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).
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Known For
For a Few Dollars More
(1965)
Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Doctor Zhivago
(1965)
Kostoyed Amourski
Fitzcarraldo
(1982)
Fitzcarraldo
A Bullet for the General
(1967)
El Santo
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(1979)
Count Dracula
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Marquis De Sade
Crawlspace
(1986)
Karl Gunther
Fruits of Passion
(1981)
Sir Stephen
Cobra Verde
(1987)
Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
The Great Silence
(1968)
Loco (Tigrero)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
(1972)
Don Lope de Aguirre
Paganini
(1990)
Niccolo Paganini
Last of the Renegades
(1964)
David "Luke" Lucas
Woyzeck
(1979)
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
(1975)
Doc Foster
Fear
(1954)
Cabaret Performer
Full Filmography
Acting
Morituri
(1948)
Dutch prisoner
Decision Before Dawn
(1951)
Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Fear
(1954)
Cabaret Performer
Children, Mother, and the General
(1955)
Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II
(1955)
Prince Otto von Bayern
Hanussen
(1955)
Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Sarajevo
(1955)
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Corinna Darling
(1956)
Klaus Brockmann
Waldwinter
(1956)
Otto Hartwig
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
(1958)
Gestapo Lieutenant
The Avenger
(1960)
Lorenz Voss
Dead Eyes of London
(1961)
Edgar Strauss
The Devil's Daffodil
(1961)
Peter Keene
The Strange Countess
(1961)
Bresset
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
(1961)
Bex, Autor
Die Kurve
(1961)
Anton
The Red Pastures
(1962)
Martin
The Counterfeit Traitor
(1962)
Kindler
Secret of the Red Orchid
(1962)
Steve
The Door with Seven Locks
(1962)
Pheeny
The Inn on the River
(1962)
Gregor Gubanow
The Secret of the Black Widow
(1963)
Boyd
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
(1963)
Saddhu
The Black Abbot
(1963)
Thomas Fortuna
The Squeaker
(1963)
Krishna
Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard
(1963)
Inspector Joe Wright
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
(1963)
Whitey
Die Mondvögel
(1963)
Valentin
The Indian Scarf
(1963)
Peter Ross
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
(1963)
The Black Cobra
(1963)
Koks-Charley
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
(1964)
Speranzo
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
(1964)
George
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
(1964)
Jose
Last of the Renegades
(1964)
David "Luke" Lucas
Mark of the Tortoise
(1964)
Shapiro
Traitor's Gate
(1964)
Kane
For a Few Dollars More
(1965)
Juan Wild - The Hunchback
The Pleasure Girls
(1965)
Nikko Stalmar
Again the Ringer
(1965)
Edwards
That Man in Istanbul
(1965)
Schenck
The Dirty Game
(1965)
russischer Agent
Doctor Zhivago
(1965)
Kostoyed Amourski
Circus of Fear
(1966)
Manfred
Target for Killing
(1966)
Caporetti
Where Are You Taking That Woman
(1966)
Gomez (Rio segment)
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
(1966)
Jonquil
Creature with the Blue Hand
(1967)
Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
A Bullet for the General
(1967)
El Santo
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
(1967)
President Boong
Five Golden Dragons
(1967)
Gert
Grand Slam
(1967)
Erich Weiss
Man, Pride and Vengeance
(1967)
Lt. Miguel Garcia
The Ruthless Four
(1968)
Brent il Biondo
The Vatican Affair
(1968)
Clint Rogers
The Great Silence
(1968)
Loco (Tigrero)
Twice a Judas
(1968)
Dingus
The Bastard
(1968)
Adam
Western, Italian Style
(1968)
Self
Psychopath
(1968)
Periwinkle
Coplan Saves His Skin
(1968)
Theler
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
(1968)
Morgan
Gangster's Law
(1969)
Quintero
Salt in the Wound
(1969)
Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)
Marquis De Sade
Five for Hell
(1969)
SS Col. Hans Mueller
Double Face
(1969)
John Alexander
Venus in Furs
(1969)
Ahmed Kortobawi
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
(1969)
Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Sartana - Töten war sein täglich Brot
(1970)
The Beast
(1970)
Johnny Laster
Churchill's Leopards
(1970)
Captain Holtz
Only the Cool
(1970)
Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
And God Said to Cain
(1970)
Gary Hamilton
Count Dracula
(1970)
Renfield
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
(1970)
Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
The Night of the Assassin
(1970)
Evagoras
Black Killer
(1971)
James Webb / Black Killer
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
(1971)
Virgil Prescott
Eye of the Spider
(1971)
Hans Fischer
Web of the Spider
(1971)
Edgar Allan Poe
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
(1971)
Dan Hogan
Coffin Full of Dollars
(1971)
Dan Hagen / Slander
Slaughter Hotel
(1971)
Dr. Francis Clay
The Price of Death
(1971)
Chester Conway / Ray
Adios Compañeros
(1971)
Reverend Cotton
His Name Was King
(1971)
Brian Foster
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
(1972)
Scott
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
(1972)
Don Lope de Aguirre
Death Smiles on a Murderer
(1973)
Dr. Sturges
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
(1973)
Scalper Jack
The Bloody Hands of the Law
(1973)
Vito Quattroni
Lover of the Monster
(1974)
Dr. Alex Nijinski
Heroes in Hell
(1974)
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
(1974)
Prof. Nijinski
Footprints on the Moon
(1975)
Professor Blackmann
Lifespan
(1975)
Nicholas Ulrich
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
(1975)
Doc Foster
That Most Important Thing: Love
(1975)
Karl-Heinz Zimmer
The Net
(1975)
Emilio Bossi
Return of Shanghai Joe
(1975)
Pat Barnes
Jack the Ripper
(1976)
Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
Golden Night
(1976)
Michel Fournier
Death of a Corrupt Man
(1977)
Nicolas Tomski
Operation Thunderbolt
(1977)
Wilfried Boese
Madame Claude
(1977)
Alexander Zakis
The Song of Roland
(1978)
Roland / Klaus
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
(1979)
Voice
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
(1979)
Self
Zoo zéro
(1979)
Yavé, le directeur du zoo
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(1979)
Count Dracula
Woyzeck
(1979)
Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Haine
(1980)
Le motard
Schizoid
(1980)
Pieter Fales
The Child Woman
(1980)
Marcel
Love and Money
(1981)
Frederic Stockheinz
Fruits of Passion
(1981)
Sir Stephen
Buddy Buddy
(1981)
Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Venom
(1981)
Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
The Soldier
(1982)
Dracha
Android
(1982)
Dr. Daniel
Burden of Dreams
(1982)
Self - Actor
Fitzcarraldo
(1982)
Fitzcarraldo
Diary
(1983)
(archive footage)
Code Name: Wild Geese
(1984)
Charleton
Beauty and the Beast
(1984)
Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
(1984)
Dr. Max Bauer
The Little Drummer Girl
(1984)
Martin Kurtz
Commando Leopard
(1985)
Silveira
Star Knight
(1985)
Boetius
Creature
(1985)
Hans Rudy Hofner
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
(1986)
Donald McBride
Crawlspace
(1986)
Karl Gunther
Portrait: Werner Herzog
(1986)
Self (archive footage)
Timestalkers
(1987)
Dr. Joseph Cole
Cobra Verde
(1987)
Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Location Africa
(1987)
Self
Nosferatu in Venice
(1988)
Nosferatu
Paganini
(1990)
Niccolo Paganini
White Hunter
(1990)
Klaus Naginsky
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Renfield (archive footage)
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
(1999)
Self
My Best Fiend
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Whiteface
(2002)
(archive footage)
Kinski rigando Paganini
(2003)
Self
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
The Spaghetti West
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Beloved Count
(2007)
Renfield (archive footage)
Jesus Christ Saviour
(2008)
Self
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
(2014)
(archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(2015)
FantastiCozzi
(2016)
Nosferatu (archive footage)
Filming Silenzio
(2017)
(archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(2020)
Self
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Othelo The Great
(2023)
Ele Mesmo (Imagem de Arquivo)
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Writing
Editing