
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

The Hitchhiker
1983
as Kurt Hoffman
German Film Award
1951
as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Beast

Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
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

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Marquis De Sade

Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
as Count Dracula

Fruits of Passion
1981
as Sir Stephen

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

Paganini
1990
as Niccolo Paganini

Venus in Furs
1969
as Ahmed Kortobawi

Last of the Renegades
1964
as David "Luke" Lucas

Woyzeck
1979
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

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

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

Love & Money
1981
as Frederic Stockheinz

The Soldier
1982
as Dracha

The Bastard
1968
as Adam

The Avenger
1960
as Lorenz Voss

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

The Little Drummer Girl
1984
as Martin Kurtz

Slaughter Hotel
1971
as Dr. Francis Clay

Venom
1981
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

Madame Claude
1977
as Alexander Zakis

Buddy Buddy
1981
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Count Dracula
1970
as Renfield

Adios Compañeros
1971
as Reverend Cotton

Nosferatu in Venice
1988
as Nosferatu

Hanussen
1955
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

A Bullet for the General
1967
as El Santo

Black Killer
1971
as James Webb / Black Killer

The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Kindler

Creature
1985
as Hans Rudy Hofner

Again the Ringer
1965
as Edwards

My Best Fiend
1999
as Self (archive footage)

Timestalkers
1987
as Dr. Joseph Cole

Cobra Verde
1987
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Five Golden Dragons
1967
as Gert

FantastiCozzi
2016
as Nosferatu (archive footage)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
1967
as President Boong

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

Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
as Nicolas Tomski

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

The Strange Countess
1961
as Bresset

That Man in Istanbul
1965
as Schenck

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968
as Morgan

Morituri
1948
as Dutch prisoner

Crawlspace
1986
as Karl Gunther

Commando Leopard
1985
as Silveira

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as Jonquil

The Dirty Game
1965
as Russian Agent

Death Smiles on a Murderer
1973
as Dr. Sturges

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963
as Saddhu

Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967
as Lt. Miguel Garcia

Burden of Dreams
1982
as Self - Actor

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963

Decision Before Dawn
1951
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Circus of Fear
1966
as Manfred

The Inn on the River
1962
as Gregor Gubanow

Five for Hell
1969
as SS Col. Hans Mueller

Coffin Full of Dollars
1971
as Dan Hagen / Slander

Fear
1954
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

Schizoid
1980
as Dr. Pieter Fales

Code Name: Wild Geese
1984
as Charleton

The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973
as Vito Quattroni

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

The Devil's Daffodil
1961
as Peter Keene

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
1971
as Virgil Prescott

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
as George

Android
1982
as Dr. Daniel

Dead Eyes of London
1961
as Edgar Strauss

Grand Slam
1967
as Erich Weiss

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

Jesus Christ Saviour
2008
as Self

Star Knight
1985
as Boetius

Golden Night
1976
as Michel Fournier

Double Face
1969
as John Alexander

And God Said to Cain
1970
as Gary Hamilton

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
1973
as Scalper Jack

Return of Shanghai Joe
1975
as Pat Barnes

The Door with Seven Locks
1962
as Pheeny

The Spaghetti West
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Churchill's Leopards
1970
as Captain Holtz

Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
as Steve
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
as Self (archive footage)

Operation Thunderbolt
1977
as Wilfried Boese

Web of the Spider
1971
as Edgar Allan Poe

The Night of the Assassin
1970
as Evagoras

Lifespan
1975
as Nicholas Ulrich

Ludwig II
1955
as Prince Otto von Bayern

The Pleasure Girls
1965
as Nikko Stalmar

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964
as Speranzo

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Footprints on the Moon
1975
as Professor Blackmann

Traitor's Gate
1964
as Kane

Target for Killing
1966
as Caporetti

White Hunter
1990
as Klaus Naginsky

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)
Filming Silenzio
2017
as (archive footage)

The Ruthless Four
1968
as Brent il Biondo

Twice a Judas
1968
as Dingus

Children, Mother, and the General
1955
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
as Jose

Mark of the Tortoise
1964
as Shapiro

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

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
1970
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'

Lover of the Monster
1974
as Dr. Alex Nijinski

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
1974
as Prof. Nijinski

The Black Abbot
1963
as Thomas Fortuna

Zoo zéro
1979
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

Eye of the Spider
1971
as Hans Fischer

The Song of Roland
1978
as Roland / Klaus

Revenge of the Stolen Stars
1986
as Donald McBride

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

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

Heroes in Hell
1974
as Gen. Kaufmann

The Squeaker
1963
as Krishna

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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- 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
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) — as Marquis De Sade
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — as Count Dracula
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