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