Deceased
How Did Klaus Kinski Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 65Klaus Kinski was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and his notoriously eccentric and volatile personality, 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, who would later chronicle their tumultuous relationship in the documentary My Best Fiend.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und FilmMovie | Self (archive footage) | 98 |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedMovie | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 95 |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape VaultMovie | (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2019 | Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableauMovie | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 2016 | FantastiCozziMovie | Nosferatu (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovie | Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) | 88 |
| 2002 | WhitefaceMovie | (archive footage) | 76 |
| 1998 | Sternstunde KunstSeries | Self | 72 |
| 1995 | Otto – The SeriesSeries | Verschiedene | 69 |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie | Renfield (archive footage) | 65 |
| 1990 | PaganiniMovie | Niccolo Paganini | 64 |
| 1985 | CreatureMovie | Hans Rudy Hofner | 59 |
| 1985 | Commando LeopardMovie | Silveira | 59 |
| 1985 | SonntagsgesprächSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1984 | Code Name: Wild GeeseMovie | Charleton | 58 |
| 1984 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund FreudMovie | Dr. Max Bauer | 58 |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer GirlMovie | Martin Kurtz | 58 |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerSeries | Kurt Hoffman | 57 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreSeries | Beast | 56 |
| 1982 | FitzcarraldoMovie | Fitzcarraldo | 56 |
| 1982 | AndroidMovie | Dr. Daniel | 56 |
| 1982 | Na sowas!Series | Self | 56 |
| 1981 | VenomMovie | Jacques Müller (Jacmel) | 55 |
| 1981 | Buddy BuddyMovie | Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot | 55 |
| 1981 | Fruits of PassionMovie | Sir Stephen | 55 |
| 1980 | SchizoidMovie | Dr. Pieter Fales | 54 |
| 1979 | NDR Talk ShowSeries | Self | 53 |
| 1979 | Nosferatu the VampyreMovie | Count Dracula | 53 |
| 1978 | Ciné regardsSeries | Self | 52 |
| 1977 | Auf los geht's losSeries | Self | 51 |
| 1977 | Madame ClaudeMovie | Alexander Zakis | 51 |
| 1976 | Jack the RipperMovie | Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper | 50 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1975 | A Genius, Two Friends, and an IdiotMovie | Doc Foster | 49 |
| 1975 | The NetMovie | Emilio Bossi | 49 |
| 1975 | Return of Shanghai JoeMovie | Pat Barnes | 49 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinémaSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1974 | Am laufenden BandSeries | Self - Guest | 48 |
| 1973 | The Bloody Hands of the LawMovie | Vito Quattroni | 47 |
| 1973 | Je später der AbendSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1972 | Aguirre, the Wrath of GodMovie | Don Lope de Aguirre | 46 |
| 1971 | Web of the SpiderMovie | Edgar Allan Poe | 45 |
| 1971 | Shoot the Living and Pray for the DeadMovie | Dan Hogan | 45 |
| 1970 | Count DraculaMovie | Renfield | 44 |
| 1970 | How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?Movie | Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam' | 44 |
| 1970 | The BeastMovie | Johnny Laster | 44 |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade: JustineMovie | Marquis De Sade | 43 |
| 1969 | Double FaceMovie | John Alexander | 43 |
| 1968 | The Great SilenceMovie | Loco (Tigrero) | 42 |
| 1968 | The BastardMovie | Adam | 42 |
| 1968 | PsychopathMovie | Periwinkle | 42 |
| 1967 | The Million Eyes of SumuruMovie | President Boong | 41 |
| 1967 | Grand SlamMovie | Erich Weiss | 41 |
| 1967 | Creature with the Blue HandMovie | Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson | 41 |
| 1966 | Circus of FearMovie | Manfred | 40 |
| 1966 | Target for KillingMovie | Caporetti | 40 |
| 1965 | For a Few Dollars MoreMovie | Juan Wild - The Hunchback | 39 |
| 1965 | That Man in IstanbulMovie | Schenck | 39 |
| 1965 | The Pleasure GirlsMovie | Nikko Stalmar | 39 |
| 1965 | The Dirty GameMovie | Russian Agent | 39 |
| 1965 | Doctor ZhivagoMovie | Kostoyed Amourski | 39 |
| 1965 | Again the RingerMovie | Edwards | 39 |
| 1964 | Last of the RenegadesMovie | David "Luke" Lucas | 38 |
| 1964 | The Last Ride to Santa CruzMovie | Jose | 38 |
| 1964 | Die DrehscheibeSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1964 | The Curse of the Hidden VaultMovie | George | 38 |
| 1964 | Traitor's GateMovie | Kane | 38 |
| 1963 | The Secret of the Black WidowMovie | Boyd | 37 |
| 1963 | WeltspiegelSeries | Self | 37 |
| 1963 | Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. MabuseMovie | Inspector Joe Wright | 37 |
| 1963 | The Black CobraMovie | Koks-Charley | 37 |
| 1963 | The Indian ScarfMovie | Peter Ross | 37 |
| 1962 | The Counterfeit TraitorMovie | Kindler | 36 |
| 1962 | The Red PasturesMovie | Martin | 36 |
| 1962 | The Secret of the Red OrchidMovie | Steve | 36 |
| 1962 | The Inn on the RiverMovie | Gregor Gubanow | 36 |
| 1962 | The Door with Seven LocksMovie | Pheeny | 36 |
| 1961 | The Devil's DaffodilMovie | Peter Keene | 35 |
| 1961 | Bankraub in der Rue LatourMovie | Bex, Autor | 35 |
| 1961 | Dead Eyes of LondonMovie | Edgar Strauss | 35 |
| 1961 | The Strange CountessMovie | Bresset | 35 |
| 1960 | The AvengerMovie | Lorenz Voss | 34 |
| 1958 | A Time to Love and a Time to DieMovie | Gestapo Lieutenant | 32 |
| 1956 | WaldwinterMovie | Otto Hartwig | 30 |
| 1956 | Corinna DarlingMovie | Klaus Brockmann | 30 |
| 1955 | Ludwig IIMovie | Prince Otto von Bayern | 29 |
| 1955 | SarajevoMovie | Nedeljko Čabrinović | 29 |
| 1955 | Children, Mother, and the GeneralMovie | Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht | 29 |
| 1955 | HanussenMovie | Erik von Spazier / Mirko | 29 |
| 1954 | FearMovie | Cabaret Performer (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1951 | German Film AwardSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1951 | Decision Before DawnMovie | Whining Soldier (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1948 | MorituriMovie | Dutch prisoner | 22 |