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Udo Kier
Udo Kier

Udo Kier

ActingBorn October 14, 1944Died November 23, 2025 (age 81)Cologne, Germany

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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
By Design

as Aldo Fabbri

Movie
2025Movie
2025Movie
2024
Schindler Space Architect

as R.M. Schindler (voice)

Movie
2024Movie
2022Movie
2022
My Neighbor Adolf

as Herman Herzog

Movie
2022
Dark Winds

as Gunthar Vaggan

TV
2022Movie
2021Movie
2021
Chompy & the Girls

as Chompy (voice)

Movie
2021
Swan Song

as Pat Pitsenbarger

Movie
2021
Haymaker

as David

Movie
2020Movie
2020
Last Moment of Clarity

as Ivan Demisovski

Movie
2020Movie
2020
The Barefoot Emperor

as Dr. Otto Kroll

Movie
2020
Hunters

as Adolf Hitler

TV
2019Movie
2019
Skin Walker

as Claus

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Bacurau

as Michael

Movie
2019
Holy Beasts

as Henry

Movie
2019
The Mountain

as Frederick

Movie
2019Movie
2019Movie
2019TV
2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018
American Animals

as Mr. Van Der Hoek

Movie
2018
Zero

as The lord of the world

Movie
2018Movie
2017
Downsizing

as Konrad

Movie
2017
Instant Dreams

as The Docter (Cameo)

Movie
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99

as The Placid Man

Movie
2016
Courier X

as Nathan Vogel

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Brother

as Frank Solek

Movie
2015
The Forbidden Room

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

Movie
2015
Coconut Hero

as Mr. Morrow

Movie
2015
Johnny Walker

as Fyodor (voice)

Movie
2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior

as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Major Lazer

as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)

TV
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica

as (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Old Money

as Rolf Rauchensteiner

TV
2015Movie
2014
Arteholic

as Self

Movie
2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail

as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser

Movie
2014
The Editor

as Dr Casini

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Beware the Batman

as Mister Toad (voice)

TV
2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2013
The Lords of Salem

as Witchhunter (uncredited)

Movie
2012
Night of the Templar

as Father Paul

Movie
2012TV
2012
Iron Sky

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

Movie
2012
Ich - Udo

as Himself

Movie
2012
My Own Private River

as Hans (archive footage)

Movie
2011
Görünmeyen

as Bartok

Movie
2011Movie
2011
UFO in Her Eyes

as Steve Frost

Movie
2011
Keyhole

as Dr. Lemke

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Melancholia

as Wedding Planner

Movie
2011
The Sky Has Four Corners

as Graf Karpatovicz

Movie
2010
Life Is Too Long

as Tabatabai

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Professor Pericles (voice)

TV
2010Movie
2009
House of Boys

as Madame

Movie
2009
Memories of a Young Pianist

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Metropia

as Ivan Bahn (voice)

Movie
2009
Soul Kitchen

as Herr Jung

Movie
2009
Lulu and Jimi

as Schultz

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Far Cry

as Dr. Krieger

Movie
2007
Tell

as Gessler

Movie
2007
The Mother of Tears

as Father Johannes

Movie
2007
Chuck

as Otto Van Vogel

TV
2007
Halloween

as Morgan Walker

Movie
2007
Fall Down Dead

as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Pars: Operation Cherry

as Klaus Kayman

Movie
2007
Grindhouse

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

Movie
2006Movie
2006
13 Graves

as Debro

Movie
2006
Crusade in Jeans

as Dr. Lawerence

Movie
2006
Holly

as Klaus

Movie
2006
Pray for Morning

as Edouard Leopold Edu

Movie
2005
Cigarette Burns

as Bellinger

Movie
2005
Thadeusz

as self

TV
2005
Masters of Horror

as Bellinger

TV
2005
BloodRayne

as Regal Monk

Movie
2005
Headspace

as Rev. Karl Hartman

Movie
2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

as Interviewee-Actor

Movie
2005
Manderlay

as Mr. Kirspe

Movie
2005
4 Against Z

as Zanrelot

TV
2004Movie
2004
The Batman

as Bert (voice)

TV
2004
Dracula 3000

as Capt. Varna

Movie
2004
Evil Eyes

as George

Movie
2004
Modigliani

as Max Jacob

Movie
2004Movie
2004
One Point O

as Derrick

Movie
2004
Love Object

as Radley

Movie
2004
Jargo

as Jargos Vater

Movie
2004Movie
2003
Gate to Heaven

as Joachim Nowak

Movie
2003
Dogville

as The Man in the Coat

Movie
2003
Betty - Schön wie der Tod

as Georg Wassenberg

Movie
2003
Pigs Will Fly

as Onkel Max

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Mrs. Meitlemeihr

as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Movie
2002
The Last Minute

as Nazi Fashion Shooter

Movie
2002
FearDotCom

as Polidori

Movie
2002
Korn: Deuce

as Commander

Movie
2001
Invincible

as Count Helldorf

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Justice League

as The Music Master (voice)

TV
2001
All the Queen's Men

as General Landssdorf

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Critical Mass

as Samson

Movie
2001
Revelation

as The Grand Master

Movie
2001
The Praying Mantis

as Julius Quellenreich

Movie
2001
Doomsdayer

as Max Gast

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Just One Night

as Walter Lert

Movie
2000
Dancer in the Dark

as Dr. Porkorny

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Red Letters

as George Kessler

Movie
2000Movie
1999
Miss Diamond

as Bühler

Movie
1999
End of Days

as Head Priest

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Final Run

as Reddick

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999
Spy Games

as Ivan Bliniak

Movie
1999
Possessed

as Vincent

Movie
1999
Killer Deal

as Dr. Roland Parker

Movie
1999
Beckmann

as Self

TV
1998
Stingers

as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss

Movie
1998
Modern Vampires

as Vincent

Movie
1998
V.I.P.

as Viktor Balek

TV
1998
Blade

as Dragonetti

Movie
1998
Ice

as Dr. Norman Kistler

Movie
1998
The Kingdom II

as Lillebror / Age Krüger

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Psychologist

Movie
1997Movie
1997
Talk 2000

as Self

TV
1997Movie
1997Movie
1997TV
1997
Die Gang

as Kapitän Schmidt

TV
1997
Betty

as Vincent Lord

Movie
1996
Lea

as Block

Movie
1996Movie
1996TV
1996
Breaking the Waves

as Sadistic Sailor

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Barb Wire

as Curly

Movie
1996
Nash Bridges

as Wolfgang Herzog

TV
1996
The Sentinel

as Klaus Zeller

TV
1996
United Trash

as UNO-General Werner Brenner

Movie
1995
A Trick of the Light

as Max Skladanowsky

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Extinct

as York Cortex

Movie
1995Movie
1995Movie
1995TV
1994
The Kingdom

as Age Krüger / Lillebror

Movie
1994
The Kingdom

as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror

TV
1994
The Kingdom

as Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe

TV
1994
Rosa Roth

as Ommer

TV
1994
Rotwang Must Go!

as Arthur Eigenrauch

Movie
1994TV
1994Movie
1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as Commercial Director

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Brisant

as Self

TV
1994
Viper

as Erich Geiger

TV
1993
Josh & S.A.M.

as Salon Manager

Movie
1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

as Giles Marquette

Movie
1993
For Love or Money

as Mr. Himmelman

Movie
1993
seaQuest DSV

as Dr. Guy Peche

TV
1993
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

as Edouard Müllendorf

Movie
1993
Terror 2000

as Jablo

Movie
1992
Sex

as Self

Movie
1992TV
1992
Red Shoe Diaries

as Fashion Designer

TV
1991
The Making of Europa

as Self / Lawrence Hartmann

Movie
1991TV
1991
Europa

as Lawrence Hartmann

Movie
1991Movie
1989
Medea

as Jason

Movie
1988
Mother's Mask

as Herr Seiler

Movie
1988
Die Männer vom K3

as Heini Wohlers

TV
1987
Epidemic

as Self

Movie
1987
Egomania: Island Without Hope

as Baron Tante Teufel

Movie
1986
Kir Royal

as Holger

TV
1986Movie
1985
The Beginner

as Graf Frackstein

Movie
1985Movie
1984
The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as Man and Woman in Train

Movie
1984
Der Fahnder

as Uli Weber

TV
1983
Pankow ’95

as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

Movie
1983Movie
1982Movie
1981
Lola

as Waiter (uncredited)

Movie
1981
Lili Marleen

as Drewitz

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz

as Junger Mann an der Bar

TV
1980
Lulu

as Jack the Ripper

Movie
1979Movie
1979Movie
1979TV
1979
Victor

as Popstar

Movie
1978
The Fifth Commandment

as Peter Dümmel

Movie
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
Suspiria

as Dr. Frank Mandel

Movie
1976
Spermula

as Werner

Movie
1976
Gold Flakes

as Franzl

Movie
1976
Exposé

as Paul Martin

Movie
1975Movie
1975
The Last Word

as Raimund

Movie
1974
3 nach 9

as Self

TV
1974
Blood for Dracula

as Count Dracula

Movie
1973
Flesh for Frankenstein

as Baron Frankenstein

Movie
1973
Pan

as Pilgrim of Death

Movie
1973
Joseph Balsamo

as Gilbert

TV
1973
Olifant

as Olifant / Edwin

Movie
1972
Sonderdezernat K1

as Harry Gätjens

TV
1972Movie
1971
Conflict of Emotions

as Tonis Theodorou

Movie
1971
Polizeiruf 110

as Zermahlen

TV
1971
Provocation

as Angelos

Movie
1970
Scene of the Crime

as Hans-Rudi Dreher

TV
1970
Scene of the Crime

as Beethoven

TV
1970
Mark of the Devil

as Count Christian von Meruh

Movie
1969Movie
1969
Gestern gelesen

as Ingo Rippel

TV
1968
Shameless

as Alexander Pohlmann

Movie
1966Movie
Movie
Movie
Intangents

as Bin bag Man

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 14, 1944
Day of DeathNovember 23, 2025
Place of BirthCologne, Germany
Popularity1.6