Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Acting
Born Oct 18, 1926
Died Nov 23, 1991

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

Filmography — Acting

For a Few Dollars More
8.0
1965

For a Few Dollars More

Juan Wild - The Hunchback

Doctor Zhivago
7.5
1965

Doctor Zhivago

Kostoyed Amourski

Nosferatu the Vampyre
7.3
1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Count Dracula

The Great Silence
7.5
1968

The Great Silence

Loco (Tigrero)

Fifty Shades of Erotica
7.0
2015

Fifty Shades of Erotica

(archive footage)

Fitzcarraldo
7.6
1982

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.5
1972

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Don Lope de Aguirre

Marquis de Sade: Justine
5.0
1969

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Marquis De Sade

Last of the Renegades
6.7
1964

Last of the Renegades

David "Luke" Lucas

Fruits of Passion
5.2
1981

Fruits of Passion

Sir Stephen

Paganini
5.2
1990

Paganini

Niccolo Paganini

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Bullet for the General
6.6
1967

A Bullet for the General

El Santo

The Soldier
5.3
1982

The Soldier

Dracha

Creature
4.6
1985

Creature

Hans Rudy Hofner

My Best Fiend
7.3
1999

My Best Fiend

Self (archive footage)

Madame Claude
4.8
1977

Madame Claude

Alexander Zakis

Venom
5.7
1981

Venom

Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

Venus in Furs
5.4
1969

Venus in Furs

Ahmed Kortobawi

The Little Drummer Girl
5.5
1984

The Little Drummer Girl

Martin Kurtz

Operation Thunderbolt
5.9
1977

Operation Thunderbolt

Wilfried Boese

Cobra Verde
6.9
1987

Cobra Verde

Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Count Dracula
5.8
1970

Count Dracula

Renfield

Footprints on the Moon
6.2
1975

Footprints on the Moon

Professor Blackmann

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
6.2
1975

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

Doc Foster

Woyzeck
6.6
1979

Woyzeck

Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Slaughter Hotel
4.8
1971

Slaughter Hotel

Dr. Francis Clay

Circus of Fear
5.3
1966

Circus of Fear

Manfred

That Most Important Thing: Love
7.0
1975

That Most Important Thing: Love

Karl-Heinz Zimmer

Commando Leopard
6.1
1985

Commando Leopard

Silveira

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

The Devil's Daffodil
5.7
1961

The Devil's Daffodil

Peter Keene

Death of a Corrupt Man
6.5
1977

Death of a Corrupt Man

Nicolas Tomski

The Counterfeit Traitor
6.5
1962

The Counterfeit Traitor

Kindler

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
4.2
1967

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

President Boong

Android
5.4
1982

Android

Dr. Daniel

Our Man in Marrakesh
5.8
1966

Our Man in Marrakesh

Jonquil

Timestalkers
5.3
1987

Timestalkers

Dr. Joseph Cole

Fear
6.3
1954

Fear

Cabaret Performer

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
7.2
1958

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Gestapo Lieutenant

The Dirty Game
5.5
1965

The Dirty Game

Russian Agent

The Pleasure Girls
5.3
1965

The Pleasure Girls

Nikko Stalmar

White Hunter
4.0
1990

White Hunter

Klaus Naginsky

The Ruthless Four
5.8
1968

The Ruthless Four

Brent il Biondo

Decision Before Dawn
6.7
1951

Decision Before Dawn

Whining Soldier (uncredited)

Star Knight
4.1
1985

Star Knight

Boetius

Buddy Buddy
6.2
1981

Buddy Buddy

Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

The Indian Scarf
6.7
1963

The Indian Scarf

Peter Ross

Grand Slam
7.1
1967

Grand Slam

Erich Weiss

Burden of Dreams
7.6
1982

Burden of Dreams

Self - Actor

Five Golden Dragons
5.1
1967

Five Golden Dragons

Gert

Jack the Ripper
5.8
1976

Jack the Ripper

Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

Nosferatu in Venice
5.8
1988

Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu

Only the Cool
5.7
1970

Only the Cool

Pavel Richko / Torpédo I

Coplan Saves His Skin
5.0
1968

Coplan Saves His Skin

Theler

That Man in Istanbul
5.5
1965

That Man in Istanbul

Schenck

Crawlspace
5.3
1986

Crawlspace

Karl Gunther

Schizoid
5.3
1980

Schizoid

Dr. Pieter Fales

Love & Money
4.6
1981

Love & Money

Frederic Stockheinz

Death Smiles on a Murderer
5.8
1973

Death Smiles on a Murderer

Dr. Sturges

The Song of Roland
4.9
1978

The Song of Roland

Roland / Klaus

Adios Compañeros
6.3
1971

Adios Compañeros

Reverend Cotton

Secret of the Red Orchid
5.6
1962

Secret of the Red Orchid

Steve

FantastiCozzi
6.0
2016

FantastiCozzi

Nosferatu (archive footage)

Dead Eyes of London
6.1
1961

Dead Eyes of London

Edgar Strauss

Black Killer
4.8
1971

Black Killer

James Webb / Black Killer

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7.0
2021

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
5.0
1973

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

Scalper Jack

The Mystery of the Indian Temple
4.3
1963

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

The Door with Seven Locks
6.4
1962

The Door with Seven Locks

Pheeny

The Net
5.0
1975

The Net

Emilio Bossi

Beauty and the Beast
6.4
1984

Beauty and the Beast

Beast

Code Name: Wild Geese
5.2
1984

Code Name: Wild Geese

Charleton

Target for Killing
6.1
1966

Target for Killing

Caporetti

Haine
5.2
1980

Haine

Le motard

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
5.9
1968

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

Morgan

Web of the Spider
5.7
1971

Web of the Spider

Edgar Allan Poe

And God Said to Cain
6.7
1970

And God Said to Cain

Gary Hamilton

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
8.0
1979

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

Voice

Western, Italian Style
6.5
1968

Western, Italian Style

Self

The Black Abbot
6.2
1963

The Black Abbot

Thomas Fortuna

Man, Pride and Vengeance
5.7
1967

Man, Pride and Vengeance

Lt. Miguel Garcia

Salt in the Wound
6.2
1969

Salt in the Wound

Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr

The Avenger
6.7
1960

The Avenger

Lorenz Voss

Diary
7.0
1983

Diary

(archive footage)

Where Are You Taking That Woman
6.8
1966

Where Are You Taking That Woman

Gomez (Rio segment)

2000

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Self (archive footage)

Zoo zéro
4.8
1979

Zoo zéro

Yavé, le directeur du zoo

Churchill's Leopards
5.3
1970

Churchill's Leopards

Captain Holtz

Twice a Judas
5.9
1968

Twice a Judas

Dingus

The Spaghetti West
5.8
2005

The Spaghetti West

Self (archive footage)

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
4.2
1974

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

Prof. Nijinski

Lifespan
4.7
1975

Lifespan

Nicholas Ulrich

Mark of the Tortoise
6.3
1964

Mark of the Tortoise

Shapiro

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
3.9
1984

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Dr. Max Bauer

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
5.5
1972

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

Scott

The Squeaker
6.4
1963

The Squeaker

Krishna

The Secret of the Black Widow
5.8
1963

The Secret of the Black Widow

Boyd

Golden Night
4.6
1976

Golden Night

Michel Fournier

The Night of the Assassin
1970

The Night of the Assassin

Evagoras

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
6.2
1964

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

Jose

Waldwinter
1956

Waldwinter

Otto Hartwig

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
7.0
2019

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Self (archive footage)

Five for Hell
4.7
1969

Five for Hell

SS Col. Hans Mueller

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
10.0
1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Renfield (archive footage)

The Beast
5.5
1970

The Beast

Johnny Laster

Morituri
5.5
1948

Morituri

Dutch prisoner

The Inn on the River
6.7
1962

The Inn on the River

Gregor Gubanow

The Bloody Hands of the Law
6.7
1973

The Bloody Hands of the Law

Vito Quattroni

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
4.0
1963

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

Saddhu

Double Face
5.8
1969

Double Face

John Alexander

Children, Mother, and the General
5.8
1955

Children, Mother, and the General

Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
4.8
2022

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Self (archive footage)

Return of Shanghai Joe
5.2
1975

Return of Shanghai Joe

Pat Barnes

Ludwig II
7.1
1955

Ludwig II

Prince Otto von Bayern

Again the Ringer
6.1
1965

Again the Ringer

Edwards

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
2.1
1970

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'

The Bastard
5.3
1968

The Bastard

Adam

The Strange Countess
6.5
1961

The Strange Countess

Bresset

Beloved Count
2007

Beloved Count

Renfield (archive footage)

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
6.3
1963

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

Inspector Joe Wright

The Making of 'Nosferatu'
6.3
1979

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

Self

The Price of Death
5.9
1971

The Price of Death

Chester Conway / Ray

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
5.5
1971

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

Virgil Prescott

Traitor's Gate
5.7
1964

Traitor's Gate

Kane

Othelo The Great
2024

Othelo The Great

Self (archive footage)

Bankraub in der Rue Latour
7.0
1961

Bankraub in der Rue Latour

Bex, Autor

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Self (archive footage)

Portrait: Werner Herzog
7.1
1986

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Self (archive footage)

Revenge of the Stolen Stars
3.0
1986

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

Donald McBride

Coffin Full of Dollars
5.2
1971

Coffin Full of Dollars

Dan Hagen / Slander

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020

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

(archive footage)

Eye of the Spider
4.0
1971

Eye of the Spider

Hans Fischer

The Curse of the Hidden Vault
5.8
1964

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

George

Lover of the Monster
4.0
1974

Lover of the Monster

Dr. Alex Nijinski

2014

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

(archive footage)

Corinna Darling
6.0
1956

Corinna Darling

Klaus Brockmann

Hanussen
1955

Hanussen

Erik von Spazier / Mirko

The Child Woman
5.6
1980

The Child Woman

Marcel

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
5.6
1964

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

Speranzo

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
6.2
1969

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

Sarajevo
5.5
1955

Sarajevo

Nedeljko Čabrinović

Heroes in Hell
2.7
1974

Heroes in Hell

Gen. Kaufmann

His Name Was King
5.6
1971

His Name Was King

Brian Foster

Psychopath
10.0
1968

Psychopath

Periwinkle

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

Self (archive footage)

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
6.9
1963

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

Whitey

The Red Pastures
6.5
1962

The Red Pastures

Martin

Creature with the Blue Hand
6.1
1967

Creature with the Blue Hand

Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

The Black Cobra
8.0
1963

The Black Cobra

Koks-Charley

The Vatican Affair
3.1
1968

The Vatican Affair

Clint Rogers

Gangster's Law
5.5
1969

Gangster's Law

Quintero

1963

Die Mondvögel

Valentin

Whiteface
4.0
2002

Whiteface

(archive footage)

2017

Filming Silenzio

(archive footage)

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
6.0
2024

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Self (archive footage)

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
5.6
1971

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

Dan Hogan

2005

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

Self (archive footage)

Location Africa
1987

Location Africa

Self

1961

Die Kurve

Anton

8.0
2003

Kinski rigando Paganini

Self

Please Kill Mr. Kinski
6.4
1999

Please Kill Mr. Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Jesus Christ Saviour
6.9
2008

Jesus Christ Saviour

Self

In Free Fall
2010

In Free Fall

Self (archive footage)

Filmography — Crew