Klaus Kinski

AKA:
Niklaus Gunther Nakszynski
Nationality:
Polish
Birthdate:
00/00/1926
Birthplace:
Zoppot, Poland
Death Date:
11/23/1991
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biography
Sinister-looking performer, in films from 1948. Kinski's piercing eyes and hawk-like features tended to land him crazed or obsessed roles, and he rarely resisted the temptation to ham them up. He appeared in German films, the spaghetti western "For a Few Dollars More" (1966) and the international productions "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) and "The Little Drummer Girl" (1984), though his critical reputation rests principally on his work with Werner Herzog--particularly "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972), "Nosferatu" (1978) and "Fitzcarraldo" (1982). Father of actresses Pola and Nastassja Kinski.
Credits
Actor
1999
Francisco Manoel Da Silva
1987
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald--
1982
Himself
1982
Actor
1976
Don Lope de Aguirre
1972
Dracha
Hans Rudy Hofner
Zakis Niarkis
Dr Zuckerbrot
Frederick Stockheinz
Nicholas Ulrich
Michel
Colonel Silveira
Yave--Zoo Director
Bossi
Director
Nicolo Paganini
Actor
Dr Daniel
Woyzeck
Count Dracula
Actor
Actor
Jacmel
Stranger
Dr Karl Gunther
Dr Pieter Fales
screenplay
milestones
Year
Milestone
1930 
Moved with parents to Berlin (date approximate)
1944 
Drafted into the German army at age 16
 
On second day of combat in the Netherlands, Kinski was injured and captured by Allied forces and spent the rest of WWII in a British prison-of-war camp
 
Gave poetry recitals in small German cabarets and later larger halls
 
Acted on stage in Tubingen and Baden-Baden
Continued