Klaus Kinski

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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,...

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The HitchhikerSeries • 1983Faerie Tale TheatreSeries • 1982For a Few Dollars MoreMovie • 1965Aguirre, the Wrath of GodMovie • 1972StoryvilleSeries • 1997Doctor ZhivagoMovie • 1965Nosferatu the VampyreMovie • 1979Last of the RenegadesMovie • 1964The Great SilenceMovie • 1968Fruits of PassionMovie • 1981FitzcarraldoMovie • 1982Marquis de Sade: JustineMovie • 1969Nosferatu in VeniceMovie • 1988Death of a Corrupt ManMovie • 1977Count DraculaMovie • 1970CrawlspaceMovie • 1986The Little Drummer GirlMovie • 1984A Time to Love and a Time to DieMovie • 1958Death Smiles on a MurdererMovie • 1973A Bullet for the GeneralMovie • 1967Cobra VerdeMovie • 1987If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your DeathMovie • 1968Decision Before DawnMovie • 1951I Am Sartana Your Angel of DeathMovie • 1969