Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 – November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project on-screen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. He acted in over 180 films.
<p>Kinski was born Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszyński in Zoppot, Germany (today Sopot in Poland). His parents were Bruno Nakszyński, a German pharmacist of Polish origin, and Susanne Lutze, a German pastor's daughter from Danzig. In 1930/31, the family moved to Berlin and Kinski attended the Prinz-Heinrich-Gymnasium in Schöneberg.
<p>Kinski was drafted into the German Army in 1944 and served in the Netherlands. He reputedly went AWOL and surrendered to the British forces, spending the rest of the wartime as a POW. Whilst in a POW camp near Colchester he discovered his acting talent, performing for fellow prisoners.
<p>After the war, he returned to Germany. He began acting and changed his name to Klaus Kinski. He started on stage in Germany, became a legend as a monologist (presenting the prose and...
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