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Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 18, 1926
Died Nov 23, 1991 (65)
Birthplace None
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 14, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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), Fit ... zcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Klaus Kinski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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FantastiCozzi

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Nosferatu (archive footage)

Beloved Count

Beloved Count

2007

as Renfield (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Renfield (archive footage)

Timestalkers

Timestalkers

1987

as Dr. Joseph Cole

Crawlspace

Crawlspace

1986

as Karl Gunther

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

Revenge of the Stolen Stars

1986

as Donald McBride

Creature

Creature

1985

as Hans Rudy Hofner

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1984

as Beast

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

1984

as Dr. Max Bauer

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Martin Kurtz

Android

Android

1982

as Dr. Daniel

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

1982

as Fitzcarraldo

The Soldier

The Soldier

1982

as Dracha

Venom

Venom

1981

as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

Love and Money

Love and Money

1981

as Frederic Stockheinz

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981

as Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot

Schizoid

Schizoid

1980

as Pieter Fales

Woyzeck

Woyzeck

1979

as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

as Count Dracula

Lifespan

Lifespan

1975

as Nicholas Ulrich

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972

as Don Lope de Aguirre

Web of the Spider

Web of the Spider

1971

as Edgar Allan Poe

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1970

as Renfield

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

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

1970

as Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam'

Gangster's Law

Gangster's Law

1969

as Quintero

Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs

1969

as Ahmed Kortobawi

The Great Silence

The Great Silence

1968

as Loco (Tigrero)

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Gert

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

1967

as President Boong

Circus of Fear

Circus of Fear

1966

as Manfred

Our Man in Marrakesh

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966

as Jonquil

The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls

1965

as Nikko Stalmar

For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

1965

as Juan Wild - The Hunchback

The Dirty Game

The Dirty Game

1965

as russischer Agent

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Kostoyed Amourski

The Indian Scarf

The Indian Scarf

1963

as Peter Ross

The Squeaker

The Squeaker

1963

as Krishna

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

as Kindler

Dead Eyes of London

Dead Eyes of London

1961

as Edgar Strauss

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958

as Gestapo Lieutenant

Decision Before Dawn

Decision Before Dawn

1951

as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

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Berlin International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Once Upon a Time in the West Won
Television Credits

The Hitchhiker

as Kurt Hoffman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Beast

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Sonntagsgespräch

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1985

Am laufenden Band

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 1974

Zeit zu zweit

as Self - Interviewee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1985

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Deutscher Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1951

Auf los geht's los

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1977

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1979

Je später der Abend

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1973

Na sowas!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1982

Die Drehscheibe

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1964

Weltspiegel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1963

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