Klaus Kinski: movies and TV shows
Klaus Kinski has 186 credits in the archive: 169 films and 17 TV series, from 1948 to 2024. Highest rated: Spécial cinéma (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2024 · busiest year: 1963 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Othelo The Great | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 97 |
| 2024 | Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 97 |
| 2022 | Nosferatu: A Film Like a Vampire | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.8 | 95 |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 94 |
| 2021 | Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2021 | The Extravagant Little Life of Jean-Claude D. Dreyfus | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2020 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | Film | — | 93 |
| 2020 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. | (archive footage) | Film | — | 93 |
| 2019 | Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2017 | Filming Silenzio | (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2016 | FantastiCozzi | Nosferatu (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 89 |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Erotica | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 88 |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 87 |
| 2014 | Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann | (archive footage) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2010 | In Free Fall | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 83 |
| 2008 | Jesus Christ Saviour | Self | Film | 6.9 | 81 |
| 2008 | Jesus Christ Saviour | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2007 | Beloved Count | Renfield (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 2005 | The Spaghetti West | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 78 |
| 2005 | The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2003 | Kinski rigando Paganini | Self | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2002 | Whiteface | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2000 | Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 73 |
| 1999 | My Best Fiend | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 72 |
| 1999 | Please Kill Mr. Kinski | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 1998 | Sternstunde Kunst | Self | TV | — | 71 |
| 1995 | Otto – The Series | Verschiedene | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1991 | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Renfield (archive footage) | Film | 9.5 | 64 |
| 1990 | Paganini | Niccolo Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1990 | Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 | |
| 1990 | Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 | |
| 1990 | Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 | |
| 1990 | Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 | |
| 1990 | Paganini | Film | 5.3 | 63 | |
| 1990 | White Hunter | Klaus Naginsky | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 1988 | Nosferatu in Venice | Nosferatu | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1987 | Cobra Verde | Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1987 | Timestalkers | Dr. Joseph Cole | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 1987 | Location Africa | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1986 | Crawlspace | Karl Gunther | Film | 5.4 | 59 |
| 1986 | Portrait: Werner Herzog | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1986 | Revenge of the Stolen Stars | Donald McBride | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 1985 | Sonntagsgespräch | Self | TV | — | 58 |
| 1985 | Creature | Hans Rudy Hofner | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 1985 | Star Knight | Boetius | Film | 4.1 | 58 |
| 1985 | Commando Leopard | Silveira | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1985 | Zeit zu zweit | Self - Interviewee | TV | — | 58 |
| 1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Martin Kurtz | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1984 | Code Name: Wild Geese | Charleton | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 1984 | Beauty and the Beast | Beast | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1984 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | Dr. Max Bauer | Film | 4.6 | 57 |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Kurt Hoffman | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1983 | Diary | (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Beast | TV | 8.1 | 55 |
| 1982 | Na sowas! | Self | TV | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1982 | Fitzcarraldo | Fitzcarraldo | Film | 7.6 | 55 |
| 1982 | Android | Dr. Daniel | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Self - Actor | Film | 7.6 | 55 |
| 1982 | The Soldier | Dracha | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1981 | Love & Money | Frederic Stockheinz | Film | 5.1 | 54 |
| 1981 | Fruits of Passion | Sir Stephen | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Dr. Hugo Zuckerbrot | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 1981 | Venom | Jacques Müller (Jacmel) | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1980 | Haine | Le motard | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1980 | The Child Woman | Marcel | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1980 | Schizoid | Dr. Pieter Fales | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1979 | Nosferatu the Vampyre | Count Dracula | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1979 | Zoo zéro | Yavé, le directeur du zoo | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1979 | The Making of 'Nosferatu' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1979 | Woyzeck | Friedrich Johann Franz Woyzeck | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1979 | I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog | Voice | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1978 | Ciné regards | Self | TV | — | 51 |
| 1978 | The Song of Roland | Roland / Klaus | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1977 | Auf los geht's los | Self | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1977 | Madame Claude | Alexander Zakis | Film | 4.9 | 50 |
| 1977 | Death of a Corrupt Man | Nicolas Tomski | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1977 | Operation Thunderbolt | Wilfried Boese | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1976 | Jack the Ripper | Dr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1976 | Golden Night | Michel Fournier | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1975 | That Most Important Thing: Love | Karl-Heinz Zimmer | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1975 | A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot | Doc Foster | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1975 | Footprints on the Moon | Professor Blackmann | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1975 | Return of Shanghai Joe | Pat Barnes | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1975 | Lifespan | Nicholas Ulrich | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1975 | The Net | Emilio Bossi | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV | 9.5 | 47 |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1974 | Heroes in Hell | Gen. Kaufmann | Film | 4.5 | 47 |
| 1974 | The Hand That Feeds the Dead | Prof. Nijinski | Film | 4.6 | 47 |
| 1973 | Je später der Abend | Self | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1973 | Death Smiles on a Murderer | Dr. Sturges | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1973 | The Bloody Hands of the Law | Vito Quattroni | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1973 | The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe | Scalper Jack | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 1972 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Don Lope de Aguirre | Film | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1972 | A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity | Scott | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1971 | Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead | Dan Hogan | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1971 | Adios Compañeros | Reverend Cotton | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | Slaughter Hotel | Dr. Francis Clay | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 1971 | Coffin Full of Dollars | Dan Hagen / Slander | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | Black Killer | James Webb / Black Killer | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold | Virgil Prescott | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1971 | Web of the Spider | Edgar Allan Poe | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1971 | The Price of Death | Chester Conway / Ray | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | His Name Was King | Brian Foster | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1971 | Eye of the Spider | Hans Fischer | Film | 4.5 | 44 |
| 1970 | Count Dracula | Renfield | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1970 | And God Said to Cain | Gary Hamilton | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1970 | The Night of the Assassin | Evagoras | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1970 | The Beast | Johnny Laster | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1970 | How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? | Juan José Ignatio Rodriguez de Calderon / 'Sam' | Film | 2.9 | 43 |
| 1970 | Churchill's Leopards | Captain Holtz | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1970 | Only the Cool | Pavel Richko / Torpédo I | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Marquis De Sade | Film | 5.1 | 42 |
| 1969 | Double Face | John Alexander | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1969 | I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death | Chadeau / Holden / Hot Dead | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1969 | Venus in Furs | Ahmed Kortobawi | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1969 | Five for Hell | SS Col. Hans Mueller | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1969 | Gangster's Law | Quintero | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1969 | Salt in the Wound | Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1968 | The Great Silence | Loco (Tigrero) | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1968 | Coplan Saves His Skin | Theler | Film | 5.2 | 41 |
| 1968 | If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death | Morgan | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1968 | Western, Italian Style | Self | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1968 | The Ruthless Four | Brent il Biondo | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1968 | Twice a Judas | Dingus | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1968 | The Bastard | Adam | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1968 | The Vatican Affair | Clint Rogers | Film | 3.8 | 41 |
| 1968 | Psychopath | Periwinkle | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1967 | A Bullet for the General | El Santo | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1967 | Five Golden Dragons | Gert | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 1967 | Man, Pride and Vengeance | Lt. Miguel Garcia | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1967 | Grand Slam | Erich Weiss | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1967 | Creature with the Blue Hand | Dave Emerson / Richard Emerson | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1967 | The Million Eyes of Sumuru | President Boong | Film | 4.3 | 40 |
| 1966 | Circus of Fear | Manfred | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1966 | Our Man in Marrakesh | Jonquil | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1966 | Target for Killing | Caporetti | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1966 | Where Are You Taking That Woman | Gomez (Rio segment) | Film | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1965 | For a Few Dollars More | Juan Wild - The Hunchback | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | Kostoyed Amourski | Film | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1965 | Again the Ringer | Edwards | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1965 | That Man in Istanbul | Schenck | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1965 | The Dirty Game | Russian Agent | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls | Nikko Stalmar | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1964 | Die Drehscheibe | Self | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1964 | Last of the Renegades | David "Luke" Lucas | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1964 | Mark of the Tortoise | Shapiro | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1964 | Traitor's Gate | Kane | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1964 | The Curse of the Hidden Vault | George | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1964 | The Last Ride to Santa Cruz | Jose | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1964 | Secret of the Chinese Carnation | Speranzo | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1963 | Weltspiegel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1963 | Die Mondvögel | Valentin | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1963 | The Indian Scarf | Peter Ross | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1963 | Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance | Saddhu | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1963 | Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse | Inspector Joe Wright | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1963 | The Squeaker | Krishna | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1963 | The Black Abbot | Thomas Fortuna | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1963 | Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 | Whitey | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1963 | The Mystery of the Indian Temple | Film | 5.3 | 36 | |
| 1963 | The Black Cobra | Koks-Charley | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1963 | The Secret of the Black Widow | Boyd | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1962 | The Counterfeit Traitor | Kindler | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1962 | The Inn on the River | Gregor Gubanow | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1962 | The Door with Seven Locks | Pheeny | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1962 | The Secret of the Red Orchid | Steve | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1962 | The Red Pastures | Martin | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1961 | The Devil's Daffodil | Peter Keene | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1961 | Dead Eyes of London | Edgar Strauss | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1961 | The Strange Countess | Bresset | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1961 | Bankraub in der Rue Latour | Bex, Autor | Film | 8.5 | 34 |
| 1961 | Die Kurve | Anton | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1960 | The Avenger | Lorenz Voss | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1958 | A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Gestapo Lieutenant | Film | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1956 | Corinna Darling | Klaus Brockmann | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1956 | Waldwinter | Otto Hartwig | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1955 | Children, Mother, and the General | Leutnant, der nicht mehr lacht | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1955 | Ludwig II | Prince Otto von Bayern | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1955 | Sarajevo | Nedeljko Čabrinović | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1955 | Hanussen | Erik von Spazier / Mirko | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1954 | Fear | Cabaret Performer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1951 | German Film Award | Self | TV | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1951 | Decision Before Dawn | Whining Soldier (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1948 | Morituri | Dutch prisoner | Film | 6.7 | 21 |