Udo Kier
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 14, 1944 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | By DesignAldo Fabbri | |
| 2026 | Return from TomorrowJim's father | |
| 2025 | Bad PainterÖ | |
| 2025 | The Secret AgentHans | |
| 2024 | Skeletons in the ClosetLuc | |
| 2024 | Der wunderbare Udo KierSelf | |
| 2024 | Schindler Space ArchitectR.M. Schindler (voice) | |
| 2022 | A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of LoveMichel | |
| 2022 | A Kilo of Blue (The Music) | |
| 2022 | Staging Death | |
| 2022 | My Neighbor AdolfHerman Herzog | |
| 2022 | Creation of the Kingdom of ExodusSelf / Big Brother | |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in BerlinKlaus | |
| 2021 | Chompy & the GirlsChompy (voice) | |
| 2021 | HaymakerDavid | |
| 2021 | The Blazing WorldLained | |
| 2021 | Swan SongPat Pitsenbarger | |
| 2020 | The Barefoot EmperorDr. Otto Kroll | |
| 2020 | Last Moment of ClarityIvan Demisovski | |
| 2020 | Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | 11 Colours of the BirdSelf | |
| 2020 | HuntersAdolf Hitler | |
| 2019 | Iron Sky: The Coming RaceWolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler | |
| 2019 | The Painted BirdMiller | |
| 2019 | Dragged Across ConcreteFriedrich | |
| 2019 | The MountainFrederick | |
| 2019 | BacurauMichael | |
| 2019 | American ExitAnton | |
| 2019 | Holy BeastsHenry | |
| 2019 | Skin WalkerClaus | |
| 2019 | Bacurau no MapaSelf | |
| 2019 | M - A City Hunts a MurdererFuchspelzmann | |
| 2018 | I Knew Andy WarholSelf | |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootHans | |
| 2018 | Puppet Master: The Littlest ReichAndre Toulon | |
| 2018 | American AnimalsMr. Van Der Hoek | |
| 2018 | ZeroThe lord of the world | |
| 2018 | Daughter of MineBruno | |
| 2018 | Ulysses: A Dark OdysseyAlcyde | |
| 2017 | DownsizingKonrad | |
| 2017 | Brawl in Cell Block 99The Placid Man | |
| 2017 | Instant DreamsThe Docter (Cameo) | |
| 2017 | Ballad of a Righteous MerchantSelf | |
| 2016 | BrotherFrank Solek | |
| 2016 | Seances | |
| 2016 | Courier XNathan Vogel | |
| 2015 | The Forbidden RoomCount Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist | |
| 2015 | Coconut HeroMr. Morrow | |
| 2015 | The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin | |
| 2015 | Phantasmagoria of the InteriorDr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Johnny WalkerFyodor (voice) | |
| 2015 | Lines of the Hand | |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Erotica(archive footage) | |
| 2015 | The Material BoySelf | |
| 2015 | Old MoneyRolf Rauchensteiner | |
| 2015 | Major LazerHead Vampire Vampire (voice) | |
| 2014 | The EditorDr Casini | |
| 2014 | Beethoven's Treasure TailThe Real Fritz Bruchschnauser | |
| 2014 | ArteholicSelf | |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIThe Waiter | |
| 2013 | Blood of 1000 VirginsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | The Lords of SalemWitchhunter (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | The Girl Behind the White Picket FenceThe Shaman | |
| 2013 | Beware the BatmanMister Toad (voice) | |
| 2012 | Iron SkyWolfgang Kortzfleisch | |
| 2012 | Night of the TemplarFather Paul | |
| 2012 | Ich - UdoHimself | |
| 2012 | My Own Private RiverHans (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Evening UrgantSelf | |
| 2011 | MelancholiaWedding Planner | |
| 2011 | GörünmeyenBartok | |
| 2011 | The Theatre BizarrePeg Poett | |
| 2011 | KeyholeDr. Lemke | |
| 2011 | UFO in Her EyesSteve Frost | |
| 2011 | The Sky Has Four CornersGraf Karpatovicz | |
| 2011 | The Berlin ProjectGuru | |
| 2010 | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneLee Meyers | |
| 2010 | Life Is Too LongTabatabai | |
| 2010 | Dimension | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedProfessor Pericles (voice) | |
| 2009 | Lulu and JimiSchultz | |
| 2009 | MetropiaIvan Bahn (voice) | |
| 2009 | House of BoysMadame | |
| 2009 | Soul KitchenHerr Jung | |
| 2009 | Memories of a Young PianistCount Dracula (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelf | |
| 2008 | Far CryDr. Krieger | |
| 2008 | 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden HerzelindeLuipold Trumpf | |
| 2008 | La deuxième femmeUdo Kier | |
| 2008 | Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelf | |
| 2007 | HalloweenMorgan Walker | |
| 2007 | The Mother of TearsFather Johannes | |
| 2007 | Pars: Operation CherryKlaus Kayman | |
| 2007 | The Killing GroundsP. | |
| 2007 | TellGessler | |
| 2007 | Fall Down DeadPicasso Killer / Aaron Garvey | |
| 2007 | GrindhouseFranz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") | |
| 2007 | ChuckOtto Van Vogel | |
| 2006 | Crusade in JeansDr. Lawerence | |
| 2006 | HollyKlaus | |
| 2006 | Pray for MorningEdouard Leopold Edu | |
| 2006 | 13 GravesDebro | |
| 2006 | Unser Reigen | |
| 2005 | ManderlayMr. Kirspe | |
| 2005 | HeadspaceRev. Karl Hartman | |
| 2005 | BloodRayneRegal Monk | |
| 2005 | Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'Interviewee-Actor | |
| 2005 | Cigarette BurnsBellinger | |
| 2005 | Masters of HorrorBellinger | |
| 2005 | 4 Against ZZanrelot | |
| 2005 | G&G – Gesichter und GeschichtenSelf | |
| 2005 | Thadeuszself | |
| 2004 | Dracula 3000Capt. Varna | |
| 2004 | Evil EyesGeorge | |
| 2004 | Surviving ChristmasHeinrich | |
| 2004 | Love ObjectRadley | |
| 2004 | One Point ODerrick | |
| 2004 | 30 Days Until I'm FamousBarry Davis | |
| 2004 | JargoJargos Vater | |
| 2004 | ModiglianiMax Jacob | |
| 2004 | Celluloid HorrorHimself | |
| 2004 | Fear and Loathing in Materndorf | |
| 2004 | The BatmanBert (voice) | |
| 2003 | DogvilleThe Man in the Coat | |
| 2003 | Gate to HeavenJoachim Nowak | |
| 2003 | Pigs Will FlyOnkel Max | |
| 2002 | FearDotComPolidori | |
| 2002 | He Sees You When You're SleepingHans Kramer | |
| 2002 | Mrs. MeitlemeihrHitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr | |
| 2002 | The Last MinuteNazi Fashion Shooter | |
| 2002 | Korn: DeuceCommander | |
| 2002 | Through the Night with...Self | |
| 2001 | All the Queen's MenGeneral Landssdorf | |
| 2001 | DoomsdayerMax Gast | |
| 2001 | InvincibleCount Helldorf | |
| 2001 | RevelationThe Grand Master | |
| 2001 | Critical MassSamson | |
| 2001 | The Praying MantisJulius Quellenreich | |
| 2001 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2The Guardian | |
| 2001 | Auf Herz und NierenDoc | |
| 2001 | Suspiria 25th AnniversarySelf | |
| 2001 | Andy Warhol: The Complete PictureSelf | |
| 2001 | Justice LeagueThe Music Master (voice) | |
| 2000 | Dancer in the DarkDr. Porkorny | |
| 2000 | Shadow of the VampireAlbin Grau | |
| 2000 | Von Trier's 100 EyesSelf | |
| 2000 | Just One NightWalter Lert | |
| 2000 | Double DeceptionVincent | |
| 2000 | Red LettersGeorge Kessler | |
| 1999 | PossessedVincent | |
| 1999 | End of DaysHead Priest | |
| 1999 | Under the PalmsLudwig | |
| 1999 | The New Adventures of PinocchioLorenzini | |
| 1999 | Spy GamesIvan Bliniak | |
| 1999 | Final RunReddick | |
| 1999 | Miss DiamondBühler | |
| 1999 | The Debtors | |
| 1999 | Killer DealDr. Roland Parker | |
| 1999 | BeckmannSelf | |
| 1998 | Modern VampiresVincent | |
| 1998 | The Kingdom IILillebror / Age Krüger | |
| 1998 | BladeDragonetti | |
| 1998 | IceDr. Norman Kistler | |
| 1998 | ArmageddonPsychologist | |
| 1998 | StingersMr. Scholnick / The Boss | |
| 1998 | There's No Fish Food in HeavenRocky | |
| 1998 | The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelf | |
| 1998 | V.I.P.Viktor Balek | |
| 1997 | Prince ValiantSligon | |
| 1997 | The 120 Days of BottropSelf | |
| 1997 | The End of ViolenceZoltan | |
| 1997 | BettyVincent Lord | |
| 1997 | Die GangKapitän Schmidt | |
| 1997 | Talk 2000Self | |
| 1997 | Tietjen und BommesSelf | |
| 1996 | Breaking the WavesSadistic Sailor | |
| 1996 | Barb WireCurly | |
| 1996 | The Adventures of PinocchioLorenzini | |
| 1996 | United TrashUNO-General Werner Brenner | |
| 1996 | Duke of GrooveEarl | |
| 1996 | LeaBlock | |
| 1996 | Nash BridgesWolfgang Herzog | |
| 1996 | Zimmer frei!Self | |
| 1996 | The SentinelKlaus Zeller | |
| 1995 | Johnny MnemonicRalfi | |
| 1995 | A Trick of the LightMax Skladanowsky | |
| 1995 | Nur über meine LeicheKiller | |
| 1995 | ExtinctYork Cortex | |
| 1995 | Unter Druck | |
| 1995 | Paradise Framed | |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf | |
| 1995 | Willemsens WocheSelf | |
| 1994 | The KingdomAge Krüger / Lillebror | |
| 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the BluesCommercial Director | |
| 1994 | Death of a World StarUdo Kier | |
| 1994 | Rotwang Must Go!Arthur Eigenrauch | |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveRonald Camp | |
| 1994 | Doppelter EinsatzKönig | |
| 1994 | Rosa RothOmmer | |
| 1994 | ViperErich Geiger | |
| 1994 | alfredissimo! Kochen mit BioSelf | |
| 1994 | The KingdomAge Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror | |
| 1994 | BrisantSelf | |
| 1993 | Terror 2000Jablo | |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of HonorGiles Marquette | |
| 1993 | Josh & S.A.M.Salon Manager | |
| 1993 | For Love or MoneyMr. Himmelman | |
| 1993 | Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-RevueEgon Hettemann | |
| 1993 | Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to HeavenEdouard Müllendorf | |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSVDr. Guy Peche | |
| 1992 | SexSelf | |
| 1992 | Madonna: The Making of SEX BookSelf | |
| 1992 | Red Shoe DiariesFashion Designer | |
| 1992 | MorgenmagazinSelf | |
| 1991 | My Own Private IdahoHans | |
| 1991 | EuropaLawrence Hartmann | |
| 1991 | The Making of EuropaSelf / Lawrence Hartmann | |
| 1991 | Boulevard BioSelf | |
| 1990 | The German Chainsaw MassacreJonny | |
| 1989 | MedeaJason | |
| 1989 | 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The FührerbunkerAdolf Hitler | |
| 1988 | Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho | |
| 1988 | Mother's MaskHerr Seiler | |
| 1988 | Die Männer vom K3Heini Wohlers | |
| 1987 | Egomania: Island Without HopeBaron Tante Teufel | |
| 1987 | EpidemicSelf | |
| 1986 | Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurückMinister / Kali | |
| 1986 | Seduction: The Cruel WomanGregor | |
| 1986 | Idiots' Battle | |
| 1986 | Kir RoyalHolger | |
| 1985 | The BeginnerGraf Frackstein | |
| 1985 | Der UnbesiegbareArgon | |
| 1985 | Gespenstergeschichten | |
| 1984 | The Last Trip to HarrisburgMan and Woman in Train | |
| 1984 | Hur und Heilig | |
| 1984 | Der FahnderUli Weber | |
| 1983 | The Island of the Bloody PlantationHermano | |
| 1983 | Die wilden FünfzigerFromm | |
| 1983 | Pankow ’95Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart | |
| 1982 | Siblings | |
| 1982 | Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in KrisenzeitenMan | |
| 1981 | Lili MarleenDrewitz | |
| 1981 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss OsbourneDr. Henry Jekyll | |
| 1981 | LolaWaiter (uncredited) | |
| 1980 | Narcissus and PsycheNárcisz | |
| 1980 | LuluJack the Ripper | |
| 1980 | Deutschland privat | |
| 1980 | Berlin AlexanderplatzJunger Mann an der Bar | |
| 1979 | The Third GenerationEdgar Gast | |
| 1979 | Hungarian RhapsodyPoór | |
| 1979 | VictorPopstar | |
| 1979 | NDR Talk ShowSelf | |
| 1978 | The Fifth CommandmentPeter Dümmel | |
| 1978 | És így s eképp tovább | |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster’s WifeSchafftaler | |
| 1977 | Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?Poulailler | |
| 1977 | SuspiriaDr. Frank Mandel | |
| 1976 | ExposéPaul Martin | |
| 1976 | Gold FlakesFranzl | |
| 1976 | SpermulaWerner | |
| 1975 | The Story of ORené | |
| 1975 | The Last WordRaimund | |
| 1974 | Blood for DraculaCount Dracula | |
| 1974 | Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffenRoberto Agostino | |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9Self | |
| 1973 | Flesh for FrankensteinBaron Frankenstein | |
| 1973 | OlifantOlifant / Edwin | |
| 1973 | PanPilgrim of Death | |
| 1973 | Joseph BalsamoGilbert | |
| 1972 | The Salzburg ConnectionAnton | |
| 1972 | Sonderdezernat K1Harry Gätjens | |
| 1971 | ProvocationAngelos | |
| 1971 | Conflict of EmotionsTonis Theodorou | |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110Zermahlen | |
| 1970 | Mark of the DevilCount Christian von Meruh | |
| 1970 | Scene of the CrimeHans-Rudi Dreher | |
| 1970 | Scene of the CrimeBeethoven | |
| 1969 | Season of the SensesLuca | |
| 1969 | Gestern gelesenIngo Rippel | |
| 1968 | ShamelessAlexander Pohlmann | |
| 1966 | Road to St. TropezBoy | |
| - | Theirs | |
| - | The Ark: An Iron Sky StoryGrand Master | |
| - | IntangentsBin bag Man |
| 2007 | Fall Down DeadAssociate Producer | |
| 1984 | The Last Trip to HarrisburgProducer |
| 1990 | The German Chainsaw MassacreAssistant Director | |
| 1984 | The Last Trip to HarrisburgDirector |
| 1984 | The Last Trip to HarrisburgWriter |
| 2022 | Dark WindsIn Memory Of | |
| 2018 | The House That Jack BuiltThanks |