Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 14, 1944
Died
Nov 23, 2025
Place of Birth
Cologne, Germany
Credits
287 titles
Udo Kier
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
Return from Tomorrow
Tim Senior
By Design
Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent
Hans
Bad Painter
Ö
Schindler Space Architect
R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Self
Skeletons in the Closet
Luc
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Klaus
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf
Herman Herzog
Dark Winds
Gunthar Vaggan
Staging Death
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Michel
The Blazing World
Lained
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy (voice)
Swan Song
Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker
David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity
Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
The Barefoot Emperor
Dr. Otto Kroll
Hunters
Adolf Hitler
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
Skin Walker
Claus
The Painted Bird
Miller
Bacurau
Michael
Holy Beasts
Henry
The Mountain
Frederick
American Exit
Anton
Dragged Across Concrete
Friedrich
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Fuchspelzmann
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
The House That Jack Built
Thanks
I Knew Andy Warhol
Self
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Andre Toulon
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Alcyde
American Animals
Mr. Van Der Hoek
Zero
The lord of the world
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Hans
Daughter of Mine
Bruno
Downsizing
Konrad
Instant Dreams
The Docter (Cameo)
Brawl in Cell Block 99
The Placid Man
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
Courier X
Nathan Vogel
Seances
Brother
Frank Solek
The Forbidden Room
Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin