Udo Kier

Acting·Oct 14, 1944·Cologne, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
Return from Tomorrow2026 · Tim Senior	Tim Senior
By Design2026 · Aldo Fabbri	Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent2025 · Hans	Hans
Bad Painter2025 · Ö	Ö
Schindler Space Architect2024 · R.M. Schindler (voice)	R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier2024 · Self	Self
Skeletons in the Closet2024 · Luc	Luc
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus2022 · Self / Big Brother	Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf2022 · Herman Herzog	Herman Herzog
Staging Death2022 · Actor	Actor
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)2022 · Actor	Actor
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022 · Michel	Michel
The Blazing World2021 · Lained	Lained
Chompy & the Girls2021 · Chompy (voice)	Chompy (voice)
Swan Song2021 · Pat Pitsenbarger	Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker2021 · David	David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity2020 · Ivan Demisovski	Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird2020 · Self	Self
The Barefoot Emperor2020 · Dr. Otto Kroll	Dr. Otto Kroll
Bacurau no Mapa2019 · Self	Self
Skin Walker2019 · Claus	Claus
The Painted Bird2019 · Miller	Miller
Bacurau2019 · Michael	Michael
Holy Beasts2019 · Henry	Henry
The Mountain2019 · Frederick	Frederick
American Exit2019 · Anton	Anton
Dragged Across Concrete2019 · Friedrich	Friedrich
Iron Sky: The Coming Race2019 · Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler	Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
I Knew Andy Warhol2018 · Self	Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich2018 · Andre Toulon	Andre Toulon
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey2018 · Alcyde	Alcyde
American Animals2018 · Mr. Van Der Hoek	Mr. Van Der Hoek
Zero2018 · The lord of the world	The lord of the world
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · Hans	Hans
Daughter of Mine2018 · Bruno	Bruno
Downsizing2017 · Konrad	Konrad
Instant Dreams2017 · The Docter (Cameo)	The Docter (Cameo)
Brawl in Cell Block 992017 · The Placid Man	The Placid Man
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant2017 · Self	Self
Courier X2016 · Nathan Vogel	Nathan Vogel
Seances2016 · Actor	Actor
Brother2016 · Frank Solek	Frank Solek
The Forbidden Room2015 · Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist	Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin2015 · Actor	Actor
Coconut Hero2015 · Mr. Morrow	Mr. Morrow
Johnny Walker2015 · Fyodor (voice)	Fyodor (voice)
Phantasmagoria of the Interior2015 · Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)	Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)