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Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Acting

Born: October 14, 1944Cologne, 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
Filmography

Return from Tomorrow

Jim's father

2026
By Design

By Design

Aldo Fabbri

2026
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Hans

2025
Bad Painter

Bad Painter

Ö

2025
Schindler Space Architect

Schindler Space Architect

R.M. Schindler (voice)

2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Self

2024
Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

Luc

2024
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Self / Big Brother

2022
My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

Herman Herzog

2022
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

Michel

2022
The Blazing World

The Blazing World

Lained

2021
Chompy & the Girls

Chompy & the Girls

Chompy (voice)

2021
Swan Song

Swan Song

Pat Pitsenbarger

2021
Haymaker

Haymaker

David

2021
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Self (archive footage)

2020
Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity

Ivan Demisovski

2020
11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird

Self

2020
The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor

Dr. Otto Kroll

2020
Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa

Self

2019
Skin Walker

Skin Walker

Claus

2019
The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

Miller

2019
Bacurau

Bacurau

Michael

2019
Holy Beasts

Holy Beasts

Henry

2019
The Mountain

The Mountain

Frederick

2019
American Exit

American Exit

Anton

2019
Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete

Friedrich

2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

2019
I Knew Andy Warhol

I Knew Andy Warhol

Self

2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Andre Toulon

2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Alcyde

2018
American Animals

American Animals

Mr. Van Der Hoek

2018
Zero

Zero

The lord of the world

2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Hans

2018
Daughter of Mine

Daughter of Mine

Bruno

2018
Downsizing

Downsizing

Konrad

2017
Instant Dreams

Instant Dreams

The Docter (Cameo)

2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99

The Placid Man

2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Self

2017
Courier X

Courier X

Nathan Vogel

2016
Seances

Seances

2016
Brother

Brother

Frank Solek

2016
The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist

2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

2015
Coconut Hero

Coconut Hero

Mr. Morrow

2015
Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

Fyodor (voice)

2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)

2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

(archive footage)

2015
The Material Boy

The Material Boy

Self

2015
Lines of the Hand

Lines of the Hand

2015
Arteholic

Arteholic

Self

2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser

2014
The Editor

The Editor

Dr Casini

2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

The Waiter

2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

The Shaman

2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins

Self (archive footage)

2013
The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

Witchhunter (uncredited)

2013
Night of the Templar

Night of the Templar

Father Paul

2012
Iron Sky

Iron Sky

Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

2012
Ich - Udo

Ich - Udo

Himself

2012
My Own Private River

My Own Private River

Hans (archive footage)

2012
Görünmeyen

Görünmeyen

Bartok

2011
The Berlin Project

The Berlin Project

Guru

2011
UFO in Her Eyes

UFO in Her Eyes

Steve Frost

2011
Keyhole

Keyhole

Dr. Lemke

2011
The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

Peg Poett

2011
Melancholia

Melancholia

Wedding Planner

2011
The Sky Has Four Corners

The Sky Has Four Corners

Graf Karpatovicz

2011
Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

Tabatabai

2010
Dimension

Dimension

2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

Lee Meyers

2010
House of Boys

House of Boys

Madame

2009

Memories of a Young Pianist

Count Dracula (archive footage)

2009
Metropia

Metropia

Ivan Bahn (voice)

2009
Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

Herr Jung

2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

Self

2009
Lulu and Jimi

Lulu and Jimi

Schultz

2009
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

Luipold Trumpf

2008
La deuxième femme

La deuxième femme

Udo Kier

2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Self

2008
Far Cry

Far Cry

Dr. Krieger

2008
Tell

Tell

Gessler

2007
The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

Father Johannes

2007
Halloween

Halloween

Morgan Walker

2007
Fall Down Dead

Fall Down Dead

Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

2007
The Killing Grounds

The Killing Grounds

P.

2007
Pars: Operation Cherry

Pars: Operation Cherry

Klaus Kayman

2007
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

2007

Unser Reigen

2006
13 Graves

13 Graves

Debro

2006
Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans

Dr. Lawerence

2006
Holly

Holly

Klaus

2006
Pray for Morning

Pray for Morning

Edouard Leopold Edu

2006
Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns

Bellinger

2005
BloodRayne

BloodRayne

Regal Monk

2005
Headspace

Headspace

Rev. Karl Hartman

2005

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

Interviewee-Actor

2005
Manderlay

Manderlay

Mr. Kirspe

2005

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

2004
Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

Heinrich

2004
Dracula 3000

Dracula 3000

Capt. Varna

2004
Evil Eyes

Evil Eyes

George

2004
Modigliani

Modigliani

Max Jacob

2004
30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous

Barry Davis

2004
One Point O

One Point O

Derrick

2004
Love Object

Love Object

Radley

2004
Celluloid Horror

Celluloid Horror

Himself

2004
Jargo

Jargo

Jargos Vater

2004
Gate to Heaven

Gate to Heaven

Joachim Nowak

2003
Dogville

Dogville

The Man in the Coat

2003
Pigs Will Fly

Pigs Will Fly

Onkel Max

2003
He Sees You When You're Sleeping

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

Hans Kramer

2002
Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

2002
The Last Minute

The Last Minute

Nazi Fashion Shooter

2002
FearDotCom

FearDotCom

Polidori

2002
Korn: Deuce

Korn: Deuce

Commander

2002
Invincible

Invincible

Count Helldorf

2001
Auf Herz und Nieren

Auf Herz und Nieren

Doc

2001
All the Queen's Men

All the Queen's Men

General Landssdorf

2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Self

2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

The Guardian

2001
Critical Mass

Critical Mass

Samson

2001
Revelation

Revelation

The Grand Master

2001
The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis

Julius Quellenreich

2001

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Self

2001
Doomsdayer

Doomsdayer

Max Gast

2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Self

2000
Just One Night

Just One Night

Walter Lert

2000
Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

Dr. Porkorny

2000
Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

Albin Grau

2000
Red Letters

Red Letters

George Kessler

2000
Double Deception

Double Deception

Vincent

2000
Miss Diamond

Miss Diamond

Bühler

1999
End of Days

End of Days

Head Priest

1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

Lorenzini

1999
Final Run

Final Run

Reddick

1999
Under the Palms

Under the Palms

Ludwig

1999
The Debtors

The Debtors

1999
Spy Games

Spy Games

Ivan Bliniak

1999
Possessed

Possessed

Vincent

1999
Killer Deal

Killer Deal

Dr. Roland Parker

1999
Stingers

Stingers

Mr. Scholnick / The Boss

1998
There's No Fish Food in Heaven

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

Rocky

1998
Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires

Vincent

1998
Blade

Blade

Dragonetti

1998
Ice

Ice

Dr. Norman Kistler

1998
The Kingdom II

The Kingdom II

Lillebror / Age Krüger

1998
Armageddon

Armageddon

Psychologist

1998
The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop

Self

1997
The End of Violence

The End of Violence

Zoltan

1997
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

Sligon

1997
Betty

Betty

Vincent Lord

1997
Lea

Lea

Block

1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Lorenzini

1996
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Sadistic Sailor

1996
Duke of Groove

Duke of Groove

Earl

1996
Barb Wire

Barb Wire

Curly

1996
United Trash

United Trash

UNO-General Werner Brenner

1996
A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

Max Skladanowsky

1995
Unter Druck

Unter Druck

1995
Extinct

Extinct

York Cortex

1995
Nur über meine Leiche

Nur über meine Leiche

Killer

1995
Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

Ralfi

1995
Paradise Framed

Paradise Framed

1995
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

Age Krüger / Lillebror

1994

Rotwang Must Go!

Arthur Eigenrauch

1994
Death of a World Star

Death of a World Star

Udo Kier

1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Commercial Director

1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ronald Camp

1994
Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M.

Salon Manager

1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Giles Marquette

1993
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

Mr. Himmelman

1993
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

Edouard Müllendorf

1993
Terror 2000

Terror 2000

Jablo

1993
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

Egon Hettemann

1993
Sex

Sex

Self

1992
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

Self

1992

The Making of Europa

Self / Lawrence Hartmann

1991
Europa

Europa

Lawrence Hartmann

1991
My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

Hans

1991
The German Chainsaw Massacre

The German Chainsaw Massacre

Jonny

1990
Medea

Medea

Jason

1989
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

Adolf Hitler

1989
Mother's Mask

Mother's Mask

Herr Seiler

1988
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

1988
Epidemic

Epidemic

Self

1987
Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania: Island Without Hope

Baron Tante Teufel

1987
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

Minister / Kali

1986
Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Gregor

1986
Idiots' Battle

Idiots' Battle

1986
The Beginner

The Beginner

Graf Frackstein

1985

Der Unbesiegbare

Argon

1985
The Last Trip to Harrisburg

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

Man and Woman in Train

1984

Hur und Heilig

1984
Pankow ’95

Pankow ’95

Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

1983
Die wilden Fünfziger

Die wilden Fünfziger

Fromm

1983
The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

Hermano

1983
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

Man

1982

Siblings

1982
Lola

Lola

Waiter (uncredited)

1981
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

Dr. Henry Jekyll

1981
Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

Drewitz

1981
Narcissus and Psyche

Narcissus and Psyche

Nárcisz

1980
Deutschland privat

Deutschland privat

1980
Lulu

Lulu

Jack the Ripper

1980
Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody

Poór

1979
The Third Generation

The Third Generation

Edgar Gast

1979

Victor

Popstar

1979
The Fifth Commandment

The Fifth Commandment

Peter Dümmel

1978
És így s eképp tovább

És így s eképp tovább

1978
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

Poulailler

1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Schafftaler

1977
Suspiria

Suspiria

Dr. Frank Mandel

1977
Spermula

Spermula

Werner

1976
Gold Flakes

Gold Flakes

Franzl

1976
Exposé

Exposé

Paul Martin

1976
The Story of O

The Story of O

René

1975
The Last Word

The Last Word

Raimund

1975
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

Count Dracula

1974
Flesh for Frankenstein

Flesh for Frankenstein

Baron Frankenstein

1973

Pan

Pilgrim of Death

1973

Olifant

Olifant / Edwin

1973
The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

Anton

1972
Conflict of Emotions

Conflict of Emotions

Tonis Theodorou

1971
Provocation

Provocation

Angelos

1971
Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil

Count Christian von Meruh

1970
Season of the Senses

Season of the Senses

Luca

1969
Shameless

Shameless

Alexander Pohlmann

1968
Road to St. Tropez

Road to St. Tropez

Boy

1966