Klaus Kinski
Known for: Acting
Born: October 18, 1926
Died: November 23, 1991
Place of birth: —
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.
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Filmography
163 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
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Othelo The Great
2024
6.0
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
5.0
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
2022
7.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
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The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
2021
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Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
2021
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
6.7
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019NR
Filming Silenzio
2017
6.0
FantastiCozzi
2016
7.0
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014NR
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014
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In Free Fall
2010
7.1
Jesus Christ Saviour
2008NR
Beloved Count
2007
5.8
The Spaghetti West
20057.0
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
20058.0
Kinski rigando Paganini
2003
7.0
Whiteface
2002
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Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
7.3
My Best Fiend
19996.5
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
1999NR
Sternstunde Kunst
1998
8.0
Otto – The Series
1995
9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
5.3
Paganini
1990
5.0
White Hunter
1990
5.8
Nosferatu in Venice
1988
6.9
Cobra Verde
1987
5.4
Timestalkers
1987
7.0
Location Africa
1987
5.4
Crawlspace
1986
7.1
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986
4.0
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
1986
4.2
Star Knight
1985
6.2
Commando Leopard
1985
4.7
Creature
1985NR
Sonntagsgespräch
1985NR
Zeit zu zweit
1985
5.6
The Little Drummer Girl
1984
5.3
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984
6.4
Beauty and the Beast
1984
4.6
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
7.1
Diary
1983
5.4
Android
1982
7.6
Burden of Dreams
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
5.3
The Soldier
19825.5
Na sowas!
1982
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
1982
5.7
Venom
1981
5.1
Love & Money
1981
5.3
Fruits of Passion
1981
6.1
Buddy Buddy
1981
5.8
The Child Woman
1980
5.2
Schizoid
1980
5.5
Haine
1980
6.3
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
1979
6.6
Woyzeck
1979
5.2
Zoo zéro
1979
8.0
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
1979
7.3
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
5.5
The Song of Roland
1978
5.0
Ciné regards
1978
6.5
Death of a Corrupt Man
1977
6.1
Operation Thunderbolt
1977
4.9
Madame Claude
1977
8.0
Auf los geht's los
1977
5.1
Golden Night
1976
5.9
Jack the Ripper
1976
6.3
The Net
1975
6.3
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975
5.0
Lifespan
1975
5.8
Return of Shanghai Joe
1975
7.0
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975
6.3
Footprints on the Moon
1975
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
4.5
Heroes in Hell
1974
4.6
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
1974
7.0
Am laufenden Band
1974
5.1
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
1973
5.9
Death Smiles on a Murderer
19737.0
Je später der Abend
1973
7.2
The Bloody Hands of the Law
1973
7.4
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972
5.7
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
1972
4.8
Black Killer
1971
4.5
Eye of the Spider
1971
6.0
The Price of Death
1971
5.8
Web of the Spider
1971
5.8
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
1971
5.5
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
1971
4.8
Slaughter Hotel
1971
5.6
His Name Was King
1971
7.0
Adios Compañeros
1971
5.6
Coffin Full of Dollars
1971
5.6
The Beast
1970
5.6
Churchill's Leopards
1970
7.0
The Night of the Assassin
1970
5.9
Only the Cool
1970
5.9
Count Dracula
1970
6.7
And God Said to Cain
1970
2.9
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
1970
6.4
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
1969
5.4
Venus in Furs
1969
6.6
Salt in the Wound
1969
6.7
Gangster's Law
1969
5.9
Double Face
1969
5.0
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
4.9
Five for Hell
1969
7.5
The Great Silence
1968
5.8
The Bastard
1968
4.1
The Vatican Affair
1968
5.9
Twice a Judas
1968
6.0
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
1968
5.2
Coplan Saves His Skin
1968
8.5
Psychopath
1968
5.9
The Ruthless Four
1968
6.6
Western, Italian Style
1968
5.8
Man, Pride and Vengeance
1967
7.1
Grand Slam
1967
5.2
Five Golden Dragons
1967
4.3
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
1967
6.3
Creature with the Blue Hand
1967
6.6
A Bullet for the General
1967
6.6
Target for Killing
1966
7.4
Where Are You Taking That Woman
1966
5.9
Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
5.5
Circus of Fear
1966
7.6
Doctor Zhivago
1965
8.0
For a Few Dollars More
1965
5.7
That Man in Istanbul
1965
6.0
The Dirty Game
1965
6.2
Again the Ringer
1965
5.6
The Pleasure Girls
1965
6.0
Traitor's Gate
1964
6.2
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964
6.7
Last of the Renegades
1964
5.7
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
1964
6.6
Mark of the Tortoise
19647.3
Die Drehscheibe
1964
7.0
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964
6.7
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
1963
6.2
The Secret of the Black Widow
1963
5.3
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963
5.0
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963
6.4
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
1963
6.8
The Indian Scarf
1963
6.2
The Black Abbot
1963
7.5
The Black Cobra
1963
6.5
The Squeaker
19638.0
Weltspiegel
196310.0
Die Mondvögel
1963
6.8
The Inn on the River
1962
6.5
The Door with Seven Locks
1962
6.7
The Red Pastures
1962
6.4
The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
5.8
The Secret of the Red Orchid
1962
6.6
The Strange Countess
19618.0
Die Kurve
1961
5.8
The Devil's Daffodil
1961
8.5
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
1961
6.1
Dead Eyes of London
1961
6.7
The Avenger
1960
7.2
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958
6.7
Corinna Darling
1956
10.0
Waldwinter
1956
8.0
Hanussen
1955
7.0
Sarajevo
1955
6.4
Children, Mother, and the General
1955
7.1
Ludwig II
1955
6.4
Fear
1954
6.8
Decision Before Dawn
19516.0
German Film Award
1951
6.7
Morituri
1948