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