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.