Klaus Kinski

Screen Shot 2021-08-22 at 3.47 — Klaus Kinski in *His Name Was King*

Klaus Kinski (1926 - 1991)

Film Deaths[]

The Avenger (Der Rächer) (1960) [Lorenz Voss]: Decapitated off-screen, head later found in a box.
Dead Eyes of London (Die Toten Augen von London; Dark Eyes of London) (1961) [Edgar Strauss]: Pushed through a window by Wolfgang Lukschy.
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) [Kindler]:Accidentally suffocated by William Holden when he puts a rag in his mouth to stop him from coughing as Nazi's are searching the boat they are on and doesn't want them to be found.
The Devil's Daffodil (Das Geheimnis der gelben Narzissen) (1962) [Peter Keene] Stabbed in the back by Christopher Lee
Secret of the Red Orchid (Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee) (1962) [Steve]: Shot after he stabs the body of Eric Pohlmann. causing the body to reflex and firing the gun it was holding.
The Indian Scarf (Das Indische Tuch) (1963) [Peter Ross]: Strangled with a scarf (off-screen) by Hans Clarin; his body is shown afterwards encased in a plaster statue.
Last of the Renegades (Winnetou - 2. Teil) (1964) [David 'Luke' Lucas]: Shot in the back in a shoot-out with Lex Barker and his men.
For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in piu) (1965) [Wild, the Hunchback]: Shot to death in a gunfight with Lee Van Cleef in a tavern.
Again The Ringer (Neues vom Hexer) (1965) [Edwards]: Shot by inspector James W. Wesby.
Circus of Fear (Psycho-Circus) (1966) [Manfred]: Killed when Eddi Arent throws a knife into his chest.
A Bullet for the General (Quien Sabe ?) (1967) [El Santo]: Shot in the back from distance by Lou Castel as he is about to 'execute' Gian Maria Volonte.
Man, Pride and Vengeance (L'uomo, I'orgoglio, la vendetta) (1967) [Garcia]: Stabbed in the stomach (off-screen) in a knife fight with Franco Nero; he staggers out in the desert and dies.
The Million Eyes Of Sumuru (1967) [President Boong's Double]: Confronted in his office by would-be assassin Maria Rohm, he is turned into a statue when she fails to shoot him and her special gun is seized by Essie Huang, one of his bodyguards, who does shoot him before the real President enters and shoots her.
Grand Slam (Ad ogni costo; Top Job) (1967) [Erich Weiss]: Shot to death by Adolfo Celi by the harbor.
The Bastard (I Bastardi) (1968) [Adam Williams] Shot by Giuliano Gemma
If You Meet Sartana...Pray For Death (Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte) (1968) [Morgan]: Accidentally stabbed with own of his knifes when Gianni Garko kick a stack of coffin to him after a shootout.
The Great Silence (Il Grande silenzio; The Big Silence) (1968) [Tigrero a.k.a. Loco]: Althoguh he survives in the actual movie, an alternate "happy ending" was filmed for different markets; in the alternate ending (included as a bonus feature in the US DVD), he is shot in the head by Frank Wolff.
The Ruthless Four (Every Man For Himself; Ognuno per se) (1968) [Brent il Biondo] Head bashed against a rock by Gilbert Roland.
Twice a Judas (They Were Called Graveyard; Due Volte Giuda) (1968) [Dingus/Victor Barrett]: Shot by his brother Antonio Sabato in a shootout in the rocks.
Five for Hell (Cinque per l'inferno; Five Into Hell) (1969) [SS Col. Hans Mueller]: Electrocuted along with four of his men when the dying Samson Burke activates the electric fence as they go to climb through it in pursuit of Gianni Garko
Venus in Furs (Paroxismus; Black Angel) (1969) [Ahmed Kortobawi]: Killed by Maria Rohm's ghost, using her supernatural powers, while he's bound and suspended by his wrists.
War Fever (Il dito nella piaga) (1969) [Cpl. Brian Haskins/Norman Carr]: Machine gunned by German soldiers as he rushes a tank.
Count Dracula (El Conde Dracula) (1970) [Renfield]: Dies in an asylum.
His Name Was King (Lo chiamavano King) (1971) [Brian Foster]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Richard Harrison.
Showdown for a Bad Man (Per una bara piena di dollari; A Barrel Full of Dollars; Coffin Full of Dollars; Nevada Kid) (1971) [Hagen]: Falls to his death from a bell tower after being shot by Jeff Cameron.
The Price of Death (Il venditore di morte) (1971) [Chester Conway]: Shot to death by Gianni Garko in a duel while holding a young girl hostage.
Shoot the Living, Pray for the Dead (Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo) (1971) [Dan Hogan]: Shot to death by Paolo Casella
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) (1972) [Don Lope de Aguirre]: Presumably dies (off-screen) either starving to death or being shot dead by the natives. The movie ends with him standing alone on the raft after the rest of the crew has been killed, with no remaining supplies and still in native territory; the implication of his fate is pretty clear. (The real Don Lope de Aguirre was executed.)
Death Smiles on a Murderer (La Morte ha sorriso all'assassino) (1973) [Dr. Sturges]: Strangled with a cord by Marco Mariani.
Shanghai Joe (Il Mio name e Shanghai Joe; The Dragon Strikes Back; The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe; My Name Is Shanghai Joe) (1973) [Scalper Jack]: Stabbed in the chest with his own knives by Chen Lee.
The Hand that Feeds the Dead (La mano che nutre la morte) (1974) [Prof. Nijinski]: Stabbed in the back by his wife (Katia Christine) and dies of his wounds off-screen. His death is confirmed by the police who find his body.
Lover of the Monster (Le amanti del mostro) (1974) [Dr. Alex Nijinski]: Shot numerous times in the back by guards during the execution of the man who is being blamed for all of the deaths Klaus committed.
Return of Shanghai Joe (Che botte ragazzi!) (1975) [Pat Barnes] Shot in the back.
Operation Thunderbolt (Mivtsa Yonatan) (1977) [Wilfried Boese]: Machine-gunned by Israeli soldiers during the raid on the terrorists' hideout.
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht) (1979) [Count Dracula]: Mortally wounded by the rays of the rising sun after Isabelle Adjani tricks him into staying out past sunrise by setting herself out as bait. He is then finished off by being staked through the heart by Walter Ladengast. (See also Max Schreck in the original 1922 version.)
Woyzeck (1979) [Franz Woyzeck]: Drowns himself in a pond after having stabbed Eva Mattes to death for her infidelity.
Venom (1982) [Jacques Muller a.k.a. Jacmel]: Shot repeatedly by police sharp-shooters when he staggers out onto the balcony after being bitten by the black mamba.
Kommando Leopard (1985) [Silveira]: Beaten to death by a lynch mob consisting of rebels and villagers after being cornered by a dead end wall.
Creature (1985) [Hans Rudy Hofner]: Killed by an alien parasite that takes over and re-animates his body. Klaus's re-animated body dies when the parasite is removed from his head by Stan Ivar during a struggle.
Code Name: Wild Geese (1986) [Charleton]: Burned to death when Lewis Collins fires a flamethrower from a makeshift helicopter gunship as Klaus fires at him from below.
Crawlspace (1986) [Dr. Karl Gunther]: Shot by Talia Balsam off-screen. (We only see Klaus coming towards Talia before the gun fires and the scene cuts away).
Cobra Verde (1987) [Francisco Manoel da Silva/Cobra Verde]: After collapsing due to try to force a boat into the ocean, drowns when he is constantly hit by incoming waves.
Paganini (1989) [Niccolò Paganini]: Dies of sickness on top of falling down a flight of stairs.

Television Deaths[]

Faerie Tale Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (1984) [Beast]: To be added
The Hitchhiker: Lovesounds (1984) [Kurt Hoffman]: Presumably killed when his sound system produces ear shattering sounds, after Klaus kills Belinda Bauer and Stephen Shellen.
Timestalkers (1987 TV) [Dr. Joseph Cole]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with William Devane in the Old West.