Schauspieler

Klaus Kinski

1926 - 1991

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski (eigentlich: Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski; * 18. Oktober 1926 in Zoppot, Freie Stadt Danzig; † 23. November 1991 in Lagunitas, Kalifornien) war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Regisseur und Buchautor. Er war auf die Darstellung psychopathischer und getriebener Figuren spezialisiert und zählte in diesem Rollenfach auch international zu den gefragtesten Filmschauspielern. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Klaus Kinski is the 134th most popular schauspieler (down from 126th in 2024), the 45th most popular biography from Poland (up from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Schauspieler.

Klaus Kinski is most famous for his role as a Nazi officer in the film "Aguirre, the Wrath of God."

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Among Schauspielers

Among schauspielers, Klaus Kinski ranks 134 out of 13,578. Before him are Raul Julia, Helen Mirren, Jane Birkin, Orson Welles, Tommy Lee Jones, and Paulette Goddard. After him are Judi Dench, Roberto Benigni, Tyrone Power, Robert Duvall, Jason Statham, and Michael Gambon.

Most Popular Schauspielers in Wikipedia

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Raul Julia
1940 - 1994
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 128
Helen Mirren
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 129
Jane Birkin
1946 - 2023
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 130
Orson Welles
1915 - 1985
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 131
Tommy Lee Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 132
Paulette Goddard
1910 - 1990
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 133
Klaus Kinski
1926 - 1991
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 134
Judi Dench
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 135
Roberto Benigni
1952 - Present
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 136
Tyrone Power
1914 - 1958
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 137
Robert Duvall
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 138
Jason Statham
1967 - Present
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 139
Michael Gambon
1940 - 2023
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 140

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Klaus Kinski ranks 15. Before him are Leslie Nielsen, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Dario Fo, Ben Roy Mottelson, Vasily Arkhipov, and Donald A. Glaser. After him are René Goscinny, Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Nuon Chea, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and Andrzej Wajda. Among people deceased in 1991, Klaus Kinski ranks 11. Before him are Dr. Seuss, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Serge Gainsbourg, Carl David Anderson, Yves Montand, and Klaus Barbie. After him are Gustáv Husák, W. Arthur Lewis, Jiang Qing, Graham Greene, John Bardeen, and Miles Davis.

Others Born in 1926

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Leslie Nielsen
ACTOR
1926 - 2010
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 9
Thích Nhất Hạnh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 10
Dario Fo
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 11
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 12
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 13
Donald A. Glaser
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 14
Klaus Kinski
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 15
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 16
Sathya Sai Baba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 17
Svetlana Alliluyeva
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 18
Nuon Chea
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 19
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 20
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 21