Acting
Udo Kier
EN, PT, DE, DA cinema · 236 credits
Born
14 October 1944
Died
23 November 2025 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Cologne, Germany
Also known as Udo Kierspe · 乌多·基尔 · ウド・キア · У́до Кир · Ούντο Κιρ · Ούντο Κίερ
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
Filmography
Theirs
Actor
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
as Grand Master
Intangents
as Bin bag Man
Monty and the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Citizens
Citizens
as Hans
By Design
as Aldo Fabbri
Return from Tomorrow
as Tim Senior
The Secret Agent
as Hans
Schindler Space Architect
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
My Neighbor Adolf
as Herman Herzog
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Big Brother
Chompy & the Girls
as Chompy (voice)
Haymaker
as David
The Blazing World
as Lained
Swan Song
as Pat Pitsenbarger
The Barefoot Emperor
as Dr. Otto Kroll
Last Moment of Clarity
as Ivan Demisovski
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
The Painted Bird
as Miller
Dragged Across Concrete
as Friedrich
The Mountain
as Frederick
Bacurau
as Michael
American Exit
as Anton
Holy Beasts
as Henry
Skin Walker
as Claus
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
as Andre Toulon
American Animals
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
Zero
as The lord of the world
Daughter of Mine
as Bruno
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
as Alcyde
Downsizing
as Konrad
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as The Placid Man
Instant Dreams
as The Docter (Cameo)
Brother
as Frank Solek
Courier X
as Nathan Vogel
The Forbidden Room
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
Coconut Hero
as Mr. Morrow
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
Johnny Walker
as Fyodor (voice)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
The Editor
as Dr Casini
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
Arteholic
as Self
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as The Waiter
Blood of 1000 Virgins
as Self (archive footage)
The Lords of Salem
as Witchhunter (uncredited)
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
as The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
Iron Sky
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
Night of the Templar
as Father Paul
Ich - Udo
as Himself
My Own Private River
as Hans (archive footage)
Melancholia
as Wedding Planner
Görünmeyen
as Bartok
The Theatre Bizarre
as Peg Poett
Keyhole
as Dr. Lemke
UFO in Her Eyes
as Steve Frost
The Sky Has Four Corners
as Graf Karpatovicz
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
as Lee Meyers
Life Is Too Long
as Tabatabai
Lulu and Jimi
as Schultz
Metropia
as Ivan Bahn (voice)
House of Boys
as Madame
Soul Kitchen
as Herr Jung
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009
Memories of a Young Pianist
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Far Cry
as Dr. Krieger
La deuxième femme
as Udo Kier
Halloween
as Morgan Walker
The Mother of Tears
as Father Johannes
Pars: Operation Cherry
as Klaus Kayman
Tell
as Gessler
Fall Down Dead
as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey, Associate Producer
Grindhouse
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Crusade in Jeans
as Dr. Lawerence
Holly
as Klaus
Pray for Morning
as Edouard Leopold Edu
BloodRayne
as Regal Monk
13 Graves
as Debro
Manderlay
as Mr. Kirspe
Headspace
as Rev. Karl Hartman
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
as Interviewee-Actor
Cigarette Burns
as Bellinger
Dracula 3000
as Capt. Varna
Evil Eyes
as George
Surviving Christmas
as Heinrich
Love Object
as Radley
One Point O
as Derrick
30 Days Until I'm Famous
as Barry Davis
Jargo
as Jargos Vater
Modigliani
as Max Jacob
Celluloid Horror
as Self
Dogville
as The Man in the Coat
Gate to Heaven
as Joachim Nowak
Pigs Will Fly
as Onkel Max
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
as Georg Wassenberg
FearDotCom
as Polidori
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
as Hans Kramer
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
The Last Minute
as Nazi Fashion Shooter
Korn: Deuce
as Commander
All the Queen's Men
as General Landssdorf
Doomsdayer
as Max Gast
Invincible
as Count Helldorf
Revelation
as The Grand Master
Critical Mass
as Samson
The Praying Mantis
as Julius Quellenreich
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as The Guardian
Dancer in the Dark
as Dr. Porkorny
Shadow of the Vampire
as Albin Grau
Just One Night
as Walter Lert
Double Deception
as Vincent
Red Letters
as George Kessler
Possessed
as Vincent
End of Days
as Head Priest
Under the Palms
as Ludwig
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini
Spy Games
as Ivan Bliniak
Final Run
as Reddick
Miss Diamond
as Bühler
Killer Deal
as Dr. Roland Parker
Modern Vampires
as Vincent
The Kingdom II
as Lillebror / Age Krüger
Blade
as Dragonetti
Ice
as Dr. Norman Kistler
Armageddon
as Psychologist
Stingers
as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
Prince Valiant
as Sligon
The End of Violence
as Zoltan
Betty
as Vincent Lord
Breaking the Waves
as Sadistic Sailor
Barb Wire
as Curly
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Lorenzini
United Trash
as UNO-General Werner Brenner
Duke of Groove
as Earl
Lea
as Block
Johnny Mnemonic
as Ralfi
A Trick of the Light
as Max Skladanowsky
Nur über meine Leiche
as Killer
Extinct
as York Cortex
The Kingdom
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Commercial Director
Death of a World Star
as Udo Kier
Rotwang muß weg!
1994
Rotwang Must Go!
as Arthur Eigenrauch
Terror 2000
as Jablo
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Giles Marquette
Josh & S.A.M.
as Salon Manager
For Love or Money
as Mr. Himmelman
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
as Egon Hettemann
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
as Edouard Müllendorf
Sex
as Self
Europa
as Lawrence Hartmann
The Making of Europa
1991
The Making of Europa
as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
The German Chainsaw Massacre
as Jonny, Assistant Director
Medea
as Jason
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
as Friedrich Hansman
Mother's Mask
as Herr Seiler
Egomania: Island Without Hope
as Baron Tante Teufel
Epidemic
as Udo Kier
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
as Minister / Kali
The Beginner
as Graf Frackstein
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
as Man and Woman in Train, Director, Writer, Producer
The Roaring Fifties
as Fromm
Pankow ’95
as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
Lili Marleen
as Drewitz
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
as Dr. Henry Jekyll
Lola
as Waiter (uncredited), Production Design
Narcissus and Psyche
as Nárcisz
Lulu
as Jack the Ripper
The Third Generation
as Edgar Gast
Victor
1979
Victor
as Popstar
The Fifth Commandment
as Peter Dümmel
The Stationmaster’s Wife
as Schafftaler
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
as Poulailler
Suspiria
as Dr. Frank Mandel
Exposé
as Paul Martin
Gold Flakes
as Franzl
Spermula
as Werner
The Story of O
as René
The Last Word
as Raimund
Blood for Dracula
as Count Dracula
Flesh for Frankenstein
as Baron Frankenstein
Olifant
1973
Olifant
as Olifant / Edwin
Pan
1973
Pan
as Pilgrim of Death
Provocation
as Angelos
Conflict of Emotions
as Tonis Theodorou
Mark of the Devil
as Count Christian von Meruh
Shameless
as Alexander Pohlmann
