Klaus Kinski

Acting

Klaus Kinski

Born October 18, 1926178 credits

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

Othelo The Great

Othelo The Great

Movie

2024

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
6.0

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Movie

2024

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
4.8

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Movie

2022

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7.0

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Movie

2021

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

Movie

2021

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Movie

2021

Filmography

Othelo The Great
2024Othelo The Greatas Self (archive footage)Movie
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Filmas Self (archive footage)Movie
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampireas Self (archive footage)Movie
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchainedas Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfusas Self (archive footage)Movie
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Lifeas Self (archive footage)Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.as (archive footage)Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vaultas (archive footage)Movie
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableauas Self (archive footage)Movie
F
2017Filming Silenzioas (archive footage)Movie
FantastiCozzi
2016FantastiCozzias Nosferatu (archive footage)Movie
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015Fifty Shades of Eroticaas (archive footage)Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
P
2014Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramannas (archive footage)Movie
In Free Fall
2010In Free Fallas Self (archive footage)Movie
Jesus Christ Saviour
2008Jesus Christ Saviouras SelfMovie
Beloved Count
2007Beloved Countas Renfield (archive footage)Movie
The Spaghetti West
2005The Spaghetti Westas Self (archive footage)Movie
T
2005The Western World of Ferdinando Baldias Self (archive footage)Movie
K
2003Kinski rigando Paganinias SelfMovie
Whiteface
2002Whitefaceas (archive footage)Movie
K
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actoras Self (archive footage)Movie
My Best Fiend
1999My Best Fiendas Self (archive footage)Movie
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
1999Please Kill Mr. Kinskias Self (archive footage)Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Renfield (archive footage)Movie
Paganini
1990Paganinias Niccolo PaganiniMovie
White Hunter
1990White Hunteras Klaus NaginskyMovie
Nosferatu in Venice
1988Nosferatu in Veniceas NosferatuMovie
Cobra Verde
1987Cobra Verdeas Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra VerdeMovie
Timestalkers
1987Timestalkersas Dr. Joseph ColeMovie
Location Africa
1987Location Africaas SelfMovie
Crawlspace
1986Crawlspaceas Karl GuntherMovie
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986Portrait: Werner Herzogas Self (archive footage)Movie
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
1986Revenge of the Stolen Starsas Donald McBrideMovie
Star Knight
1985Star Knightas BoetiusMovie
Commando Leopard
1985Commando Leopardas SilveiraMovie
Creature
1985Creatureas Hans Rudy HofnerMovie
S
1985Sonntagsgesprächas SelfTV
Z
1985Zeit zu zweitas Self - IntervieweeTV
The Little Drummer Girl
1984The Little Drummer Girlas Martin KurtzMovie
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984Code Name: Wild Geeseas CharletonMovie
Beauty and the Beast
1984Beauty and the Beastas BeastMovie
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freudas Dr. Max BauerMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras Kurt HoffmanTV
Diary
1983Diaryas (archive footage)Movie
Android
1982Androidas Dr. DanielMovie
Burden of Dreams
1982Burden of Dreamsas Self - ActorMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas BeastTV
The Soldier
1982The Soldieras DrachaMovie
N
1982Na sowas!as SelfTV
Fitzcarraldo
1982Fitzcarraldoas FitzcarraldoMovie
Venom
1981Venomas Jacques Müller (Jacmel)Movie
Love & Money
1981Love & Moneyas Frederic StockheinzMovie
Fruits of Passion
1981Fruits of Passionas Sir StephenMovie
Buddy Buddy
1981Buddy Buddyas Dr. Hugo ZuckerbrotMovie
The Child Woman
1980The Child Womanas MarcelMovie
Schizoid
1980Schizoidas Dr. Pieter FalesMovie
Haine
1980Haineas Le motardMovie
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979The Making of 'Nosferatu'as SelfMovie
Woyzeck
1979Woyzeckas Friedrich Johann Franz WoyzeckMovie
Zoo zéro
1979Zoo zéroas Yavé, le directeur du zooMovie
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
1979I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzogas VoiceMovie
NDR Talk Show
1979NDR Talk Showas SelfTV
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979Nosferatu the Vampyreas Count DraculaMovie
The Song of Roland
1978The Song of Rolandas Roland / KlausMovie
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977Death of a Corrupt Manas Nicolas TomskiMovie
Operation Thunderbolt
1977Operation Thunderboltas Wilfried BoeseMovie
Madame Claude
1977Madame Claudeas Alexander ZakisMovie
Auf los geht's los
1977Auf los geht's losas SelfTV
Golden Night
1976Golden Nightas Michel FournierMovie
Jack the Ripper
1976Jack the Ripperas Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the RipperMovie
The Net
1975The Netas Emilio BossiMovie
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiotas Doc FosterMovie
Lifespan
1975Lifespanas Nicholas UlrichMovie
Return of Shanghai Joe
1975Return of Shanghai Joeas Pat BarnesMovie
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975That Most Important Thing: Loveas Karl-Heinz ZimmerMovie
Footprints on the Moon
1975Footprints on the Moonas Professor BlackmannMovie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
Spécial cinéma
1974Spécial cinémaas SelfTV
Heroes in Hell
1974Heroes in Hellas Gen. KaufmannMovie
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
1974The Hand That Feeds the Deadas Prof. NijinskiMovie
Lover of the Monster
1974Lover of the Monsteras Dr. Alex NijinskiMovie
Am laufenden Band
1974Am laufenden Bandas Self - GuestTV
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
1973The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joeas Scalper JackMovie
Death Smiles on a Murderer
1973Death Smiles on a Murdereras Dr. SturgesMovie
J
1973Je später der Abendas SelfTV
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973The Bloody Hands of the Lawas Vito QuattroniMovie
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972Aguirre, the Wrath of Godas Don Lope de AguirreMovie
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
1972A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinityas ScottMovie
Black Killer
1971Black Killeras James Webb / Black KillerMovie
Eye of the Spider
1971Eye of the Spideras Hans FischerMovie
The Price of Death
1971The Price of Deathas Chester Conway / RayMovie
Web of the Spider
1971Web of the Spideras Edgar Allan PoeMovie
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
1971Shoot the Living and Pray for the Deadas Dan HoganMovie
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
1971Vengeance Is a Dish Served Coldas Virgil PrescottMovie
Slaughter Hotel
1971Slaughter Hotelas Dr. Francis ClayMovie
His Name Was King
1971His Name Was Kingas Brian FosterMovie
Adios Compañeros
1971Adios Compañerosas Reverend CottonMovie
Coffin Full of Dollars
1971Coffin Full of Dollarsas Dan Hagen / SlanderMovie
The Beast
1970The Beastas Johnny LasterMovie
Churchill's Leopards
1970Churchill's Leopardsas Captain HoltzMovie
The Night of the Assassin
1970The Night of the Assassinas EvagorasMovie
Only the Cool
1970Only the Coolas Pavel Richko / Torpédo IMovie
Count Dracula
1970Count Draculaas RenfieldMovie
And God Said to Cain
1970And God Said to Cainas Gary HamiltonMovie
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
1970How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'Movie
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
1969I Am Sartana Your Angel of Deathas Chadeau / Holden / Hot DeadMovie
Venus in Furs
1969Venus in Fursas Ahmed KortobawiMovie
Salt in the Wound
1969Salt in the Woundas Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman CarrMovie
Gangster's Law
1969Gangster's Lawas QuinteroMovie
Double Face
1969Double Faceas John AlexanderMovie
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969Marquis de Sade: Justineas Marquis De SadeMovie
Five for Hell
1969Five for Hellas SS Col. Hans MuellerMovie
The Great Silence
1968The Great Silenceas Loco (Tigrero)Movie
The Bastard
1968The Bastardas AdamMovie
The Vatican Affair
1968The Vatican Affairas Clint RogersMovie
Twice a Judas
1968Twice a Judasas DingusMovie
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Deathas MorganMovie
Coplan Saves His Skin
1968Coplan Saves His Skinas ThelerMovie
Psychopath
1968Psychopathas PeriwinkleMovie
The Ruthless Four
1968The Ruthless Fouras Brent il BiondoMovie
Western, Italian Style
1968Western, Italian Styleas SelfMovie
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967Man, Pride and Vengeanceas Lt. Miguel GarciaMovie
Grand Slam
1967Grand Slamas Erich WeissMovie
Five Golden Dragons
1967Five Golden Dragonsas GertMovie
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
1967The Million Eyes of Sumuruas President BoongMovie
Creature with the Blue Hand
1967Creature with the Blue Handas Dave Emerson / Richard EmersonMovie
A Bullet for the General
1967A Bullet for the Generalas El SantoMovie
Target for Killing
1966Target for Killingas CaporettiMovie
Where Are You Taking That Woman
1966Where Are You Taking That Womanas Gomez (Rio segment)Movie
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966Our Man in Marrakeshas JonquilMovie
Circus of Fear
1966Circus of Fearas ManfredMovie
Doctor Zhivago
1965Doctor Zhivagoas Kostoyed AmourskiMovie
For a Few Dollars More
1965For a Few Dollars Moreas Juan Wild - The HunchbackMovie
That Man in Istanbul
1965That Man in Istanbulas SchenckMovie
The Dirty Game
1965The Dirty Gameas Russian AgentMovie
Again the Ringer
1965Again the Ringeras EdwardsMovie
The Pleasure Girls
1965The Pleasure Girlsas Nikko StalmarMovie
Traitor's Gate
1964Traitor's Gateas KaneMovie
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964Secret of the Chinese Carnationas SperanzoMovie
Last of the Renegades
1964Last of the Renegadesas David "Luke" LucasMovie
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964The Curse of the Hidden Vaultas GeorgeMovie
Mark of the Tortoise
1964Mark of the Tortoiseas ShapiroMovie
D
1964Die Drehscheibeas SelfTV
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964The Last Ride to Santa Cruzas JoseMovie
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
1963Piccadilly Zero Hour 12as WhiteyMovie
The Secret of the Black Widow
1963The Secret of the Black Widowas BoydMovie
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963The Mystery of the Indian TempleMovie
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeanceas SaddhuMovie
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuseas Inspector Joe WrightMovie
The Indian Scarf
1963The Indian Scarfas Peter RossMovie
The Black Abbot
1963The Black Abbotas Thomas FortunaMovie
The Black Cobra
1963The Black Cobraas Koks-CharleyMovie
The Squeaker
1963The Squeakeras KrishnaMovie
W
1963Weltspiegelas SelfTV
D
1963Die Mondvögelas ValentinMovie
The Inn on the River
1962The Inn on the Riveras Gregor GubanowMovie
The Door with Seven Locks
1962The Door with Seven Locksas PheenyMovie
The Red Pastures
1962The Red Pasturesas MartinMovie
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962The Counterfeit Traitoras KindlerMovie
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962Secret of the Red Orchidas SteveMovie
The Strange Countess
1961The Strange Countessas BressetMovie
D
1961Die Kurveas AntonMovie
The Devil's Daffodil
1961The Devil's Daffodilas Peter KeeneMovie
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
1961Bankraub in der Rue Latouras Bex, AutorMovie
Dead Eyes of London
1961Dead Eyes of Londonas Edgar StraussMovie
The Avenger
1960The Avengeras Lorenz VossMovie
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958A Time to Love and a Time to Dieas Gestapo LieutenantMovie
Corinna Darling
1956Corinna Darlingas Klaus BrockmannMovie
Waldwinter
1956Waldwinteras Otto HartwigMovie
Hanussen
1955Hanussenas Erik von Spazier / MirkoMovie
Sarajevo
1955Sarajevoas Nedeljko ČabrinovićMovie
Children, Mother, and the General
1955Children, Mother, and the Generalas Leutnant, der nicht mehr lachtMovie
Ludwig II
1955Ludwig IIas Prince Otto von BayernMovie
Fear
1954Fearas Cabaret PerformerMovie
Decision Before Dawn
1951Decision Before Dawnas Whining Soldier (uncredited)Movie
G
1951German Film Awardas SelfTV
Morituri
1948Moriturias Dutch prisonerMovie