Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday14 October 1944
Died23 November 2025 (age 81)
Place of birthCologne, Germany
Known credits287

Biography

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.

Return from Tomorrow
Return from Tomorrow
2026 · Tim Senior
By Design
By Design
2026 · Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
2025 · Hans
Bad Painter
Bad Painter
2025 · Ö
Schindler Space Architect
Schindler Space Architect
2024 · R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024 · Self
Skeletons in the Closet
Skeletons in the Closet
2024 · Luc
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022 · Klaus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022 · Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf
My Neighbor Adolf
2022 · Herman Herzog
Dark Winds
Dark Winds
2022 · Gunthar Vaggan
Dark Winds
Dark Winds
2022 · In Memory Of
Staging Death
Staging Death
2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022 · Michel
The Blazing World
The Blazing World
2021 · Lained
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy & the Girls
2021 · Chompy (voice)
Swan Song
Swan Song
2021 · Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker
Haymaker
2021 · David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity
Last Moment of Clarity
2020 · Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 · Self
The Barefoot Emperor
The Barefoot Emperor
2020 · Dr. Otto Kroll
Hunters
Hunters
2020 · Adolf Hitler
Bacurau no Mapa
Bacurau no Mapa
2019 · Self
Skin Walker
Skin Walker
2019 · Claus
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
2019 · Miller
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Michael
Holy Beasts
Holy Beasts
2019 · Henry
The Mountain
The Mountain
2019 · Frederick
American Exit
American Exit
2019 · Anton
Dragged Across Concrete
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Friedrich
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019 · Fuchspelzmann
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019 · Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Thanks
I Knew Andy Warhol
I Knew Andy Warhol
2018 · Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018 · Andre Toulon
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018 · Alcyde
American Animals
American Animals
2018 · Mr. Van Der Hoek
Zero
Zero
2018 · The lord of the world
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · Hans
Daughter of Mine
Daughter of Mine
2018 · Bruno
Downsizing
Downsizing
2017 · Konrad
Instant Dreams
Instant Dreams
2017 · The Docter (Cameo)
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · The Placid Man
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017 · Self
Courier X
Courier X
2016 · Nathan Vogel
Brother
Brother
2016 · Frank Solek
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