Klaus Kinski
- Acting
- October 18, 1926
- November 23, 1991
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 · Self
- Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film · Self
- Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire · Self
- Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained · Self
- The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus · Self
- Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life · Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. · (archive footage)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau · Self
- Filming Silenzio · (archive footage)
- FantastiCozzi · Nosferatu (archive footage)
- Fifty Shades of Erotica · (archive footage)
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Self
- Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann · (archive footage)
- In Free Fall · Self
- Jesus Christ Saviour · Self, Writer
- Beloved Count · Renfield (archive footage)
- The Spaghetti West · Self
- The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi · Self
- Kinski rigando Paganini · Self
- Whiteface · (archive footage)
- Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor · Self
- My Best Fiend · Self
- Please Kill Mr. Kinski · Self
- Sternstunde Kunst · Self
- Storyville
- Otto – The Series · Verschiedene
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook · Renfield (archive footage)
- Paganini · Niccolo Paganini, Director
- White Hunter · Klaus Naginsky
- Nosferatu in Venice · Nosferatu
- Cobra Verde · Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde
- Timestalkers · Dr. Joseph Cole
- Location Africa · Self
- Crawlspace · Karl Gunther
- Portrait: Werner Herzog · Self
- Revenge of the Stolen Stars · Donald McBride
- Star Knight · Boetius
- Commando Leopard · Silveira
- Creature · Hans Rudy Hofner
- Sonntagsgespräch · Self
- Zeit zu zweit · Self
- The Little Drummer Girl · Martin Kurtz
- Code Name: Wild Geese · Charleton
- Beauty and the Beast · Beast
- The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud · Dr. Max Bauer
- The Hitchhiker · Kurt Hoffman
- Diary · (archive footage)
- Android · Dr. Daniel
- Burden of Dreams · Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre · Beast
- The Soldier · Dracha
- Na sowas! · Self
- Fitzcarraldo · Fitzcarraldo
- Venom · Jacques Müller (Jacmel)
- Love & Money · Frederic Stockheinz
- Fruits of Passion · Sir Stephen
- Buddy Buddy · Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot
- The Child Woman · Marcel
- Schizoid · Dr. Pieter Fales
- Haine · Le motard
- The Making of 'Nosferatu' · Self
- Woyzeck · Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck
- Zoo zéro · Yavé, le directeur du zoo
- I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog · Voice
- NDR Talk Show · Self
- Nosferatu the Vampyre · Count Dracula
- The Song of Roland · Roland / Klaus
- Ciné regards · Self
- Death of a Corrupt Man · Nicolas Tomski
- Operation Thunderbolt · Wilfried Boese
- Madame Claude · Alexander Zakis
- Auf los geht's los · Self
- Golden Night · Michel Fournier
- Jack the Ripper · Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
- The Net · Emilio Bossi
- A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot · Doc Foster
- Lifespan · Nicholas Ulrich
- Return of Shanghai Joe · Pat Barnes