Acting
Klaus Kinski
ES, PT, DE, FR cinema · 165 credits
Born
18 October 1926
Died
23 November 1991 (aged 65)
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 the greatest actors of the century, but also a monster and a great pestilence." Posthumously, he was accused of having physically and sexually abused his daughters Pola and Nastassja. His notoriety and prolific output have developed into a widespread cult following and a reputation as a popular icon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self (archive footage)
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
as Self (archive footage)
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
as Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
Filming Silenzio
2017
Filming Silenzio
as (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
as (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Free Fall
as Self (archive footage)
Jesus Christ Saviour
as Self, Writer
Beloved Count
2007
Beloved Count
as Renfield (archive footage)
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
2005
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
as Self (archive footage)
The Spaghetti West
as Self (archive footage)
Whiteface
as (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
as Self (archive footage)
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
1999
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Renfield (archive footage)
Paganini
as Niccolo Paganini, Writer, Director, Editor, Story, Screenplay
White Hunter
as Klaus Naginsky
Nosferatu in Venice
as Nosferatu
Cobra Verde
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Timestalkers
as Dr. Joseph Cole
Location Africa
as Self
Crawlspace
as Karl Gunther
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
as Donald McBride
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
Star Knight
as Boetius
Creature
as Hans Rudy Hofner
Commando Leopard
as Silveira
The Little Drummer Girl
as Martin Kurtz
Code Name: Wild Geese
as Charleton
Beauty and the Beast
as Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Dr. Max Bauer
Diary
as (archive footage)
Fitzcarraldo
as Fitzcarraldo
Burden of Dreams
as Self - Actor
Android
as Dr. Daniel
The Soldier
as Dracha
Venom
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Buddy Buddy
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Fruits of Passion
as Sir Stephen
Love & Money
as Frederic Stockheinz
Schizoid
as Dr. Pieter Fales
The Child Woman
as Marcel
Haine
as Le motard
Woyzeck
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Count Dracula
Zoo zéro
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
The Song of Roland
as Roland / Klaus
Operation Thunderbolt
as Wilfried Boese
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Nicolas Tomski
Madame Claude
as Alexander Zakis
Golden Night
as Michel Fournier
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Doc Foster
Footprints on the Moon
as Professor Blackmann
Lifespan
as Nicholas Ulrich
Return of Shanghai Joe
as Pat Barnes
The Net
as Emilio Bossi
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
as Prof. Nijinski
Heroes in Hell
as Gen. Kaufmann
Lover of the Monster
as Dr. Alex Nijinski
Death Smiles on a Murderer
as Dr. Sturges
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
as Scalper Jack
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Vito Quattroni
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
as Don Lope de Aguirre
Slaughter Hotel
as Dr. Francis Clay
Web of the Spider
as Edgar Allan Poe
Eye of the Spider
as Hans Fischer
Black Killer
as James Webb / Black Killer
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
as Virgil Prescott
The Price of Death
as Chester Conway / Ray
Adios Compañeros
as Reverend Cotton
Coffin Full of Dollars
as Dan Hagen / Slander
His Name Was King
as Brian Foster
Count Dracula
as Renfield
And God Said to Cain
as Gary Hamilton
The Beast
as Johnny Laster
The Night of the Assassin
as Evagoras
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
Churchill's Leopards
as Captain Holtz
Only the Cool
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Venus in Furs
as Ahmed Kortobawi
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Marquis De Sade
Five for Hell
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
Salt in the Wound
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Double Face
as John Alexander
Gangster's Law
as Quintero
The Great Silence
as Tigrero
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Theler
The Ruthless Four
as Brent il Biondo
The Bastard
as Adam
Twice a Judas
as Dingus
Psychopath
as Periwinkle
The Vatican Affair
as Clint Rogers
A Bullet for the General
as El Santo
Creature with the Blue Hand
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
as President Boong
Grand Slam
as Erich Weiss
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Circus of Fear
as Manfred
Our Man in Marrakesh
as Jonquil
Target for Killing
as Caporetti
Where Are You Taking That Woman
as Gomez (Rio segment)
Doctor Zhivago
as Kostoyed Amourski
That Man in Istanbul
as Schenck
Again the Ringer
as Edwards
The Pleasure Girls
as Nikko Stalmar
The Dirty Game
as Russian Agent
For a Few Dollars More
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Last of the Renegades
as David "Luke" Lucas
Mark of the Tortoise
as Shapiro
Traitor's Gate
as Kane
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Speranzo
Die Mondvögel
1963
Die Mondvögel
as Valentin
The Black Abbot
as Thomas Fortuna
The Indian Scarf
as Peter Ross
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
as Inspector Joe Wright
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Whitey
The Black Cobra
as Koks-Charley
The Squeaker
as Krishna
The Inn on the River
as Gregor Gubanow
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Kindler
The Red Pastures
as Martin
The Devil's Daffodil
as Peter Keene
The Strange Countess
as Bresset
Dead Eyes of London
as Edgar Strauss
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
as Bex, Autor
The Avenger
as Lorenz Voss
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as Gestapo Lieutenant
Waldwinter
as Otto Hartwig
Corinna Darling
as Klaus Brockmann
Ludwig II
as Prince Otto von Bayern
Children, Mother, and the General
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Hanussen
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Sarajevo
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Fear
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
Decision Before Dawn
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Morituri
as Dutch prisoner