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