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Udo Kier

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Udo Kier

Born
Died
(aged 81)
Birthplace
Cologne, Germany
Credits
287 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 286

YearTitleRole
TBA Theirs Film
TBA The Ark: An Iron Sky Story Film Grand Master
TBA Intangents Film Bin bag Man
TBA Monty and the Movies Film Self (archive footage)
TBA Citizens Film Hans
2026 Return from Tomorrow Film Tim Senior
2026 By Design Film Aldo Fabbri
2025 The Secret Agent Film Hans
2025 Bad Painter Film Ö
2024 Schindler Space Architect Film R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024 Der wunderbare Udo Kier Film Self
2024 Skeletons in the Closet Film Luc
2022 Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin TV Klaus (2 ep)
2022 Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus Film Self / Big Brother
2022 My Neighbor Adolf Film Herman Herzog
2022 Dark Winds TV Gunthar Vaggan (1 ep)
2022 Staging Death Film
2022 A Kilo of Blue (The Music) Film
2022 A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love Film Michel
2021 The Blazing World Film Lained
2021 Chompy & the Girls Film Chompy (voice)
2021 Swan Song Film Pat Pitsenbarger
2021 Haymaker Film David
2020 Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence Film Self (archive footage)
2020 Last Moment of Clarity Film Ivan Demisovski
2020 11 Colours of the Bird Film Self
2020 The Barefoot Emperor Film Dr. Otto Kroll
2020 Hunters TV Adolf Hitler (8 ep)
2019 Bacurau no Mapa Film Self
2019 Skin Walker Film Claus
2019 The Painted Bird Film Miller
2019 Bacurau Film Michael
2019 Holy Beasts Film Henry
2019 The Mountain Film Frederick
2019 American Exit Film Anton
2019 Dragged Across Concrete Film Friedrich
2019 M - A City Hunts a Murderer TV Fuchspelzmann (6 ep)
2019 Iron Sky: The Coming Race Film Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
2018 I Knew Andy Warhol Film Self
2018 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Film Andre Toulon
2018 Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey Film Alcyde
2018 American Animals Film Mr. Van Der Hoek
2018 Zero Film The lord of the world
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Film Hans
2018 Daughter of Mine Film Bruno
2017 Downsizing Film Konrad
2017 Instant Dreams Film The Docter (Cameo)
2017 Brawl in Cell Block 99 Film The Placid Man
2017 Ballad of a Righteous Merchant Film Self
2016 Courier X Film Nathan Vogel
2016 Brother Film Frank Solek
2015 The Forbidden Room Film Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
2015 The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin Film
2015 Coconut Hero Film Mr. Morrow
2015 Johnny Walker Film Fyodor (voice)
2015 Phantasmagoria of the Interior Film Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
2015 Major Lazer TV Head Vampire Vampire (voice) (1 ep)
2015 Fifty Shades of Erotica Film (archive footage)
2015 Old Money TV Rolf Rauchensteiner (8 ep)
2015 The Material Boy Film Self

Crew credits 6

YearTitleJob
2022 Dark Winds TV In Memory Of (1 ep)
2018 The House That Jack Built Film Thanks
2007 Fall Down Dead Film Associate Producer
1990 The German Chainsaw Massacre Film Assistant Director
1984 The Last Trip to Harrisburg Film Writer, Director, Producer
1981 Lola Film Production Design
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