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Udo Kier

Udo Kier

ActingBorn: October 14, 1944in Cologne, GermanyDied: November 23, 2025

Udo Kierspe (October 14, 1944 – November 23, 2025), known professionally as Udo Kier, was a German actor. Known primarily as a cult character actor who portrayed eccentric and deviant figures, he appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Tom Shadyac, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey.

Return from Tomorrow

Return from Tomorrow

as Tim Senior

By Design

By Design

as Aldo Fabbri

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

as Hans

Bad Painter

Bad Painter

as Ö

Schindler Space Architect

Schindler Space Architect

2024Documentary

as R.M. Schindler (voice)

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

2024Documentary

as Self

Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

as Luc

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

as Klaus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022Documentary

as Self / Big Brother

My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

as Herman Herzog

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

as Gunthar Vaggan

Staging Death

Staging Death

2022Documentary

as Unknown

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

as Unknown

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

as Michel

The Blazing World

The Blazing World

as Lained

Chompy & the Girls

Chompy & the Girls

as Chompy (voice)

Swan Song

Swan Song

as Pat Pitsenbarger

Haymaker

Haymaker

as David

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

2020Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity

as Ivan Demisovski

11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird

2020Documentary

as Self

The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor

as Dr. Otto Kroll

Hunters

Hunters

as Adolf Hitler

Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa

2019Documentary

as Self

Skin Walker

Skin Walker

as Claus

The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

as Miller

Bacurau

Bacurau

as Michael

Holy Beasts

Film Movement Plus

Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel

Holy Beasts

as Henry

The Mountain

The Mountain

as Frederick

American Exit

American Exit

as Anton

Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete

as Friedrich

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

as Fuchspelzmann

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

I Knew Andy Warhol

I Knew Andy Warhol

2018Documentary

as Self

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

as Andre Toulon

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

as Alcyde

American Animals

American Animals

as Mr. Van Der Hoek

Zero

Zero

as The lord of the world

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

as Hans

Daughter of Mine

Daughter of Mine

as Bruno

Downsizing

Downsizing

as Konrad

Instant Dreams

Instant Dreams

2017Documentary

as The Docter (Cameo)

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99

as The Placid Man

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017Documentary

as Self

Courier X

Courier X

as Nathan Vogel

Seances

Seances

as Unknown

Brother

Brother

as Frank Solek

The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

2015Documentary

as Unknown

Coconut Hero

Coconut Hero

as Mr. Morrow

Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

as Fyodor (voice)

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)

Major Lazer

Major Lazer

as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)

Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015Documentary

as (archive footage)

Old Money

Old Money

as Rolf Rauchensteiner

The Material Boy

The Material Boy

as Self

Lines of the Hand

Lines of the Hand

as Unknown

Arteholic

Arteholic

2014Documentary

as Self

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser

The Editor

The Editor

as Dr Casini

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Fandango At Home

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

as The Waiter

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

as The Shaman

Beware the Batman

Beware the Batman

as Mister Toad (voice)

Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

as Witchhunter (uncredited)

Night of the Templar

Night of the Templar

as Father Paul

Evening Urgant

Evening Urgant

as Self

Iron Sky

Iron Sky

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

Ich - Udo

Ich - Udo

2012Documentary

as Himself

My Own Private River

My Own Private River

2012Documentary

as Hans (archive footage)

Görünmeyen

Görünmeyen

as Bartok

The Berlin Project

The Berlin Project

as Guru

UFO in Her Eyes

UFO in Her Eyes

as Steve Frost

Keyhole

Keyhole

as Dr. Lemke

The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

as Peg Poett

Melancholia

Melancholia

as Wedding Planner

The Sky Has Four Corners

The Sky Has Four Corners

as Graf Karpatovicz

Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

as Tabatabai

Dimension

Dimension

as Unknown

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Professor Pericles (voice)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as Lee Meyers

House of Boys

House of Boys

as Madame

Memories of a Young Pianist

2009Documentary

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Metropia

Metropia

as Ivan Bahn (voice)

Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

as Herr Jung

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009Documentary

as Self

Lulu and Jimi

Lulu and Jimi

as Schultz

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

as Luipold Trumpf

La deuxième femme

La deuxième femme

2008Documentary

as Udo Kier

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008Documentary

as Self

Far Cry

Far Cry

as Dr. Krieger

Tell

Tell

as Gessler

The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

as Father Johannes

Chuck

Chuck

as Otto Van Vogel

Halloween

Halloween

as Morgan Walker

Fall Down Dead

Fall Down Dead

as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

The Killing Grounds

The Killing Grounds

as P.

Pars: Operation Cherry

Pars: Operation Cherry

as Klaus Kayman

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Unser Reigen

2006Documentary

as Unknown

13 Graves

13 Graves

as Debro

Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans

as Dr. Lawerence

Holly

Holly

as Klaus

Pray for Morning

Pray for Morning

as Edouard Leopold Edu

Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns

as Bellinger

Thadeusz

as self

Masters of Horror

Fandango At Home

Masters of Horror

as Bellinger

BloodRayne

BloodRayne

as Regal Monk

Headspace

Headspace

as Rev. Karl Hartman

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

2005Documentary

as Interviewee-Actor

Manderlay

Manderlay

as Mr. Kirspe

4 Against Z

4 Against Z

as Zanrelot

G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

as Self

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

2004Documentary

as Unknown

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

as Heinrich

The Batman

The Batman

as Bert (voice)

Dracula 3000

Dracula 3000

as Capt. Varna

Evil Eyes

Evil Eyes

as George

Modigliani

Modigliani

as Max Jacob

30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous

as Barry Davis

One Point O

One Point O

as Derrick

Love Object

Love Object

as Radley

Jargo

Jargo

as Jargos Vater

Celluloid Horror

Celluloid Horror

2004Documentary

as Himself

Gate to Heaven

Gate to Heaven

as Joachim Nowak

Dogville

Dogville

as The Man in the Coat

Betty - Schön wie der Tod

as Georg Wassenberg

Pigs Will Fly

Pigs Will Fly

as Onkel Max

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

as Hans Kramer

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

The Last Minute

The Last Minute

as Nazi Fashion Shooter

FearDotCom

FearDotCom

as Polidori

Korn: Deuce

Korn: Deuce

as Commander

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...

as Self

Invincible

Invincible

as Count Helldorf

Auf Herz und Nieren

Auf Herz und Nieren

as Doc

Justice League

Justice League

as The Music Master (voice)

All the Queen's Men

All the Queen's Men

as General Landssdorf

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001Documentary

as Self

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as The Guardian

Critical Mass

Critical Mass

as Samson

Revelation

Revelation

as The Grand Master

The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis

as Julius Quellenreich

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

2001Documentary

as Self

Doomsdayer

Doomsdayer

as Max Gast

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

2000Documentary

as Self

Just One Night

Just One Night

as Walter Lert

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

as Dr. Porkorny

Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

as Albin Grau

Red Letters

Red Letters

as George Kessler

Double Deception

Double Deception

as Vincent

Miss Diamond

Miss Diamond

as Bühler

End of Days

End of Days

as Head Priest

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini

Final Run

Final Run

as Reddick

Under the Palms

Under the Palms

as Ludwig

The Debtors

The Debtors

as Unknown

Spy Games

Spy Games

as Ivan Bliniak

Possessed

Possessed

as Vincent

Killer Deal

Killer Deal

1999Science Fiction

as Dr. Roland Parker

Beckmann

Beckmann

as Self

Stingers

Stingers

as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss

Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires

as Vincent

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

as Rocky

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

as Viktor Balek

Blade

Blade

as Dragonetti

Ice

Ice

as Dr. Norman Kistler

The Kingdom II

The Kingdom II

as Lillebror / Age Krüger

Armageddon

Armageddon

as Psychologist

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

as Self

The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop

as Self

Talk 2000

Talk 2000

as Self

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

as Zoltan

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

as Sligon

Tietjen und Bommes

as Self

Die Gang

as Kapitän Schmidt

Betty

Betty

as Vincent Lord

Lea

Lea

as Block

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as Lorenzini

Zimmer frei!

Zimmer frei!

as Self

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

as Sadistic Sailor

Duke of Groove

Duke of Groove

as Earl

Barb Wire

Barb Wire

1996Science Fiction

as Curly

Nash Bridges

MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel

Nash Bridges

as Wolfgang Herzog

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

as Klaus Zeller

United Trash

United Trash

as UNO-General Werner Brenner

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

as Max Skladanowsky

Unter Druck

Unter Druck

as Unknown

Extinct

Extinct

1995Science Fiction

as York Cortex

Nur über meine Leiche

Nur über meine Leiche

as Killer

Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

1995Science Fiction

as Ralfi

Paradise Framed

Paradise Framed

as Unknown

Willemsens Woche

as Self

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

as Self

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

as Age Krüger / Lillebror

The Kingdom

Fandango At Home

The Kingdom

as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror

The Kingdom

Fandango At Home

The Kingdom

as Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe

Rosa Roth

Rosa Roth

as Ommer

Rotwang Must Go!

as Arthur Eigenrauch

Doppelter Einsatz

Doppelter Einsatz

as König

Death of a World Star

Death of a World Star

as Udo Kier

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as Commercial Director

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

as Ronald Camp

Brisant

Brisant

as Self

Viper

Viper

as Erich Geiger

Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M.

as Salon Manager

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

as Giles Marquette

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

as Mr. Himmelman

seaQuest DSV

Peacock Premium

Peacock Premium Plus

seaQuest DSV

as Dr. Guy Peche

Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

as Edouard Müllendorf

Terror 2000

Terror 2000

as Jablo

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

as Egon Hettemann

Sex

Sex

1992Documentary

as Self

Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

1992Documentary

as Self

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

as Self

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

as Fashion Designer

The Making of Europa

1991Documentary

as Self / Lawrence Hartmann

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

as Self

Europa

Europa

as Lawrence Hartmann

My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

as Hans

The German Chainsaw Massacre

The German Chainsaw Massacre

as Jonny

Medea

Medea

as Jason

100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

as Adolf Hitler

Mother's Mask

Mother's Mask

as Herr Seiler

Die Männer vom K3

Die Männer vom K3

as Heini Wohlers

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

as Unknown

Epidemic

Epidemic

as Self

Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania: Island Without Hope

as Baron Tante Teufel

Kir Royal

Kir Royal

as Holger

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

1986Science Fiction

as Minister / Kali

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

as Gregor

Idiots' Battle

Idiots' Battle

as Unknown

The Beginner

The Beginner

as Graf Frackstein

Der Unbesiegbare

as Argon

Gespenstergeschichten

Gespenstergeschichten

as Unknown

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as Man and Woman in Train

Der Fahnder

Der Fahnder

as Uli Weber

Hur und Heilig

Hur und Heilig

as Unknown

Pankow ’95

Pankow ’95

1983Science Fiction

as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

The Roaring Fifties

The Roaring Fifties

as Fromm

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

as Hermano

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

as Man

Siblings

as Unknown

Lola

Lola

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

as Dr. Henry Jekyll

Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

as Drewitz

Narcissus and Psyche

Narcissus and Psyche

as Nárcisz

Deutschland privat

Deutschland privat

1980Documentary

as Unknown

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Criterion Channel

Berlin Alexanderplatz

as Junger Mann an der Bar

Lulu

Lulu

as Jack the Ripper

Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody

as Poór

The Third Generation

The Third Generation

as Edgar Gast

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Victor

as Popstar

The Fifth Commandment

The Fifth Commandment

as Peter Dümmel

És így s eképp tovább

És így s eképp tovább

as Unknown

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

as Poulailler

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as Schafftaler

Suspiria

Suspiria

as Dr. Frank Mandel

Spermula

Spermula

as Werner

Gold Flakes

Gold Flakes

as Franzl

Exposé

Exposé

as Paul Martin

The Story of O

The Story of O

as René

The Last Word

The Last Word

as Raimund

3 nach 9

as Self

Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen

as Roberto Agostino

Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

as Count Dracula

Flesh for Frankenstein

Flesh for Frankenstein

as Baron Frankenstein

Pan

1973Documentary

as Pilgrim of Death

Joseph Balsamo

Joseph Balsamo

as Gilbert

Olifant

as Olifant / Edwin

Sonderdezernat K1

as Harry Gätjens

The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

as Anton

Conflict of Emotions

Conflict of Emotions

as Tonis Theodorou

Polizeiruf 110

MZ Choice Amazon Channel

Polizeiruf 110

as Zermahlen

Provocation

Provocation

as Angelos

Scene of the Crime

MZ Choice Amazon Channel

Scene of the Crime

as Hans-Rudi Dreher

Scene of the Crime

MZ Choice Amazon Channel

Scene of the Crime

as Beethoven

Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil

as Count Christian von Meruh

Season of the Senses

Season of the Senses

as Luca

Gestern gelesen

as Ingo Rippel

Shameless

Shameless

as Alexander Pohlmann

Road to St. Tropez

Road to St. Tropez

as Boy

Theirs

Theirs

as Unknown

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

as Grand Master

Intangents

Intangents

as Bin bag Man