Actor

Udo Kier

Born 14 October 1944 · Cologne, Germany · Died 23 November 2025

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Return from Tomorrow1h 57mTim Senior
  2. 2026By Design1h 31mAldo Fabbri
  3. 2025Bad Painter1h 20mÖ
  4. 2025The Secret Agent2h 41mHans
  5. 2024Schindler Space Architect1h 33mR.M. Schindler (voice)
  6. 2024Der wunderbare Udo Kier52mSelf
  7. 2024Skeletons in the Closet1h 38mLuc
  8. 2022My Neighbor Adolf1h 36mHerman Herzog
  9. 2022A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love1h 44mMichel
  10. 2022Staging Death8m
  11. 2022A Kilo of Blue (The Music)2h 3m
  12. 2022Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus34mSelf / Big Brother
  13. 2021Swan Song1h 45mPat Pitsenbarger
  14. 2021The Blazing World1h 39mLained
  15. 2021Haymaker1h 23mDavid
  16. 2021Chompy & the Girls1h 29mChompy (voice)
  17. 2020Hunters2 seasonsAdolf Hitler
  18. 202011 Colours of the Bird2h 6mSelf
  19. 2020Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2h 4mSelf (archive footage)
  20. 2020The Barefoot Emperor1h 38mDr. Otto Kroll
  21. 2020Last Moment of Clarity1h 30mIvan Demisovski
  22. 2019Skin Walker1h 29mClaus
  23. 2019Holy Beasts1h 30mHenry
  24. 2019American Exit1h 26mAnton
  25. 2019Bacurau no Mapa1h 2mSelf
  26. 2019The Painted Bird2h 49mMiller
  27. 2019Bacurau2h 11mMichael
  28. 2019The Mountain1h 46mFrederick
  29. 2019M - A City Hunts a Murderer1 seasonFuchspelzmann
  30. 2019Iron Sky: The Coming Race1h 33mWolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
  31. 2019Dragged Across Concrete2h 39mFriedrich
  32. 2018Zero1h 23mThe lord of the world
  33. 2018Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey1h 50mAlcyde
  34. 2018I Knew Andy Warhol19mSelf
  35. 2018Daughter of Mine1h 40mBruno
  36. 2018Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich1h 30mAndre Toulon
  37. 2018American Animals1h 57mMr. Van Der Hoek
  38. 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot1h 55mHans
  39. 2017Ballad of a Righteous Merchant1h 2mSelf
  40. 2017Brawl in Cell Block 992h 12mThe Placid Man
  41. 2017Instant Dreams1h 31mThe Docter (Cameo)
  42. 2017Downsizing2h 15mKonrad
  43. 2016Courier X2h 18mNathan Vogel
  44. 2016Seances13m
  45. 2016Seances
  46. 2016Brother1h 55mFrank Solek
  47. 2015Johnny Walker1h 25mFyodor (voice)
  48. 2015Old Money1 seasonRolf Rauchensteiner
  49. 2015Phantasmagoria of the Interior14mDr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
  50. 2015The Material Boy1h 13mSelf
  51. 2015The Forbidden Room1h 59mCount Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
  52. 2015The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin1h 5m
  53. 2015Lines of the Hand3m
  54. 2015Coconut Hero1h 41mMr. Morrow
  55. 2015Fifty Shades of Erotica1h 59m(archive footage)
  56. 2014Arteholic1h 26mSelf
  57. 2014The Editor1h 35mDr Casini
  58. 2014Beethoven's Treasure Tail1h 38mThe Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
  59. 2013The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence1hThe Shaman
  60. 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2h 4mThe Waiter
  61. 2013Blood of 1000 Virgins1h 13mSelf (archive footage)
  62. 2012Night of the Templar1h 38mFather Paul
  63. 2012Iron Sky1h 33mWolfgang Kortzfleisch
  64. 2012Ich - Udo43mHimself
  65. 2012My Own Private River1h 41mHans (archive footage)
  66. 2011The Theatre Bizarre1h 54mPeg Poett
  67. 2011UFO in Her Eyes1h 50mSteve Frost
  68. 2011Keyhole1h 33mDr. Lemke
  69. 2011The Berlin Project1h 30mGuru
  70. 2011Görünmeyen2hBartok
  71. 2011The Sky Has Four Corners1h 30mGraf Karpatovicz
  72. 2011Melancholia2h 16mWedding Planner
  73. 2010Dimension27m
  74. 2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done1h 31mLee Meyers
  75. 2010Life Is Too Long1h 26mTabatabai
  76. 2009Metropia1h 26mIvan Bahn (voice)
  77. 2009House of Boys2hMadame
  78. 2009Memories of a Young Pianist22mCount Dracula (archive footage)
  79. 2009Tattoos: A Scarred History1h 37mSelf
  80. 2009Lulu and Jimi1h 34mSchultz
  81. 2009Soul Kitchen1h 39mHerr Jung
  82. 2008Far Cry1h 35mDr. Krieger
  83. 2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween4h 18mSelf
  84. 20081½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde1h 56mLuipold Trumpf
  85. 2008La deuxième femme48mUdo Kier
  86. 2007The Killing Grounds1h 42mP.
  87. 2007Fall Down Dead1h 34mPicasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
  88. 2007Tell1h 36mGessler
  89. 2007The Mother of Tears1h 42mFather Johannes
  90. 2007Pars: Operation Cherry2h 25mKlaus Kayman
  91. 2007Halloween1h 50mMorgan Walker
  92. 2006Pray for Morning1h 31mEdouard Leopold Edu
  93. 2006Unser Reigen
  94. 2006Holly1h 54mKlaus
  95. 2006BloodRayne1h 34mRegal Monk
  96. 2006Crusade in Jeans2h 5mDr. Lawerence
  97. 200613 Graves39mDebro
  98. 20054 Against Z3 seasonsZanrelot
  99. 2005Cigarette Burns59mBellinger
  100. 2005Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'18mInterviewee-Actor
  101. 2005Headspace1h 29mRev. Karl Hartman
  102. 2005Manderlay2h 18mMr. Kirspe
  103. 2004One Point O1h 35mDerrick
  104. 2004Jargo1h 30mJargos Vater
  105. 2004Love Object1h 28mRadley
  106. 2004Evil Eyes1h 20mGeorge
  107. 2004Fear and Loathing in Materndorf10m
  108. 200430 Days Until I'm Famous1h 30mBarry Davis
  109. 2004Celluloid Horror1h 28mHimself
  110. 2004Modigliani2h 8mMax Jacob
  111. 2004Dracula 30001h 26mCapt. Varna
  112. 2004Surviving Christmas1h 31mHeinrich
  113. 2003Pigs Will Fly1h 42mOnkel Max
  114. 2003Betty - Schön wie der Tod1h 35mGeorg Wassenberg
  115. 2003Gate to Heaven1h 30mJoachim Nowak
  116. 2003Dogville2h 58mThe Man in the Coat
  117. 2002Mrs. Meitlemeihr30mHitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
  118. 2002FearDotCom1h 41mPolidori
  119. 2002He Sees You When You're Sleeping1h 35mHans Kramer
  120. 2002The Last Minute1h 44mNazi Fashion Shooter
  121. 2002Korn: Deuce2h 30mCommander
  122. 2001Auf Herz und Nieren1h 35mDoc
  123. 2001The Praying Mantis1h 33mJulius Quellenreich
  124. 2001Doomsdayer1h 33mMax Gast
  125. 2001Invincible2h 13mCount Helldorf
  126. 2001Critical Mass1h 35mSamson
  127. 2001Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture1h 44mSelf
  128. 2001Suspiria 25th Anniversary52mSelf
  129. 2001Revelation1h 51mThe Grand Master
  130. 2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 21h 44mThe Guardian
  131. 2001All the Queen's Men1h 39mGeneral Landssdorf
  132. 2000Double Deception1h 27mVincent
  133. 2000Just One NightWalter Lert
  134. 2000Shadow of the Vampire1h 35mAlbin Grau
  135. 2000Von Trier's 100 Eyes56mSelf
  136. 2000Red Letters1h 43mGeorge Kessler
  137. 2000Dancer in the Dark2h 20mDr. Porkorny
  138. 1999Possessed1h 36mVincent
  139. 1999The New Adventures of Pinocchio1h 35mMadame Flambeau/Lorenzini
  140. 1999Under the PalmsLudwig
  141. 1999Spy Games1h 35mIvan Bliniak
  142. 1999The Debtors1h 30m
  143. 1999Miss Diamond1h 33mBühler
  144. 1999Final Run1h 29mReddick
  145. 1999End of Days2h 2mHead Priest
  146. 1999Killer Deal1h 30mDr. Roland Parker
  147. 1998Modern Vampires1h 31mVincent
  148. 1998Stingers1h 28mMr. Scholnick / The Boss
  149. 1998Blade2h 1mDragonetti
  150. 1998Ice1h 33mDr. Norman Kistler
  151. 1998There's No Fish Food in Heaven1h 32mRocky
  152. 1998The Kingdom II4h 40mLillebror / Age Krüger
  153. 1997Betty1h 27mVincent Lord
  154. 1997The 120 Days of Bottrop1hSelf
  155. 1997Prince Valiant1h 31mSligon
  156. 1997The End of Violence2h 1mZoltan
  157. 1996United Trash1h 15mUNO-General Werner Brenner
  158. 1996The Adventures of Pinocchio1h 35mLorenzini
  159. 1996Lea1h 40mBlock
  160. 1996Barb Wire1h 38mCurly
  161. 1996Duke of Groove32mEarl
  162. 1996Breaking the Waves2h 39mSadistic Sailor
  163. 1995A Trick of the Light1h 19mMax Skladanowsky
  164. 1995Extinct15mYork Cortex
  165. 1995Unter Druck
  166. 1995Paradise Framed58m
  167. 1995Nur über meine Leiche1h 44mKiller
  168. 1995Johnny Mnemonic1h 37mRalfi
  169. 1994Rotwang Must Go!1h 22mArthur Eigenrauch
  170. 1994Death of a World Star44mUdo Kier
  171. 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1h 26mRonald Camp
  172. 1994The Kingdom3 seasonsAge Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
  173. 1994The Kingdom4h 35mAge Krüger / Lillebror
  174. 1993Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven1h 30mEdouard Müllendorf
  175. 1993Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue27mEgon Hettemann
  176. 1993Terror 20001h 19mJablo
  177. 1993Josh & S.A.M.1h 36mSalon Manager
  178. 1993Jack Reed: Badge of Honor1h 36mGiles Marquette
  179. 1993For Love or Money1h 34mMr. Himmelman
  180. 1992Sex1hSelf
  181. 1992Madonna: The Making of SEX Book1hSelf
  182. 1991The Making of Europa39mSelf / Lawrence Hartmann
  183. 1991Europa1h 53mLawrence Hartmann
  184. 1991My Own Private Idaho1h 44mHans
  185. 1990The German Chainsaw Massacre1h 3mJonny
  186. 1989100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker54mAdolf Hitler
  187. 1989Medea1h 16mJason
  188. 1988Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho1h 54mFriedrich Hansman
  189. 1988Mother's Mask1h 25mHerr Seiler
  190. 1987Egomania: Island Without Hope1h 27mBaron Tante Teufel
  191. 1987Epidemic1h 46mUdo Kier
  192. 1986Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück1h 10mMinister / Kali
  193. 1986Seduction: The Cruel Woman1h 24mGregor
  194. 1986Idiots' Battle21m
  195. 1985Der Unbesiegbare1h 27mArgon
  196. 1985Gespenstergeschichten1 season
  197. 1985The Beginner1h 40mGraf Frackstein
  198. 1984The Last Trip to Harrisburg9mMan and Woman in Train
  199. 1984Hur und Heilig1h 21m
  200. 1983Pankow ’951h 28mJohann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
  201. 1983The Island of the Bloody Plantation1h 28mHermano
  202. 1982Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in KrisenzeitenMan
  203. 1982Siblings27m
  204. 1981The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne1h 32mDr. Henry Jekyll
  205. 1981Lili Marleen2hDrewitz
  206. 1980Narcissus and Psyche4h 21mNárcisz
  207. 1980Deutschland privat1h 25m
  208. 1980Lulu1h 23mJack the Ripper
  209. 1979VictorPopstar
  210. 1979Hungarian Rhapsody1h 43mPoór
  211. 1979The Third Generation1h 50mEdgar Gast
  212. 1978És így s eképp tovább22m
  213. 1978The Fifth Commandment1h 55mPeter Dümmel
  214. 1977Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?1h 34mPoulailler
  215. 1977The Stationmaster’s Wife1h 52mSchafftaler
  216. 1977Suspiria1h 39mDr. Frank Mandel
  217. 1976Exposé1h 24mPaul Martin
  218. 1976Spermula1h 43mWerner
  219. 1976Gold Flakes2h 43mFranzl
  220. 1975The Story of O1h 37mRené
  221. 1975The Last Word1h 36mRaimund
  222. 1974Blood for Dracula1h 43mCount Dracula
  223. 1973OlifantOlifant / Edwin
  224. 1973Joseph Balsamo1 seasonGilbert
  225. 1973Flesh for Frankenstein1h 35mBaron Frankenstein
  226. 1973PanPilgrim of Death
  227. 1972The Salzburg Connection1h 33mAnton
  228. 1971Provocation1h 31mAngelos
  229. 1971Conflict of Emotions1h 42mTonis Theodorou
  230. 1970Mark of the Devil1h 36mCount Christian von Meruh
  231. 1969Season of the Senses1h 34mLuca
  232. 1968Shameless1h 14mAlexander Pohlmann
  233. 1966Road to St. Tropez31mBoy
  234. IntangentsBin bag Man
  235. OD: Knock
  236. Theirs
  237. The Ark: An Iron Sky StoryGrand Master
  238. CitizensHans