Udo Kier
October 14, 1944 (81 years old) in Cologne, 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
Credits
- 2025 · The Secret Agent as Hans
- 2020 · Hunters as Adolf Hitler
- 2019 · Dragged Across Concrete as Friedrich
- 2018 · American Animals as Mr. Van Der Hoek
- 2017 · Downsizing as Konrad
- 2015 · Major Lazer as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
- 2015 · Fifty Shades of Erotica as (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Editor as Dr Casini
- 2013 · Nymphomaniac: Vol. II as The Waiter
- 2013 · Beware the Batman as Mister Toad (voice)
- 2012 · Evening Urgant as Self
- 2011 · Melancholia as Wedding Planner
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
- 2007 · Chuck as Otto Van Vogel
- 2007 · Halloween as Morgan Walker
- 2007 · Fall Down Dead as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- 2005 · Cigarette Burns as Bellinger
- 2005 · Thadeusz as self
- 2005 · Masters of Horror as Bellinger
- 2005 · G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- 2004 · The Batman as Bert (voice)
- 2004 · Dracula 3000 as Capt. Varna
- 2004 · 30 Days Until I'm Famous as Barry Davis
- 2003 · Dogville as The Man in the Coat
- 2002 · FearDotCom as Polidori
- 2002 · Through the Night with... as Self
- 2001 · Justice League as The Music Master (voice)
- 2001 · Auf Herz und Nieren as Doc
- 2000 · Double Deception as Vincent
- 1999 · End of Days as Head Priest
- 1999 · Killer Deal as Dr. Roland Parker
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Viktor Balek
- 1998 · Blade as Dragonetti
- 1998 · The Kingdom II as Lillebror / Age Krüger
- 1998 · Armageddon as Psychologist
- 1998 · The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- 1997 · The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Zoltan
- 1997 · Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- 1996 · Zimmer frei! as Self
- 1996 · Barb Wire as Curly
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Wolfgang Herzog
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Klaus Zeller
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Unter Druck as
- 1994 · alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
- 1994 · The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
- 1994 · Rosa Roth as Ommer
- 1994 · Doppelter Einsatz as König
- 1994 · Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Ronald Camp
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- 1994 · Viper as Erich Geiger
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Dr. Guy Peche
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · Red Shoe Diaries as Fashion Designer
- 1991 · Boulevard Bio as Self
- 1991 · Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
- 1988 · Die Männer vom K3 as Heini Wohlers
- 1984 · Der Fahnder as Uli Weber
- 1980 · Berlin Alexanderplatz as Junger Mann an der Bar
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1977 · Suspiria as Dr. Frank Mandel
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1971 · Polizeiruf 110 as Zermahlen
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Hans-Rudi Dreher
- Future · The Ark: An Iron Sky Story as Grand Master
- 2025 · Bad Painter as Ö
- 2022 · Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin as Klaus
- 2021 · Haymaker as David
- 2020 · Last Moment of Clarity as Ivan Demisovski
- 2019 · Bacurau no Mapa as Self
- 2019 · The Painted Bird as Miller
- 2019 · Bacurau as Michael
- 2019 · M - A City Hunts a Murderer as Fuchspelzmann
- 2019 · Iron Sky: The Coming Race as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
- 2018 · Daughter of Mine as Bruno
- 2017 · Brawl in Cell Block 99 as The Placid Man
- 2016 · Seances as
- 2015 · The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin as
- 2015 · Old Money as Rolf Rauchensteiner
- 2012 · Iron Sky as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
- 2009 · Metropia as Ivan Bahn (voice)
- 2005 · Headspace as Rev. Karl Hartman
- 2005 · Manderlay as Mr. Kirspe
- 2005 · 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Heinrich
- 2001 · Invincible as Count Helldorf
- 2001 · Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 as The Guardian
- 2000 · Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
- 1998 · Stingers as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
- 1998 · Ice as Dr. Norman Kistler
- 1997 · Die Gang as Kapitän Schmidt
- 1996 · Breaking the Waves as Sadistic Sailor
- 1996 · United Trash as UNO-General Werner Brenner
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Ralfi
- 1993 · For Love or Money as Mr. Himmelman
- 1993 · Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven as Edouard Müllendorf
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Hans
- 1987 · Epidemic as Self
- 1986 · Kir Royal as Holger
- 1981 · Lola as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1976 · Gold Flakes as Franzl
- 1969 · Gestern gelesen as Ingo Rippel
- Future · Theirs as
- 2021 · Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- 2018 · Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Andre Toulon
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Hans
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Witchhunter (uncredited)
- 2011 · Görünmeyen as Bartok
- 2011 · Keyhole as Dr. Lemke
- 2010 · Dimension as
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2005 · BloodRayne as Regal Monk
- 2004 · Modigliani as Max Jacob
- 2004 · One Point O as Derrick
- 2004 · Jargo as Jargos Vater
- 2002 · Korn: Deuce as Commander
- 2001 · All the Queen's Men as General Landssdorf
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Albin Grau
- 1999 · Spy Games as Ivan Bliniak
- 1999 · Possessed as Vincent
- 1998 · Modern Vampires as Vincent
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Sligon
- 1997 · Betty as Vincent Lord
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche as Self
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Commercial Director
- 1992 · Sex as Self
- 1983 · Pankow ’95 as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
- 1976 · Spermula as Werner
- 1976 · Exposé as Paul Martin
- 1975 · The Story of O as René
- 1973 · Flesh for Frankenstein as Baron Frankenstein
- 1973 · Pan as Pilgrim of Death
- 1973 · Joseph Balsamo as Gilbert
- 1973 · Olifant as Olifant / Edwin
- 1972 · Sonderdezernat K1 as Harry Gätjens
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Beethoven
- 1970 · Mark of the Devil as Count Christian von Meruh
- Future · Intangents as Bin bag Man
- 2026 · By Design as Aldo Fabbri
- 2024 · Schindler Space Architect as R.M. Schindler (voice)
- 2024 · Der wunderbare Udo Kier as Self
- 2024 · Skeletons in the Closet as Luc
- 2022 · Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus as Self / Big Brother
- 2022 · My Neighbor Adolf as Herman Herzog
- 2022 · Staging Death as
- 2022 · A Kilo of Blue (The Music) as
- 2022 · A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love as Michel
- 2021 · The Blazing World as Lained
- 2021 · Chompy & the Girls as Chompy (voice)
- 2020 · Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 11 Colours of the Bird as Self
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Dr. Otto Kroll
- 2019 · Skin Walker as Claus
- 2019 · Holy Beasts as Henry
- 2019 · The Mountain as Frederick
- 2019 · American Exit as Anton
- 2018 · I Knew Andy Warhol as Self
- 2018 · Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey as Alcyde
- 2018 · Zero as The lord of the world
- 2017 · Instant Dreams as The Docter (Cameo)
- 2017 · Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
- 2016 · Courier X as Nathan Vogel
- 2016 · Brother as Frank Solek
- 2015 · The Forbidden Room as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- 2015 · Coconut Hero as Mr. Morrow
- 2015 · Johnny Walker as Fyodor (voice)
- 2015 · Phantasmagoria of the Interior as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Material Boy as Self
- 2015 · Lines of the Hand as
- 2014 · Arteholic as Self
- 2014 · Beethoven's Treasure Tail as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
- 2013 · The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence as The Shaman
- 2013 · Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Father Paul
- 2012 · Ich - Udo as Himself
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Hans (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Berlin Project as Guru
- 2011 · UFO in Her Eyes as Steve Frost
- 2011 · The Theatre Bizarre as Peg Poett
- 2011 · The Sky Has Four Corners as Graf Karpatovicz
- 2010 · Life Is Too Long as Tabatabai
- 2010 · My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Lee Meyers
- 2009 · House of Boys as Madame
- 2009 · Memories of a Young Pianist as Count Dracula (archive footage)
- 2009 · Soul Kitchen as Herr Jung
- 2009 · Lulu and Jimi as Schultz
- 2008 · 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Luipold Trumpf
- 2008 · La deuxième femme as Udo Kier
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Far Cry as Dr. Krieger
- 2007 · Tell as Gessler
- 2007 · The Mother of Tears as Father Johannes
- 2007 · The Killing Grounds as P.
- 2007 · Pars: Operation Cherry as Klaus Kayman
- 2006 · Unser Reigen as
- 2006 · 13 Graves as Debro
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Dr. Lawerence
- 2006 · Holly as Klaus
- 2006 · Pray for Morning as Edouard Leopold Edu
- 2005 · Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' as Interviewee-Actor
- 2004 · Fear and Loathing in Materndorf as
- 2004 · Evil Eyes as George
- 2004 · Love Object as Radley
- 2004 · Celluloid Horror as Himself
- 2003 · Gate to Heaven as Joachim Nowak
- 2003 · Pigs Will Fly as Onkel Max
- 2002 · He Sees You When You're Sleeping as Hans Kramer
- 2002 · Mrs. Meitlemeihr as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Nazi Fashion Shooter
- 2001 · Suspiria 25th Anniversary as Self
- 2001 · Critical Mass as Samson
- 2001 · Revelation as The Grand Master
- 2001 · The Praying Mantis as Julius Quellenreich
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2001 · Doomsdayer as Max Gast
- 2000 · Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
- 2000 · Just One Night as Walter Lert
- 2000 · Red Letters as George Kessler
- 1999 · Miss Diamond as Bühler
- 1999 · The New Adventures of Pinocchio as Lorenzini
- 1999 · Final Run as Reddick
- 1999 · Under the Palms as Ludwig
- 1999 · The Debtors as
- 1998 · There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Rocky
- 1997 · Talk 2000 as Self
- 1996 · Lea as Block
- 1996 · Duke of Groove as Earl
- 1995 · A Trick of the Light as Max Skladanowsky
- 1995 · Extinct as York Cortex
- 1995 · Nur über meine Leiche as Killer
- 1994 · Rotwang Must Go! as Arthur Eigenrauch
- 1994 · Death of a World Star as Udo Kier
- 1993 · Josh & S.A.M. as Salon Manager
- 1993 · Jack Reed: Badge of Honor as Giles Marquette
- 1993 · Terror 2000 as Jablo
- 1993 · Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue as Egon Hettemann
- 1992 · Madonna: The Making of SEX Book as Self
- 1991 · The Making of Europa as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
- 1990 · The German Chainsaw Massacre as Jonny
- 1989 · Medea as Jason
- 1989 · 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker as Adolf Hitler
- 1988 · Mother's Mask as Herr Seiler
- 1988 · Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho as
- 1987 · Egomania: Island Without Hope as Baron Tante Teufel
- 1986 · Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück as Minister / Kali
- 1986 · Seduction: The Cruel Woman as Gregor
- 1986 · Idiots' Battle as
- 1985 · The Beginner as Graf Frackstein
- 1985 · Der Unbesiegbare as Argon
- 1985 · Gespenstergeschichten as
- 1984 · The Last Trip to Harrisburg as Man and Woman in Train
- 1984 · Hur und Heilig as
- 1983 · Die wilden Fünfziger as Fromm
- 1983 · The Island of the Bloody Plantation as Hermano
- 1982 · Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten as Man
- 1982 · Siblings as
- 1981 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne as Dr. Henry Jekyll
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Drewitz
- 1980 · Narcissus and Psyche as Nárcisz
- 1980 · Deutschland privat as
- 1980 · Lulu as Jack the Ripper
- 1979 · Hungarian Rhapsody as Poór
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Edgar Gast
- 1979 · Victor as Popstar
- 1978 · The Fifth Commandment as Peter Dümmel
- 1978 · És így s eképp tovább as
- 1977 · Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob? as Poulailler
- 1977 · The Stationmaster’s Wife as Schafftaler
- 1975 · The Last Word as Raimund
- 1974 · Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen as Roberto Agostino
- 1974 · Blood for Dracula as Count Dracula
- 1972 · The Salzburg Connection as Anton
- 1971 · Conflict of Emotions as Tonis Theodorou
- 1971 · Provocation as Angelos
- 1969 · Season of the Senses as Luca
- 1968 · Shameless as Alexander Pohlmann
- 1966 · Road to St. Tropez as Boy



