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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 Wes…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Klaus Kinski's Filmography
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Al borde del abismo: la aventura peruana de Werner Herzog
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self (archive footage)
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
as Self (archive footage)
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
as Self (archive footage)
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Filming Silenzio
as (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
as (archive footage)
In Free Fall
as Self (archive footage)
Jesus Christ Saviour
as Self
No Poster
Beloved Count
as Renfield (archive footage)
The Spaghetti West
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Kinski rigando Paganini
as Self
Whiteface
as (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
as Self (archive footage)
My Best Fiend
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Renfield (archive footage)
Paganini
as Niccolo Paganini
White Hunter
as Klaus Naginsky
Nosferatu in Venice
as Nosferatu
Cobra Verde
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Timestalkers
as Dr. Joseph Cole
Location Africa
as Self
Crawlspace
as Karl Gunther
Portrait: Werner Herzog
as Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
as Donald McBride
Star Knight
as Boetius
Commando Leopard
as Silveira
Creature
as Hans Rudy Hofner
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
Diary
as (archive footage)
Android
as Dr. Daniel
Burden of Dreams
as Self - Actor
The Soldier
as Dracha
Fitzcarraldo
as Fitzcarraldo
Venom
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Love & Money
as Frederic Stockheinz
Fruits of Passion
as Sir Stephen
Buddy Buddy
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
The Child Woman
as Marcel
Schizoid
as Dr. Pieter Fales
Haine
as Le motard
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
as Self
Woyzeck
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Zoo zéro
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
as Voice
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Count Dracula
The Song of Roland
as Roland / Klaus
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Nicolas Tomski
Operation Thunderbolt
as Wilfried Boese
Madame Claude
as Alexander Zakis
Golden Night
as Michel Fournier
Jack the Ripper
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
The Net
as Emilio Bossi
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
as Doc Foster
Lifespan
as Nicholas Ulrich
Return of Shanghai Joe
as Pat Barnes
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Footprints on the Moon
as Professor Blackmann
Heroes in Hell
as Gen. Kaufmann
Lover of the Monster
as Dr. Alex Nijinski
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
as Prof. Nijinski
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
as Scalper Jack
Death Smiles on a Murderer
as Dr. Sturges
The Bloody Hands of the Law
as Vito Quattroni
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
as Don Lope de Aguirre
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
as Scott
Black Killer
as James Webb / Black Killer
Eye of the Spider
as Hans Fischer
The Price of Death
as Chester Conway / Ray
Web of the Spider
as Edgar Allan Poe
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
as Virgil Prescott
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
as Dan Hogan
Slaughter Hotel
as Dr. Francis Clay
His Name Was King
as Brian Foster
Adios Compañeros
as Reverend Cotton
Coffin Full of Dollars
as Dan Hagen / Slander
The Beast
as Johnny Laster
Churchill's Leopards
as Captain Holtz
The Night of the Assassin
as Evagoras
Only the Cool
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Count Dracula
as Renfield
And God Said to Cain
as Gary Hamilton
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Venus in Furs
as Ahmed Kortobawi
Salt in the Wound
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Gangster's Law
as Quintero
Double Face
as John Alexander
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Marquis De Sade
Five for Hell
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
The Great Silence
as Tigrero
The Bastard
as Adam
The Vatican Affair
as Clint Rogers
Twice a Judas
as Dingus
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
as Morgan
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Theler
Psychopath
as Periwinkle
The Ruthless Four
as Brent il Biondo
Western, Italian Style
as Self
Man, Pride and Vengeance
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Grand Slam
as Erich Weiss
Five Golden Dragons
as Gert
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
as President Boong
Creature with the Blue Hand
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
A Bullet for the General
as El Santo
Target for Killing
as Caporetti
Where Are You Taking That Woman
as Gomez (Rio segment)
Our Man in Marrakesh
as Jonquil
Circus of Fear
as Manfred
Doctor Zhivago
as Kostoyed Amourski
For a Few Dollars More
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
That Man in Istanbul
as Schenck
The Dirty Game
as Russian Agent
Again the Ringer
as Edwards
The Pleasure Girls
as Nikko Stalmar
Traitor's Gate
as Kane
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Speranzo
Last of the Renegades
as David "Luke" Lucas
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
as George
Mark of the Tortoise
as Shapiro
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Jose
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Whitey
The Secret of the Black Widow
as Boyd
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
as Saddhu
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
as Inspector Joe Wright
The Indian Scarf
as Peter Ross
The Black Abbot
as Thomas Fortuna
The Black Cobra
as Koks-Charley
The Squeaker
as Krishna
No Poster
Die Mondvögel
as Valentin
The Inn on the River
as Gregor Gubanow
The Door with Seven Locks
as Pheeny
The Red Pastures
as Martin
The Counterfeit Traitor
as Kindler
The Secret of the Red Orchid
as Steve
The Strange Countess
as Bresset
No Poster
Die Kurve
as Anton
The Devil's Daffodil
as Peter Keene
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
as Bex, Autor
Dead Eyes of London
as Edgar Strauss
The Avenger
as Lorenz Voss
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as Gestapo Lieutenant
Corinna Darling
as Klaus Brockmann
Waldwinter
as Otto Hartwig
Hanussen
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Sarajevo
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Children, Mother, and the General
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II
as Prince Otto von Bayern
Fear
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
Decision Before Dawn
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Morituri
as Dutch prisoner