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 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Big Brother
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Alcyde
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 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
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Nazi Fashion Shooter
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 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 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2026 · Return from Tomorrow as Tim Senior
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 2007 · Pars: Operation Cherry as Klaus Kayman
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2002 · He Sees You When You're Sleeping as Hans Kramer
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Nur über meine Leiche as Killer
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- Future · Theirs as
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2022 · Dark Winds as Gunthar Vaggan
- 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
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Miller
- 2019 · Bacurau as Michael
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2015 · The Forbidden Room as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 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
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 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)
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Witchhunter (uncredited)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · Evening Urgant as Self
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2011 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 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 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 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 · Unser Reigen as
- 2006 · 13 Graves as Debro
- 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 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2005 · Manderlay as Mr. Kirspe
- 2005 · 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
- 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 · Modigliani as Max Jacob
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 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 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 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 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 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 · Lea as Block
- 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
- 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 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 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 · The Kingdom as Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as König
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · Red Shoe Diaries as Fashion Designer
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1991 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 1991 · Europa as 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 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 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 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Deutschland privat as
- 1980 · Berlin Alexanderplatz as Junger Mann an der Bar
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 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
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 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 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1974 · Blood for Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1973 · Flesh for Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 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 · Intangents as Bin bag Man