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Udo Kier

Udo Kier

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, Char

Born

Oct 14, 1944

Cologne, Germany

Died

Nov 23, 2025

Known For

Acting

Movies

233 acting

7 crew

Popularity

2.9

Known For

Blade
Blade
1998 as Dragonetti
★ 6.8
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 as The Waiter
★ 6.7
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
2025 as Hans
★ 7.3
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 as Psychologist
★ 6.8
End of Days
End of Days
1999 as Head Priest
★ 6.1
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 as Ronald Camp
★ 6.6
Halloween
Halloween
2007 as Morgan Walker
★ 6.2
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 as Wedding Planner
★ 7.2
Dogville
Dogville
2003 as The Man in the Coat
★ 7.8
Grindhouse
Grindhouse
2007 as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
★ 7.0
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 as Ralfi
★ 5.8
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 as Dr. Porkorny
★ 7.8
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 as Friedrich
★ 6.6
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 as The Placid Man
★ 7.0
Downsizing
Downsizing
2017 as Konrad
★ 5.4
The Story of O
The Story of O
1975 as René
★ 5.5
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
★ 6.1
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1993 as Mr. Himmelman
★ 6.2
Suspiria
Suspiria
1977 as Dr. Frank Mandel
★ 7.5
American Animals
American Animals
2018 as Mr. Van Der Hoek
★ 6.7
House of Boys
House of Boys
2009 as Madame
★ 6.1
My Neighbor Adolf
My Neighbor Adolf
2022 as Herman Herzog
★ 6.5
Modigliani
Modigliani
2004 as Max Jacob
★ 7.0
Love Object
Love Object
2004 as Radley
★ 5.9
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho
1991 as Hans
★ 7.1
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Barb Wire
Barb Wire
1996 as Curly
★ 4.1
Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000
2004 as Capt. Varna
★ 2.8
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 as Michael
★ 7.7
BloodRayne
BloodRayne
2005 as Regal Monk
★ 4.1
Iron Sky
Iron Sky
2012 as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
★ 5.8
Swan Song
Swan Song
2021 as Pat Pitsenbarger
★ 6.9
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
2019 as Miller
★ 7.1
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019 as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
★ 5.2
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas
2004 as Heinrich
★ 5.7
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 as Sadistic Sailor
★ 7.5
Fall Down Dead
Fall Down Dead
2007 as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
★ 4.0
The Lords of Salem
The Lords of Salem
2013 as Witchhunter (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Far Cry
Far Cry
2008 as Dr. Krieger
★ 3.7
Lola
Lola
1981 as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Europa
Europa
1991 as Lawrence Hartmann
★ 7.4
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 as Albin Grau
★ 6.7
FearDotCom
FearDotCom
2002 as Polidori
★ 3.8
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014 as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
★ 5.7
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018 as Andre Toulon
★ 5.6
By Design
By Design
2026 as Aldo Fabbri
★ 4.3
Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen
2009 as Herr Jung
★ 6.9
Last Moment of Clarity
Last Moment of Clarity
2020 as Ivan Demisovski
★ 5.2
Manderlay
Manderlay
2005 as Mr. Kirspe
★ 6.9
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
1997 as Sligon
★ 5.1
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
★ 4.9
Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula
1974 as Count Dracula
★ 5.7
One Point O
One Point O
2004 as Derrick
★ 5.6
Revelation
Revelation
2001 as The Grand Master
★ 4.9
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997 as Zoltan
★ 5.3
Exposé
Exposé
1976 as Paul Martin
★ 4.8
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
1986 as Gregor
★ 5.2
Metropia
Metropia
2009 as Ivan Bahn (voice)
★ 6.1
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996 as Lorenzini
★ 5.3
Flesh for Frankenstein
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973 as Baron Frankenstein
★ 5.8
Mark of the Devil
Mark of the Devil
1970 as Count Christian von Meruh
★ 6.1
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1998 as Lillebror / Age Krüger
★ 7.8
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
1994 as Age Krüger / Lillebror
★ 7.8
Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen
1981 as Drewitz
★ 6.4
Crusade in Jeans
Crusade in Jeans
2006 as Dr. Lawerence
★ 5.8
Holly
Holly
2006 as Klaus
★ 6.3
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 as The Guardian
★ 4.5
Spermula
Spermula
1976 as Werner
★ 4.1
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
as Grand Master
Josh & S.A.M.
Josh & S.A.M.
1993 as Salon Manager
★ 4.7
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 as Self
★ 5.7
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 as Commercial Director
★ 4.3
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1979 as Edgar Gast
★ 5.9
Ice
Ice
1998 as Dr. Norman Kistler
★ 5.0
My Own Private River
My Own Private River
2012 as Hans (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Cigarette Burns
Cigarette Burns
2005 as Bellinger
★ 7.3
The Debtors
★ 3.0
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
2021 as Lained
★ 4.4
American Exit
American Exit
2019 as Anton
★ 5.7
Lulu
Lulu
1980 as Jack the Ripper
★ 4.1
Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires
1998 as Vincent
★ 4.9
Life Is Too Long
Life Is Too Long
2010 as Tabatabai
★ 5.0
The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room
2015 as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
★ 5.6
Spy Games
Spy Games
1999 as Ivan Bliniak
★ 4.2
Dimension
★ 5.5
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
★ 3.7
Invincible
Invincible
2001 as Count Helldorf
★ 6.2
13 Graves
13 Graves
2006 as Debro
★ 4.4
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002 as Hans Kramer
★ 5.9
Red Letters
Red Letters
2000 as George Kessler
★ 4.4
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men
2001 as General Landssdorf
★ 4.8
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018 as Alcyde
★ 4.9
Headspace
Headspace
2005 as Rev. Karl Hartman
★ 5.1
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
★ 2.0
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 as Giles Marquette
★ 5.3
Duke of Groove
Duke of Groove
1996 as Earl
★ 5.0
Critical Mass
Critical Mass
2001 as Samson
★ 4.2
Possessed
Possessed
1999 as Vincent
★ 4.7
Return from Tomorrow
Return from Tomorrow
2026 as Tim Senior
Keyhole
Keyhole
2011 as Dr. Lemke
★ 5.3
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987 as Baron Tante Teufel
★ 5.0
Night of the Templar
Night of the Templar
2012 as Father Paul
★ 3.9
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
★ 3.7
The Material Boy
The Material Boy
2015 as Self
Daughter of Mine
Daughter of Mine
2018 as Bruno
★ 6.2
Lea
Lea
1996 as Block
★ 5.1
Sex
Sex
1992 as Self
★ 7.5
Haymaker
Haymaker
2021 as David
★ 3.2
The Last Minute
The Last Minute
2002 as Nazi Fashion Shooter
★ 5.0
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy & the Girls
2021 as Chompy (voice)
★ 5.7
Final Run
Final Run
1999 as Reddick
★ 5.5
Auf Herz und Nieren
Auf Herz und Nieren
2001 as Doc
★ 3.0
The Mountain
The Mountain
2019 as Frederick
★ 5.1
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000 as Self
★ 7.2
The 120 Days of Bottrop
The 120 Days of Bottrop
1997 as Self
★ 5.1
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
★ 5.5
30 Days Until I'm Famous
30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004 as Barry Davis
★ 4.4
Skeletons in the Closet
★ 4.3
Jargo
Jargo
2004 as Jargos Vater
★ 5.6
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022 as Self / Big Brother
Double Deception
Double Deception
2000 as Vincent
★ 4.4
Medea
Medea
1989 as Jason
★ 6.5
Pars: Operation Cherry
Pars: Operation Cherry
2007 as Klaus Kayman
★ 4.7
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Barefoot Emperor
The Barefoot Emperor
2020 as Dr. Otto Kroll
★ 5.5
Seances
★ 6.7
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977 as Schafftaler
★ 5.2
Bad Painter
Bad Painter
2025 as Ö
★ 7.0
movie
Rotwang Must Go!
1994 as Arthur Eigenrauch
★ 3.3
The Mother of Tears
The Mother of Tears
2007 as Father Johannes
★ 4.5
Skin Walker
Skin Walker
2019 as Claus
★ 4.8
The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizarre
2011 as Peg Poett
★ 5.3
The Editor
The Editor
2014 as Dr Casini
★ 5.6
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 as Self
★ 7.2
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999 as Lorenzini
★ 5.5
Lulu and Jimi
Lulu and Jimi
2009 as Schultz
★ 5.7
Stingers
Stingers
1998 as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
Just One Night
Just One Night
2000 as Walter Lert
★ 5.0
Under the Palms
Under the Palms
1999 as Ludwig
The Killing Grounds
The Killing Grounds
2007 as P.
★ 3.4
Provocation
Provocation
1971 as Angelos
★ 4.1
The Beginner
The Beginner
1985 as Graf Frackstein
★ 5.5
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light
1995 as Max Skladanowsky
★ 6.0
Pray for Morning
Pray for Morning
2006 as Edouard Leopold Edu
★ 4.7
Hungarian Rhapsody
Hungarian Rhapsody
1979 as Poór
★ 6.0
Doomsdayer
Doomsdayer
2001 as Max Gast
★ 4.3
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
2015 as Fyodor (voice)
Road to St. Tropez
Road to St. Tropez
1966 as Boy
★ 3.2
Courier X
Courier X
2016 as Nathan Vogel
★ 5.5
The Salzburg Connection
The Salzburg Connection
1972 as Anton
★ 5.7
Gate to Heaven
Gate to Heaven
2003 as Joachim Nowak
Brother
Brother
2016 as Frank Solek
★ 6.4
UFO in Her Eyes
UFO in Her Eyes
2011 as Steve Frost
★ 6.4
The Sky Has Four Corners
The Sky Has Four Corners
2011 as Graf Karpatovicz
Season of the Senses
Season of the Senses
1969 as Luca
★ 5.0
Intangents
Intangents
as Bin bag Man
movie
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009 as Count Dracula (archive footage)
★ 5.0
Die wilden Fünfziger
Die wilden Fünfziger
1983 as Fromm
★ 2.0
Terror 2000
Terror 2000
1993 as Jablo
★ 4.7
Shameless
Shameless
1968 as Alexander Pohlmann
★ 5.6
Death of a World Star
Death of a World Star
1994 as Udo Kier
★ 10.0
Evil Eyes
Evil Eyes
2004 as George
★ 3.2
Holy Beasts
Holy Beasts
2019 as Henry
★ 4.4
movie
Der Unbesiegbare
1985 as Argon
Pigs Will Fly
Pigs Will Fly
2003 as Onkel Max
★ 8.0
Nur über meine Leiche
Nur über meine Leiche
1995 as Killer
★ 6.3
The Last Word
The Last Word
1975 as Raimund
★ 2.0
Schindler Space Architect
Schindler Space Architect
2024 as R.M. Schindler (voice)
★ 10.0
The German Chainsaw Massacre
★ 3.8
Betty
Betty
1997 as Vincent Lord
★ 2.0
Unter Druck
★ 5.0
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.4
Miss Diamond
Miss Diamond
1999 as Bühler
★ 4.5
movie
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
★ 6.4
La deuxième femme
La deuxième femme
2008 as Udo Kier
★ 6.0
Korn: Deuce
Korn: Deuce
2002 as Commander
★ 7.4
Killer Deal
Killer Deal
1999 as Dr. Roland Parker
Instant Dreams
Instant Dreams
2017 as The Docter (Cameo)
★ 6.7
Narcissus and Psyche
Narcissus and Psyche
1980 as Nárcisz
★ 6.1
Conflict of Emotions
Conflict of Emotions
1971 as Tonis Theodorou
★ 2.0
Arteholic
Arteholic
2014 as Self
★ 5.0
Celluloid Horror
Celluloid Horror
2004 as Himself
★ 7.0
movie
The Making of Europa
1991 as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
★ 6.0
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984 as Man and Woman in Train
★ 6.0
Gold Flakes
Gold Flakes
1976 as Franzl
★ 8.7
United Trash
United Trash
1996 as UNO-General Werner Brenner
★ 4.1
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002 as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
★ 5.7
Lines of the Hand
★ 7.0
Coconut Hero
Coconut Hero
2015 as Mr. Morrow
★ 5.9
movie
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
2005 as Interviewee-Actor
The Fifth Commandment
The Fifth Commandment
1978 as Peter Dümmel
Extinct
Extinct
1995 as York Cortex
★ 6.5
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977 as Poulailler
Bacurau no Mapa
Bacurau no Mapa
2019 as Self
★ 8.0
Ich - Udo
Ich - Udo
2012 as Himself
★ 6.0
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
2015 as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
★ 5.0
Pankow ’95
Pankow ’95
1983 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
The Praying Mantis
The Praying Mantis
2001 as Julius Quellenreich
★ 6.5
Tell
Tell
2007 as Gessler
★ 5.7
Görünmeyen
Görünmeyen
2011 as Bartok
Zero
Zero
2018 as The lord of the world
★ 4.8
Mother's Mask
Mother's Mask
1988 as Herr Seiler
★ 4.4
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024 as Self
movie
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993 as Edouard Müllendorf
movie
Pan
1973 as Pilgrim of Death
movie
Victor
1979 as Popstar
movie
Olifant
1973 as Olifant / Edwin
The Berlin Project
The Berlin Project
2011 as Guru
movie
I Knew Andy Warhol
I Knew Andy Warhol
2018 as Self
Staging Death
★ 6.0