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Actor
Udo Kier
- Born October 14, 1944 in Cologne, Germany
- Died November 23, 2025
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
Armageddon1998
Blade1998
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994
Downsizing2017
Melancholia2011
Suspiria1977
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2013
Dogville2003
Filmography
- 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, In Memory Of
- 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)
- 2020The Barefoot EmperorFilmDr. Otto Kroll
- 202011 Colours of the BirdFilmSelf
- 2019BacurauFilmMichael
- 2019Dragged Across ConcreteFilmFriedrich
- 2019Iron Sky: The Coming RaceFilmWolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
- 2019The Painted BirdFilmMiller
- 2019The MountainFilmFrederick
- 2019American ExitFilmAnton
- 2019Skin WalkerFilmClaus
- 2019M - A City Hunts a MurdererSeriesFuchspelzmann
- 2019Holy BeastsFilmHenry
- 2019Bacurau no MapaFilmSelf
- 2018The House That Jack BuiltFilmThanks
- 2018American AnimalsFilmMr. Van Der Hoek
- 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootFilmHans
- 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
- 2015Coconut HeroFilmMr. Morrow
- 2015Old MoneySeriesRolf Rauchensteiner
- 2015Major LazerSeriesHead Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015Phantasmagoria of the InteriorFilmDr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2015Fifty Shades of EroticaFilm(archive footage)
- 2015The 1000 Eyes of Dr MaddinFilm
- 2015Lines of the HandFilm
- 2015Johnny WalkerFilmFyodor (voice)
- 2015The Material BoyFilmSelf
- 2014The EditorFilmDr Casini
- 2014Beethoven's Treasure TailFilmThe Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2014ArteholicFilmSelf
- 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIFilmThe Waiter
- 2013The Lords of SalemFilmWitchhunter (uncredited)
- 2013Beware the BatmanSeriesMister Toad (voice)
- 2013Blood of 1000 VirginsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013The Girl Behind the White Picket FenceFilmThe Magic Doctor / The Shaman
- 2012Iron SkyFilmWolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2012Night of the TemplarFilmFather Paul
- 2012Evening UrgantSeriesSelf
- 2012My Own Private RiverFilmHans (archive footage)
- 2012Ich - UdoFilmHimself
- 2011MelancholiaFilmWedding Planner
- 2011The Theatre BizarreFilmPeg Poett
- 2011KeyholeFilmDr. Lemke
- 2011UFO in Her EyesFilmSteve Frost
- 2011GörünmeyenFilmBartok