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).

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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

Marquis de Sade: Justine
Movie

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

as Marquis De Sade

Nosferatu the Vampyre
Movie

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Count Dracula

Fruits of Passion
Movie

Fruits of Passion

1981

as Sir Stephen

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

Paganini
Movie

Paganini

1990

as Niccolo Paganini

Venus in Furs
Movie

Venus in Furs

1969

as Ahmed Kortobawi

Last of the Renegades
Movie

Last of the Renegades

1964

as David "Luke" Lucas

Woyzeck
Movie

Woyzeck

1979

as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

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)

That Most Important Thing: Love
Movie

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

as Karl-Heinz Zimmer

Love & Money
Movie

Love & Money

1981

as Frederic Stockheinz

The Soldier
Movie

The Soldier

1982

as Dracha

The Bastard
Movie

The Bastard

1968

as Adam

The Avenger
Movie

The Avenger

1960

as Lorenz Voss

Jack the Ripper
Movie

Jack the Ripper

1976

as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

The Little Drummer Girl
Movie

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Martin Kurtz

Slaughter Hotel
Movie

Slaughter Hotel

1971

as Dr. Francis Clay

Venom
Movie

Venom

1981

as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

Madame Claude
Movie

Madame Claude

1977

as Alexander Zakis

Buddy Buddy
Movie

Buddy Buddy

1981

as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Count Dracula
Movie

Count Dracula

1970

as Renfield

Adios Compañeros
Movie

Adios Compañeros

1971

as Reverend Cotton

Nosferatu in Venice
Movie

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

as Nosferatu

Hanussen
Movie

Hanussen

1955

as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

A Bullet for the General
Movie

A Bullet for the General

1967

as El Santo

Black Killer
Movie

Black Killer

1971

as James Webb / Black Killer

The Counterfeit Traitor
Movie

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

as Kindler

Creature
Movie

Creature

1985

as Hans Rudy Hofner

Again the Ringer
Movie

Again the Ringer

1965

as Edwards

My Best Fiend
Movie

My Best Fiend

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Timestalkers
Movie

Timestalkers

1987

as Dr. Joseph Cole

Cobra Verde
Movie

Cobra Verde

1987

as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Five Golden Dragons
Movie

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Gert

FantastiCozzi
Movie

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Nosferatu (archive footage)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020

as (archive footage)

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Movie

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967

as President Boong

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Movie

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Death of a Corrupt Man
Movie

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

as Nicolas Tomski

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Movie

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958

as Gestapo Lieutenant

The Strange Countess
Movie

The Strange Countess

1961

as Bresset

That Man in Istanbul
Movie

That Man in Istanbul

1965

as Schenck

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Movie

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

1968

as Morgan

Morituri
Movie

Morituri

1948

as Dutch prisoner

Crawlspace
Movie

Crawlspace

1986

as Karl Gunther

Commando Leopard
Movie

Commando Leopard

1985

as Silveira

Our Man in Marrakesh
Movie

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as Jonquil

The Dirty Game
Movie

The Dirty Game

1965

as Russian Agent

Death Smiles on a Murderer
Movie

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

as Dr. Sturges

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Movie

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963

as Saddhu

Man, Pride and Vengeance
Movie

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

as Lt. Miguel Garcia

Burden of Dreams
Movie

Burden of Dreams

1982

as Self - Actor

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Movie

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963

Decision Before Dawn
Movie

Decision Before Dawn

1951

as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Circus of Fear
Movie

Circus of Fear

1966

as Manfred

The Inn on the River
Movie

The Inn on the River

1962

as Gregor Gubanow

Five for Hell
Movie

Five for Hell

1969

as SS Col. Hans Mueller

Coffin Full of Dollars
Movie

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971

as Dan Hagen / Slander

Fear
Movie

Fear

1954

as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

Schizoid
Movie

Schizoid

1980

as Dr. Pieter Fales

Code Name: Wild Geese
Movie

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984

as Charleton

The Bloody Hands of the Law
Movie

The Bloody Hands of the Law

1973

as Vito Quattroni

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Renfield (archive footage)

The Devil's Daffodil
Movie

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

as Peter Keene

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Movie

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

1971

as Virgil Prescott

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Movie

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

1964

as George

Android
Movie

Android

1982

as Dr. Daniel

Dead Eyes of London
Movie

Dead Eyes of London

1961

as Edgar Strauss

Grand Slam
Movie

Grand Slam

1967

as Erich Weiss

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Movie

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

1969

as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

Jesus Christ Saviour
Movie

Jesus Christ Saviour

2008

as Self

Star Knight
Movie

Star Knight

1985

as Boetius

Golden Night
Movie

Golden Night

1976

as Michel Fournier

Double Face
Movie

Double Face

1969

as John Alexander

And God Said to Cain
Movie

And God Said to Cain

1970

as Gary Hamilton

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
Movie

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

1973

as Scalper Jack

Return of Shanghai Joe
Movie

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975

as Pat Barnes

The Door with Seven Locks
Movie

The Door with Seven Locks

1962

as Pheeny

The Spaghetti West
Movie

The Spaghetti West

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Churchill's Leopards
Movie

Churchill's Leopards

1970

as Captain Holtz

Secret of the Red Orchid
Movie

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

as Steve

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Movie

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Operation Thunderbolt
Movie

Operation Thunderbolt

1977

as Wilfried Boese

Web of the Spider
Movie

Web of the Spider

1971

as Edgar Allan Poe

The Night of the Assassin
Movie

The Night of the Assassin

1970

as Evagoras

Lifespan
Movie

Lifespan

1975

as Nicholas Ulrich

Ludwig II
Movie

Ludwig II

1955

as Prince Otto von Bayern

The Pleasure Girls
Movie

The Pleasure Girls

1965

as Nikko Stalmar

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Movie

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

1964

as Speranzo

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Movie

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Footprints on the Moon
Movie

Footprints on the Moon

1975

as Professor Blackmann

Traitor's Gate
Movie

Traitor's Gate

1964

as Kane

Target for Killing
Movie

Target for Killing

1966

as Caporetti

White Hunter
Movie

White Hunter

1990

as Klaus Naginsky

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

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

2020

as (archive footage)

Filming Silenzio
Movie

Filming Silenzio

2017

as (archive footage)

The Ruthless Four
Movie

The Ruthless Four

1968

as Brent il Biondo

Twice a Judas
Movie

Twice a Judas

1968

as Dingus

Children, Mother, and the General
Movie

Children, Mother, and the General

1955

as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Movie

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

1964

as Jose

Mark of the Tortoise
Movie

Mark of the Tortoise

1964

as Shapiro

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Movie

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

2024

as Self (archive footage)

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'

Lover of the Monster
Movie

Lover of the Monster

1974

as Dr. Alex Nijinski

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
Movie

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

1974

as Prof. Nijinski

The Black Abbot
Movie

The Black Abbot

1963

as Thomas Fortuna

Zoo zéro
Movie

Zoo zéro

1979

as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

Eye of the Spider
Movie

Eye of the Spider

1971

as Hans Fischer

The Song of Roland
Movie

The Song of Roland

1978

as Roland / Klaus

Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Movie

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

1986

as Donald McBride

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Movie

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

1971

as Dan Hogan

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Movie

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Heroes in Hell
Movie

Heroes in Hell

1974

as Gen. Kaufmann

The Squeaker
Movie

The Squeaker

1963

as Krishna

The Beast
Movie

The Beast

1970

as Johnny Laster

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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