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Udo Kier

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: Acting
Born: 14 Oct 1944
Died: 23 Nov 2025
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany

Known for

Armageddon1998
Blade1998

6.6

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994

Melancholia2011

Actor
Director
Writer

Return from Tomorrow2026
By Design2026
The Secret AgentO Agente Secreto2025
Bad Painter2025
Schindler Space Architect2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier2024
Skeletons in the Closet2024
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin2022
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Season 1
S1E4Streicheleinheit
S1E6Lebensabschnittspartner
Creation of the Kingdom of ExodusSkabelsen af Riget Exodus2022
My Neighbor Adolf2022
Dark Winds2022
Dark Winds
Season 4
S4E4Ni' Ániidí (The New World)
Staging Death2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)Ein Kilo Blau (Die Musik)2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of LoveA E I O U – Das schnelle Alphabet der Liebe2022
The Blazing World2021
Chompy & the Girls2021
Swan Song2021
Haymaker2021
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceSchlingensief – In das Schweigen hineinschreien2020
Last Moment of Clarity2020
11 Colours of the Bird11 barev ptáčete2020
The Barefoot Emperor2020
Hunters2020
Bacurau no Mapa2019
Skin Walker2019
The Painted BirdNabarvené ptáče2019
Bacurau2019
Holy BeastsLa fiera y la fiesta2019
The Mountain2019
American Exit2019
Dragged Across Concrete2019
M - A City Hunts a MurdererM – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race2019
I Knew Andy Warhol2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey2018
American Animals2018
Zero2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018
Daughter of MineFiglia mia2018
Downsizing2017
Instant Dreams2017
Brawl in Cell Block 992017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant2017
Courier X2016
BrotherBroer2016
The Forbidden Room2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin2015
Coconut Hero2015
Johnny Walker2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior2015
Major Lazer2015
Major Lazer
Season 1
S1E5Vampire Weekend
Fifty Shades of Erotica2015
Old MoneyAltes Geld2015
The Material Boy2015
Lines of the Hand2015
Arteholic2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail2014
The Editor2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence2013
Beware the Batman2013
Beware the Batman
Season 1
S1E1Hunted
S1E11Instinct
S1E15Reckoning
S1E20Doppelganger
Blood of 1000 Virgins2013
The Lords of Salem2013
Night of the Templar2012
Evening UrgantВечерний Ургант2012
Iron Sky2012
Ich - Udo2012
My Own Private River2012
Görünmeyen2011
The Berlin ProjectPariser Platz - Berlin2011
UFO in Her Eyes2011
Keyhole2011
The Theatre Bizarre2011
The Sky Has Four CornersDer Himmel hat vier Ecken2011
Melancholia2011
Life Is Too LongDas Leben ist zu lang2010
Dimension2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Season 1
S1E10Howl of the Fright Hound
S1E16Where Walks Aphrodite
S1E23A Haunting in Crystal Cove
S1E25Pawn of Shadows
S1E26All Fear the Freak
Season 2
S2E11The Midnight Zone
S2E12Scarebear
S2E13Wrath of the Krampus
S2E15Theater of Doom
S2E17The Horrible Herd
S2E19The Devouring
S2E21The Man in the Mirror
S2E24Gates of Gloom
S2E25Through the Curtain
S2E26Come Undone
S2E5The Hodag of Horror
S2E7The Gathering Gloom
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010
House of Boys2009
Memories of a Young Pianist2009
Metropia2009
Soul Kitchen2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History2009
Lulu and JimiLulu & Jimi2009
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde2008
La deuxième femme2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween2008
Far Cry2008
Tell2007
The Mother of TearsLa terza madre2007
Chuck2007
Chuck
Season 3
S3E15Chuck Versus the Role Models
Halloween2007
Fall Down Dead2007
The Killing Grounds2007
Pars: Operation CherryPars: Kiraz Operasyonu2007
Grindhouse2007
Unser Reigen2006
13 Graves2006
Crusade in JeansKruistocht in Spijkerbroek2006
Holly2006
Pray for Morning2006
BloodRayne2006
Cigarette Burns2005
Thadeusz2005
Thadeusz
Season 4
S4E25Episode 25
Masters of Horror2005
Masters of Horror
Season 1
S1E8Cigarette Burns
Headspace2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'2005
Manderlay2005
4 Against Z4 gegen Z2005
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten2005
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten
Season 11
S11E33Episode 33
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf2004
Surviving Christmas2004
The Batman2004
Dracula 30002004
Evil Eyes2004
Modigliani2004
30 Days Until I'm Famous2004
One Point O2004
Love Object2004
Jargo2004
Celluloid Horror2004
Gate to HeavenTor zum Himmel2003
Dogville2003
Betty - Schön wie der Tod2003
Pigs Will Fly2003
He Sees You When You're Sleeping2002
Mrs. Meitlemeihr2002
The Last Minute2002
FearDotCom2002
Korn: Deuce2002
Through the Night with...Durch die Nacht mit …2002
Through the Night with...
Season 1
S1E12Udo Kier and Grayson Perry in London
Invincible2001
Justice League2001
Justice League
Season 1
S1E14Legends (1)
S1E15Legends (2)
Auf Herz und Nieren2001
All the Queen's Men2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 22001
Critical Mass2001
Revelation2001
The Praying MantisDie Gottesanbeterin2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture2001
Doomsdayer2001
Von Trier's 100 EyesVon Trier's 100 Øjne2000
Just One Night2000
Dancer in the Dark2000
Shadow of the Vampire2000
Red Letters2000
Double Deception2000
Miss DiamondDie Diebin1999
End of Days1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchio1999
Final Run1999
Under the PalmsUnter den Palmen1999
The Debtors1999
Spy Games1999
PossessedBesat1999
Killer Deal1999
Beckmann1999
Beckmann
Season 6
S6E13Episode 13
Season 7
S7E20Episode 20
Stingers1998
Modern Vampires1998
There's No Fish Food in Heaven1998
V.I.P.1998
Blade1998
Ice1998
The Kingdom IIRiget II1998
Armageddon1998
The Johannes B. Kerner ShowDie Johannes B. Kerner Show1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Season 5
S5E76Episode 76
The 120 Days of BottropDie 120 Tage von Bottrop1997
Talk 20001997
Talk 2000
Season 1
S1E6Episode 6
The End of Violence1997
Prince Valiant1997
Tietjen und Bommes1997
Tietjen und Bommes
Season 11
S11E9Episode 9
Die Gang1997
Die Gang
Season 1
S1E8Episode 8
Betty1997
Lea1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio1996
Zimmer frei!1996
Zimmer frei!
Season 6
S6E8Episode 8
Breaking the Waves1996
Duke of Groove1996
Barb Wire1996
Nash Bridges1996
Nash Bridges
Season 1
S1E7Aloha, Nash
The Sentinel1996
The Sentinel
Season 2
S2E7Ice Man
Season 4
S4E8The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg
United Trash1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Season 4
S4E50Episode 50
Season 5
S5E58Episode 58
A Trick of the LightDie Gebrüder Skladanowsky1995
Unter Druck1995
ExtinctAusgestorben1995
Nur über meine Leiche1995
Johnny Mnemonic1995
Paradise Framed1995
Willemsens Woche1995
Willemsens Woche
Season 2
S2E4Episode 4
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Season 13
S13E7Episode 7
The KingdomRiget1994
The Kingdom
Season 1
S1E1The Unheavenly Host
S1E1The Unheavenly Host
S1E2Thy Kingdom Come
S1E2Thy Kingdom Come
S1E3A Foreign Body
S1E3A Foreign Body
S1E4The Living Dead
S1E4The Living Dead
Season 2
S2E1Death on the Operating Table
S2E1Death on the Operating Table
S2E2Birds of Passage
S2E2Birds of Passage
S2E3Gargantua
S2E3Gargantua
S2E4Pandemonium
S2E4Pandemonium
Season 3
S3E1Halmar
S3E1Halmar
S3E2The Congress Dances
S3E2The Congress Dances
S3E3Big Brother
S3E3Big Brother
S3E4Barbarossa
S3E4Barbarossa
S3E5Exodus
S3E5Exodus
The KingdomRiget1994
Rosa Roth1994
Rosa Roth
Season 1
S1E1Episode 1
Rotwang Must Go!Rotwang muß weg!1994
Doppelter Einsatz1994
Doppelter Einsatz
Season 1
S1E5Episode 5
Death of a World StarTod eines Weltstars1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994
Brisant1994
Brisant
Season 21
S21E45Episode 45
Viper1994
Viper
Season 3
S3E17Double Team
Josh & S.A.M.1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor1993
For Love or Money1993
seaQuest DSV1993
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven1993
Terror 2000Terror 2000 - Intensivstation Deutschland1993
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue1993
Sex1992
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book1992
Morgenmagazin1992
Morgenmagazin
Season 12
S12E13Episode 13
Red Shoe Diaries1992
The Making of Europa1991
Boulevard Bio1991
Boulevard Bio
Season 4
S4E1Episode 1
Europa1991
My Own Private Idaho1991
The German Chainsaw MassacreDas deutsche Kettensägenmassaker1990
Medea1989
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker100 Jahre Adolf Hitler: Die letzte Stunde Im Führerbunker1989
Mother's MaskMutters Maske1988
Die Männer vom K31988
Die Männer vom K3
Season 3
S3E3Episode 3
Another Way: D-Kikan-Johoアナザーウェイ　Ｄ機関情報1988
Epidemic1987
Egomania: Island Without HopeEgomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung1987
Kir Royal1986
Kir Royal
Season 1
S1E4Adieu Claire
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück1986
Seduction: The Cruel WomanVerführung: Die grausame Frau1986
Idiots' BattleDie Schlacht der Idioten1986
The BeginnerDie Einsteiger1985
Der Unbesiegbare1985
Gespenstergeschichten1985
The Last Trip to HarrisburgLetzte Reise nach Harrisburg1984
Der Fahnder1984
Der Fahnder
Season 1
S1E28Episode 28
Hur und Heilig1984
Pankow ’951983
The Roaring FiftiesDie wilden Fünfziger1983
The Island of the Bloody PlantationDie Insel der blutigen Plantage1983
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten1982
SiblingsDie Geschwister1982
Lola1981
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss OsbourneDocteur Jekyll et les Femmes1981
Lili Marleen1981
Narcissus and PsycheNárcisz és Psyché1980
Deutschland privat1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Season 1
S1E14My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
S1E7Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated
Lulu1980
Hungarian RhapsodyMagyar rapszódia1979
The Third GenerationDie dritte Generation1979
NDR Talk Show1979
NDR Talk Show
Season 25
S25E8Episode 8
Victor1979
The Fifth CommandmentDas fünfte Gebot1978
És így s eképp tovább1978
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?Belcanto oder Darf eine Nutte schluchzen?1977
The Stationmaster’s WifeBolwieser1977
Suspiria1977
Spermula1976
Gold FlakesGoldflocken1976
Exposé1976
The Story of OHistoire d'O1975
The Last WordDer letzte Schrei1975
3 nach 91974
3 nach 9
Season 33
S33E1Episode 1
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen1974
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
Season 1
S1E6Episode 6
Blood for Dracula1974
Flesh for Frankenstein1973
Pan1973
Joseph Balsamo1973
Olifant1973
Sonderdezernat K11972
Sonderdezernat K1
Season 1
S1E5Episode 5
The Salzburg Connection1972
Conflict of EmotionsΟι ερωτομανείς1971
Polizeiruf 1101971
Polizeiruf 110
Season 35
S35E10Mit anderen Augen
ProvocationΠρόκληση1971
Scene of the CrimeTatort1970
Scene of the Crime
Season 27
S27E8Episode 8
Season 40
S40E26Flattened
Mark of the DevilHexen bis aufs Blut gequält1970
Season of the SensesLa stagione dei sensi1969
Gestern gelesen1969
Gestern gelesen
Season 4
S4E6Episode 6
ShamelessSchamlos1968
Road to St. Tropez1966
Intangents
Theirs
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
Monty and the Movies
Citizens