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.
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- 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
- 2022 · Dark Winds as Gunthar Vaggan
- 2022 · A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love as Michel
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Miller
- 2019 · Bacurau as Michael
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 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
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 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 · House of Boys as Madame
- 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 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Bellinger
- 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
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 2002 · He Sees You When You're Sleeping as Hans Kramer
- 2002 · FearDotCom as Polidori
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · Invincible as Count Helldorf
- 2001 · Justice League as The Music Master (voice)
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 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 · 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 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 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 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / 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 · Sex as Self
- 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
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1986 · Seduction: The Cruel Woman as Gregor
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1980 · Berlin Alexanderplatz as Junger Mann an der Bar
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 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
- 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
- 1969 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2026 · Return from Tomorrow as Tim Senior
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2024 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 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 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2016 · Courier X as Nathan Vogel
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 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 · 13 Graves as Debro
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Nazi Fashion Shooter
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 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 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1998 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1996 · Lea as Block
- 1995 · A Trick of the Light as Max Skladanowsky
- 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 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1993 · Terror 2000 as Jablo
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1971 · Provocation as Angelos
- 1970 · Mark of the Devil as Count Christian von Meruh
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2006 · Unser Reigen as
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Nur über meine Leiche as Killer
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1992 · Madonna: The Making of SEX Book as Self
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1989 · 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker as Adolf Hitler
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- Future · Theirs as
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2022 · Staging Death as
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1993 · Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven as Edouard Müllendorf
- 1993 · Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue as Egon Hettemann
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1986 · Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück as Minister / Kali
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 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
- 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
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy