Klaus Kinski

Person

Klaus Kinski

Born 18 October 1926 Died 23 November 1991, aged 65 TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1948)
68years on screen and counting
10credits in 1971, their busiest year
139dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
FantastiCozzi poster Age: 89

FantastiCozzi

2016
as Nosferatu (archive footage)
Beloved Count poster Age: 80

Beloved Count

2007
as Renfield (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster Age: 64

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
as Renfield (archive footage)
Paganini poster Age: 63

Paganini

1990
as Niccolo Paganini
White Hunter poster Age: 63

White Hunter

1990
as Klaus Naginsky
Nosferatu in Venice poster Age: 61

Nosferatu in Venice

1988
as Nosferatu
Cobra Verde poster Age: 61

Cobra Verde

1987
as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
Timestalkers poster Age: 60

Timestalkers

1987
as Dr. Joseph Cole
Crawlspace poster Age: 59

Crawlspace

1986
as Karl Gunther
Revenge of the Stolen Stars poster Age: 59

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

1986
as Donald McBride
Star Knight poster Age: 59

Star Knight

1985
as Boetius
Commando Leopard poster Age: 59

Commando Leopard

1985
as Silveira
Creature poster Age: 58

Creature

1985
as Hans Rudy Hofner
The Little Drummer Girl poster Age: 58

The Little Drummer Girl

1984
as Martin Kurtz
Code Name: Wild Geese poster Age: 57

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984
as Charleton
Beauty and the Beast poster Age: 57

Beauty and the Beast

1984
as Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud poster Age: 57

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984
as Dr. Max Bauer
Android poster Age: 55

Android

1982
as Dr. Daniel
The Soldier poster Age: 55

The Soldier

1982
as Dracha
Fitzcarraldo poster Age: 55

Fitzcarraldo

1982
as Fitzcarraldo
Venom poster Age: 55

Venom

1981
as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
Love & Money poster Age: 54

Love & Money

1981
as Frederic Stockheinz
Fruits of Passion poster Age: 54

Fruits of Passion

1981
as Sir Stephen
Buddy Buddy poster Age: 54

Buddy Buddy

1981
as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
The Child Woman poster Age: 53

The Child Woman

1980
as Marcel
Schizoid poster Age: 53

Schizoid

1980
as Dr. Pieter Fales
Haine poster Age: 53

Haine

1980
as Le motard
Woyzeck poster Age: 52

Woyzeck

1979
as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
Zoo zéro poster Age: 52

Zoo zéro

1979
as Yavé, le directeur du zoo
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog poster Age: 52

I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog

1979
as Voice
Nosferatu the Vampyre poster Age: 52

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979
as Count Dracula
The Song of Roland poster Age: 51

The Song of Roland

1978
as Roland / Klaus
Death of a Corrupt Man poster Age: 51

Death of a Corrupt Man

1977
as Nicolas Tomski
Operation Thunderbolt poster Age: 50

Operation Thunderbolt

1977
as Wilfried Boese
Madame Claude poster Age: 50

Madame Claude

1977
as Alexander Zakis
Golden Night poster Age: 49

Golden Night

1976
as Michel Fournier
Jack the Ripper poster Age: 49

Jack the Ripper

1976
as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
The Net poster Age: 49

The Net

1975
as Emilio Bossi
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot poster Age: 49

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975
as Doc Foster
Lifespan poster Age: 48

Lifespan

1975
as Nicholas Ulrich
Return of Shanghai Joe poster Age: 48

Return of Shanghai Joe

1975
as Pat Barnes
That Most Important Thing: Love poster Age: 48

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975
as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
Footprints on the Moon poster Age: 48

Footprints on the Moon

1975
as Professor Blackmann
Heroes in Hell poster Age: 47

Heroes in Hell

1974
as Gen. Kaufmann
The Hand That Feeds the Dead poster Age: 47

The Hand That Feeds the Dead

1974
as Prof. Nijinski
Lover of the Monster poster Age: 47

Lover of the Monster

1974
as Dr. Alex Nijinski
The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe poster Age: 47

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe

1973
as Scalper Jack
Death Smiles on a Murderer poster Age: 46

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973
as Dr. Sturges
The Bloody Hands of the Law poster Age: 46

The Bloody Hands of the Law

1973
as Vito Quattroni
Aguirre, the Wrath of God poster Age: 46

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972
as Don Lope de Aguirre
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity poster Age: 46

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

1972
as Scott
Black Killer poster Age: 45

Black Killer

1971
as James Webb / Black Killer
Eye of the Spider poster Age: 45

Eye of the Spider

1971
as Hans Fischer
The Price of Death poster Age: 44

The Price of Death

1971
as Chester Conway / Ray
Web of the Spider poster Age: 44

Web of the Spider

1971
as Edgar Allan Poe
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold poster Age: 44

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold

1971
as Virgil Prescott
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead poster Age: 44

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead

1971
as Dan Hogan
Slaughter Hotel poster Age: 44

Slaughter Hotel

1971
as Dr. Francis Clay
His Name Was King poster Age: 44

His Name Was King

1971
as Brian Foster
Adios Compañeros poster Age: 44

Adios Compañeros

1971
as Reverend Cotton
Coffin Full of Dollars poster Age: 44

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971
as Dan Hagen / Slander
The Beast poster Age: 43

The Beast

1970
as Johnny Laster
Churchill's Leopards poster Age: 43

Churchill's Leopards

1970
as Captain Holtz
The Night of the Assassin poster Age: 43

The Night of the Assassin

1970
as Evagoras
Only the Cool poster Age: 43

Only the Cool

1970
as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I
Count Dracula poster Age: 43

Count Dracula

1970
as Renfield
And God Said to Cain poster Age: 43

And God Said to Cain

1970
as Gary Hamilton
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? poster Age: 43

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

1970
as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death poster Age: 43

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death

1969
as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead
Venus in Furs poster Age: 42

Venus in Furs

1969
as Ahmed Kortobawi
Salt in the Wound poster Age: 42

Salt in the Wound

1969
as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
Gangster's Law poster Age: 42

Gangster's Law

1969
as Quintero
Double Face poster Age: 42

Double Face

1969
as John Alexander
Marquis de Sade: Justine poster Age: 42

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969
as Marquis De Sade
Five for Hell poster Age: 42

Five for Hell

1969
as SS Col. Hans Mueller
The Great Silence poster Age: 42

The Great Silence

1968
as Loco (Tigrero)
The Bastard poster Age: 42

The Bastard

1968
as Adam
The Vatican Affair poster Age: 41

The Vatican Affair

1968
as Clint Rogers
Twice a Judas poster Age: 41

Twice a Judas

1968
as Dingus
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death poster Age: 41

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

1968
as Morgan
Coplan Saves His Skin poster Age: 41

Coplan Saves His Skin

1968
as Theler
Psychopath poster Age: 41

Psychopath

1968
as Periwinkle
The Ruthless Four poster Age: 41

The Ruthless Four

1968
as Brent il Biondo
Man, Pride and Vengeance poster Age: 41

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967
as Lt. Miguel Garcia
Grand Slam poster Age: 40

Grand Slam

1967
as Erich Weiss
Five Golden Dragons poster Age: 40

Five Golden Dragons

1967
as Gert
The Million Eyes of Sumuru poster Age: 40

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967
as President Boong
Creature with the Blue Hand poster Age: 40

Creature with the Blue Hand

1967
as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson
A Bullet for the General poster Age: 40

A Bullet for the General

1967
as El Santo
Target for Killing poster Age: 39

Target for Killing

1966
as Caporetti
Where Are You Taking That Woman poster Age: 39

Where Are You Taking That Woman

1966
as Gomez (Rio segment)
Our Man in Marrakesh poster Age: 39

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966
as Jonquil
Circus of Fear poster Age: 39

Circus of Fear

1966
as Manfred
Doctor Zhivago poster Age: 39

Doctor Zhivago

1965
as Kostoyed Amourski
For a Few Dollars More poster Age: 39

For a Few Dollars More

1965
as Juan Wild - The Hunchback
That Man in Istanbul poster Age: 38

That Man in Istanbul

1965
as Schenck
The Dirty Game poster Age: 38

The Dirty Game

1965
as Russian Agent
Again the Ringer poster Age: 38

Again the Ringer

1965
as Edwards
The Pleasure Girls poster Age: 38

The Pleasure Girls

1965
as Nikko Stalmar
Traitor's Gate poster Age: 38

Traitor's Gate

1964
as Kane
Secret of the Chinese Carnation poster Age: 37

Secret of the Chinese Carnation

1964
as Speranzo
Last of the Renegades poster Age: 37

Last of the Renegades

1964
as David "Luke" Lucas
The Curse of the Hidden Vault poster Age: 37

The Curse of the Hidden Vault

1964
as George
Mark of the Tortoise poster Age: 37

Mark of the Tortoise

1964
as Shapiro
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz poster Age: 37

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

1964
as Jose
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 poster Age: 37

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

1963
as Whitey
The Secret of the Black Widow poster Age: 37

The Secret of the Black Widow

1963
as Boyd
The Mystery of the Indian Temple poster Age: 37

The Mystery of the Indian Temple

1963
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance poster Age: 37

Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance

1963
as Saddhu
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse poster Age: 36

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse

1963
as Inspector Joe Wright
The Indian Scarf poster Age: 36

The Indian Scarf

1963
as Peter Ross
The Black Abbot poster Age: 36

The Black Abbot

1963
as Thomas Fortuna
The Black Cobra poster Age: 36

The Black Cobra

1963
as Koks-Charley
The Squeaker poster Age: 36

The Squeaker

1963
as Krishna
No poster
Age: 36

Die Mondvögel

1963
as Valentin
The Inn on the River poster Age: 35

The Inn on the River

1962
as Gregor Gubanow
The Door with Seven Locks poster Age: 35

The Door with Seven Locks

1962
as Pheeny
The Red Pastures poster Age: 35

The Red Pastures

1962
as Martin
The Counterfeit Traitor poster Age: 35

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962
as Kindler
The Secret of the Red Orchid poster Age: 35

The Secret of the Red Orchid

1962
as Steve
The Strange Countess poster Age: 35

The Strange Countess

1961
as Bresset
No poster
Age: 34

Die Kurve

1961
as Anton
The Devil's Daffodil poster Age: 34

The Devil's Daffodil

1961
as Peter Keene
Bankraub in der Rue Latour poster Age: 34

Bankraub in der Rue Latour

1961
as Bex, Autor
Dead Eyes of London poster Age: 34

Dead Eyes of London

1961
as Edgar Strauss
The Avenger poster Age: 33

The Avenger

1960
as Lorenz Voss
A Time to Love and a Time to Die poster Age: 31

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958
as Gestapo Lieutenant
Corinna Darling poster Age: 30

Corinna Darling

1956
as Klaus Brockmann
Waldwinter poster Age: 29

Waldwinter

1956
as Otto Hartwig
Hanussen poster Age: 28

Hanussen

1955
as Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Sarajevo poster Age: 28

Sarajevo

1955
as Nedeljko Čabrinović
Children, Mother, and the General poster Age: 28

Children, Mother, and the General

1955
as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht
Ludwig II poster Age: 28

Ludwig II

1955
as Prince Otto von Bayern
Fear poster Age: 28

Fear

1954
as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)
Decision Before Dawn poster Age: 25

Decision Before Dawn

1951
as Whining Soldier (uncredited)
Morituri poster Age: 21

Morituri

1948
as Dutch prisoner
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TV credits

Newest first
Otto – The Series poster Age: 68

Otto – The Series

1995
as Verschiedene
The Hitchhiker poster Age: 57

The Hitchhiker

1983
as Kurt Hoffman
Faerie Tale Theatre poster Age: 55

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
as Beast
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