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
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Miller
- 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 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Alcyde
- 2018 · American Animals as Mr. Van Der Hoek
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Hans
- 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 (archive footage)
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Witchhunter (uncredited)
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1997 · Die Gang as Kapitän Schmidt
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1996 · Barb Wire as Curly
- 1995 · Over My Dead Body as Killer
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 1993 · Terror 2000 as Jablo
- 1993 · Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue as Egon Hettemann
- 1992 · Madonna: The Making of SEX Book as Self
- 1991 · Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1973 · Flesh for Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- Future · Theirs as
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 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
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2007 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 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 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Commercial Director
- 1992 · Sex as Self
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1980 · Deutschland privat as
- 1978 · És így s eképp tovább as
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 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
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2019 · Bacurau as Michael
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2018 · Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Andre Toulon
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Downsizing as Konrad
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2017 · Brawl in Cell Block 99 as The Placid Man
- 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 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as The Waiter
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2013 · Beware the Batman as Mister Toad (voice)
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · Evening Urgant as Self
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2011 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2007 · Chuck as Otto Van Vogel
- 2007 · Halloween as Morgan Walker
- 2007 · Pars: Operation Cherry as Klaus Kayman
- 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 · Masters of Horror as Bellinger
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Regal Monk
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2005 · Manderlay as Mr. Kirspe
- 2005 · G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Heinrich
- 2004 · The Batman as Bert (voice)
- 2004 · Dracula 3000 as Capt. Varna
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · Modigliani as Max Jacob
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 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 · 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 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 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
- 2000 · Just One Night as Walter Lert
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Viktor Balek
- 1998 · Blade as Dragonetti
- 1998 · Ice as Dr. Norman Kistler
- 1998 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1998 · Armageddon as Psychologist
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Sligon
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1996 · Lea as Block
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1996 · Breaking the Waves as Sadistic Sailor
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Wolfgang Herzog
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Klaus Zeller
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · A Trick of the Light as Max Skladanowsky
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Ralfi
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche 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 · Doppelter Einsatz as König
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Ronald Camp
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1994 · Viper as Erich Geiger
- 1993 · Josh & S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 1993 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1993 · For Love or Money as Mr. Himmelman
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Dr. Guy Peche
- 1993 · Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven as Edouard Müllendorf
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · Red Shoe Diaries as Fashion Designer
- 1991 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Hans
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1989 · 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker as Adolf Hitler
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 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 · 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
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- 1978 · The Fifth Commandment as Peter Dümmel
- 1977 · Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? as Poulailler
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 1975 · The Story of O as René
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1974 · Blood for Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Zermahlen
- 1971 · Provocation as Angelos
- 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
- 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
- Future · Mascots as