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
- 2025 · The Secret Agent as Hans
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2019 · M - A City Hunts a Murderer as Fuchspelzmann
- 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
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Witchhunter (uncredited)
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 2007 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 2000 · Just One Night as Walter Lert
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1996 · Barb Wire as Curly
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Commercial Director
- 1993 · Josh & S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1991 · Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- Future · Theirs as
- 2026 · By Design as Aldo Fabbri
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 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
- 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 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 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 · American Exit as Anton
- 2019 · Dragged Across Concrete as Friedrich
- 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
- 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
- 2016 · Seances as
- 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
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as The Waiter
- 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
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 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)
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · Chuck as Otto Van Vogel
- 2007 · Halloween as Morgan Walker
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 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
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 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 · 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
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 2002 · He Sees You When You're Sleeping as Hans Kramer
- 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 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 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 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 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 · The Debtors as
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 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 · 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 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 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 · 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 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1995 · Over My Dead Body as Killer
- 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 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 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Ronald Camp
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1994 · Viper as Erich Geiger
- 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 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 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 · 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 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 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
- 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 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- 1978 · The Fifth Commandment as Peter Dümmel
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 1978 · És így s eképp tovább as
- 1977 · Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? as Poulailler
- 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 · Flesh for Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 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