Acting
Udo Kier
Born 14 October 1944 in Cologne, Germany · Died 23 November 2025
294 credits
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
Acting 286
- TBATheirsFilm
- TBAThe Ark: An Iron Sky StoryFilmGrand Master
- TBAIntangentsFilmBin bag Man
- TBAMonty and the MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- TBACitizensFilmHans
- 2026By DesignFilmAldo Fabbri
- 2026Return from TomorrowFilmTim Senior
- 2025The Secret AgentFilmHans
- 2025Bad PainterFilmÖ
- 2024Skeletons in the ClosetFilmLuc
- 2024Der wunderbare Udo KierFilmSelf
- 2024Schindler Space ArchitectFilmR.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2022Dark WindsSeriesGunthar Vaggan
- 2022My Neighbor AdolfFilmHerman Herzog
- 2022Pitch Perfect: Bumper in BerlinSeriesKlaus
- 2022A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of LoveFilmMichel
- 2022Staging DeathFilm
- 2022A Kilo of Blue (The Music)Film
- 2022Creation of the Kingdom of ExodusFilmSelf / Big Brother
- 2021Swan SongFilmPat Pitsenbarger
- 2021Chompy & the GirlsFilmChompy (voice)
- 2021The Blazing WorldFilmLained
- 2021HaymakerFilmDavid
- 2020HuntersSeriesAdolf Hitler
- 2020Last Moment of ClarityFilmIvan Demisovski
- 2020Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 202011 Colours of the BirdFilmSelf
- 2020The Barefoot EmperorFilmDr. Otto Kroll
- 2019Dragged Across ConcreteFilmFriedrich
- 2019Iron Sky: The Coming RaceFilmWolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
- 2019The Painted BirdFilmMiller
- 2019BacurauFilmMichael
- 2019The MountainFilmFrederick
- 2019M - A City Hunts a MurdererSeriesFuchspelzmann
- 2019American ExitFilmAnton
- 2019Skin WalkerFilmClaus
- 2019Holy BeastsFilmHenry
- 2019Bacurau no MapaFilmSelf
- 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootFilmHans
- 2018American AnimalsFilmMr. Van Der Hoek
- 2018Puppet Master: The Littlest ReichFilmAndre Toulon
- 2018Daughter of MineFilmBruno
- 2018Ulysses: A Dark OdysseyFilmAlcyde
- 2018ZeroFilmThe lord of the world
- 2018I Knew Andy WarholFilmSelf
- 2017DownsizingFilmKonrad
- 2017Brawl in Cell Block 99FilmThe Placid Man
- 2017Instant DreamsFilmThe Docter (Cameo)
- 2017Ballad of a Righteous MerchantFilmSelf
- 2016BrotherFilmFrank Solek
- 2016Courier XFilmNathan Vogel
- 2015The Forbidden RoomFilmCount Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015Major LazerSeriesHead Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015Coconut HeroFilmMr. Morrow
- 2015Old MoneySeriesRolf Rauchensteiner
- 2015Fifty Shades of EroticaFilm(archive footage)
- 2015Phantasmagoria of the InteriorFilmDr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2015The 1000 Eyes of Dr MaddinFilm
- 2015Lines of the HandFilm
- 2015Johnny WalkerFilmFyodor (voice)
- 2015The Material BoyFilmSelf
- 2014Beethoven's Treasure TailFilmThe Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2014The EditorFilmDr Casini
- 2014ArteholicFilmSelf
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIFilmThe Waiter
- 2013Beware the BatmanSeriesMister Toad (voice)
- 2013The Lords of SalemFilmWitchhunter (uncredited)
- 2013Blood of 1000 VirginsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013The Girl Behind the White Picket FenceFilmThe Magic Doctor / The Shaman
- 2012Iron SkyFilmWolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2012Evening UrgantSeriesSelf
- 2012Night of the TemplarFilmFather Paul
- 2012My Own Private RiverFilmHans (archive footage)
- 2012Ich - UdoFilmHimself
- 2011MelancholiaFilmWedding Planner
- 2011The Theatre BizarreFilmPeg Poett
- 2011KeyholeFilmDr. Lemke
- 2011UFO in Her EyesFilmSteve Frost
- 2011GörünmeyenFilmBartok
- 2011The Sky Has Four CornersFilmGraf Karpatovicz
- 2011The Berlin ProjectFilmGuru
- 2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedSeriesProfessor Pericles (voice)
- 2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneFilmLee Meyers
- 2010DimensionFilm
- 2010Life Is Too LongFilmTabatabai
- 2009Soul KitchenFilmHerr Jung
- 2009MetropiaFilmIvan Bahn (voice)
- 2009House of BoysFilmMadame
- 2009Lulu and JimiFilmSchultz
- 2009Memories of a Young PianistFilmCount Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistoryFilmSelf
- 2008Far CryFilmDr. Krieger
- 20081½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden HerzelindeFilmLuipold Trumpf
- 2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenFilmSelf
- 2008La deuxième femmeFilmUdo Kier
- 2007ChuckSeriesOtto Van Vogel
- 2007HalloweenFilmMorgan Walker
- 2007GrindhouseFilmFranz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- 2007The Mother of TearsFilmFather Johannes
- 2007Fall Down DeadFilmPicasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2007The Killing GroundsFilmP.
- 2007Pars: Operation CherryFilmKlaus Kayman
- 2007TellFilmGessler
- 2006BloodRayneFilmRegal Monk
- 2006Crusade in JeansFilmDr. Lawerence
- 2006HollyFilmKlaus
- 2006Pray for MorningFilmEdouard Leopold Edu
- 200613 GravesFilmDebro
- 2006Unser ReigenFilm
- 2005Masters of HorrorSeriesBellinger
- 2005ManderlayFilmMr. Kirspe
- 2005Cigarette BurnsFilmBellinger
- 2005HeadspaceFilmRev. Karl Hartman
- 2005G&G - Gesichter und GeschichtenSeriesSelf
- 2005ThadeuszSeriesself
- 20054 Against ZSeriesZanrelot
- 2005Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'FilmInterviewee-Actor
- 2004The BatmanSeriesBert (voice)
- 2004Surviving ChristmasFilmHeinrich
- 2004ModiglianiFilmMax Jacob
- 2004Dracula 3000FilmCapt. Varna
- 2004One Point OFilmDerrick
- 2004Love ObjectFilmRadley
- 2004Evil EyesFilmGeorge
- 2004JargoFilmJargos Vater
- 200430 Days Until I'm FamousFilmBarry Davis
- 2004Celluloid HorrorFilmSelf
- 2004Fear and Loathing in MaterndorfFilm
- 2003DogvilleFilmThe Man in the Coat
- 2003Betty - Schön wie der TodFilmGeorg Wassenberg
- 2003Gate to HeavenFilmJoachim Nowak
- 2003Pigs Will FlyFilmOnkel Max
- 2002FearDotComFilmPolidori
- 2002Through the Night with...SeriesSelf
- 2002The Last MinuteFilmNazi Fashion Shooter
- 2002He Sees You When You're SleepingFilmHans Kramer
- 2002Korn: DeuceFilmCommander
- 2002Mrs. MeitlemeihrFilmHitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2001Justice LeagueSeriesThe Music Master (voice)
- 2001InvincibleFilmCount Helldorf
- 2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2FilmThe Guardian
- 2001All the Queen's MenFilmGeneral Landssdorf
- 2001RevelationFilmThe Grand Master
- 2001Critical MassFilmSamson
- 2001DoomsdayerFilmMax Gast
- 2001Suspiria 25th AnniversaryFilmSelf
- 2001Auf Herz und NierenFilmDoc
- 2001The Praying MantisFilmJulius Quellenreich
- 2001Andy Warhol: The Complete PictureFilmSelf
- 2000Dancer in the DarkFilmDr. Porkorny
- 2000Shadow of the VampireFilmAlbin Grau
- 2000Von Trier's 100 EyesFilmSelf
- 2000Red LettersFilmGeorge Kessler
- 2000Double DeceptionFilmVincent
- 2000Just One NightFilmWalter Lert
- 1999End of DaysFilmHead Priest
- 1999BeckmannSeriesSelf
- 1999The New Adventures of PinocchioFilmMadame Flambeau/Lorenzini
- 1999Final RunFilmReddick
- 1999Spy GamesFilmIvan Bliniak
- 1999PossessedFilmVincent
- 1999The DebtorsFilm
- 1999Miss DiamondFilmBühler
- 1999Killer DealFilmDr. Roland Parker
- 1999Under the PalmsFilmLudwig
- 1998BladeFilmDragonetti
- 1998V.I.P.SeriesViktor Balek
- 1998ArmageddonFilmPsychologist
- 1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSeriesSelf
- 1998Modern VampiresFilmVincent
- 1998The Kingdom IIFilmLillebror / Age Krüger
- 1998IceFilmDr. Norman Kistler
- 1998There's No Fish Food in HeavenFilmRocky
- 1998StingersFilmMr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1997The End of ViolenceFilmZoltan
- 1997Prince ValiantFilmSligon
- 1997Tietjen und BommesSeriesSelf
- 1997The 120 Days of BottropFilmSelf
- 1997BettyFilmVincent Lord
- 1997Die GangSeriesKapitän Schmidt
- 1997Talk 2000SeriesSelf
- 1996Nash BridgesSeriesWolfgang Herzog
- 1996The SentinelSeriesKlaus Zeller
- 1996Breaking the WavesFilmSadistic Sailor
- 1996Barb WireFilmCurly
- 1996The Adventures of PinocchioFilmLorenzini
- 1996Zimmer frei!SeriesSelf
- 1996United TrashFilmUNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1996Duke of GrooveFilmEarl
- 1996LeaFilmBlock
- 1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSeriesSelf
- 1995Johnny MnemonicFilmRalfi
- 1995A Trick of the LightFilmMax Skladanowsky
- 1995Nur über meine LeicheFilmKiller
- 1995ExtinctFilmYork Cortex
- 1995Willemsens WocheSeriesSelf
- 1995Unter DruckFilm
- 1995Paradise FramedFilm
- 1994Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveFilmCamp
- 1994ViperSeriesErich Geiger
- 1994The KingdomSeriesÅge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe, Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
- 1994Even Cowgirls Get the BluesFilmCommercial Director
- 1994The KingdomFilmAge Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994BrisantSeriesSelf
- 1994alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSeriesSelf
- 1994Doppelter EinsatzSeriesKönig
- 1994Rosa RothSeriesOmmer
- 1994Rotwang Must Go!FilmArthur Eigenrauch
- 1994Death of a World StarFilmUdo Kier
- 1993seaQuest DSVSeriesDr. Guy Peche
- 1993For Love or MoneyFilmMr. Himmelman
- 1993Josh & S.A.M.FilmSalon Manager
- 1993Terror 2000FilmJablo
- 1993Jack Reed: Badge of HonorFilmGiles Marquette
- 1993Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-RevueFilmEgon Hettemann
- 1993Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to HeavenFilmEdouard Müllendorf
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesSeriesFashion Designer
- 1992MorgenmagazinSeriesSelf
- 1992SexFilmSelf
- 1992Madonna: The Making of SEX BookFilmSelf
- 1991My Own Private IdahoFilmHans
- 1991EuropaFilmLawrence Hartmann
- 1991Boulevard BioSeriesSelf
- 1991The Making of EuropaFilmSelf / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1990The German Chainsaw MassacreFilmJonny
- 1989MedeaFilmJason
- 1989100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the FührerbunkerFilmAdolf Hitler
- 1988Mother's MaskFilmHerr Seiler
- 1988Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoFilmFriedrich Hansman
- 1988Die Männer vom K3SeriesHeini Wohlers
- 1987EpidemicFilmUdo Kier
- 1987Egomania: Island Without HopeFilmBaron Tante Teufel
- 1986Seduction: The Cruel WomanFilmGregor
- 1986Kir RoyalSeriesHolger
- 1986Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurückFilmMinister / Kali
- 1986Idiots' BattleFilm
- 1985The BeginnerFilmGraf Frackstein
- 1985GespenstergeschichtenSeries
- 1985Der UnbesiegbareFilmArgon
- 1984Der FahnderSeriesUli Weber
- 1984The Last Trip to HarrisburgFilmMan and Woman in Train
- 1984Hur und HeiligFilm
- 1983The Island of the Bloody PlantationFilmHermano
- 1983The Roaring FiftiesFilmFromm
- 1983Pankow ’95FilmJohann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1982SiblingsFilm
- 1982Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in KrisenzeitenFilmMan
- 1981LolaFilmWaiter (uncredited)
- 1981Lili MarleenFilmDrewitz
- 1981The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss OsbourneFilmDr. Henry Jekyll
- 1980Berlin AlexanderplatzSeriesJunger Mann an der Bar
- 1980LuluFilmJack the Ripper
- 1980Narcissus and PsycheFilmNárcisz
- 1980Deutschland privatFilm
- 1979NDR Talk ShowSeriesSelf
- 1979The Third GenerationFilmEdgar Gast
- 1979Hungarian RhapsodyFilmPoór
- 1979VictorFilmPopstar
- 1978The Fifth CommandmentFilmPeter Dümmel
- 1978És így s eképp továbbFilm
- 1977SuspiriaFilmDr. Frank Mandel
- 1977The Stationmaster’s WifeFilmSchafftaler
- 1977Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?FilmPoulailler
- 1976ExposéFilmPaul Martin
- 1976SpermulaFilmWerner
- 1976Gold FlakesFilmFranzl
- 1975The Story of OFilmRené
- 1975The Last WordFilmRaimund
- 1974Blood for DraculaFilmCount Dracula
- 19743 nach 9SeriesSelf
- 1974Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffenSeriesRoberto Agostino
- 1973Flesh for FrankensteinFilmBaron Frankenstein
- 1973Joseph BalsamoSeriesGilbert
- 1973OlifantFilmOlifant / Edwin
- 1973PanFilmPilgrim of Death
- 1972The Salzburg ConnectionFilmAnton
- 1972Sonderdezernat K1SeriesHarry Gätjens
- 1971Polizeiruf 110SeriesZermahlen
- 1971ProvocationFilmAngelos
- 1971Conflict of EmotionsFilmTonis Theodorou
- 1970Scene of the CrimeSeriesBeethoven, Hans-Rudi Dreher
- 1970Mark of the DevilFilmCount Christian von Meruh
- 1969Gestern gelesenSeriesIngo Rippel
- 1969Season of the SensesFilmLuca
- 1968ShamelessFilmAlexander Pohlmann
- 1966Road to St. TropezFilmBoy
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