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Udo Kier

Acting 81 (deceased) years old Cologne, Germany ★ 3.8
Born: October 14, 1944
Died: November 23, 2025

Biography

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.

External Links

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Known For

The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent Hans 2025
The End of Violence
The End of Violence Zoltan 1997
Armageddon
Armageddon Psychologist 1998
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ronald Camp 1994
Blade
Blade Dragonetti 1998

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic Ralfi 1995
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete Friedrich 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (283)

By Design
By Design Aldo Fabbri 2026
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent Hans 2025
Bad Painter
Bad Painter Ö 2025
Schindler Space Architect
Schindler Space Architect R.M. Schindler (voice) 2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Der wunderbare Udo Kier Self 2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet Luc 2024
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin Klaus 2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus Self / Big Brother 2022
My Neighbor Adolf
My Neighbor Adolf Herman Herzog 2022
Staging Death
Staging Death 2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
A Kilo of Blue (The Music) 2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love Michel 2022
The Blazing World
The Blazing World Lained 2021
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy & the Girls Chompy (voice) 2021
Swan Song
Swan Song Pat Pitsenbarger 2021
Haymaker
Haymaker David 2021
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence Self (archive footage) 2020
Last Moment of Clarity
Last Moment of Clarity Ivan Demisovski 2020
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird Self 2020
The Barefoot Emperor
The Barefoot Emperor Dr. Otto Kroll 2020
Hunters
Hunters Adolf Hitler 2020
Bacurau no Mapa
Bacurau no Mapa Self 2019
Skin Walker
Skin Walker Claus 2019
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird Miller 2019
Bacurau
Bacurau Michael 2019
Holy Beasts
Holy Beasts Henry 2019
The Mountain
The Mountain Frederick 2019
American Exit
American Exit Anton 2019
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete Friedrich 2019
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
M - A City Hunts a Murderer Fuchspelzmann 2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Iron Sky: The Coming Race Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler 2019
I Knew Andy Warhol
I Knew Andy Warhol Self 2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Andre Toulon 2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey Alcyde 2018
American Animals
American Animals Mr. Van Der Hoek 2018
Zero
Zero The lord of the world 2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Hans 2018
Daughter of Mine
Daughter of Mine Bruno 2018
Downsizing
Downsizing Konrad 2017
Instant Dreams
Instant Dreams The Docter (Cameo) 2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99 The Placid Man 2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Self 2017
Courier X
Courier X Nathan Vogel 2016
Seances
Seances 2016
Brother
Brother Frank Solek 2016
The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist 2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin 2015
Coconut Hero
Coconut Hero Mr. Morrow 2015
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker Fyodor (voice) 2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Phantasmagoria of the Interior Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage) 2015
Major Lazer
Major Lazer Head Vampire Vampire (voice) 2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica (archive footage) 2015
Old Money
Old Money Rolf Rauchensteiner 2015
The Material Boy
The Material Boy Self 2015
Lines of the Hand
Lines of the Hand 2015
Arteholic
Arteholic Self 2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Beethoven's Treasure Tail The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser 2014
The Editor
The Editor Dr Casini 2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II The Waiter 2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence The Shaman 2013
Beware the Batman
Beware the Batman Mister Toad (voice) 2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Blood of 1000 Virgins Self (archive footage) 2013
The Lords of Salem
The Lords of Salem Witchhunter (uncredited) 2013
Night of the Templar
Night of the Templar Father Paul 2012
Evening Urgant
Evening Urgant Self 2012
Iron Sky
Iron Sky Wolfgang Kortzfleisch 2012
Ich - Udo
Ich - Udo Himself 2012
My Own Private River
My Own Private River Hans (archive footage) 2012
Görünmeyen
Görünmeyen Bartok 2011
The Berlin Project
The Berlin Project Guru 2011
UFO in Her Eyes
UFO in Her Eyes Steve Frost 2011
Keyhole
Keyhole Dr. Lemke 2011
The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizarre Peg Poett 2011
Melancholia
Melancholia Wedding Planner 2011
The Sky Has Four Corners
The Sky Has Four Corners Graf Karpatovicz 2011
Life Is Too Long
Life Is Too Long Tabatabai 2010
Dimension
Dimension 2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Professor Pericles (voice) 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Lee Meyers 2010
House of Boys
House of Boys Madame 2009
Memories of a Young Pianist
Memories of a Young Pianist Count Dracula (archive footage) 2009
Metropia
Metropia Ivan Bahn (voice) 2009
Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen Herr Jung 2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Tattoos: A Scarred History Self 2009
Lulu and Jimi
Lulu and Jimi Schultz 2009
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde Luipold Trumpf 2008
La deuxième femme
La deuxième femme Udo Kier 2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween Self 2008
Far Cry
Far Cry Dr. Krieger 2008
Tell
Tell Gessler 2007
The Mother of Tears
The Mother of Tears Father Johannes 2007
Chuck
Chuck Otto Van Vogel 2007
Halloween
Halloween Morgan Walker 2007
Fall Down Dead
Fall Down Dead Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey 2007
The Killing Grounds
The Killing Grounds P. 2007
Pars: Operation Cherry
Pars: Operation Cherry Klaus Kayman 2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") 2007
Unser Reigen
Unser Reigen 2006
13 Graves
13 Graves Debro 2006
Crusade in Jeans
Crusade in Jeans Dr. Lawerence 2006
Holly
Holly Klaus 2006
Pray for Morning
Pray for Morning Edouard Leopold Edu 2006
Cigarette Burns
Cigarette Burns Bellinger 2005
Thadeusz
Thadeusz self 2005
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror Bellinger 2005
BloodRayne
BloodRayne Regal Monk 2005
Headspace
Headspace Rev. Karl Hartman 2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' Interviewee-Actor 2005
Manderlay
Manderlay Mr. Kirspe 2005
4 Against Z
4 Against Z Zanrelot 2005
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten Self 2005
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf 2004
Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas Heinrich 2004
The Batman
The Batman Bert (voice) 2004
Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000 Capt. Varna 2004
Evil Eyes
Evil Eyes George 2004
Modigliani
Modigliani Max Jacob 2004
30 Days Until I'm Famous
30 Days Until I'm Famous Barry Davis 2004
One Point O
One Point O Derrick 2004
Love Object
Love Object Radley 2004
Jargo
Jargo Jargos Vater 2004
Celluloid Horror
Celluloid Horror Himself 2004
Gate to Heaven
Gate to Heaven Joachim Nowak 2003
Dogville
Dogville The Man in the Coat 2003
Pigs Will Fly
Pigs Will Fly Onkel Max 2003
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
He Sees You When You're Sleeping Hans Kramer 2002
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
Mrs. Meitlemeihr Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr 2002
The Last Minute
The Last Minute Nazi Fashion Shooter 2002
FearDotCom
FearDotCom Polidori 2002
Korn: Deuce
Korn: Deuce Commander 2002
Through the Night with...
Through the Night with... Self 2002
Invincible
Invincible Count Helldorf 2001
Auf Herz und Nieren
Auf Herz und Nieren Doc 2001
Justice League
Justice League The Music Master (voice) 2001
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men General Landssdorf 2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Suspiria 25th Anniversary Self 2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 The Guardian 2001
Critical Mass
Critical Mass Samson 2001
Revelation
Revelation The Grand Master 2001
The Praying Mantis
The Praying Mantis Julius Quellenreich 2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture Self 2001
Doomsdayer
Doomsdayer Max Gast 2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Von Trier's 100 Eyes Self 2000
Just One Night
Just One Night Walter Lert 2000
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark Dr. Porkorny 2000
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire Albin Grau 2000
Red Letters
Red Letters George Kessler 2000
Double Deception
Double Deception Vincent 2000
Miss Diamond
Miss Diamond Bühler 1999
End of Days
End of Days Head Priest 1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
The New Adventures of Pinocchio Lorenzini 1999
Final Run
Final Run Reddick 1999
Under the Palms
Under the Palms Ludwig 1999
The Debtors
The Debtors 1999
Spy Games
Spy Games Ivan Bliniak 1999
Possessed
Possessed Vincent 1999
Killer Deal
Killer Deal Dr. Roland Parker 1999
Beckmann
Beckmann Self 1999
Stingers
Stingers Mr. Scholnick / The Boss 1998
Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires Vincent 1998
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
There's No Fish Food in Heaven Rocky 1998
V.I.P.
V.I.P. Viktor Balek 1998
Blade
Blade Dragonetti 1998
Ice
Ice Dr. Norman Kistler 1998
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II Lillebror / Age Krüger 1998
Armageddon
Armageddon Psychologist 1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
The Johannes B. Kerner Show Self 1998
The 120 Days of Bottrop
The 120 Days of Bottrop Self 1997
Talk 2000
Talk 2000 Self 1997
The End of Violence
The End of Violence Zoltan 1997
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant Sligon 1997
Tietjen und Bommes
Tietjen und Bommes Self 1997
Die Gang
Die Gang Kapitän Schmidt 1997
Betty
Betty Vincent Lord 1997
Lea
Lea Block 1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio Lorenzini 1996
Zimmer frei!
Zimmer frei! Self 1996
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves Sadistic Sailor 1996
Duke of Groove
Duke of Groove Earl 1996
Barb Wire
Barb Wire Curly 1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges Wolfgang Herzog 1996
The Sentinel
The Sentinel Klaus Zeller 1996
United Trash
United Trash UNO-General Werner Brenner 1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Die Harald Schmidt Show Self 1995
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light Max Skladanowsky 1995
Unter Druck
Unter Druck 1995
Extinct
Extinct York Cortex 1995
Nur über meine Leiche
Nur über meine Leiche Killer 1995
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic Ralfi 1995
Paradise Framed
Paradise Framed 1995
Willemsens Woche
Willemsens Woche Self 1995
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio Self 1994
The Kingdom
The Kingdom Age Krüger / Lillebror 1994
The Kingdom
The Kingdom Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror 1994
Rosa Roth
Rosa Roth Ommer 1994
Rotwang Must Go!
Rotwang Must Go! Arthur Eigenrauch 1994
Doppelter Einsatz
Doppelter Einsatz König 1994
Death of a World Star
Death of a World Star Udo Kier 1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Commercial Director 1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ronald Camp 1994
Brisant
Brisant Self 1994
Viper
Viper Erich Geiger 1994
Josh & S.A.M.
Josh & S.A.M. Salon Manager 1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor Giles Marquette 1993
For Love or Money
For Love or Money Mr. Himmelman 1993
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV Dr. Guy Peche 1993
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven Edouard Müllendorf 1993
Terror 2000
Terror 2000 Jablo 1993
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue Egon Hettemann 1993
Sex
Sex Self 1992
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book Self 1992
Morgenmagazin
Morgenmagazin Self 1992
Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries Fashion Designer 1992
The Making of Europa
The Making of Europa Self / Lawrence Hartmann 1991
Boulevard Bio
Boulevard Bio Self 1991
Europa
Europa Lawrence Hartmann 1991
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho Hans 1991
The German Chainsaw Massacre
The German Chainsaw Massacre Jonny 1990
Medea
Medea Jason 1989
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker Adolf Hitler 1989
Mother's Mask
Mother's Mask Herr Seiler 1988
Die Männer vom K3
Die Männer vom K3 Heini Wohlers 1988
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho 1988
Epidemic
Epidemic Self 1987
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Egomania: Island Without Hope Baron Tante Teufel 1987
Kir Royal
Kir Royal Holger 1986
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück Minister / Kali 1986
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
Seduction: The Cruel Woman Gregor 1986
Idiots' Battle
Idiots' Battle 1986
The Beginner
The Beginner Graf Frackstein 1985
Der Unbesiegbare
Der Unbesiegbare Argon 1985
Gespenstergeschichten
Gespenstergeschichten 1985
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
The Last Trip to Harrisburg Man and Woman in Train 1984
Der Fahnder
Der Fahnder Uli Weber 1984
Hur und Heilig
Hur und Heilig 1984
Pankow ’95
Pankow ’95 Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart 1983
Die wilden Fünfziger
Die wilden Fünfziger Fromm 1983
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
The Island of the Bloody Plantation Hermano 1983
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten Man 1982
Siblings
Siblings 1982
Lola
Lola Waiter (uncredited) 1981
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne Dr. Henry Jekyll 1981
Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen Drewitz 1981
Narcissus and Psyche
Narcissus and Psyche Nárcisz 1980
Deutschland privat
Deutschland privat 1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin Alexanderplatz Junger Mann an der Bar 1980
Lulu
Lulu Jack the Ripper 1980
Hungarian Rhapsody
Hungarian Rhapsody Poór 1979
The Third Generation
The Third Generation Edgar Gast 1979
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show Self 1979
Victor
Victor Popstar 1979
The Fifth Commandment
The Fifth Commandment Peter Dümmel 1978
És így s eképp tovább
És így s eképp tovább 1978
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? Poulailler 1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
The Stationmaster’s Wife Schafftaler 1977
Suspiria
Suspiria Dr. Frank Mandel 1977
Spermula
Spermula Werner 1976
Gold Flakes
Gold Flakes Franzl 1976
Exposé
Exposé Paul Martin 1976
The Story of O
The Story of O René 1975
The Last Word
The Last Word Raimund 1975
3 nach 9
3 nach 9 Self 1974
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen Roberto Agostino 1974
Blood for Dracula
Blood for Dracula Count Dracula 1974
Flesh for Frankenstein
Flesh for Frankenstein Baron Frankenstein 1973
Pan
Pan Pilgrim of Death 1973
Joseph Balsamo
Joseph Balsamo Gilbert 1973
Olifant
Olifant Olifant / Edwin 1973
Sonderdezernat K1
Sonderdezernat K1 Harry Gätjens 1972
The Salzburg Connection
The Salzburg Connection Anton 1972
Conflict of Emotions
Conflict of Emotions Tonis Theodorou 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 Zermahlen 1971
Provocation
Provocation Angelos 1971
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Hans-Rudi Dreher 1970
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Beethoven 1970
Mark of the Devil
Mark of the Devil Count Christian von Meruh 1970
Season of the Senses
Season of the Senses Luca 1969
Gestern gelesen
Gestern gelesen Ingo Rippel 1969
Shameless
Shameless Alexander Pohlmann 1968
Road to St. Tropez
Road to St. Tropez Boy 1966
Theirs
Theirs
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story Grand Master
Intangents
Intangents Bin bag Man

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (1)

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