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.
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Acting
169
Male
1926-10-18
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Doctor Zhivago
Woyzeck
That Most Important Thing: Love
The Secret of the Red Orchid
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Jesus Christ Saviour
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Last of the Renegades
Die Mondvögel
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Death Smiles on a Murderer
That Man in Istanbul
Count Dracula
Cobra Verde
Nosferatu the Vampyre
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
The Black Abbot
The Inn on the River
Venom
My Best Fiend
The Little Drummer Girl
The Great Silence
Golden Night
Fitzcarraldo
Operation Thunderbolt
The Indian Scarf
Again the Ringer
Slaughter Hotel
Nosferatu in Venice
Venus in Furs
Buddy Buddy
Burden of Dreams
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
Filming Silenzio
Circus of Fear
The Counterfeit Traitor
A Bullet for the General
The Pleasure Girls
Paganini
Creature with the Blue Hand
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Fruits of Passion
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Android
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Jack the Ripper
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Love & Money
Coplan Saves His Skin
Web of the Spider
Zoo zéro
Our Man in Marrakesh
Mark of the Tortoise
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
The Devil's Daffodil
The Strange Countess
Traitor's Gate
Death of a Corrupt Man
Timestalkers
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Footprints on the Moon
Eye of the Spider
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Star Knight
Black Killer
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Five for Hell
The Price of Death
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Crawlspace
The Door with Seven Locks
Five Golden Dragons
The Ruthless Four
Grand Slam
The Soldier
And God Said to Cain
Salt in the Wound
Creature
Schizoid
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
The Bastard
Twice a Judas
The Bloody Hands of the Law
The Beast
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
The Night of the Assassin
Lifespan
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Adios Compañeros
Coffin Full of Dollars
His Name Was King
Commando Leopard
The Avenger
The Red Pastures
Western, Italian Style
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
Return of Shanghai Joe
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Kinski rigando Paganini
Double Face
Code Name: Wild Geese
The Song of Roland
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Target for Killing
The Net
Ludwig II
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Madame Claude
Psychopath
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
Churchill's Leopards
The Child Woman
Haine
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Waldwinter
Only the Cool
The Secret of the Black Widow
Dead Eyes of London
Children, Mother, and the General
Corinna Darling
Morituri
Whiteface
The Dirty Game
Gangster's Law
Othelo The Great
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
The Black Cobra
The Vatican Affair
Hanussen
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Sarajevo
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
Fear
Heroes in Hell
White Hunter
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Beauty and the Beast
Portrait: Werner Herzog
The Squeaker
FantastiCozzi
Diary
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Location Africa
Fifty Shades of Erotica
For a Few Dollars More
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Die Kurve
Decision Before Dawn
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Beloved Count
The Spaghetti West
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
In Free Fall