Udo Kier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 14, 1944
- Died
- November 23, 2025
- Birthplace
- Cologne, Germany
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
- Citizens
Citizens TBA
as Hans
Monty and the Movies TBA
as Self (archive footage)
Intangents TBA
as Bin bag Man
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story TBA
as Grand Master
Theirs TBA
Actor
Return from Tomorrow 2026
as Tim Senior
By Design 2026
as Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent 2025
as Hans
Bad Painter 2025
as Ö
Schindler Space Architect 2024
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier 2024
as Self
Skeletons in the Closet 2024
as Luc
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus 2022
as Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf 2022
as Herman Herzog
Staging Death 2022
Actor
A Kilo of Blue (The Music) 2022
Actor
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love 2022
as Michel
The Blazing World 2021
as Lained
Chompy & the Girls 2021
as Chompy (voice)
Swan Song 2021
as Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker 2021
as David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity 2020
as Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird 2020
as Self
The Barefoot Emperor 2020
as Dr. Otto Kroll
Bacurau no Mapa 2019
as Self
Skin Walker 2019
as Claus
The Painted Bird 2019
as Miller
Bacurau 2019
as Michael
Holy Beasts 2019
as Henry
The Mountain 2019
as Frederick
American Exit 2019
as Anton
Dragged Across Concrete 2019
as Friedrich
Iron Sky: The Coming Race 2019
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
The House That Jack Built 2018
Thanks
I Knew Andy Warhol 2018
as Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018
as Andre Toulon
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey 2018
as Alcyde
American Animals 2018
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
Zero 2018
as The lord of the world
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018
as Hans
Daughter of Mine 2018
as Bruno
Downsizing 2017
as Konrad
Instant Dreams 2017
as The Docter (Cameo)
Brawl in Cell Block 99 2017
as The Placid Man
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant 2017
as Self
Courier X 2016
as Nathan Vogel
Brother 2016
as Frank Solek
The Forbidden Room 2015
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin 2015
Actor
Coconut Hero 2015
as Mr. Morrow
Johnny Walker 2015
as Fyodor (voice)
Phantasmagoria of the Interior 2015
as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica 2015
as (archive footage)
The Material Boy 2015
as Self
Lines of the Hand 2015
Actor
Arteholic 2014
as Self
Beethoven's Treasure Tail 2014
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
The Editor 2014
as Dr Casini
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 2013
as The Waiter
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence 2013
as The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
Blood of 1000 Virgins 2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Lords of Salem 2013
as Witchhunter (uncredited)
Night of the Templar 2012
as Father Paul
Iron Sky 2012
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
Ich - Udo 2012
as Himself
My Own Private River 2012
as Hans (archive footage)
Görünmeyen 2011
as Bartok
The Berlin Project 2011
as Guru
UFO in Her Eyes 2011
as Steve Frost
Keyhole 2011
as Dr. Lemke
The Theatre Bizarre 2011
as Peg Poett
The Sky Has Four Corners 2011
as Graf Karpatovicz
Melancholia 2011
as Wedding Planner
Life Is Too Long 2010
as Tabatabai
Dimension 2010
Actor
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 2010
as Lee Meyers
House of Boys 2009
as Madame
- Memories of a Young Pianist
Memories of a Young Pianist 2009
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Metropia 2009
as Ivan Bahn (voice)
Soul Kitchen 2009
as Herr Jung
Tattoos: A Scarred History 2009
as Self
Lulu and Jimi 2009
as Schultz
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde 2008
as Luipold Trumpf
La deuxième femme 2008
as Udo Kier
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween 2008
as Self
Far Cry 2008
as Dr. Krieger
Tell 2007
as Gessler
The Mother of Tears 2007
as Father Johannes
Halloween 2007
as Morgan Walker
Fall Down Dead 2007
as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey, Associate Producer
The Killing Grounds 2007
as P.
Pars: Operation Cherry 2007
as Klaus Kayman
Grindhouse 2007
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- Unser Reigen
Unser Reigen 2006
Actor
13 Graves 2006
as Debro
Crusade in Jeans 2006
as Dr. Lawerence
Holly 2006
as Klaus
Pray for Morning 2006
as Edouard Leopold Edu
BloodRayne 2006
as Regal Monk
Cigarette Burns 2005
as Bellinger
Headspace 2005
as Rev. Karl Hartman
- Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' 2005
as Interviewee-Actor
Manderlay 2005
as Mr. Kirspe
- Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf 2004
Actor
Surviving Christmas 2004
as Heinrich
Dracula 3000 2004
as Capt. Varna
Evil Eyes 2004
as George
Modigliani 2004
as Max Jacob
30 Days Until I'm Famous 2004
as Barry Davis
One Point O 2004
as Derrick
Love Object 2004
as Radley
Celluloid Horror 2004
as Self
Jargo 2004
as Jargos Vater
Gate to Heaven 2003
as Joachim Nowak
Dogville 2003
as The Man in the Coat
Betty - Schön wie der Tod 2003
as Georg Wassenberg
Pigs Will Fly 2003
as Onkel Max
He Sees You When You're Sleeping 2002
as Hans Kramer
Mrs. Meitlemeihr 2002
as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
The Last Minute 2002
as Nazi Fashion Shooter
FearDotCom 2002
as Polidori
Korn: Deuce 2002
as Commander
Invincible 2001
as Count Helldorf
Auf Herz und Nieren 2001
as Doc
All the Queen's Men 2001
as General Landssdorf
Suspiria 25th Anniversary 2001
as Self
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001
as The Guardian
Critical Mass 2001
as Samson
Revelation 2001
as The Grand Master
The Praying Mantis 2001
as Julius Quellenreich
- Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture 2001
as Self
Doomsdayer 2001
as Max Gast
Von Trier's 100 Eyes 2000
as Self
Just One Night 2000
as Walter Lert
Dancer in the Dark 2000
as Dr. Porkorny
Shadow of the Vampire 2000
as Albin Grau
Red Letters 2000
as George Kessler
Double Deception 2000
as Vincent
Miss Diamond 1999
as Bühler
End of Days 1999
as Head Priest
The New Adventures of Pinocchio 1999
as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini
Final Run 1999
as Reddick
Under the Palms 1999
as Ludwig
The Debtors 1999
Actor
Spy Games 1999
as Ivan Bliniak
Possessed 1999
as Vincent
Killer Deal 1999
as Dr. Roland Parker
Stingers 1998
as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
There's No Fish Food in Heaven 1998
as Rocky
Modern Vampires 1998
as Vincent
Blade 1998
as Dragonetti
Ice 1998
as Dr. Norman Kistler
The Kingdom II 1998
as Lillebror / Age Krüger
Armageddon 1998
as Psychologist
The 120 Days of Bottrop 1997
as Self
The End of Violence 1997
as Zoltan
Prince Valiant 1997
as Sligon
Betty 1997
as Vincent Lord
Lea 1996
as Block
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996
as Lorenzini
Breaking the Waves 1996
as Sadistic Sailor
Duke of Groove 1996
as Earl
Barb Wire 1996
as Curly
United Trash 1996
as UNO-General Werner Brenner
A Trick of the Light 1995
as Max Skladanowsky
Unter Druck 1995
Actor
Extinct 1995
as York Cortex
Nur über meine Leiche 1995
as Killer
Johnny Mnemonic 1995
as Ralfi
Paradise Framed 1995
Actor
The Kingdom 1994
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- Rotwang Must Go!
Rotwang Must Go! 1994
as Arthur Eigenrauch
Death of a World Star 1994
as Udo Kier
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994
as Commercial Director
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994
as Camp
Josh & S.A.M. 1993
as Salon Manager
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor 1993
as Giles Marquette
For Love or Money 1993
as Mr. Himmelman
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven 1993
as Edouard Müllendorf
Terror 2000 1993
as Jablo
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue 1993
as Egon Hettemann
Sex 1992
as Self
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book 1992
as Self
- The Making of Europa
The Making of Europa 1991
as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
Europa 1991
as Lawrence Hartmann
My Own Private Idaho 1991
as Hans
The German Chainsaw Massacre 1990
as Jonny, Assistant Director
Medea 1989
as Jason
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker 1989
as Adolf Hitler
Mother's Mask 1988
as Herr Seiler
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho 1988
as Friedrich Hansman
Epidemic 1987
as Udo Kier
Egomania: Island Without Hope 1987
as Baron Tante Teufel
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück 1986
as Minister / Kali
Seduction: The Cruel Woman 1986
as Gregor
Idiots' Battle 1986
Actor
The Beginner 1985
as Graf Frackstein
- Der Unbesiegbare
Der Unbesiegbare 1985
as Argon
The Last Trip to Harrisburg 1984
as Man and Woman in Train, Director, Writer, Producer
Hur und Heilig 1984
Actor
Pankow ’95 1983
as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
The Roaring Fifties 1983
as Fromm
The Island of the Bloody Plantation 1983
as Hermano
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten 1982
as Man
- Siblings
Siblings 1982
Actor
Lola 1981
as Waiter (uncredited), Production Design
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne 1981
as Dr. Henry Jekyll
Lili Marleen 1981
as Drewitz
Narcissus and Psyche 1980
as Nárcisz
Deutschland privat 1980
Actor
Lulu 1980
as Jack the Ripper
Hungarian Rhapsody 1979
as Poór
The Third Generation 1979
as Edgar Gast
- Victor
Victor 1979
as Popstar
The Fifth Commandment 1978
as Peter Dümmel
És így s eképp tovább 1978
Actor
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? 1977
as Poulailler
The Stationmaster’s Wife 1977
as Schafftaler
Suspiria 1977
as Dr. Frank Mandel
Spermula 1976
as Werner
Gold Flakes 1976
as Franzl
Exposé 1976
as Paul Martin
The Story of O 1975
as René
The Last Word 1975
as Raimund
Blood for Dracula 1974
as Count Dracula
Flesh for Frankenstein 1973
as Baron Frankenstein
- Pan
Pan 1973
as Pilgrim of Death
- Olifant
Olifant 1973
as Olifant / Edwin
The Salzburg Connection 1972
as Anton
Conflict of Emotions 1971
as Tonis Theodorou
Provocation 1971
as Angelos
Mark of the Devil 1970
as Count Christian von Meruh
Season of the Senses 1969
as Luca
Shameless 1968
as Alexander Pohlmann
Road to St. Tropez 1966
as Boy
Credits from TMDB.