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Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Actor · Born 1926-10-18

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Biography

Klaus Kinski (German: [klaʊs ˈkɪnski]; born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and his notoriously eccentric and volatile personality off-screen, he appeared in over 130 film roles in a career that spanned 40 years, from 1948 to 1988. He is best known for starring in five films directed by Werner Herzog from 1972 to 1987 (Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Nosferatu the Vampyre; Woyzeck; Fitzcarraldo; and Cobra Verde), who would later chronicle their tumultuous relationship in the documentary My Best Fiend. Kinski's roles spanned multiple genres, languages, and nationalities, including Spaghetti Westerns, horror films, war films, dramas, and Edgar Wallace krimi films. His infamy was elevated by a number of eccentric creative endeavors, including a one-man show based on the life of Jesus Christ, a biopic of violinist Niccolò Paganini directed by and starring himself, and over twenty spoken word albums. Kinski was prone to emotional and often violent outbursts aimed at his directors and fellow cast members, issues complicated by a history of mental illness. Herzog described him as "one of t…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. For a Few Dollars More (1965) — Juan Wild - The Hunchback
  2. Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Kostoyed Amourski
  3. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — Don Lope de Aguirre
  4. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) — Count Dracula
  5. Fitzcarraldo (1982) — Fitzcarraldo
  6. The Great Silence (1968) — Loco (Tigrero)
  7. My Best Fiend (1999) — Self (archive footage)
  8. Woyzeck (1979) — Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
  9. A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975) — Doc Foster
  10. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
  11. Cobra Verde (1987) — Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
  12. Burden of Dreams (1982) — Self - Actor
  13. A Bullet for the General (1967) — El Santo
  14. Last of the Renegades (1964) — David "Luke" Lucas
  15. That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) — Karl-Heinz Zimmer
  16. Count Dracula (1970) — Renfield
  17. Creature (1985) — Hans Rudy Hofner
  18. Buddy Buddy (1981) — Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
  19. Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) — Nicolas Tomski
  20. Crawlspace (1986) — Karl Gunther
  21. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) — Gestapo Lieutenant
  22. Venom (1981) — Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
  23. Fruits of Passion (1981) — Sir Stephen
  24. Slaughter Hotel (1971) — Dr. Francis Clay
  25. Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) — Dr. Sturges
  26. If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968) — Morgan
  27. Nosferatu in Venice (1988) — Nosferatu
  28. Footprints on the Moon (1975) — Professor Blackmann
  29. Fear (1954) — Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
  30. Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) — Marquis De Sade
  31. And God Said to Cain (1970) — Gary Hamilton
  32. Venus in Furs (1969) — Ahmed Kortobawi
  33. Jack the Ripper (1976) — Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
  34. Schizoid (1980) — Dr. Pieter Fales
  35. Android (1982) — Dr. Daniel
  36. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) — Kindler
  37. Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
  38. Decision Before Dawn (1951) — Whining Soldier (uncredited)
  39. Timestalkers (1987) — Dr. Joseph Cole
  40. The Little Drummer Girl (1984) — Martin Kurtz

Directed

  1. Paganini (1990) — Director