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Klaus Kinski

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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

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

That Most Important Thing: Love

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

1979

Secret of the Red Orchid

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

1964

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972

Jesus Christ Saviour

Jesus Christ Saviour

2008

Last of the Renegades

Last of the Renegades

1964

Die Mondvögel

Die Mondvögel

1963

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

Death Smiles on a Murderer

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

That Man in Istanbul

That Man in Istanbul

1965

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1970

Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

1987

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

1973

The Black Abbot

The Black Abbot

1963

The Inn on the River

The Inn on the River

1962

Venom

Venom

1981

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

1999

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

The Great Silence

The Great Silence

1968

Golden Night

Golden Night

1976

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Thunderbolt

1977

The Indian Scarf

The Indian Scarf

1963

Again the Ringer

Again the Ringer

1965

Slaughter Hotel

Slaughter Hotel

1971

Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs

1969

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981

Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams

1982

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

2014

Filming Silenzio

Filming Silenzio

2017

Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear

1966

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

1967

The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls

1965

Paganini

Paganini

1990

Creature with the Blue Hand

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967

Fruits of Passion

Fruits of Passion

1981

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

1969

Android

Android

1982

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire

2022

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus

2021

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

2021

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1976

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

1971

Love & Money

Love & Money

1981

Coplan Saves His Skin

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968

Web of the Spider

Web of the Spider

1971

Zoo zéro

Zoo zéro

1979

Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

Mark of the Tortoise

Mark of the Tortoise

1964

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

1963

The Devil's Daffodil

The Devil's Daffodil

1961

The Strange Countess

The Strange Countess

1961

Traitor's Gate

Traitor's Gate

1964

Death of a Corrupt Man

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

1987

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

1964

Footprints on the Moon

Footprints on the Moon

1975

Eye of the Spider

Eye of the Spider

1971

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

Star Knight

Star Knight

1985

Black Killer

Black Killer

1971

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

1971

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

1972

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

1968

Five for Hell

Five for Hell

1969

The Price of Death

The Price of Death

1971

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958

Crawlspace

Crawlspace

1986

The Door with Seven Locks

The Door with Seven Locks

1962

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

The Ruthless Four

The Ruthless Four

1968

Grand Slam

Grand Slam

1967

The Soldier

The Soldier

1982

And God Said to Cain

And God Said to Cain

1970

Salt in the Wound

Salt in the Wound

1969

Creature

Creature

1985

Schizoid

Schizoid

1980

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

1974

The Bastard

The Bastard

1968

Twice a Judas

Twice a Judas

1968

The Bloody Hands of the Law

The Bloody Hands of the Law

1973

The Beast

The Beast

1970

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

1963

The Night of the Assassin

The Night of the Assassin

1970

Lifespan

Lifespan

1975

Adios Compañeros

Adios Compañeros

1971

Man, Pride and Vengeance

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

Coffin Full of Dollars

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971

His Name Was King

His Name Was King

1971

Commando Leopard

Commando Leopard

1985

The Avenger

The Avenger

1960

The Red Pastures

The Red Pastures

1962

Western, Italian Style

Western, Italian Style

1968

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi

2005

Return of Shanghai Joe

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Please Kill Mr. Kinski

Please Kill Mr. Kinski

1999

Kinski rigando Paganini

Kinski rigando Paganini

2003

Double Face

Double Face

1969

Code Name: Wild Geese

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984

The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland

1978

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

1986

Target for Killing

Target for Killing

1966

The Net

The Net

1975

Ludwig II

Ludwig II

1955

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

2019

Madame Claude

Madame Claude

1977

Psychopath

Psychopath

1968

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

1964

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

1970

Churchill's Leopards

Churchill's Leopards

1970

The Child Woman

The Child Woman

1980

Haine

Haine

1980

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963

Waldwinter

Waldwinter

1956

Only the Cool

Only the Cool

1970

Dead Eyes of London

Dead Eyes of London

1961

The Secret of the Black Widow

The Secret of the Black Widow

1963

Children, Mother, and the General

Children, Mother, and the General

1955

Corinna Darling

Corinna Darling

1956

Morituri

Morituri

1948

Whiteface

Whiteface

2002

The Dirty Game

The Dirty Game

1965

Gangster's Law

Gangster's Law

1969

Othelo The Great

Othelo The Great

2024

The Black Cobra

The Black Cobra

1963

Bankraub in der Rue Latour

Bankraub in der Rue Latour

1961

The Vatican Affair

The Vatican Affair

1968

Hanussen

Hanussen

1955

Where Are You Taking That Woman

Where Are You Taking That Woman

1966

Sarajevo

Sarajevo

1955

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

1979

Fear

Fear

1954

Heroes in Hell

Heroes in Hell

1974

White Hunter

White Hunter

1990

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

1979

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

2024

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1984

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986

The Squeaker

The Squeaker

1963

FantastiCozzi

FantastiCozzi

2016

Diary

Diary

1983

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984

Location Africa

Location Africa

1987

Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

1965

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963

Die Kurve

Die Kurve

1961

Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

1951

Lover of the Monster

Lover of the Monster

1974

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

2020

Beloved Count

Beloved Count

2007

The Spaghetti West

The Spaghetti West

2005

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

In Free Fall

In Free Fall

2010

Sonntagsgespräch

Sonntagsgespräch

1985

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

1983

Am laufenden Band

Am laufenden Band

1974

Zeit zu zweit

Zeit zu zweit

1985

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Auf los geht's los

Auf los geht's los

1977

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979

Je später der Abend

Je später der Abend

1973

Na sowas!

Na sowas!

1982

Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe

1964

Weltspiegel

Weltspiegel

1963