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