Udo Kier
Acting
Born 1944-10-14 · Cologne, Germany · Died 2025-11-23
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.
Acting
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
