Klaus Kinski
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-10-18
- Died:
- 1991-11-23
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.
Known For
Filmography
Al borde del abismo: la aventura peruana de Werner Herzog
Othelo The Great
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
Filming Silenzio
FantastiCozzi
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
In Free Fall
Jesus Christ Saviour
Beloved Count
The Spaghetti West
The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi
Kinski rigando Paganini
Whiteface
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
My Best Fiend
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
Sternstunde Kunst
Storyville
Otto – The Series
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Paganini
White Hunter
Nosferatu in Venice
Cobra Verde
Timestalkers
Location Africa
Crawlspace
Portrait: Werner Herzog
Revenge of the Stolen Stars
Star Knight
Commando Leopard
Creature
Sonntagsgespräch
Zeit zu zweit
The Little Drummer Girl
Code Name: Wild Geese
Beauty and the Beast
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Hitchhiker
Diary
Android
Burden of Dreams
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Soldier
Na sowas!
Fitzcarraldo
Venom
Love & Money
Fruits of Passion
Buddy Buddy
The Child Woman
Schizoid
Haine
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Woyzeck
Zoo zéro
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
NDR Talk Show
Nosferatu the Vampyre
The Song of Roland
Ciné regards
Death of a Corrupt Man
Operation Thunderbolt
Madame Claude
Auf los geht's los
Golden Night
Jack the Ripper
The Net
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Lifespan
Return of Shanghai Joe
That Most Important Thing: Love
Footprints on the Moon
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Spécial cinéma
Heroes in Hell
Lover of the Monster
The Hand That Feeds the Dead
Am laufenden Band
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
Death Smiles on a Murderer
Je später der Abend
The Bloody Hands of the Law
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity
Black Killer
Eye of the Spider
The Price of Death
Web of the Spider
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold
Slaughter Hotel
His Name Was King
Adios Compañeros
Coffin Full of Dollars
The Beast
Churchill's Leopards
The Night of the Assassin
Only the Cool
Count Dracula
And God Said to Cain
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
Venus in Furs
Salt in the Wound
Gangster's Law
Double Face
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Five for Hell
The Great Silence
The Bastard
The Vatican Affair
Twice a Judas
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Coplan Saves His Skin
Psychopath
The Ruthless Four
Western, Italian Style
Man, Pride and Vengeance
Grand Slam
Five Golden Dragons
The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Creature with the Blue Hand
A Bullet for the General
Target for Killing
Where Are You Taking That Woman
Our Man in Marrakesh
Circus of Fear
Doctor Zhivago
For a Few Dollars More
That Man in Istanbul
The Dirty Game
Again the Ringer
The Pleasure Girls
Traitor's Gate
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Last of the Renegades
The Curse of the Hidden Vault
Mark of the Tortoise
Die Drehscheibe
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
The Secret of the Black Widow
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
The Indian Scarf
The Black Abbot
The Black Cobra
The Squeaker
Weltspiegel
Die Mondvögel
The Inn on the River
The Door with Seven Locks
The Red Pastures
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Secret of the Red Orchid
The Strange Countess
Die Kurve
The Devil's Daffodil
Bankraub in der Rue Latour
Dead Eyes of London
The Avenger
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Corinna Darling
Waldwinter
Hanussen
Sarajevo
Children, Mother, and the General
Ludwig II
Fear
Decision Before Dawn
German Film Award
Morituri