
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 · The Secret Agent as Hans
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2024 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2022 · A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love as Michel
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 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 / 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
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2015 · The Forbidden Room as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as The Waiter
- 2013 · Beware the Batman as Mister Toad (voice)
- 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 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 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 · 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 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Regal Monk
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 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 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 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 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 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 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Viktor Balek
- 1998 · Blade as Dragonetti
- 1998 · Armageddon as Psychologist
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 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
- 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 · Johnny Mnemonic as Ralfi
- 1994 · alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Storebror / 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 Camp
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1994 · Viper as Erich Geiger
- 1993 · Josh and S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 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
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1986 · Seduction: The Cruel Woman as Gregor
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1980 · Deutschland privat as
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 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
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 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 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Himself
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Big Brother
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2016 · Courier X as Nathan Vogel
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 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
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 2000 · Just One Night as Walter Lert
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 1998 · Ice as Dr. Norman Kistler
- 1997 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Sligon
- 1996 · Lea as Block
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 1993 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- Future · Theirs as
- 2025 · By Design as Aldo Fabbri
- 2022 · Staging Death 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
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2006 · Unser Reigen as
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Nazi Fashion Shooter
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1995 · Over My Dead Body as Killer
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 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
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1989 · 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker as Adolf Hitler
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1986 · Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück as Minister / Kali
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- Future · Mascots as
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 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
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy