Udo Kier
October 14, 1944 (81 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Secret Agent as Hans
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · Bacurau as Michael
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as The Waiter
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2011 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · Chuck as Otto Van Vogel
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Bellinger
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Regal Monk
- 2005 · Manderlay as Mr. Kirspe
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Heinrich
- 2004 · The Batman as Bert (voice)
- 2004 · Modigliani as Max Jacob
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 2001 · Invincible as Count Helldorf
- 2001 · Justice League as The Music Master (voice)
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Viktor Balek
- 1998 · Blade as Dragonetti
- 1998 · Ice as Dr. Norman Kistler
- 1998 · Armageddon as Psychologist
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Sligon
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · Lea as Block
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Wolfgang Herzog
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Klaus Zeller
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1994 · alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Ronald Camp
- 1994 · Viper as Erich Geiger
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Dr. Guy Peche
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · Red Shoe Diaries as Fashion Designer
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Hans
- 1986 · Seduction: The Cruel Woman as Gregor
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1975 · The Story of O as René
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Zermahlen
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Hans-Rudi Dreher
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Beethoven
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- Future · Mascots as
- Future · Theirs as
- 2026 · By Design as Aldo Fabbri
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Miller
- 2019 · Dragged Across Concrete as Friedrich
- 2019 · Iron Sky: The Coming Race as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
- 2018 · Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Andre Toulon
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Downsizing as Konrad
- 2017 · Brawl in Cell Block 99 as The Placid Man
- 2016 · Courier X as Nathan Vogel
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2013 · Beware the Batman as Mister Toad (voice)
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Witchhunter (uncredited)
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2007 · Halloween as Morgan Walker
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- 2006 · Unser Reigen as
- 2006 · 13 Graves as Debro
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2005 · G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- 2004 · Dracula 3000 as Capt. Varna
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2002 · FearDotCom as Polidori
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1996 · Breaking the Waves as Sadistic Sailor
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Ralfi
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as König
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Commercial Director
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1993 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1991 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 1974 · Blood for Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1973 · Flesh for Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2024 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Big Brother
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2019 · M - A City Hunts a Murderer as Fuchspelzmann
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 2007 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2000 · Just One Night as Walter Lert
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1995 · A Trick of the Light as Max Skladanowsky
- 1995 · Over My Dead Body as Killer
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1992 · Sex as Self
- 1992 · Madonna: The Making of SEX Book as Self
- 1991 · Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1989 · 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker as Adolf Hitler
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- 1971 · Provocation as Angelos
- 1969 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2022 · Staging Death as
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2022 · A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love as Michel
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Alcyde
- 2018 · American Animals as Mr. Van Der Hoek
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Hans
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2015 · The Forbidden Room as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · Evening Urgant as Self
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 2007 · Pars: Operation Cherry as Klaus Kayman
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2005 · 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · He Sees You When You're Sleeping as Hans Kramer
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Nazi Fashion Shooter
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1998 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1997 · Die Gang as Kapitän Schmidt
- 1996 · Barb Wire as Curly
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche as Self
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 1993 · Josh & S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 1993 · For Love or Money as Mr. Himmelman
- 1993 · Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven as Edouard Müllendorf
- 1993 · Terror 2000 as Jablo
- 1993 · Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue as Egon Hettemann
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1986 · Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück as Minister / Kali
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Deutschland privat as
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1978 · The Fifth Commandment as Peter Dümmel
- 1978 · És így s eképp tovább as
- 1977 · Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? as Poulailler
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1970 · Mark of the Devil as Count Christian von Meruh
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy