Udo Kier
Oct 14, 1944 - Nov 23, 2025 (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
Scene of the Crime
Hans-Rudi Dreher
Polizeiruf 110
Zermahlen
Chuck
Otto Van Vogel
seaQuest DSV
Dr. Guy Peche
V.I.P.
Viktor Balek
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Professor Pericles (voice)
Nash Bridges
Wolfgang Herzog
The Batman
Bert (voice)
The Secret Agent
Hans
Love Object
Radley
Credits
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Theirs Future★ NR -
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story FutureGrand Master★ NR -
Intangents FutureBin bag Man★ NR -
Mascots Future★ NR -
By Design 2026Aldo Fabbri★ NR -
The Secret Agent 2025Hans★ 8.3 -
Bad Painter 2025Ö★ 7 -
R.M. Schindler (voice)★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Luc★ 4.3 -
Klaus★ 6.8 -
Self / Big Brother★ NR -
My Neighbor Adolf 2022Herman Herzog★ 6.6 -
Ralfi★ 10 -
Staging Death 2022★ 6 -
★ NR -
Michel★ 4.9 -
The Blazing World 2021Lained★ 4.4 -
Chompy & the Girls 2021Chompy (voice)★ 5.7 -
Swan Song 2021Pat Pitsenbarger★ 7 -
Haymaker 2021David★ 3.2 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Ivan Demisovski★ 5.2 -
Self★ 7.2 -
The Barefoot Emperor 2020Dr. Otto Kroll★ 5.5 -
Hunters 2020Adolf Hitler★ 7.2 -
Bacurau no Mapa 2019Self★ 8 -
Skin Walker 2019Claus★ 4.8 -
The Painted Bird 2019Miller★ 7.1 -
Bacurau 2019Michael★ 7.7 -
Holy Beasts 2019Henry★ 4.4 -
The Mountain 2019Frederick★ 5.1 -
American Exit 2019Anton★ 5.7 -
Friedrich★ 6.6 -
Fuchspelzmann★ 6.3 -
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler★ 5.2 -
I Knew Andy Warhol 2018Self★ NR -
Andre Toulon★ 5.7 -
Alcyde★ 4.8 -
American Animals 2018Mr. Van Der Hoek★ 6.7 -
Zero 2018The lord of the world★ 4.8 -
Hans★ 6.7 -
Daughter of Mine 2018Bruno★ 6.2 -
Downsizing 2017Konrad★ 5.4 -
Instant Dreams 2017The Docter (Cameo)★ 6.7 -
The Placid Man★ 7 -
Self★ 2 -
Courier X 2016Nathan Vogel★ 5.5 -
Seances 2016★ 6.7 -
Brother 2016Frank Solek★ 6.6 -
The Forbidden Room 2015Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist★ 5.6 -
★ 6 -
Coconut Hero 2015Mr. Morrow★ 5.9 -
Johnny Walker 2015Fyodor (voice)★ NR -
Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)★ 5 -
Major Lazer 2015Head Vampire Vampire (voice)★ 6.6 -
(archive footage)★ 7 -
Old Money 2015Rolf Rauchensteiner★ 6.1 -
The Material Boy 2015Self★ NR -
Lines of the Hand 2015★ 7 -
Arteholic 2014Self★ 5 -
The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser★ 5.7 -
The Editor 2014Dr Casini★ 5.6 -
The Waiter★ 6.7 -
The Shaman★ NR -
Beware the Batman 2013Mister Toad (voice)★ 7.3 -
Self (archive footage)★ 5.3 -
The Lords of Salem 2013Witchhunter (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Night of the Templar 2012Father Paul★ 3.9 -
Iron Sky 2012Wolfgang Kortzfleisch★ 5.7 -
Ich - Udo 2012Himself★ 6 -
My Own Private River 2012Hans (archive footage)★ 7.5 -
Görünmeyen 2011Bartok★ NR -
The Berlin Project 2011Guru★ NR -
UFO in Her Eyes 2011Steve Frost★ 6.4 -
Keyhole 2011Dr. Lemke★ 5.2 -
The Theatre Bizarre 2011Peg Poett★ 5.3 -
Melancholia 2011Wedding Planner★ 7.2 -
Graf Karpatovicz★ NR -
Life Is Too Long 2010Tabatabai★ 5 -
Dimension 2010★ 5.3 -
Professor Pericles (voice)★ 8.2 -
Lee Meyers★ 6.1 -
House of Boys 2009Madame★ 6.1 -
Count Dracula (archive footage)★ 5
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Metropia 2009Ivan Bahn (voice)★ 6.1 -
Soul Kitchen 2009Herr Jung★ 6.9 -
Self★ NR -
Lulu and Jimi 2009Schultz★ 5.7 -
Luipold Trumpf★ 4.3 -
La deuxième femme 2008Udo Kier★ 6 -
Self★ 6.7 -
Far Cry 2008Dr. Krieger★ 3.7 -
Tell 2007Gessler★ 5.7 -
The Mother of Tears 2007Father Johannes★ 4.5 -
Chuck 2007Otto Van Vogel★ 7.7 -
Halloween 2007Morgan Walker★ 6.2 -
Fall Down Dead 2007Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey★ 4 -
The Killing Grounds 2007P.★ 3.4 -
Klaus Kayman★ 5 -
Grindhouse 2007Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")★ 7 -
Unser Reigen 2006★ NR
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13 Graves 2006Debro★ 4.4 -
Crusade in Jeans 2006Dr. Lawerence★ 5.8 -
Holly 2006Klaus★ 6.3 -
Pray for Morning 2006Edouard Leopold Edu★ 4.7 -
Cigarette Burns 2005Bellinger★ 7.3 -
Masters of Horror 2005Bellinger★ 7.1 -
BloodRayne 2005Regal Monk★ 4.2 -
Headspace 2005Rev. Karl Hartman★ 5.1 -
Interviewee-Actor★ NR
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Manderlay 2005Mr. Kirspe★ 6.9 -
4 Against Z 2005Zanrelot★ 9 -
★ NR
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Surviving Christmas 2004Heinrich★ 5.7 -
The Batman 2004Bert (voice)★ 8 -
Dracula 3000 2004Capt. Varna★ 2.7 -
Evil Eyes 2004George★ 3.2 -
Modigliani 2004Max Jacob★ 7 -
Barry Davis★ 4.2 -
One Point O 2004Derrick★ 5.6 -
Love Object 2004Radley★ 5.9 -
Jargo 2004Jargos Vater★ 5.6 -
Celluloid Horror 2004Himself★ 7 -
Gate to Heaven 2003Joachim Nowak★ NR -
Dogville 2003The Man in the Coat★ 7.8 -
Pigs Will Fly 2003Onkel Max★ 8 -
Hans Kramer★ 5.9 -
Mrs. Meitlemeihr 2002Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr★ 5.7 -
The Last Minute 2002Nazi Fashion Shooter★ 4.9 -
FearDotCom 2002Polidori★ 3.8 -
Korn: Deuce 2002Commander★ 7.4 -
Invincible 2001Count Helldorf★ 6.2 -
Auf Herz und Nieren 2001Doc★ 3 -
Justice League 2001The Music Master (voice)★ 8.2 -
All the Queen's Men 2001General Landssdorf★ 4.8 -
Self★ 6.4 -
The Guardian★ 4.5 -
Critical Mass 2001Samson★ 4.3 -
Revelation 2001The Grand Master★ 4.9 -
The Praying Mantis 2001Julius Quellenreich★ 6.5 -
Self★ NR
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Doomsdayer 2001Max Gast★ 4 -
Von Trier's 100 Eyes 2000Self★ 7.2 -
Just One Night 2000Walter Lert★ 5 -
Dancer in the Dark 2000Dr. Porkorny★ 7.9 -
Albin Grau★ 6.7 -
Red Letters 2000George Kessler★ 4.4 -
Double Deception 2000Vincent★ 4 -
Miss Diamond 1999Bühler★ 4.5 -
End of Days 1999Head Priest★ 6.1 -
Lorenzini★ 5.5 -
Final Run 1999Reddick★ 5.5 -
Under the Palms 1999Ludwig★ NR -
The Debtors 1999★ 3 -
Spy Games 1999Ivan Bliniak★ 4.2 -
Possessed 1999Vincent★ 4.8 -
Killer Deal 1999Dr. Roland Parker★ NR -
Stingers 1998Mr. Scholnick / The Boss★ NR -
Modern Vampires 1998Vincent★ 4.9 -
Rocky★ 3.7 -
V.I.P. 1998Viktor Balek★ 5.3 -
Blade 1998Dragonetti★ 6.8 -
Ice 1998Dr. Norman Kistler★ 5.1 -
The Kingdom II 1998Lillebror / Age Krüger★ 7.7 -
Armageddon 1998Psychologist★ 6.8 -
Self★ 5.3 -
The End of Violence 1997Zoltan★ 5.3 -
Prince Valiant 1997Sligon★ 5.2 -
Die Gang 1997Kapitän Schmidt★ NR
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Betty 1997Vincent Lord★ 2 -
Lea 1996Block★ 5.1 -
Lorenzini★ 5.3 -
Breaking the Waves 1996Sadistic Sailor★ 7.5 -
Duke of Groove 1996Earl★ 5 -
Barb Wire 1996Curly★ 4.1 -
Nash Bridges 1996Wolfgang Herzog★ 6.7 -
The Sentinel 1996Klaus Zeller★ 7.1 -
United Trash 1996UNO-General Werner Brenner★ 4.1 -
Self★ 7.1 -
A Trick of the Light 1995Max Skladanowsky★ 5.8 -
Unter Druck 1995★ 5 -
Extinct 1995York Cortex★ 6.5 -
Over My Dead Body 1995Killer★ 6.3 -
Johnny Mnemonic 1995Ralfi★ 5.8 -
Paradise Framed 1995★ NR -
The Kingdom 1994Age Krüger / Lillebror★ 7.8 -
Rosa Roth 1994Ommer★ 4.8 -
Rotwang Must Go! 1994Arthur Eigenrauch★ 3.3
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Doppelter Einsatz 1994König★ 2 -
Udo Kier★ 10 -
Commercial Director★ 4.4 -
Ronald Camp★ 6.6 -
Viper 1994Erich Geiger★ 6.1 -
Josh & S.A.M. 1993Salon Manager★ 4.7 -
Giles Marquette★ 5.3 -
For Love or Money 1993Mr. Himmelman★ 6.2 -
seaQuest DSV 1993Dr. Guy Peche★ 7 -
Edouard Müllendorf★ NR -
Terror 2000 1993Jablo★ 4.7 -
Egon Hettemann★ NR -
Sex 1992Self★ 7.5 -
Self★ NR -
Red Shoe Diaries 1992Fashion Designer★ 5.8 -
The Making of Europa 1991Self / Lawrence Hartmann★ 6
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Europa 1991Lawrence Hartmann★ 7.4 -
My Own Private Idaho 1991Hans★ 7.1 -
Jonny★ 3.8 -
Medea 1989Jason★ 6.5 -
Adolf Hitler★ 6.8 -
Mother's Mask 1988Herr Seiler★ 4.4 -
Die Männer vom K3 1988Heini Wohlers★ NR -
★ 1 -
Epidemic 1987Self★ 5.7 -
Baron Tante Teufel★ 4.9 -
Kir Royal 1986Holger★ 6.5 -
Minister / Kali★ NR -
Gregor★ 5.2 -
Idiots' Battle 1986★ NR -
The Beginner 1985Graf Frackstein★ 5.5 -
Der Unbesiegbare 1985Argon★ NR
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★ NR -
Man and Woman in Train★ 6 -
Der Fahnder 1984Uli Weber★ 6.9 -
Hur und Heilig 1984★ NR
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Pankow ’95 1983Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart★ NR -
Die wilden Fünfziger 1983Fromm★ 2 -
Hermano★ 3.7 -
Man★ NR -
Siblings 1982★ NR
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Lola 1981Waiter (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Dr. Henry Jekyll★ 5.6 -
Lili Marleen 1981Drewitz★ 6.4 -
Narcissus and Psyche 1980Nárcisz★ 6.1 -
Deutschland privat 1980★ 4.2 -
Lulu 1980Jack the Ripper★ 4.1 -
Hungarian Rhapsody 1979Poór★ 6 -
The Third Generation 1979Edgar Gast★ 5.9 -
Victor 1979Popstar★ NR
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Peter Dümmel★ NR -
★ NR -
Poulailler★ NR -
Schafftaler★ 5 -
Suspiria 1977Dr. Frank Mandel★ 7.5 -
Spermula 1976Werner★ 4.1 -
Gold Flakes 1976Franzl★ 9 -
Exposé 1976Paul Martin★ 4.9 -
The Story of O 1975René★ 5.5 -
The Last Word 1975Raimund★ 2 -
Roberto Agostino★ NR
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Blood for Dracula 1974Count Dracula★ 5.7 -
Baron Frankenstein★ 5.8 -
Pan 1973Pilgrim of Death★ NR
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Joseph Balsamo 1973Gilbert★ 7.8 -
Olifant 1973Olifant / Edwin★ NR
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Sonderdezernat K1 1972Harry Gätjens★ NR
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Anton★ 5.7 -
Conflict of Emotions 1971Tonis Theodorou★ 2 -
Polizeiruf 110 1971Zermahlen★ 6.2 -
Provocation 1971Angelos★ 4.1 -
Scene of the Crime 1970Hans-Rudi Dreher★ 6.1 -
Mark of the Devil 1970Count Christian von Meruh★ 6.1 -
Season of the Senses 1969Luca★ 5 -
Gestern gelesen 1969Ingo Rippel★ NR
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Shameless 1968Alexander Pohlmann★ 5.6 -
Road to St. Tropez 1966Boy★ 3.2
