieter Fales
1980
Haine
as Le motard
1980
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
as Self
1979
Woyzeck
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
1979
Zoo zéro
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
1979
1979
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Count Dracula
1979
The Song of Roland
as Roland / Klaus
1978
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Nicolas Tomski
1977
Operation Thunderbolt
as Wilfried Boese
1977
Madame Claude
as Alexander Zakis
1977
Golden Night
as Michel Fournier
1976
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
1976
The Net
as Emilio Bossi
1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Doc Foster
1975
Lifespan
as Nicholas Ulrich
1975
Return of Shanghai Joe
as Pat Barnes
1975
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
1975
Footprints on the Moon
as Professor Blackmann
1975
1974
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
as Prof. Nijinski
1974
Lover of the Monster
as Dr. Alex Nijinski
1974
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
as Scalper Jack
1973
Death Smiles on a Murderer
as Dr. Sturges
1973
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Vito Quattroni
1973
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
as Don Lope de Aguirre
1972
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
as Scott
1972
Black Killer
as James Webb / Black Killer
1971
Eye of the Spider
as Hans Fischer
1971
The Price of Death
as Chester Conway / Ray
1971
Web of the Spider
as Edgar Allan Poe
1971
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
as Virgil Prescott
1971
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
as Dan Hogan
1971
Slaughter Hotel
as Dr. Francis Clay
1971
His Name Was King
as Brian Foster
1971
Adios Compañeros
as Reverend Cotton
1971
Coffin Full of Dollars
as Dan Hagen / Slander
1971
The Beast
as Johnny Laster
1970
Churchill's Leopards
as Captain Holtz
1970
The Night of the Assassin
as Evagoras
1970
Only the Cool
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
1970
Count Dracula
as Renfield
1970
And God Said to Cain
as Gary Hamilton
1970
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
1970
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
1969
Venus in Furs
as Ahmed Kortobawi
1969
Salt in the Wound
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
1969
Gangster's Law
as Quintero
1969
Double Face
as John Alexander
1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Marquis De Sade
1969
Five for Hell
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
1969
The Bastard
as Adam
1968
The Vatican Affair
as Clint Rogers
1968
Twice a Judas
as Dingus
1968
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Morgan
1968
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Theler
1968
Psychopath
as Periwinkle
1968
The Great Silence
as Loco (Tigrero)
1968
The Ruthless Four
as Brent il Biondo
1968
Western, Italian Style
as Self
1968
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
1967
Grand Slam
as Erich Weiss
1967
Five Golden Dragons
as Gert
1967
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
as President Boong
1967
Creature with the Blue Hand
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
1967
A Bullet for the General
as El Santo
1967
Target for Killing
as Caporetti
1966
Where Are You Taking That Woman
as Gomez (Rio segment)
1966
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
as Jonquil
1966
Circus of Fear
as Manfred
1966
Doctor Zhivago
as Kostoyed Amourski
1965
For a Few Dollars More
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
1965
That Man in Istanbul
as Schenck
1965
The Dirty Game
as russischer Agent
1965
Again the Ringer
as Edwards
1965
The Pleasure Girls
as Nikko Stalmar
1965
Traitor's Gate
as Kane
1964
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Speranzo
1964
Last of the Renegades
as David "Luke" Lucas
1964
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
as George
1964
Mark of the Tortoise
as Shapiro
1964
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Jose
1964
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Whitey
1963
The Secret of the Black Widow
as Boyd
1963
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
as Saddhu
1963
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
as Inspector Joe Wright
1963
The Indian Scarf
as Peter Ross
1963
The Black Abbot
as Thomas Fortuna
1963
The Black Cobra
as Koks-Charley
1963
The Squeaker
as Krishna
1963
Die Mondvögel
as Valentin
1963
The Inn on the River
as Gregor Gubanow
1962
The Door with Seven Locks
as Pheeny
1962
The Red Pastures
as Martin
1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Kindler
1962
Secret of the Red Orchid
as Steve
1962
The Strange Countess
as Bresset
1961
Die Kurve
as Anton
1961
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
as Bex, Autor
1961
The Devil's Daffodil
as Peter Keene
1961
Dead Eyes of London
as Edgar Strauss
1961
The Avenger
as Lorenz Voss
1960
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as Gestapo Lieutenant
1958
Corinna Darling
as Klaus Brockmann
1956
Waldwinter
as Otto Hartwig
1956
Hanussen
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
1955
Sarajevo
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
1955
Children, Mother, and the General
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
1955
Ludwig II
as Prince Otto von Bayern
1955
Fear
as Cabaret Performer
1954
Decision Before Dawn
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
1951
Morituri
as Dutch prisoner
1948
Movies
Jesus Christ Saviour
Writer
2008
Paganini
Editor
1990
Paganini
Writer
1990
Paganini
Director
1990
