Deceased

How Did Klaus Kinski Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

Also known asKlaus Günter Karl Nakszynski, Klaus Kinsky, Klaus Nakszynski, Nikolaus Karl Günther NakszyńskiGenderMaleNationalityGermanyBorn18/10/1926Died23/11/1991 (aged 65)Died inLagunitas-Forest KnollsCauseheart disease, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ55419 ↗TMDb#14277 ↗

Klaus 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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Filmography132 titles

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
2021	Hannelore Elsner: More Than One LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
2021	The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. DreyfusMovie	Self (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
2015	Fifty Shades of EroticaMovie	(archive footage)	89
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovie	Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)	88
2003	Kinski rigando PaganiniMovie	Self	77
2002	WhitefaceMovie	(archive footage)	76
2000	Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorMovie	Self (archive footage)	74
1999	Please Kill Mr. KinskiMovie	Self (archive footage)	73
1998	Sternstunde KunstSeries	Self	72
1997	StoryvilleSeries	—	71
1995	Otto – The SeriesSeries	Verschiedene	69
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovie	Renfield (archive footage)	65
1990	PaganiniMovie	Niccolo Paganini	64
1990	White HunterMovie	Klaus Naginsky	64
1988	Nosferatu in VeniceMovie	Nosferatu	62
1986	CrawlspaceMovie	Karl Gunther	60
1986	Revenge of the Stolen StarsMovie	Donald McBride	60
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
1982	Burden of DreamsMovie	Self - Actor	56
1981	VenomMovie	Jacques Müller (Jacmel)	55
1981	Buddy BuddyMovie	Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot	55
1981	Fruits of PassionMovie	Sir Stephen	55
1981	Love & MoneyMovie	Frederic Stockheinz	55
1980	SchizoidMovie	Dr. Pieter Fales	54
1980	The Child WomanMovie	Marcel	54
1979	NDR Talk ShowSeries	Self	53
1979	Nosferatu the VampyreMovie	Count Dracula	53
1979	The Making of 'Nosferatu'Movie	Self	53
1978	Ciné regardsSeries	Self	52
1977	Auf los geht's losSeries	Self	51
1977	Madame ClaudeMovie	Alexander Zakis	51
1977	Operation ThunderboltMovie	Wilfried Boese	51
1976	Golden NightMovie	Michel Fournier	50
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
1975	That Most Important Thing: LoveMovie	Karl-Heinz Zimmer	49
1975	Footprints on the MoonMovie	Professor Blackmann	49
1975	LifespanMovie	Nicholas Ulrich	49
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	48
1974	Am laufenden BandSeries	Self - Guest	48
1974	Heroes in HellMovie	Gen. Kaufmann	48
1973	The Bloody Hands of the LawMovie	Vito Quattroni	47
1973	Je später der AbendSeries	Self	47
1973	The Fighting Fist of Shanghai JoeMovie	Scalper Jack	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
1971	His Name Was KingMovie	Brian Foster	45
1971	The Price of DeathMovie	Chester Conway / Ray	45
1971	Eye of the SpiderMovie	Hans Fischer	45
1971	Vengeance Is a Dish Served ColdMovie	Virgil Prescott	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	And God Said to CainMovie	Gary Hamilton	44
1970	The BeastMovie	Johnny Laster	44
1970	The Night of the AssassinMovie	Evagoras	44
1970	Churchill's LeopardsMovie	Captain Holtz	44
1969	Marquis de Sade: JustineMovie	Marquis De Sade	43
1969	Venus in FursMovie	Ahmed Kortobawi	43
1969	I Am Sartana Your Angel of DeathMovie	Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead	43
1969	Double FaceMovie	John Alexander	43
1969	Five for HellMovie	SS Col. Hans Mueller	43
1968	The Great SilenceMovie	Loco (Tigrero)	42
1968	The BastardMovie	Adam	42
1968	If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your DeathMovie	Morgan	42
1968	PsychopathMovie	Periwinkle	42
1968	The Vatican AffairMovie	Clint Rogers	42
1968	The Ruthless FourMovie	Brent il Biondo	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
1967	A Bullet for the GeneralMovie	El Santo	41
1967	Man, Pride and VengeanceMovie	Lt. Miguel Garcia	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	The Black AbbotMovie	Thomas Fortuna	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
1963	Die MondvögelMovie	Valentin	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