Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

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.

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Filmography

2024

Othelo The Great
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2024
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/27/2024

2022

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/9/2022

2021

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/25/2021
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/25/2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/15/2021

2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/22/2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/8/2020

2019

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/7/2019

2017

Movie
Filming Silenzio
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2017

2016

FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/21/2016

2015

Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/13/2015

2014

Movie
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/6/2014

2010

In Free Fall
In Free Fall
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/2/2010

2008

Jesus Christ Saviour
Jesus Christ Saviour
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/15/2008

2007

Beloved Count
Beloved Count
as Renfield (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/27/2007

2005

Movie
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2005
The Spaghetti West
The Spaghetti West
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/1/2005

2003

Movie
Kinski rigando Paganini
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/3/2003

2002

Whiteface
Whiteface
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/4/2002

2000

Movie
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/21/2000

1999

My Best Fiend
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/17/1999
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

TV
Sternstunde Kunst
as Self
TV - Released: 11/29/1998

1995

Otto – The Series
Otto – The Series
as Verschiedene
TV - Released: 1/30/1995

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Renfield (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991

1990

Paganini
Paganini
as Niccolo Paganini
Movie - Released: 5/25/1990
White Hunter
White Hunter
as Klaus Naginsky
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1988

Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
as Nosferatu
Movie - Released: 9/10/1988

1987

Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Movie - Released: 12/3/1987
Timestalkers
Timestalkers
as Dr. Joseph Cole
Movie - Released: 3/10/1987
Location Africa
Location Africa
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/28/1987

1986

Crawlspace
Crawlspace
as Karl Gunther
Movie - Released: 5/21/1986
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
as Donald McBride
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/27/1986

1985

Star Knight
Star Knight
as Boetius
Movie - Released: 12/20/1985
Creature
Creature
as Hans Rudy Hofner
Movie - Released: 5/8/1985
Commando Leopard
Commando Leopard
as Silveira
Movie - Released: 10/24/1985
TV
Sonntagsgespräch
as Self
TV - Released: 2/10/1985
TV
Zeit zu zweit
as Self - Interviewee
TV - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
as Martin Kurtz
Movie - Released: 10/19/1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
as Charleton
Movie - Released: 10/5/1984
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
as Beast
Movie - Released: 8/13/1984
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Dr. Max Bauer
Movie - Released: 5/12/1984

1983

Diary
Diary
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/11/1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Kurt Hoffman
TV - Released: 11/23/1983

1982

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
as Fitzcarraldo
Movie - Released: 3/2/1982
Burden of Dreams
Burden of Dreams
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982
Android
Android
as Dr. Daniel
Movie - Released: 10/15/1982
The Soldier
The Soldier
as Dracha
Movie - Released: 6/1/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Beast
TV - Released: 9/11/1982
TV
Na sowas!
as Self
TV - Released: 3/29/1982

1981

Venom
Venom
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Movie - Released: 11/28/1981
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Movie - Released: 4/2/1981
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
as Sir Stephen
Movie - Released: 6/3/1981
Love & Money
Love & Money
as Frederic Stockheinz
Movie - Released: 8/28/1981

1980

Schizoid
Schizoid
as Dr. Pieter Fales
Movie - Released: 9/1/1980
The Child Woman
The Child Woman
as Marcel
Movie - Released: 9/24/1980
Haine
Haine
as Le motard
Movie - Released: 1/9/1980

1979

Woyzeck
Woyzeck
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Movie - Released: 5/25/1979
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Count Dracula
Movie - Released: 1/17/1979
Zoo zéro
Zoo zéro
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
Movie - Released: 5/9/1979
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
as Voice
Movie - Released: 4/18/1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/6/1979
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/9/1979

1978

The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
as Roland / Klaus
Movie - Released: 10/4/1978

1977

Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
as Wilfried Boese
Movie - Released: 6/6/1977
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Nicolas Tomski
Movie - Released: 12/7/1977
Madame Claude
Madame Claude
as Alexander Zakis
Movie - Released: 5/11/1977
Auf los geht's los
Auf los geht's los
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1977

1976

Golden Night
Golden Night
as Michel Fournier
Movie - Released: 10/1/1976
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
Movie - Released: 9/23/1976

1975

That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Movie - Released: 2/12/1975
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Doc Foster
Movie - Released: 12/16/1975
Footprints on the Moon
Footprints on the Moon
as Professor Blackmann
Movie - Released: 2/1/1975
Lifespan
Lifespan
as Nicholas Ulrich
Movie - Released: 9/5/1975
Return of Shanghai Joe
Return of Shanghai Joe
as Pat Barnes
Movie - Released: 2/28/1975
The Net
The Net
as Emilio Bossi
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1975

1974

The Hand That Feeds the Dead
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
as Prof. Nijinski
Movie - Released: 4/29/1974
Heroes in Hell
Heroes in Hell
as Gen. Kaufmann
Movie - Released: 9/12/1974
Lover of the Monster
Lover of the Monster
as Dr. Alex Nijinski
Movie - Released: 4/28/1974
Am laufenden Band
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 4/27/1974
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1974

1973

Death Smiles on a Murderer
Death Smiles on a Murderer
as Dr. Sturges
Movie - Released: 7/11/1973
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe
as Scalper Jack
Movie - Released: 12/28/1973
The Bloody Hands of the Law
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Vito Quattroni
Movie - Released: 3/11/1973
TV
Je später der Abend
as Self
TV - Released: 3/18/1973

1972

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
as Don Lope de Aguirre
Movie - Released: 12/29/1972
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
as Scott
Movie - Released: 12/14/1972

1971

Slaughter Hotel
Slaughter Hotel
as Dr. Francis Clay
Movie - Released: 8/2/1971
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
as Dan Hogan
Movie - Released: 8/13/1971
Web of the Spider
Web of the Spider
as Edgar Allan Poe
Movie - Released: 8/26/1971
Eye of the Spider
Eye of the Spider
as Hans Fischer
Movie - Released: 11/1/1971
Black Killer
Black Killer
as James Webb / Black Killer
Movie - Released: 11/27/1971
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
as Virgil Prescott
Movie - Released: 8/13/1971
The Price of Death
The Price of Death
as Chester Conway / Ray
Movie - Released: 9/17/1971
Adios Compañeros
Adios Compañeros
as Reverend Cotton
Movie - Released: 4/17/1971
Coffin Full of Dollars
Coffin Full of Dollars
as Dan Hagen / Slander
Movie - Released: 4/1/1971
His Name Was King
His Name Was King
as Brian Foster
Movie - Released: 5/18/1971

1970

Count Dracula
Count Dracula
as Renfield
Movie - Released: 4/3/1970
And God Said to Cain
And God Said to Cain
as Gary Hamilton
Movie - Released: 2/5/1970
The Beast
The Beast
as Johnny Laster
Movie - Released: 9/12/1970
The Night of the Assassin
The Night of the Assassin
as Evagoras
Movie - Released: 8/6/1970
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
Movie - Released: 1/15/1970
Churchill's Leopards
Churchill's Leopards
as Captain Holtz
Movie - Released: 8/14/1970
Only the Cool
Only the Cool
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Movie - Released: 6/3/1970

1969

Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs
as Ahmed Kortobawi
Movie - Released: 8/19/1969
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Movie - Released: 11/20/1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Marquis De Sade
Movie - Released: 4/3/1969
Five for Hell
Five for Hell
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
Movie - Released: 1/18/1969
Salt in the Wound
Salt in the Wound
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Movie - Released: 8/10/1969
Double Face
Double Face
as John Alexander
Movie - Released: 7/4/1969
Gangster's Law
Gangster's Law
as Quintero
Movie - Released: 8/8/1969

1968

The Great Silence
The Great Silence
as Loco (Tigrero)
Movie - Released: 11/22/1968
Coplan Saves His Skin
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Theler
Movie - Released: 7/13/1968
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Morgan
Movie - Released: 8/14/1968
The Ruthless Four
The Ruthless Four
as Brent il Biondo
Movie - Released: 2/9/1968
The Bastard
The Bastard
as Adam
Movie - Released: 10/29/1968
Twice a Judas
Twice a Judas
as Dingus
Movie - Released: 8/30/1968
Western, Italian Style
Western, Italian Style
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
Psychopath
Psychopath
as Periwinkle
Movie - Released: 4/15/1968
The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair
as Clint Rogers
Movie - Released: 9/10/1968

1967

A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General
as El Santo
Movie - Released: 1/13/1967
Creature with the Blue Hand
Creature with the Blue Hand
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
Movie - Released: 4/28/1967
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
as President Boong
Movie - Released: 5/5/1967
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons
as Gert
Movie - Released: 8/3/1967
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
as Erich Weiss
Movie - Released: 9/28/1967
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Movie - Released: 12/22/1967

1966

Circus of Fear
Circus of Fear
as Manfred
Movie - Released: 4/29/1966
Our Man in Marrakesh
Our Man in Marrakesh
as Jonquil
Movie - Released: 5/5/1966
Target for Killing
Target for Killing
as Caporetti
Movie - Released: 9/29/1966
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Where Are You Taking That Woman
as Gomez (Rio segment)
Movie - Released: 7/28/1966

1965

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Kostoyed Amourski
Movie - Released: 12/22/1965
That Man in Istanbul
That Man in Istanbul
as Schenck
Movie - Released: 8/11/1965
Again the Ringer
Again the Ringer
as Edwards
Movie - Released: 6/4/1965
The Pleasure Girls
The Pleasure Girls
as Nikko Stalmar
Movie - Released: 5/1/1965
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game
as Russian Agent
Movie - Released: 6/23/1965
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Movie - Released: 12/18/1965

1964

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Jose
Movie - Released: 3/28/1964
Last of the Renegades
Last of the Renegades
as David "Luke" Lucas
Movie - Released: 9/17/1964
Mark of the Tortoise
Mark of the Tortoise
as Shapiro
Movie - Released: 4/23/1964
Traitor's Gate
Traitor's Gate
as Kane
Movie - Released: 12/18/1964
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
as George
Movie - Released: 4/30/1964
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Speranzo
Movie - Released: 10/9/1964
TV
Die Drehscheibe
as Self
TV - Released: 4/1/1964

1963

Movie
Die Mondvögel
as Valentin
Movie - Released: 4/2/1963
The Black Abbot
The Black Abbot
as Thomas Fortuna
Movie - Released: 7/5/1963
The Indian Scarf
The Indian Scarf
as Peter Ross
Movie - Released: 9/13/1963
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
as Inspector Joe Wright
Movie - Released: 9/20/1963
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Whitey
Movie - Released: 12/31/1963
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
as Saddhu
Movie - Released: 11/6/1963
The Secret of the Black Widow
The Secret of the Black Widow
as Boyd
Movie - Released: 11/28/1963
The Black Cobra
The Black Cobra
as Koks-Charley
Movie - Released: 5/16/1963
The Squeaker
The Squeaker
as Krishna
Movie - Released: 4/26/1963
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Movie - Released: 11/20/1963
TV
Weltspiegel
as Self
TV - Released: 4/5/1963

1962

Secret of the Red Orchid
Secret of the Red Orchid
as Steve
Movie - Released: 3/1/1962
The Inn on the River
The Inn on the River
as Gregor Gubanow
Movie - Released: 9/28/1962
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Kindler
Movie - Released: 4/13/1962
The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks
as Pheeny
Movie - Released: 6/18/1962
The Red Pastures
The Red Pastures
as Martin
Movie - Released: 5/23/1962

1961

The Devil's Daffodil
The Devil's Daffodil
as Peter Keene
Movie - Released: 7/20/1961
The Strange Countess
The Strange Countess
as Bresset
Movie - Released: 11/8/1961
Dead Eyes of London
Dead Eyes of London
as Edgar Strauss
Movie - Released: 3/28/1961
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
as Bex, Autor
Movie - Released: 7/20/1961
Movie
Die Kurve
as Anton
Movie - Released: 7/22/1961

1960

The Avenger
The Avenger
as Lorenz Voss
Movie - Released: 8/5/1960

1958

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as Gestapo Lieutenant
Movie - Released: 7/9/1958

1956

Waldwinter
Waldwinter
as Otto Hartwig
Movie - Released: 3/27/1956
Corinna Darling
Corinna Darling
as Klaus Brockmann
Movie - Released: 12/22/1956

1955

Ludwig II
Ludwig II
as Prince Otto von Bayern
Movie - Released: 1/14/1955
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Movie - Released: 3/4/1955
Hanussen
Hanussen
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Movie - Released: 9/14/1955
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Movie - Released: 9/13/1955

1954

Fear
Fear
as Cabaret Performer
Movie - Released: 11/5/1954

1951

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1951
TV
German Film Award
as Self
TV - Released: 6/6/1951

1948

Morituri
Morituri
as Dutch prisoner
Movie - Released: 9/24/1948