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 · Return from Tomorrow as Tim Senior
- 2026 · By Design as Aldo Fabbri
- 2025 · The Secret Agent as Hans
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2022 · Dark Winds as Gunthar Vaggan
- 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 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 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 · 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
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Downsizing as Konrad
- 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 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 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 · Evening Urgant as Self
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2011 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 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
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Betty - Schön wie der Tod as Georg Wassenberg
- 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 · 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 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 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 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 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 · Talk 2000 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 · 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 · 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 · The Kingdom as Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 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 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 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
- 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 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 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 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 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
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 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
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1995 · Nur über meine Leiche as Killer
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1983 · The Roaring Fifties as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- Future · Theirs as
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2022 · Staging Death as
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 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
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin