8.2Acting
Udo Kier
- Born
- 1944-10-14
- Died
- 2025-11-23
- Birthplace
- Cologne, Germany
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.
Known For
Filmography
287 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
By Design
2026 · Movie
Aldo Fabbri
Return from Tomorrow
2026 · Movie
Tim Senior
Bad Painter
2025 · Movie
Ö
The Secret Agent
2025 · Movie
Hans
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024 · Movie
Self
Schindler Space Architect
2024 · Movie
R.M. Schindler (voice)
Skeletons in the Closet
2024 · Movie
Luc
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022 · Movie
Michel
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022 · Movie
Cast
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022 · Movie
Self / Big Brother
Dark Winds
2022 · TV Show
Gunthar Vaggan · In Memory Of
My Neighbor Adolf
2022 · Movie
Herman Herzog
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022 · TV Show
Klaus
Staging Death
2022 · Movie
Cast
Chompy & the Girls
2021 · Movie
Chompy (voice)
Haymaker
2021 · Movie
David
Swan Song
2021 · Movie
Pat Pitsenbarger
The Blazing World
2021 · Movie
Lained
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 · Movie
Self
Hunters
2020 · TV Show
Adolf Hitler
Last Moment of Clarity
2020 · Movie
Ivan Demisovski
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Barefoot Emperor
2020 · Movie
Dr. Otto Kroll
American Exit
2019 · Movie
Anton
Bacurau
2019 · Movie
Michael
Bacurau no Mapa
2019 · Movie
Self
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Movie
Friedrich
Holy Beasts
2019 · Movie
Henry
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019 · Movie
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019 · TV Show
Fuchspelzmann
Skin Walker
2019 · Movie
Claus
The Mountain
2019 · Movie
Frederick
The Painted Bird
2019 · Movie
Miller
American Animals
2018 · Movie
Mr. Van Der Hoek
Daughter of Mine
2018 · Movie
Bruno
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · Movie
Hans
I Knew Andy Warhol
2018 · Movie
Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018 · Movie
Andre Toulon
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Movie
Thanks
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018 · Movie
Alcyde
Zero
2018 · Movie
The lord of the world
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017 · Movie
Self
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · Movie
The Placid Man
Downsizing
2017 · Movie
Konrad
Instant Dreams
2017 · Movie
The Docter (Cameo)
Brother
2016 · Movie
Frank Solek
Courier X
2016 · Movie
Nathan Vogel
Coconut Hero
2015 · Movie
Mr. Morrow
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 · Movie
(archive footage)
Johnny Walker
2015 · Movie
Fyodor (voice)
Lines of the Hand
2015 · Movie
Cast
Major Lazer
2015 · TV Show
Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
Old Money
2015 · TV Show
Rolf Rauchensteiner
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
2015 · Movie
Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015 · Movie
Cast
The Forbidden Room
2015 · Movie
Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The Material Boy
2015 · Movie
Self
Arteholic
2014 · Movie
Self
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014 · Movie
The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
The Editor
2014 · Movie
Dr Casini
Beware the Batman
2013 · TV Show
Mister Toad (voice)
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 · Movie
The Waiter
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
2013 · Movie
The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
The Lords of Salem
2013 · Movie
Witchhunter (uncredited)
Evening Urgant
2012 · TV Show
Self
Ich - Udo
2012 · Movie
Himself
Iron Sky
2012 · Movie
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
My Own Private River
2012 · Movie
Hans (archive footage)
Night of the Templar
2012 · Movie
Father Paul
Görünmeyen
2011 · Movie
Bartok
Keyhole
2011 · Movie
Dr. Lemke
Melancholia
2011 · Movie
Wedding Planner
The Berlin Project
2011 · Movie
Guru
The Sky Has Four Corners
2011 · Movie
Graf Karpatovicz
The Theatre Bizarre
2011 · Movie
Peg Poett
UFO in Her Eyes
2011 · Movie
Steve Frost
Dimension
2010 · Movie
Cast
Life Is Too Long
2010 · Movie
Tabatabai
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010 · Movie
Lee Meyers
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · TV Show
Professor Pericles (voice)
House of Boys
2009 · Movie
Madame
Lulu and Jimi
2009 · Movie
Schultz
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009 · Movie
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Metropia
2009 · Movie
Ivan Bahn (voice)
Soul Kitchen
2009 · Movie
Herr Jung
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009 · Movie
Self
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008 · Movie
Luipold Trumpf
Far Cry
2008 · Movie
Dr. Krieger
La deuxième femme
2008 · Movie
Udo Kier
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008 · Movie
Self
Chuck
2007 · TV Show
Otto Van Vogel
Fall Down Dead
2007 · Movie
Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey · Associate Producer
Grindhouse
2007 · Movie
Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Halloween
2007 · Movie
Morgan Walker
Pars: Operation Cherry
2007 · Movie
Klaus Kayman
Tell
2007 · Movie
Gessler
The Killing Grounds
2007 · Movie
P.
The Mother of Tears
2007 · Movie
Father Johannes
13 Graves
2006 · Movie
Debro
BloodRayne
2006 · Movie
Regal Monk
Crusade in Jeans
2006 · Movie
Dr. Lawerence
Holly
2006 · Movie
Klaus
Pray for Morning
2006 · Movie
Edouard Leopold Edu
Unser Reigen
2006 · Movie
Cast
4 Against Z
2005 · TV Show
Zanrelot
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
2005 · Movie
Interviewee-Actor
Cigarette Burns
2005 · Movie
Bellinger
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten
2005 · TV Show
Self
Headspace
2005 · Movie
Rev. Karl Hartman
Manderlay
2005 · Movie
Mr. Kirspe
Masters of Horror
2005 · TV Show
Bellinger
Thadeusz
2005 · TV Show
self
30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004 · Movie
Barry Davis
Celluloid Horror
2004 · Movie
Self
Dracula 3000
2004 · Movie
Capt. Varna
Evil Eyes
2004 · Movie
George
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
2004 · Movie
Cast
Jargo
2004 · Movie
Jargos Vater
Love Object
2004 · Movie
Radley
Modigliani
2004 · Movie
Max Jacob
One Point O
2004 · Movie
Derrick
Surviving Christmas
2004 · Movie
Heinrich
The Batman
2004 · TV Show
Bert (voice)
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
2003 · Movie
Georg Wassenberg
Dogville
2003 · Movie
The Man in the Coat
Gate to Heaven
2003 · Movie
Joachim Nowak
Pigs Will Fly
2003 · Movie
Onkel Max
FearDotCom
2002 · Movie
Polidori
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002 · Movie
Hans Kramer
Korn: Deuce
2002 · Movie
Commander
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002 · Movie
Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
The Last Minute
2002 · Movie
Nazi Fashion Shooter
Through the Night with...
2002 · TV Show
Self
All the Queen's Men
2001 · Movie
General Landssdorf
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001 · Movie
Self
Auf Herz und Nieren
2001 · Movie
Doc
Critical Mass
2001 · Movie
Samson
Doomsdayer
2001 · Movie
Max Gast
Invincible
2001 · Movie
Count Helldorf
Justice League
2001 · TV Show
The Music Master (voice)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001 · Movie
The Guardian
Revelation
2001 · Movie
The Grand Master
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001 · Movie
Self
The Praying Mantis
2001 · Movie
Julius Quellenreich
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Movie
Dr. Porkorny
Double Deception
2000 · Movie
Vincent
Just One Night
2000 · Movie
Walter Lert
Red Letters
2000 · Movie
George Kessler
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · Movie
Albin Grau
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000 · Movie
Self
Beckmann
1999 · TV Show
Self
End of Days
1999 · Movie
Head Priest
Final Run
1999 · Movie
Reddick
Killer Deal
1999 · Movie
Dr. Roland Parker
Miss Diamond
1999 · Movie
Bühler
Possessed
1999 · Movie
Vincent
Spy Games
1999 · Movie
Ivan Bliniak
The Debtors
1999 · Movie
Cast
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999 · Movie
Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini
Under the Palms
1999 · Movie
Ludwig
Armageddon
1998 · Movie
Psychologist
Blade
1998 · Movie
Dragonetti
Ice
1998 · Movie
Dr. Norman Kistler
Modern Vampires
1998 · Movie
Vincent
Stingers
1998 · Movie
Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998 · TV Show
Self
The Kingdom II
1998 · Movie
Lillebror / Age Krüger
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998 · Movie
Rocky
V.I.P.
1998 · TV Show
Viktor Balek
Betty
1997 · Movie
Vincent Lord
Die Gang
1997 · TV Show
Kapitän Schmidt
Prince Valiant
1997 · Movie
Sligon
Talk 2000
1997 · TV Show
Self
The 120 Days of Bottrop
1997 · Movie
Self
The End of Violence
1997 · Movie
Zoltan
Tietjen und Bommes
1997 · TV Show
Self
Barb Wire
1996 · Movie
Curly
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Movie
Sadistic Sailor
Duke of Groove
1996 · Movie
Earl
Lea
1996 · Movie
Block
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV Show
Wolfgang Herzog
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996 · Movie
Lorenzini
The Sentinel
1996 · TV Show
Klaus Zeller
United Trash
1996 · Movie
UNO-General Werner Brenner
Zimmer frei!
1996 · TV Show
Self
A Trick of the Light
1995 · Movie
Max Skladanowsky
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · TV Show
Self
Extinct
1995 · Movie
York Cortex
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 · Movie
Ralfi
Nur über meine Leiche
1995 · Movie
Killer
Paradise Framed
1995 · Movie
Cast
Unter Druck
1995 · Movie
Cast
Willemsens Woche
1995 · TV Show
Self
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 · Movie
Camp
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · TV Show
Self
Brisant
1994 · TV Show
Self
Death of a World Star
1994 · Movie
Udo Kier
Doppelter Einsatz
1994 · TV Show
König
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 · Movie
Commercial Director
Rosa Roth
1994 · TV Show
Ommer
Rotwang Must Go!
1994 · Movie
Arthur Eigenrauch
The Kingdom
1994 · Movie
Age Krüger / Lillebror
The Kingdom
1994 · TV Show
Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror · Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe
Viper
1994 · TV Show
Erich Geiger
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
Mr. Himmelman
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993 · Movie
Giles Marquette
Josh & S.A.M.
1993 · Movie
Salon Manager
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
1993 · Movie
Egon Hettemann
seaQuest DSV
1993 · TV Show
Dr. Guy Peche
Terror 2000
1993 · Movie
Jablo
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993 · Movie
Edouard Müllendorf
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992 · Movie
Self
Morgenmagazin
1992 · TV Show
Self
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 · TV Show
Fashion Designer
Sex
1992 · Movie
Self
Boulevard Bio
1991 · TV Show
Self
Europa
1991 · Movie
Lawrence Hartmann
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Movie
Hans
The Making of Europa
1991 · Movie
Self / Lawrence Hartmann
The German Chainsaw Massacre
1990 · Movie
Jonny · Assistant Director
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
1989 · Movie
Adolf Hitler
Medea
1989 · Movie
Jason
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988 · Movie
Friedrich Hansman
Die Männer vom K3
1988 · TV Show
Heini Wohlers
Mother's Mask
1988 · Movie
Herr Seiler
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987 · Movie
Baron Tante Teufel
Epidemic
1987 · Movie
Udo Kier
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
1986 · Movie
Minister / Kali
Idiots' Battle
1986 · Movie
Cast
Kir Royal
1986 · TV Show
Holger
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
1986 · Movie
Gregor
Der Unbesiegbare
1985 · Movie
Argon
Gespenstergeschichten
1985 · TV Show
Cast
The Beginner
1985 · Movie
Graf Frackstein
Der Fahnder
1984 · TV Show
Uli Weber
Hur und Heilig
1984 · Movie
Cast
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984 · Movie
Man and Woman in Train · Director · Writer · Producer
Pankow ’95
1983 · Movie
Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983 · Movie
Hermano
The Roaring Fifties
1983 · Movie
Fromm
Siblings
1982 · Movie
Cast
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
1982 · Movie
Man
Lili Marleen
1981 · Movie
Drewitz
Lola
1981 · Movie
Waiter (uncredited) · Production Design
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981 · Movie
Dr. Henry Jekyll
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980 · TV Show
Junger Mann an der Bar
Deutschland privat
1980 · Movie
Cast
Lulu
1980 · Movie
Jack the Ripper
Narcissus and Psyche
1980 · Movie
Nárcisz
Hungarian Rhapsody
1979 · Movie
Poór
NDR Talk Show
1979 · TV Show
Self
The Third Generation
1979 · Movie
Edgar Gast
Victor
1979 · Movie
Popstar
És így s eképp tovább
1978 · Movie
Cast
The Fifth Commandment
1978 · Movie
Peter Dümmel
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977 · Movie
Poulailler
Suspiria
1977 · Movie
Dr. Frank Mandel
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977 · Movie
Schafftaler
Exposé
1976 · Movie
Paul Martin
Gold Flakes
1976 · Movie
Franzl
Spermula
1976 · Movie
Werner
The Last Word
1975 · Movie
Raimund
The Story of O
1975 · Movie
René
3 nach 9
1974 · TV Show
Self
Blood for Dracula
1974 · Movie
Count Dracula
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
1974 · TV Show
Roberto Agostino
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973 · Movie
Baron Frankenstein
Joseph Balsamo
1973 · TV Show
Gilbert
Olifant
1973 · Movie
Olifant / Edwin
Pan
1973 · Movie
Pilgrim of Death
Sonderdezernat K1
1972 · TV Show
Harry Gätjens
The Salzburg Connection
1972 · Movie
Anton
Conflict of Emotions
1971 · Movie
Tonis Theodorou
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · TV Show
Zermahlen
Provocation
1971 · Movie
Angelos
Mark of the Devil
1970 · Movie
Count Christian von Meruh
Scene of the Crime
1970 · TV Show
Hans-Rudi Dreher · Beethoven
Gestern gelesen
1969 · TV Show
Ingo Rippel
Season of the Senses
1969 · Movie
Luca
Shameless
1968 · Movie
Alexander Pohlmann
Road to St. Tropez
1966 · Movie
Boy
Citizens
Date unknown · Movie
Hans
Intangents
Date unknown · Movie
Bin bag Man
Monty and the Movies
Date unknown · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
Date unknown · Movie
Grand Master
Theirs
Date unknown · Movie
Cast