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