Birthday: 1926-10-18 Born in: Zoppot, Free City of Danzig [now Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland] Biography: Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszyński, best known as Klaus Kinski (18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991), was a German actor. He appeared in over 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu (1979), Woyzeck (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Cobra Verde (1987).
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Paganini
Legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini sets all of 19th century Europe into frenzy.