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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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Born

Oct 18, 1926

Died

Nov 23, 1991

Known For

Acting

Movies

164 acting

6 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
1965 as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
★ 8.0
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 as Kostoyed Amourski
★ 7.5
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969 as Marquis De Sade
★ 5.1
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979 as Count Dracula
★ 7.3
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 as Sir Stephen
★ 5.3
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
1982 as Fitzcarraldo
★ 7.6
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972 as Don Lope de Aguirre
★ 7.4
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
1968 as Loco (Tigrero)
★ 7.5
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
★ 6.3
Paganini
Paganini
1990 as Niccolo Paganini
★ 5.3
Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs
1969 as Ahmed Kortobawi
★ 5.4
Last of the Renegades
Last of the Renegades
1964 as David "Luke" Lucas
★ 6.7
Woyzeck
Woyzeck
1979 as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
★ 6.6
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975 as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
★ 7.0
Love & Money
Love & Money
1981 as Frederic Stockheinz
★ 5.1
The Soldier
The Soldier
1982 as Dracha
★ 5.3
The Bastard
The Bastard
1968 as Adam
★ 5.8
The Avenger
The Avenger
1960 as Lorenz Voss
★ 6.7
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
1976 as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
★ 5.9
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
1984 as Martin Kurtz
★ 5.6
Slaughter Hotel
Slaughter Hotel
1971 as Dr. Francis Clay
★ 4.8
Venom
Venom
1981 as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
★ 5.7
Madame Claude
Madame Claude
1977 as Alexander Zakis
★ 4.9
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
1981 as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
★ 6.2
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
1970 as Renfield
★ 5.9
Adios Compañeros
Adios Compañeros
1971 as Reverend Cotton
★ 7.0
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
1988 as Nosferatu
★ 5.9
Hanussen
Hanussen
1955 as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
★ 8.0
A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General
1967 as El Santo
★ 6.6
Black Killer
Black Killer
1971 as James Webb / Black Killer
★ 5.0
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962 as Kindler
★ 6.5
Creature
Creature
1985 as Hans Rudy Hofner
★ 4.7
Again the Ringer
Again the Ringer
1965 as Edwards
★ 6.2
My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
1999 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Timestalkers
Timestalkers
1987 as Dr. Joseph Cole
★ 5.4
Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde
1987 as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
★ 6.9
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
1967 as Gert
★ 5.2
FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi
2016 as Nosferatu (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 as (archive footage)
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
1967 as President Boong
★ 4.3
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021 as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977 as Nicolas Tomski
★ 6.5
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958 as Gestapo Lieutenant
★ 7.3
The Strange Countess
The Strange Countess
1961 as Bresset
★ 6.6
That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul
1965 as Schenck
★ 5.7
Morituri
Morituri
1948 as Dutch prisoner
★ 6.7
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
1986 as Karl Gunther
★ 5.4
Commando Leopard
Commando Leopard
1985 as Silveira
★ 6.2
Our Man in Marrakesh
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966 as Jonquil
★ 5.9
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game
1965 as Russian Agent
★ 6.0
Death Smiles on a Murderer
Death Smiles on a Murderer
1973 as Dr. Sturges
★ 5.9
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
★ 5.0
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967 as Lt. Miguel Garcia
★ 5.9
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
1982 as Self - Actor
★ 7.6
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
1951 as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear
1966 as Manfred
★ 5.5
The Inn on the River
The Inn on the River
1962 as Gregor Gubanow
★ 6.8
Five for Hell
Five for Hell
1969 as SS Col. Hans Mueller
★ 5.0
Coffin Full of Dollars
Coffin Full of Dollars
1971 as Dan Hagen / Slander
★ 5.7
Fear
Fear
1954 as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Schizoid
Schizoid
1980 as Dr. Pieter Fales
★ 5.3
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 as Charleton
★ 5.3
The Bloody Hands of the Law
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973 as Vito Quattroni
★ 7.3
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 as Renfield (archive footage)
★ 9.5
The Devil's Daffodil
The Devil's Daffodil
1961 as Peter Keene
★ 5.8
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
1971 as Virgil Prescott
★ 5.7
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
★ 5.9
Android
Android
1982 as Dr. Daniel
★ 5.5
Dead Eyes of London
Dead Eyes of London
1961 as Edgar Strauss
★ 6.1
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
1967 as Erich Weiss
★ 7.1
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
1969 as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
★ 6.5
Jesus Christ Saviour
Jesus Christ Saviour
2008 as Self
★ 6.9
Star Knight
Star Knight
1985 as Boetius
★ 4.1
Golden Night
Golden Night
1976 as Michel Fournier
★ 4.9
Double Face
Double Face
1969 as John Alexander
★ 5.9
And God Said to Cain
And God Said to Cain
1970 as Gary Hamilton
★ 6.7
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
1973 as Scalper Jack
★ 5.1
Return of Shanghai Joe
Return of Shanghai Joe
1975 as Pat Barnes
★ 5.8
The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks
1962 as Pheeny
★ 6.5
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
2005 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Churchill's Leopards
Churchill's Leopards
1970 as Captain Holtz
★ 5.6
Secret of the Red Orchid
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962 as Steve
★ 5.8
movie
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000 as Self (archive footage)
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
1977 as Wilfried Boese
★ 6.1
Web of the Spider
Web of the Spider
1971 as Edgar Allan Poe
★ 5.8
The Night of the Assassin
The Night of the Assassin
1970 as Evagoras
★ 7.0
Lifespan
Lifespan
1975 as Nicholas Ulrich
★ 5.0
Ludwig II
Ludwig II
1955 as Prince Otto von Bayern
★ 7.2
The Pleasure Girls
The Pleasure Girls
1965 as Nikko Stalmar
★ 5.6
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
★ 6.0
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Footprints on the Moon
Footprints on the Moon
1975 as Professor Blackmann
★ 6.3
Traitor's Gate
Traitor's Gate
1964 as Kane
★ 6.0
Target for Killing
Target for Killing
1966 as Caporetti
★ 6.6
White Hunter
White Hunter
1990 as Klaus Naginsky
★ 5.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020 as (archive footage)
movie
Filming Silenzio
2017 as (archive footage)
The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four
1968 as Brent il Biondo
★ 5.9
Twice a Judas
Twice a Judas
1968 as Dingus
★ 6.0
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
1955 as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
★ 6.4
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
★ 7.0
Mark of the Tortoise
Mark of the Tortoise
1964 as Shapiro
★ 6.5
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
★ 6.0
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
1970 as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
★ 2.9
Lover of the Monster
Lover of the Monster
1974 as Dr. Alex Nijinski
★ 4.6
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
1974 as Prof. Nijinski
★ 4.6
The Black Abbot
The Black Abbot
1963 as Thomas Fortuna
★ 6.2
Zoo zéro
Zoo zéro
1979 as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
★ 5.2
Eye of the Spider
Eye of the Spider
1971 as Hans Fischer
★ 4.5
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
1978 as Roland / Klaus
★ 5.5
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
1986 as Donald McBride
★ 4.0
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
★ 5.8
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021 as Self (archive footage)
Heroes in Hell
Heroes in Hell
1974 as Gen. Kaufmann
★ 4.5
The Squeaker
The Squeaker
1963 as Krishna
★ 6.5
The Beast
The Beast
1970 as Johnny Laster
★ 6.1
Salt in the Wound
Salt in the Wound
1969 as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
★ 6.6
The Price of Death
The Price of Death
1971 as Chester Conway / Ray
★ 6.0
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1984 as Beast
★ 6.4
Western, Italian Style
Western, Italian Style
1968 as Self
★ 6.6
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
★ 5.7
Coplan Saves His Skin
Coplan Saves His Skin
1968 as Theler
★ 5.2
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963 as Inspector Joe Wright
★ 6.4
movie
Die Mondvögel
1963 as Valentin
★ 10.0
The Net
The Net
1975 as Emilio Bossi
★ 6.3
The Black Cobra
The Black Cobra
1963 as Koks-Charley
★ 7.5
The Indian Scarf
The Indian Scarf
1963 as Peter Ross
★ 6.8
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
★ 6.3
The Child Woman
The Child Woman
1980 as Marcel
★ 5.8
The Secret of the Black Widow
★ 6.2
Waldwinter
Waldwinter
1956 as Otto Hartwig
★ 10.0
Haine
Haine
1980 as Le motard
★ 5.5
Corinna Darling
Corinna Darling
1956 as Klaus Brockmann
★ 6.7
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
1955 as Nedeljko Čabrinović
★ 7.0
Gangster's Law
Gangster's Law
1969 as Quintero
★ 6.7
Psychopath
Psychopath
1968 as Periwinkle
★ 8.5
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
1961 as Bex, Autor
★ 8.5
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022 as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.8
His Name Was King
His Name Was King
1971 as Brian Foster
★ 5.7
Beloved Count
Beloved Count
2007 as Renfield (archive footage)
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984 as Dr. Max Bauer
★ 4.6
The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair
1968 as Clint Rogers
★ 3.8
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Where Are You Taking That Woman
1966 as Gomez (Rio segment)
★ 7.4
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
1963 as Whitey
★ 6.9
Creature with the Blue Hand
Creature with the Blue Hand
1967 as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
★ 6.2
Only the Cool
Only the Cool
1970 as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
★ 5.9
Location Africa
Location Africa
1987 as Self
★ 7.0
Whiteface
Whiteface
2002 as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Red Pastures
The Red Pastures
1962 as Martin
★ 6.7
movie
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014 as (archive footage)
movie
Die Kurve
1961 as Anton
★ 8.0
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
1999 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
movie
Kinski rigando Paganini
2003 as Self
★ 8.0
movie
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
2005 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
In Free Fall
In Free Fall
2010 as Self (archive footage)
Diary
Diary
1983 as (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Othelo The Great
Othelo The Great
2024 as Self (archive footage)