Udo Kier
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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.
Known for
Credits
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
as The Waiter
The Story of O (1975)
as René
Blade (1998)
as Dragonetti
Exposé (1976)
as Paul Martin
Armageddon (1998)
as Psychologist
The Secret Agent (2025)
as Hans
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
as Ronald Camp
Dracula 3000 (2004)
as Capt. Varna
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)
as (archive footage)
Suspiria (1977)
as Dr. Frank Mandel
End of Days (1999)
as Head Priest
Downsizing (2017)
as Konrad
Halloween (2007)
as Morgan Walker
Dogville (2003)
as The Man in the Coat
Barb Wire (1996)
as Curly
Breaking the Waves (1996)
as Sadistic Sailor
Melancholia (2011)
as Wedding Planner
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
as The Placid Man
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
as Ralfi
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
as Dr. Porkorny
Prince Valiant (1997)
as Sligon
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
as Hans
Iron Sky (2012)
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
Grindhouse (2007)
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
The Lords of Salem (2013)
as Witchhunter (uncredited)
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
as Friedrich
The Painted Bird (2019)
as Miller
Manderlay (2005)
as Mr. Kirspe
By Design (2026)
as Aldo Fabbri
For Love or Money (1993)
as Mr. Himmelman
Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
BloodRayne (2005)
as Regal Monk
American Animals (2018)
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
as Lorenzini
Lola (1981)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Far Cry (2008)
as Dr. Krieger
Bacurau (2019)
as Michael
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
as Albin Grau
Europa (1991)
as Lawrence Hartmann
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Heinrich
Invincible (2001)
as Count Helldorf
Love Object (2004)
as Radley
Swan Song (2021)
as Pat Pitsenbarger
Modigliani (2004)
as Max Jacob
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love (2022)
as Michel
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
as Baron Frankenstein
Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
One Point O (2004)
as Derrick
Metropia (2009)
as Ivan Bahn (voice)
Lili Marleen (1981)
as Drewitz
Josh & S.A.M. (1993)
as Salon Manager
Soul Kitchen (2009)
as Herr Jung
Spy Games (1999)
as Ivan Bliniak
Last Moment of Clarity (2020)
as Ivan Demisovski
FearDotCom (2002)
as Polidori
Blood for Dracula (1974)
as Count Dracula
The Kingdom II (1998)
as Lillebror / Age Krüger
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
as Hans
Possessed (1999)
as Vincent
The Debtors (1999)
Actor
Lea (1996)
as Block
Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1986)
as Gregor
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
as Lee Meyers
Daughter of Mine (2018)
as Bruno
The Mountain (2019)
as Frederick
The Kingdom (1994)
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
Modern Vampires (1998)
as Vincent
The End of Violence (1997)
as Zoltan
Spermula (1976)
as Werner
The Editor (2014)
as Dr Casini
Red Letters (2000)
as George Kessler
Final Run (1999)
as Reddick
Mark of the Devil (1970)
as Count Christian von Meruh
Revelation (2001)
as The Grand Master
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
as The Guardian
House of Boys (2009)
as Madame
13 Graves (2006)
as Debro
The Forbidden Room (2015)
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story (—)
as Grand Master
Crusade in Jeans (2006)
as Dr. Lawerence
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
as Commercial Director
Dimension (2010)
Actor
Chompy & the Girls (2021)
as Chompy (voice)
Sex (1992)
as Self
Ice (1998)
as Dr. Norman Kistler
Holly (2006)
as Klaus
The Beginner (1985)
as Graf Frackstein
Headspace (2005)
as Rev. Karl Hartman
Cigarette Burns (2005)
as Bellinger
Killer Deal (1999)
as Dr. Roland Parker
Lulu (1980)
as Jack the Ripper
Bad Painter (2025)
as Ö
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
as Dr. Henry Jekyll
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008)
as Luipold Trumpf
Provocation (1971)
as Angelos
Duke of Groove (1996)
as Earl
All the Queen's Men (2001)
as General Landssdorf
United Trash (1996)
as UNO-General Werner Brenner
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017)
as Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)
as Andre Toulon
The Mother of Tears (2007)
as Father Johannes
American Exit (2019)
as Anton
Korn: Deuce (2002)
as Commander
Epidemic (1987)
as Self
Pars: Operation Cherry (2007)
as Klaus Kayman
The Last Minute (2002)
as Nazi Fashion Shooter
Keyhole (2011)
as Dr. Lemke
Medea (1989)
as Jason
Johnny Walker (2015)
as Fyodor (voice)
Just One Night (2000)
as Walter Lert
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)
as Alcyde
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus (2022)
as Self / Big Brother
The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
as Peg Poett
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
as Giles Marquette
Seances (2016)
Actor
Evil Eyes (2004)
as George
Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Pankow ’95 (1983)
as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
My Neighbor Adolf (2022)
as Herman Herzog
Fall Down Dead (2007)
as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
The Material Boy (2015)
as Self
Lulu and Jimi (2009)
as Schultz
Skin Walker (2019)
as Claus
Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009)
as Self
The Blazing World (2021)
as Lained
Miss Diamond (1999)
as Bühler
Mother's Mask (1988)
as Herr Seiler
Night of the Templar (2012)
as Father Paul
He Sees You When You're Sleeping (2002)
as Hans Kramer
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)
Actor
30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)
as Barry Davis
There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998)
as Rocky
Gold Flakes (1976)
as Franzl
My Own Private River (2012)
as Hans (archive footage)
The Salzburg Connection (1972)
as Anton
Return from Tomorrow (2026)
as Tim Senior
Courier X (2016)
as Nathan Vogel
The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
as Lorenzini
Schindler Space Architect (2024)
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
Skeletons in the Closet (2024)
as Luc
11 Colours of the Bird (2020)
as Self
Coconut Hero (2015)
as Mr. Morrow
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Double Deception (2000)
as Vincent
The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997)
as Self
Memories of a Young Pianist (2009)
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Critical Mass (2001)
as Samson
Life Is Too Long (2010)
as Tabatabai
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)
as Self
The Roaring Fifties (1983)
as Fromm
Jargo (2004)
as Jargos Vater
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker (1989)
as Adolf Hitler
Pray for Morning (2006)
as Edouard Leopold Edu
Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)
as Baron Tante Teufel
Instant Dreams (2017)
as The Docter (Cameo)
The Killing Grounds (2007)
as P.
The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)
as Hermano
Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000)
as Self
The Making of Europa (1991)
as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin (2015)
Actor
Holy Beasts (2019)
as Henry
Terror 2000 (1993)
as Jablo
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)
as Self
Season of the Senses (1969)
as Luca
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
as Nárcisz
A Trick of the Light (1995)
as Max Skladanowsky
Rotwang Must Go! (1994)
as Arthur Eigenrauch
Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)
as Doc
Pan (1973)
as Pilgrim of Death
Gate to Heaven (2003)
as Joachim Nowak
The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
as Jonny
Theirs (—)
Actor
Unter Druck (1995)
Actor
Nur über meine Leiche (1995)
as Killer
Hungarian Rhapsody (1979)
as Poór
The Third Generation (1979)
as Edgar Gast
The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)
as Schafftaler
Betty (1997)
as Vincent Lord
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book (1992)
as Self
The Berlin Project (2011)
as Guru
Brother (2016)
as Frank Solek
Stingers (1998)
as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
Unser Reigen (2006)
Actor
Intangents (—)
as Bin bag Man
Conflict of Emotions (1971)
as Tonis Theodorou
The Sky Has Four Corners (2011)
as Graf Karpatovicz
Zero (2018)
as The lord of the world
Bacurau no Mapa (2019)
as Self
Haymaker (2021)
as David
Mrs. Meitlemeihr (2002)
as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
Lines of the Hand (2015)
Actor
Doomsdayer (2001)
as Max Gast
Shameless (1968)
as Alexander Pohlmann
Der wunderbare Udo Kier (2024)
as Self
The Praying Mantis (2001)
as Julius Quellenreich
Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)
as Self
Road to St. Tropez (1966)
as Boy
La deuxième femme (2008)
as Udo Kier
Paradise Framed (1995)
Actor
Under the Palms (1999)
as Ludwig
Olifant (1973)
as Olifant / Edwin
Staging Death (2022)
Actor
UFO in Her Eyes (2011)
as Steve Frost
Arteholic (2014)
as Self
Celluloid Horror (2004)
as Himself
Pigs Will Fly (2003)
as Onkel Max
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? (1977)
as Poulailler
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven (1993)
as Edouard Müllendorf
The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984)
as Man and Woman in Train
The Barefoot Emperor (2020)
as Dr. Otto Kroll
Betty - Schön wie der Tod (2003)
as Georg Wassenberg
Görünmeyen (2011)
as Bartok
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück (1986)
as Minister / Kali
És így s eképp tovább (1978)
Actor
Deutschland privat (1980)
Actor
The Last Word (1975)
as Raimund
Hur und Heilig (1984)
Actor
Victor (1979)
as Popstar
Tell (2007)
as Gessler
I Knew Andy Warhol (2018)
as Self
Ich - Udo (2012)
as Himself
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue (1993)
as Egon Hettemann
Idiots' Battle (1986)
Actor
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' (2005)
as Interviewee-Actor
Der Unbesiegbare (1985)
as Argon
The Fifth Commandment (1978)
as Peter Dümmel
Phantasmagoria of the Interior (2015)
as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
Siblings (1982)
Actor
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence (2013)
as The Shaman
A Kilo of Blue (The Music) (2022)
Actor
Death of a World Star (1994)
as Udo Kier
Extinct (1995)
as York Cortex
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf (2004)
Actor
OD (—)
Actor
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)
as Man