Portrait of Klaus Kinski

Acting

Klaus Kinski

Career

Active from 1955 to 2020, with a break from 1991 to 2006, busiest in 1971 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
77
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Silence
The Great Silence
GoodWatch score90/100

Characters

2

The characters Klaus Kinski played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Klaus Kinski Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spaghetti Western 9
  • Cult Classic 7
  • Revenge 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Gothic Horror 5
  • Exploitation 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Violence 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

147
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

as (archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

as (archive footage)

2010s

4 titles
Filming Silenzio
Filming Silenzio (2017)

as (archive footage)

FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi (2016)

as Nosferatu (archive footage)

Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)

as (archive footage)

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann (2014)

as (archive footage)

2000s

3 titles · average score 73
Jesus Christ Saviour
Jesus Christ Saviour (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Beloved Count
Beloved Count (2007)

as Renfield (archive footage)

Whiteface
Whiteface (2002)

as (archive footage)

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
Storyville
Storyville (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Otto – The Series
Otto – The Series (1995)

TV show · as Verschiedene

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Renfield (archive footage)

Paganini
Paganini (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

as Niccolo Paganini

White Hunter
White Hunter (1990)

as Klaus Naginsky

1980s

25 titles · average score 56
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nosferatu

Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde

Crawlspace
Crawlspace (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

as Karl Gunther

Star Knight
Star Knight (1985)
GoodWatch score 39

as Boetius

The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Martin Kurtz

Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charleton

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

as Fitzcarraldo

Android
Android (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Daniel

Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir Stephen

Venom
Venom (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jacques Müller (Jacmel)

Haine
Haine (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

as Le motard

Schizoid
Schizoid (1980)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Pieter Fales

1970s

41 titles · average score 58
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

as Count Dracula

Woyzeck
Woyzeck (1979)
GoodWatch score 78

as Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper (1976)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper

Death Smiles on a Murderer
Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Sturges

The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Scalper Jack

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
GoodWatch score 88

as Don Lope de Aguirre

Slaughter Hotel
Slaughter Hotel (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Francis Clay

Web of the Spider
Web of the Spider (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

as Edgar Allan Poe

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dan Hogan

Coffin Full of Dollars
Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dan Hagen / Slander

Count Dracula
Count Dracula (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Renfield

And God Said to Cain
And God Said to Cain (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gary Hamilton

1960s

57 titles · average score 61
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

as Marquis De Sade

I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead

Five for Hell
Five for Hell (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as SS Col. Hans Mueller

The Great Silence
The Great Silence (1968)
GoodWatch score 90

as Tigrero

A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as El Santo

Man, Pride and Vengeance
Man, Pride and Vengeance (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lt. Miguel Garcia

Grand Slam
Grand Slam (1967)
GoodWatch score 69

as Erich Weiss

Creature with the Blue Hand
Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson

For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Juan Wild - The Hunchback

Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse
Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inspector Joe Wright

The Indian Scarf
The Indian Scarf (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Peter Ross

The Devil's Daffodil
The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Peter Keene

1950s

9 titles · average score 70
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Gestapo Lieutenant

Waldwinter
Waldwinter (1956)

as Otto Hartwig

Corinna Darling
Corinna Darling (1956)

as Klaus Brockmann

Ludwig II
Ludwig II (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Prince Otto von Bayern

Hanussen
Hanussen (1955)

as Erik von Spazier / Mirko

Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht

Sarajevo
Sarajevo (1955)

as Nedeljko Čabrinović

Fear
Fear (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cabaret Performer (uncredited)

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

as Whining Soldier (uncredited)

1940s

1 title
Morituri
Morituri (1948)

as Dutch prisoner