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 Klaus Kinski was born as Klaus G��nter Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig (now Sopot, Poland), to Susanne (Lutze), a nurse, and Bruno Nakszynski, a pharmacist. He grew up in Berlin, was drafted into the German army in 1944 and captured by British forces in Holland. After the war he began acting on the stage, quickly gaining a reputation for a ferocious talent and an equally ferocious temper. He started acting in films shortly afterward, showing an utter disregard for the quality of the productions he appeared in and churning out so many that a complete filmography is almost impossible to assemble.However, he did turn out memorable work for director Werner Herzog, a similarly driven and obsessive character. Herzog and Kinski pushed each other to extremes over a 15-year working relationship, which finally ended after filming Cobra Verde (1987), a production plagued by volcanic clashes between the star and director, involving--among other things--violent physical altercations and mutual death threats. He subsequently directed and starred in the notorious Paganini (1989), his only film as director and which was marked by (again) clashes between Kinski and his producers, who accused him of turning their movie into a pornographic film and sued him in court. His autobiography, "All I Need is Love", a vicious attack on the film industry, was withdrawn for legal reasons and subsequently re-released as "Kinski Uncut" in the US & UK, "Ich brauche Liebe" in Germany, and in various other languages.
Bio:
Klaus Kinski was born as Klaus G��nter Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig (now Sopot, Poland), to Susanne (Lutze), a nurse, and Bruno Nakszynski, a pharmacist. He grew up in Berlin, was drafted into the German army in 1944 and captured by British forces in Holland. After the war he began acting on the stage, quickly gaining a reputation for a ferocious talent and an equally ferocious temper. He started acting in films shortly afterward, showing an utter disregard for the quality of the productions he appeared in and churning out so many that a complete filmography is almost impossible to assemble.However, he did turn out memorable work for director Werner Herzog, a similarly driven and obsessive character. Herzog and Kinski pushed each other to extremes over a 15-year working relationship, which finally ended after filming Cobra Verde (1987), a production plagued by volcanic clashes between the star and director, involving--among other things--violent physical altercations and mutual death threats. He subsequently directed and starred in the notorious Paganini (1989), his only film as director and which was marked by (again) clashes between Kinski and his producers, who accused him of turning their movie into a pornographic film and sued him in court. His autobiography, "All I Need is Love", a vicious attack on the film industry, was withdrawn for legal reasons and subsequently re-released as "Kinski Uncut" in the US & UK, "Ich brauche Liebe" in Germany, and in various other languages.
Tivia:
He was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.Used to act on stage in one-man productions, as no actor would work with him.Turned down the role of the German villain Toht in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), although he wanted to do a movie with Steven Spielberg, but thought "the script is as moronically shitty as so many other flicks of its ilk." He chose to appear in Venom (1981) instead, because the salary was better.Of his three children, only his son Nikolai Kinski attended the funeral in California, where his ashes were strewn in the Pacific Ocean (February 1992).Was completely self-taught as an actor.For a brief time he lived in an apartment in Munich (Elisabethstra?e 3) which he shared with several other people. One of the children living there was thirteen-year-old Werner Herzog. They later collaborated on five movies.In his memoirs, the actor claimed that as a child, he had to steal food for his family as his father was out of work.According to Kinski, he rejected offers to work with the acclaimed directors Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Ken Russell and Steven Spielberg because the salaries were too low.Father, with Ruth Tocki, of actress Nastassja Kinski.He was honored by his city of birth, Sopot.In 2013, daughter Pola Kinski published her Autobiography "Kindermund" in Germany, in which she accuses her father of sexual abuse between the ages of 5 and 19.His father was an apothecary and allegedly also an opera singer who died, as did his mother, during the Second World War.He appeared in two adaptations of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula". He played Renfield in Count Dracula (1970) and Count Dracula in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979).Only chose films that took a short time to make and which paid the most.He worked with Christopher Lee in The Devil's Daffodil (1961), Secret of the Red Orchid (1962), Psycho-Circus (1966), Five Golden Dragons (1967) and Count Dracula (1970). His daughter Nastassja Kinski later worked with Lee in To the Devil a Daughter (1976).His provocative 1977 TV appearance on Je sp?ter der Abend... (1973) became legendary because he didn't answer a single question during an interview and called the host Reinhard M��nchenhagen "Herr M��nchhausen".His countenance and screen persona gave his film career a boost in the 1960s when he was cast in a number of German productions based upon the thrillers of Edgar Wallace.The French government declared him a 'Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' on the 5th Februar 1986, one the highest honors for a foreign artist.His autobiography was originally released under the title "All I Need Is Love", but was withdrawn in 1989 due to a contract dispute: a German publisher claimed Kinski had previously released an autobiography for them entitled "Ich, Kinski", and sued the publishers. It was reissued in 1997 under the title "Kinski Uncut", adding material that had been excluded from the first version of the book.Was ambidextrous, as can be seen in "Fitzcarraldo" (1982). He writes with his right hand, but eats and draws with his left.Although better known during his career for acting in many B-movies, he also worked together with some famous film directors, most notably David Lean, Billy Wilder, George Roy Hill, Sergio Leone and Werner Herzog. Other respected directors included Douglas Sirk, Damiano Damiani, James Toback, Andrzej Zulawski, Frank Cassenti, Giuliano Montaldo, Laslo Benedek, Fritz Kortner and Helmut K?utner. Among Kinski's films two were even nominated for 'Best Picture' / 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Academy Awards: Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Operation Thunderbolt (1977).He was offered a part in Hammer's last movie To the Devil a Daughter (1976), but turned it down as his scenes would take more than ten days to shoot.Father of actor Nikolai Kinski.Werner Herzog collaborated on 5 features with Kinski: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987). Only director Alfred Vohrer worked more often with Kinski: He directed 7 of the 16 'Edgar Wallace' films in which Kinski appeared.According to Tony Anthony, Kinski auditioned for the role of En Plein in The Stranger Returns (1967), but didn't get the role due to a near-fatal accident at Cinecitt�� Studios. The horse he rode as part of his audition had not been ridden for many months due to being sheltered over the recent winter. While Kinski was on horseback, the skittish animal jumped, lurched, pinned him against a wall and fell on top of him, crushing him with its entire body-weight on the steps of a saloon set. X-rays revealed that Kinski's spine was cracked, and he had narrowly avoided getting paralyzed for life. The role of En Plein went to Dan Vadis, and Kinski received no compensation for the incident because the producers did not have insurance. Weeks later, he defied his doctor's orders to not exert himself or ride a horse by playing the role of a villain in the pseudo-Western Man, Pride & Vengeance (1967).Director Alfred Vohrer, who had the strongest artistic influence on the popular German film series based on material by Edgar Wallace, worked with Kinski on 7 of the 14 'Edgar Wallace' films he directed: Dead Eyes of London (1961), The Door with Seven Locks (1962), The Inn on the River (1962), Der Zinker (1963), The Indian Scarf (1963), Again the Ringer (1965) and Creature with the Blue Hand (1967).In his long film career Klaus Kinski worked together with 11 Academy Award winning actors (Maximilian Schell, Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Plummer, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness) and 4 Academy Award winning directors (Billy Wilder, David Lean, George Roy Hill, and Clint Eastwood).Son of Bruno Nakszynski, a Polish-German pharmacist, and his wife Susanne Lutze, daughter of a German pastor from Danzig.Grandchildren: Aljosha, Sonja and Kenya.Father of actress Pola Kinski.Was announced to play Dr. Hans Fallada in Lifeforce (1985), but dropped out. Was also considered for Dr. Bukovsky as well.Uncle of actress Lara Lamberti.Brother-in-law of Tommy Kent. |
| Name: |
Klaus Kinski |
Type: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:25:10 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Klaus Kinski was born as Klaus G��nter Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig (now Sopot, Poland), to Susanne (Lutze), a nurse, and Bruno Nakszynski, a pharmacist. He grew up in Berlin, was drafted into the German army in 1944 and captured |
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He was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.Used to act on stage in one-man productions, as no actor would work with him.Turned down the role of the German villain Toht in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), although he wanted to do a movie with Steven Spielberg, but thought "the script is as moronically shitty as so many other flicks of its ilk." He chose to appear in Venom (1981) instead, because the salary was better.Of his three children, only his son Nikolai Kinski attended the funeral in California, where his ashes were strewn in the Pacific Ocean (February 1992).Was completely self-taught as an actor.For a brief time he lived in an apartment in Munich (Elisabethstra?e 3) which he shared with several other people. One of the children living there was thirteen-year-old Werner Herzog. They later collaborated on five movies.In his memoirs, the actor claimed that as a child, he had to steal food for his family as his father was out of work.According to Kinski, he rejected offers to work with the acclaimed directors Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Ken Russell and Steven Spielberg because the salaries were too low.Father, with Ruth Tocki, of actress Nastassja Kinski.He was honored by his city of birth, Sopot.In 2013, daughter Pola Kinski published her Autobiography "Kindermund" in Germany, in which she accuses her father of sexual abuse between the ages of 5 and 19.His father was an apothecary and allegedly also an opera singer who died, as did his mother, during the Second World War.He appeared in two adaptations of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula". He played Renfield in Count Dracula (1970) and Count Dracula in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979).Only chose films that took a short time to make and which paid the most.He worked with Christopher Lee in The Devil's Daffodil (1961), Secret of the Red Orchid (1962), Psycho-Circus (1966), Five Golden Dragons (1967) and Count Dracula (1970). His daughter Nastassja Kinski later worked with Lee in To the Devil a Daughter (1976).His provocative 1977 TV appearance on Je sp?ter der Abend... (1973) became legendary because he didn't answer a single question during an interview and called the host Reinhard M��nchenhagen "Herr M��nchhausen".His countenance and screen persona gave his film career a boost in the 1960s when he was cast in a number of German productions based upon the thrillers of Edgar Wallace.The French government declared him a 'Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' on the 5th Februar 1986, one the highest honors for a foreign artist.His autobiography was originally released under the title "All I Need Is Love", but was withdrawn in 1989 due to a contract dispute: a German publisher claimed Kinski had previously released an autobiography for them entitled "Ich, Kinski", and sued the publishers. It was reissued in 1997 under the title "Kinski Uncut", adding material that had been excluded from the first version of the book.Was ambidextrous, as can be seen in "Fitzcarraldo" (1982). He writes with his right hand, but eats and draws with his left.Although better known during his career for acting in many B-movies, he also worked together with some famous film directors, most notably David Lean, Billy Wilder, George Roy Hill, Sergio Leone and Werner Herzog. Other respected directors included Douglas Sirk, Damiano Damiani, James Toback, Andrzej Zulawski, Frank Cassenti, Giuliano Montaldo, Laslo Benedek, Fritz Kortner and Helmut K?utner. Among Kinski's films two were even nominated for 'Best Picture' / 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Academy Awards: Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Operation Thunderbolt (1977).He was offered a part in Hammer's last movie To the Devil a Daughter (1976), but turned it down as his scenes would take more than ten days to shoot.Father of actor Nikolai Kinski.Werner Herzog collaborated on 5 features with Kinski: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987). Only director Alfred Vohrer worked more often with Kinski: He directed 7 of the 16 'Edgar Wallace' films in which Kinski appeared.According to Tony Anthony, Kinski auditioned for the role of En Plein in The Stranger Returns (1967), but didn't get the role due to a near-fatal accident at Cinecitt�� Studios. The horse he rode as part of his audition had not been ridden for many months due to being sheltered over the recent winter. While Kinski was on horseback, the skittish animal jumped, lurched, pinned him against a wall and fell on top of him, crushing him with its entire body-weight on the steps of a saloon set. X-rays revealed that Kinski's spine was cracked, and he had narrowly avoided getting paralyzed for life. The role of En Plein went to Dan Vadis, and Kinski received no compensation for the incident because the producers did not have insurance. Weeks later, he defied his doctor's orders to not exert himself or ride a horse by playing the role of a villain in the pseudo-Western Man, Pride & Vengeance (1967).Director Alfred Vohrer, who had the strongest artistic influence on the popular German film series based on material by Edgar Wallace, worked with Kinski on 7 of the 14 'Edgar Wallace' films he directed: Dead Eyes of London (1961), The Door with Seven Locks (1962), The Inn on the River (1962), Der Zinker (1963), The Indian Scarf (1963), Again the Ringer (1965) and Creature with the Blue Hand (1967).In his long film career Klaus Kinski worked together with 11 Academy Award winning actors (Maximilian Schell, Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Plummer, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness) and 4 Academy Award winning directors (Billy Wilder, David Lean, George Roy Hill, and Clint Eastwood).Son of Bruno Nakszynski, a Polish-German pharmacist, and his wife Susanne Lutze, daughter of a German pastor from Danzig.Grandchildren: Aljosha, Sonja and Kenya.Father of actress Pola Kinski.Was announced to play Dr. Hans Fallada in Lifeforce (1985), but dropped out. Was also considered for Dr. Bukovsky as well.Uncle of actress Lara Lamberti.Brother-in-law of Tommy Kent. |
| Trademarks: |
His ability to tap on and portay a deep well of perversity.
Almost always played crazed characters.
Contorting, maniacal face.
Was infamous for his violent temper.
Often worked with director Werner Herzog. |
| Quotes: |
Man mu? den Menschen vor allem nach seinen Lastern beurteilen. Tugenden k?nnen vorget?uscht sein. Laster sind echt. [One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real.]
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I'd have been better than Adolf Hitler. I could've delivered his speeches a lot better. That's for certain.
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I choose films with the shortest schedule and the most money.
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Wer mich beleidigt, entscheide ich. [I decide who offends me.]
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So I sell myself, for the highest price. Exactly like a prostitute. There is no difference. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Writer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
Recorded three albums in 1971, citing poems of the French poets Villon and Rimbaud (translated into German). |
| Spouse: |
Debora Caprioglio (1987 - 1989) Minhoi Loanic (1971 - February 1979) (divorced, 1 child)Brigitte Ruth Tocki (October 30, 1960 - 1971) (divorced, 1 child)Gislinde K��hbeck (June 11, 1952 - 1955) (divorced |
| Children: |
Nastassja KinskiNikolai Kinski |
| Parents: |
Bruno Nakszynski
Susanne Lutze |
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