Klaus Kinski

Born: 1926-10-18

Died: 1991-11-23

Known For: Acting

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2017

Filming Silenzio as (archive footage)

2016

FantastiCozzi as Nosferatu (archive footage)

2015

Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann as (archive footage)

2010

In Free Fall as Self (archive footage)

2008

Jesus Christ Saviour as Self

2007

Beloved Count as Renfield (archive footage)

2005

The Spaghetti West as Self (archive footage)
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi as Self (archive footage)

2003

Kinski rigando Paganini as Self

2002

Whiteface as (archive footage)

2000

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)

1999

My Best Fiend as Self (archive footage)
Please Kill Mr. Kinski as Self (archive footage)

1998

Sternstunde Kunst as Self

1995

Otto – The Series as Verschiedene

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Renfield (archive footage)

1990

Paganini as Niccolo Paganini
White Hunter as Klaus Naginsky

1988

Nosferatu in Venice as Nosferatu

1987

Timestalkers as Dr. Joseph Cole
Cobra Verde as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Location Africa as Self

1986

Crawlspace as Karl Gunther
Revenge of the Stolen Stars as Donald McBride
Portrait: Werner Herzog as Self (archive footage)

1985

Creature as Hans Rudy Hofner
Commando Leopard as Silveira
Sonntagsgespräch as Self
Star Knight as Boetius
Zeit zu zweit as Self - Interviewee

1984

The Little Drummer Girl as Martin Kurtz
Code Name: Wild Geese as Charleton
Beauty and the Beast as Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud as Dr. Max Bauer

1983

The Hitchhiker as Kurt Hoffman
Diary as (archive footage)

1982

Faerie Tale Theatre as Beast
Na sowas! as Self
Fitzcarraldo as Fitzcarraldo
Burden of Dreams as Self - Actor
The Soldier as Dracha
Android as Dr. Daniel

1981

Fruits of Passion as Sir Stephen
Buddy Buddy as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
Love & Money as Frederic Stockheinz
Venom as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

1980

Haine as Le motard
The Child Woman as Marcel
Schizoid as Dr. Pieter Fales

1979

NDR Talk Show as Self
Nosferatu the Vampyre as Count Dracula
Woyzeck as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
The Making of 'Nosferatu' as Self
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog as Voice
Zoo zéro as Yavé, le directeur du zoo

1978

Ciné regards as Self
The Song of Roland as Roland / Klaus

1977

Auf los geht's los as Self
Madame Claude as Alexander Zakis
Death of a Corrupt Man as Nicolas Tomski
Operation Thunderbolt as Wilfried Boese

1976

Jack the Ripper as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
Golden Night as Michel Fournier

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot as Doc Foster
That Most Important Thing: Love as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Footprints on the Moon as Professor Blackmann
Return of Shanghai Joe as Pat Barnes
The Net as Emilio Bossi
Lifespan as Nicholas Ulrich

1974

Spécial cinéma as Self
Am laufenden Band as Self - Guest
Heroes in Hell as Gen. Kaufmann
The Hand That Feeds the Dead as Prof. Nijinski

1973

Je später der Abend as Self
Death Smiles on a Murderer as Dr. Sturges
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe as Scalper Jack
The Bloody Hands of the Law as Vito Quattroni

1972

Aguirre, the Wrath of God as Don Lope de Aguirre
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity as Scott

1971

Slaughter Hotel as Dr. Francis Clay
Adios Compañeros as Reverend Cotton
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold as Virgil Prescott
Web of the Spider as Edgar Allan Poe
His Name Was King as Brian Foster
Black Killer as James Webb / Black Killer
Coffin Full of Dollars as Dan Hagen / Slander
The Price of Death as Chester Conway / Ray
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead as Dan Hogan
Eye of the Spider as Hans Fischer

1970

Count Dracula as Renfield
And God Said to Cain as Gary Hamilton
Only the Cool as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
The Night of the Assassin as Evagoras
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
Churchill's Leopards as Captain Holtz
The Beast as Johnny Laster

1969

Marquis de Sade: Justine as Marquis De Sade
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Double Face as John Alexander
Five for Hell as SS Col. Hans Mueller
Venus in Furs as Ahmed Kortobawi
Salt in the Wound as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Gangster's Law as Quintero

1968

The Great Silence as Loco (Tigrero)
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death as Morgan
The Ruthless Four as Brent il Biondo
Twice a Judas as Dingus
Coplan Saves His Skin as Theler
Psychopath as Periwinkle
The Bastard as Adam
Western, Italian Style as Self
The Vatican Affair as Clint Rogers

1967

A Bullet for the General as El Santo
Five Golden Dragons as Gert
The Million Eyes of Sumuru as President Boong
Man, Pride and Vengeance as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Grand Slam as Erich Weiss
Creature with the Blue Hand as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

1966

Our Man in Marrakesh as Jonquil
Circus of Fear as Manfred
Where Are You Taking That Woman as Gomez (Rio segment)
Target for Killing as Caporetti

1965

For a Few Dollars More as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
Doctor Zhivago as Kostoyed Amourski
The Dirty Game as Russian Agent
The Pleasure Girls as Nikko Stalmar
That Man in Istanbul as Schenck
Again the Ringer as Edwards

1964

Die Drehscheibe as Self
Last of the Renegades as David "Luke" Lucas
The Curse of the Hidden Vault as George
Traitor's Gate as Kane
Secret of the Chinese Carnation as Speranzo
Mark of the Tortoise as Shapiro
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz as Jose

1963

Weltspiegel as Self
Die Mondvögel as Valentin
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance as Saddhu
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse as Inspector Joe Wright
The Indian Scarf as Peter Ross
The Secret of the Black Widow as Boyd
The Black Abbot as Thomas Fortuna
The Black Cobra as Koks-Charley
The Squeaker as Krishna
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 as Whitey

1962

The Counterfeit Traitor as Kindler
The Door with Seven Locks as Pheeny
The Inn on the River as Gregor Gubanow
The Secret of the Red Orchid as Steve
The Red Pastures as Martin

1961

The Devil's Daffodil as Peter Keene
The Strange Countess as Bresset
Dead Eyes of London as Edgar Strauss
Bankraub in der Rue Latour as Bex, Autor
Die Kurve as Anton

1960

The Avenger as Lorenz Voss

1958

A Time to Love and a Time to Die as Gestapo Lieutenant

1956

Waldwinter as Otto Hartwig
Corinna Darling as Klaus Brockmann

1955

Children, Mother, and the General as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II as Prince Otto von Bayern
Sarajevo as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Hanussen as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

1954

Fear as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

1951

German Film Award as Self
Decision Before Dawn as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

1948

Morituri as Dutch prisoner