Klaus Kinski
Birthday: 1926-10-18
Deathday: 1991-11-23
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Gender: Male
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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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Credits
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1990-05-25 | Paganini | Niccolo Paganini |
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1990-01-01 | White Hunter | Klaus Naginsky |
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1988-09-10 | Nosferatu in Venice | Nosferatu |
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1987-12-03 | Cobra Verde | Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde |
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1987-03-10 | Timestalkers | Dr. Joseph Cole |
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1986-05-21 | Crawlspace | Karl Gunther |
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1986-01-31 | Revenge of the Stolen Stars | Donald McBride |
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1985-12-20 | Star Knight | Boetius |
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1985-10-24 | Commando Leopard | Silveira |
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1985-05-08 | Creature | Hans Rudy Hofner |
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1984-10-19 | The Little Drummer Girl | Martin Kurtz |
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1984-10-05 | Code Name: Wild Geese | Charleton |
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1984-08-13 | Beauty and the Beast | Beast |
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1984-05-12 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | Dr. Max Bauer |
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1982-10-15 | Android | Dr. Daniel |
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1982-06-01 | The Soldier | Dracha |
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1982-03-02 | Fitzcarraldo | Fitzcarraldo |
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1981-11-28 | Venom | Jacques Müller (Jacmel) |
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1981-08-28 | Love & Money | Frederic Stockheinz |
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1981-06-03 | Fruits of Passion | Sir Stephen |
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1981-04-02 | Buddy Buddy | Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot |
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1980-09-24 | The Child Woman | Marcel |
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1980-09-01 | Schizoid | Dr. Pieter Fales |
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1980-01-09 | Haine | Le motard |
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1979-05-25 | Woyzeck | Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck |
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1979-05-09 | Zoo zéro | Yavé, le directeur du zoo |
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1979-04-18 | I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog | Voice |
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1979-01-17 | Nosferatu the Vampyre | Count Dracula |
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1978-10-04 | The Song of Roland | Roland / Klaus |
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1977-12-07 | Death of a Corrupt Man | Nicolas Tomski |
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1977-06-06 | Operation Thunderbolt | Wilfried Boese |
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1977-05-11 | Madame Claude | Alexander Zakis |
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1976-10-01 | Golden Night | Michel Fournier |
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1976-09-23 | Jack the Ripper | Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper |
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1975-12-25 | The Net | Emilio Bossi |
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1975-12-16 | A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot | Doc Foster |
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1975-09-05 | Lifespan | Nicholas Ulrich |
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1975-02-28 | Return of Shanghai Joe | Pat Barnes |
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1975-02-12 | That Most Important Thing: Love | Karl-Heinz Zimmer |
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1975-02-01 | Footprints on the Moon | Professor Blackmann |
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1974-09-12 | Heroes in Hell | Gen. Kaufmann |
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1974-04-29 | The Hand That Feeds the Dead | Prof. Nijinski |
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1973-12-28 | The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe | Scalper Jack |
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1973-07-11 | Death Smiles on a Murderer | Dr. Sturges |
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1973-03-11 | The Bloody Hands of the Law | Vito Quattroni |
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1972-12-29 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Don Lope de Aguirre |
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1972-12-14 | A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity | Scott |
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1971-11-27 | Black Killer | James Webb / Black Killer |
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1971-11-01 | Eye of the Spider | Hans Fischer |
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1971-09-17 | The Price of Death | Chester Conway / Ray |
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1971-08-26 | Web of the Spider | Edgar Allan Poe |
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1971-08-13 | Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead | Dan Hogan |
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1971-08-13 | Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold | Virgil Prescott |
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1971-08-02 | Slaughter Hotel | Dr. Francis Clay |
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1971-05-18 | His Name Was King | Brian Foster |
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1971-04-17 | Adios Compañeros | Reverend Cotton |
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1971-04-01 | Coffin Full of Dollars | Dan Hagen / Slander |
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1970-09-12 | The Beast | Johnny Laster |
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1970-08-14 | Churchill's Leopards | Captain Holtz |
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1970-08-06 | The Night of the Assassin | Evagoras |
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1970-06-03 | Only the Cool | Pavel Richko / Torpédo I |
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1970-04-03 | Count Dracula | Renfield |
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1970-02-05 | And God Said to Cain | Gary Hamilton |
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1970-01-15 | How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? | Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam' |
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1969-11-20 | I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death | Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead |
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1969-08-19 | Venus in Furs | Ahmed Kortobawi |
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1969-08-10 | Salt in the Wound | Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr |
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1969-08-08 | Gangster's Law | Quintero |
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1969-07-04 | Double Face | John Alexander |
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1969-04-03 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Marquis De Sade |
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1969-01-18 | Five for Hell | SS Col. Hans Mueller |
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1968-11-22 | The Great Silence | Loco (Tigrero) |
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1968-10-29 | The Bastard | Adam |
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1968-09-10 | The Vatican Affair | Clint Rogers |
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1968-08-30 | Twice a Judas | Dingus |
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1968-08-14 | If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death | Morgan |
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1968-07-13 | Coplan Saves His Skin | Theler |
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1968-04-15 | Psychopath | Periwinkle |
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1968-02-09 | The Ruthless Four | Brent il Biondo |
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1967-12-22 | Man, Pride and Vengeance | Lt. Miguel Garcia |
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1967-09-28 | Grand Slam | Erich Weiss |
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1967-08-03 | Five Golden Dragons | Gert |
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1967-05-05 | The Million Eyes of Sumuru | President Boong |
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1967-04-28 | Creature with the Blue Hand | Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson |
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1967-01-13 | A Bullet for the General | El Santo |
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1966-09-29 | Target for Killing | Caporetti |
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1966-07-28 | Where Are You Taking That Woman | Gomez (Rio segment) |
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1966-05-05 | Our Man in Marrakesh | Jonquil |
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1966-04-29 | Circus of Fear | Manfred |
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1965-12-22 | Doctor Zhivago | Kostoyed Amourski |
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1965-12-18 | For a Few Dollars More | Juan Wild - The Hunchback |
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1965-08-11 | That Man in Istanbul | Schenck |
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1965-06-23 | The Dirty Game | Russian Agent |
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1965-06-04 | Again the Ringer | Edwards |
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1965-05-01 | The Pleasure Girls | Nikko Stalmar |
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1964-12-18 | Traitor's Gate | Kane |
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1964-10-09 | Secret of the Chinese Carnation | Speranzo |
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1964-09-17 | Last of the Renegades | David "Luke" Lucas |
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1964-04-30 | The Curse of the Hidden Vault | George |
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1964-04-23 | Mark of the Tortoise | Shapiro |
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1964-03-28 | The Last Ride to Santa Cruz | Jose |
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1963-12-31 | Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 | Whitey |
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1963-11-28 | The Secret of the Black Widow | Boyd |
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1963-11-20 | The Mystery of the Indian Temple | |
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1963-11-06 | Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance | Saddhu |
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1963-09-20 | Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse | Inspector Joe Wright |
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1963-09-13 | The Indian Scarf | Peter Ross |
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1963-07-05 | The Black Abbot | Thomas Fortuna |
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1963-05-16 | The Black Cobra | Koks-Charley |
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1963-04-26 | The Squeaker | Krishna |
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1963-04-02 | Die Mondvögel | Valentin |
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1962-09-28 | The Inn on the River | Gregor Gubanow |
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1962-06-18 | The Door with Seven Locks | Pheeny |
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1962-05-23 | The Red Pastures | Martin |
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1962-04-13 | The Counterfeit Traitor | Kindler |
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1962-03-01 | The Secret of the Red Orchid | Steve |
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1961-11-08 | The Strange Countess | Bresset |
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1961-07-22 | Die Kurve | Anton |
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1961-07-20 | The Devil's Daffodil | Peter Keene |
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1961-07-20 | Bankraub in der Rue Latour | Bex, Autor |
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1961-03-28 | Dead Eyes of London | Edgar Strauss |
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1960-08-05 | The Avenger | Lorenz Voss |
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1958-07-09 | A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Gestapo Lieutenant |
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1956-12-22 | Corinna Darling | Klaus Brockmann |
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1956-03-27 | Waldwinter | Otto Hartwig |
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1955-09-14 | Hanussen | Erik von Spazier / Mirko |
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1955-09-13 | Sarajevo | Nedeljko Čabrinović |
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1955-03-04 | Children, Mother, and the General | Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht |
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1955-01-14 | Ludwig II | Prince Otto von Bayern |
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1954-11-05 | Fear | Cabaret Performer (uncredited) |
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1951-12-21 | Decision Before Dawn | Whining Soldier (uncredited) |
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1948-09-24 | Morituri | Dutch prisoner |