Udo Kier
October 14, 1944 (80 years old) in Cologne, Germany
Udo Kierspe (born October 14, 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe, Canada and the Americas. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus van Sant, Werner Herzog, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Udo Kier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · By Design as
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 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
- 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
- 2017 · Downsizing as Konrad
- 2017 · Brawl in Cell Block 99 as The Placid Man
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 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 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 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")
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Regal Monk
- 2005 · Manderlay as Mr. Kirspe
- 2005 · 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
- 2005 · G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Heinrich
- 2004 · The Batman as Bert (voice)
- 2004 · Dracula 3000 as Capt. Varna
- 2004 · Modigliani as Max Jacob
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 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 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Viktor Balek
- 1998 · Blade as Dragonetti
- 1998 · Armageddon as Psychologist
- 1998 · Die Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Sligon
- 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
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Klaus Zeller
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Ralfi
- 1994 · alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as König
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as 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 · Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Hans
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1975 · The Story of O as René
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1974 · Blood for Dracula as Count Dracula
- 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
- 1970 · Mark of the Devil as Count Christian von Meruh
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2024 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 2022 · Staging Death as
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 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 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2016 · Courier X as Nathan Vogel
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · Arteholic as
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2007 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2007 · Werewolf Women of the S.S. as Franz Hess
- 2006 · Unser Reigen as
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2006 · Pray For Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 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 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 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 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 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
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1998 · Ice as Dr. Norman Kistler
- 1997 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 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 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1995 · Over My Dead Body as Killer
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 1993 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1992 · Sex as Self
- 1992 · Terror 2000 as Jablo
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1986 · Seduction: The Cruel Woman as Gregor
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1976 · Goldflocken as Franzl
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1971 · Provocation as Angelos
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Himself
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Big Brother
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2022 · A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love as Michel
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Alcyde
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2015 · The Forbidden Room as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2014 · Too Young To Die: River Phoenix as Self
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 2007 · Pars: Operation Cherry as Klaus Kayman
- 2006 · 13 Graves as Debro
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche as Self
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Commercial Director
- 1993 · Josh and S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 1993 · Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue as Egon Hettemann
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 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
- 1986 · Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück as Minister / Kali
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1979 · Germany Private 1 - Ethnologist of a People as
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- 1978 · The Fifth Commandment as Peter Dümmel
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- Future · Theirs as
- Future · The Secret Agent as
- 1978 · És így s eképp tovább as
- 1977 · Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob? as Poulailler
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 1969 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy