Gustav Klimt, as played by John Malkovich

John Malkovich poses as famed artist Gustav Klimpt on set of the movie Klimt. This shot was taken in Bottrop, Germany on February 8, 2005. Gustav Klimpt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painting of delicate and elaborate works like 'The Kiss.' John Malkovich (born 1953) is an Illinois actor of strange and elaborate roles in films such as Being John Malkovich and In the Line of Fire.