Udo Kier

Biography

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

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Polizeiruf 110

Chuck

Morgenmagazin

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Die Harald Schmidt Show

NDR Talk Show

All Movies (234)

• Return from Tomorrow2026 · as Tim Senior
• By Design2026 · as Aldo Fabbri
• The Secret Agent2025 · as Hans
• Bad Painter2025 · as Ö
• Schindler Space Architect2024 · as R.M. Schindler (voice)
• Der wunderbare Udo Kier2024 · as Self
• Skeletons in the Closet2024 · as Luc
• Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus2022 · as Self / Big Brother
• My Neighbor Adolf2022 · as Herman Herzog
• Staging Death2022
• A Kilo of Blue (The Music)2022
• A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022 · as Michel
• The Blazing World2021 · as Lained
• Chompy & the Girls2021 · as Chompy (voice)
• Swan Song2021 · as Pat Pitsenbarger
• Haymaker2021 · as David
• Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Last Moment of Clarity2020 · as Ivan Demisovski
• 11 Colours of the Bird2020 · as Self
• The Barefoot Emperor2020 · as Dr. Otto Kroll
• Bacurau no Mapa2019 · as Self
• Skin Walker2019 · as Claus
• The Painted Bird2019 · as Miller
• Bacurau2019 · as Michael
• Holy Beasts2019 · as Henry
• The Mountain2019 · as Frederick
• American Exit2019 · as Anton
• Dragged Across Concrete2019 · as Friedrich
• Iron Sky: The Coming Race2019 · as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
• I Knew Andy Warhol2018 · as Self
• Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich2018 · as Andre Toulon
• Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey2018 · as Alcyde
• American Animals2018 · as Mr. Van Der Hoek
• Zero2018 · as The lord of the world
• Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · as Hans
• Daughter of Mine2018 · as Bruno
• Downsizing2017 · as Konrad
• Instant Dreams2017 · as The Docter (Cameo)
• Brawl in Cell Block 992017 · as The Placid Man
• Ballad of a Righteous Merchant2017 · as Self
• Courier X2016 · as Nathan Vogel
• Seances2016
• Brother2016 · as Frank Solek
• The Forbidden Room2015 · as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
• The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin2015
• Coconut Hero2015 · as Mr. Morrow
• Johnny Walker2015 · as Fyodor (voice)
• Phantasmagoria of the Interior2015 · as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
• Fifty Shades of Erotica2015 · as (archive footage)
• The Material Boy2015 · as Self
• Lines of the Hand2015
• Arteholic2014 · as Self
• Beethoven's Treasure Tail2014 · as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
• The Editor2014 · as Dr Casini
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. II2013 · as The Waiter
• The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence2013 · as The Shaman
• Blood of 1000 Virgins2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Lords of Salem2013 · as Witchhunter (uncredited)
• Night of the Templar2012 · as Father Paul
• Iron Sky2012 · as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
• Ich - Udo2012 · as Himself
• My Own Private River2012 · as Hans (archive footage)
• Görünmeyen2011 · as Bartok
• The Berlin Project2011 · as Guru
• UFO in Her Eyes2011 · as Steve Frost
• Keyhole2011 · as Dr. Lemke
• The Theatre Bizarre2011 · as Peg Poett
• Melancholia2011 · as Wedding Planner
• The Sky Has Four Corners2011 · as Graf Karpatovicz
• Life Is Too Long2010 · as Tabatabai
• Dimension2010
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010 · as Lee Meyers
• House of Boys2009 · as Madame
• Memories of a Young Pianist2009 · as Count Dracula (archive footage)
• Metropia2009 · as Ivan Bahn (voice)
• Soul Kitchen2009 · as Herr Jung
• Tattoos: A Scarred History2009 · as Self
• Lulu and Jimi2009 · as Schultz
• 1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde2008 · as Luipold Trumpf
• La deuxième femme2008 · as Udo Kier
• Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween2008 · as Self
• Far Cry2008 · as Dr. Krieger
• Tell2007 · as Gessler
• The Mother of Tears2007 · as Father Johannes
• Halloween2007 · as Morgan Walker
• Fall Down Dead2007 · as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
• The Killing Grounds2007 · as P.
• Pars: Operation Cherry2007 · as Klaus Kayman
• Grindhouse2007 · as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
• Unser Reigen2006
• 13 Graves2006 · as Debro
• Crusade in Jeans2006 · as Dr. Lawerence
• Holly2006 · as Klaus
• Pray for Morning2006 · as Edouard Leopold Edu
• Cigarette Burns2005 · as Bellinger
• BloodRayne2005 · as Regal Monk
• Headspace2005 · as Rev. Karl Hartman
• Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'2005 · as Interviewee-Actor
• Manderlay2005 · as Mr. Kirspe
• Fear and Loathing in Materndorf2004
• Surviving Christmas2004 · as Heinrich
• Dracula 30002004 · as Capt. Varna
• Evil Eyes2004 · as George
• Modigliani2004 · as Max Jacob
• 30 Days Until I'm Famous2004 · as Barry Davis
• One Point O2004 · as Derrick
• Love Object2004 · as Radley
• Jargo2004 · as Jargos Vater
• Celluloid Horror2004 · as Himself
• Gate to Heaven2003 · as Joachim Nowak
• Dogville2003 · as The Man in the Coat
• Betty - Schön wie der Tod2003 · as Georg Wassenberg
• Pigs Will Fly2003 · as Onkel Max
• He Sees You When You're Sleeping2002 · as Hans Kramer
• Mrs. Meitlemeihr2002 · as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
• The Last Minute2002 · as Nazi Fashion Shooter
• FearDotCom2002 · as Polidori
• Korn: Deuce2002 · as Commander
• Invincible2001 · as Count Helldorf
• Auf Herz und Nieren2001 · as Doc
• All the Queen's Men2001 · as General Landssdorf
• Suspiria 25th Anniversary2001 · as Self
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 22001 · as The Guardian
• Critical Mass2001 · as Samson
• Revelation2001 · as The Grand Master
• The Praying Mantis2001 · as Julius Quellenreich
• Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture2001 · as Self
• Doomsdayer2001 · as Max Gast
• Von Trier's 100 Eyes2000 · as Self
• Just One Night2000 · as Walter Lert
• Dancer in the Dark2000 · as Dr. Porkorny
• Shadow of the Vampire2000 · as Albin Grau
• Red Letters2000 · as George Kessler
• Double Deception2000 · as Vincent
• Miss Diamond1999 · as Bühler
• End of Days1999 · as Head Priest
• The New Adventures of Pinocchio1999 · as Lorenzini
• Final Run1999 · as Reddick
• Under the Palms1999 · as Ludwig
• The Debtors1999
• Spy Games1999 · as Ivan Bliniak
• Possessed1999 · as Vincent
• Killer Deal1999 · as Dr. Roland Parker
• Stingers1998 · as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
• Modern Vampires1998 · as Vincent
• There's No Fish Food in Heaven1998 · as Rocky
• Blade1998 · as Dragonetti
• Ice1998 · as Dr. Norman Kistler
• The Kingdom II1998 · as Lillebror / Age Krüger
• Armageddon1998 · as Psychologist
• The 120 Days of Bottrop1997 · as Self
• The End of Violence1997 · as Zoltan
• Prince Valiant1997 · as Sligon
• Betty1997 · as Vincent Lord
• Lea1996 · as Block
• The Adventures of Pinocchio1996 · as Lorenzini
• Breaking the Waves1996 · as Sadistic Sailor
• Duke of Groove1996 · as Earl
• Barb Wire1996 · as Curly
• United Trash1996 · as UNO-General Werner Brenner
• A Trick of the Light1995 · as Max Skladanowsky
• Unter Druck1995
• Extinct1995 · as York Cortex
• Nur über meine Leiche1995 · as Killer
• Johnny Mnemonic1995 · as Ralfi
• Paradise Framed1995
• The Kingdom1994 · as Age Krüger / Lillebror
• Rotwang Must Go!1994 · as Arthur Eigenrauch
• Death of a World Star1994 · as Udo Kier
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1994 · as Commercial Director
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994 · as Ronald Camp
• Josh & S.A.M.1993 · as Salon Manager
• Jack Reed: Badge of Honor1993 · as Giles Marquette
• For Love or Money1993 · as Mr. Himmelman
• Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven1993 · as Edouard Müllendorf
• Terror 20001993 · as Jablo
• Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue1993 · as Egon Hettemann
• Sex1992 · as Self
• Madonna: The Making of SEX Book1992 · as Self
• The Making of Europa1991 · as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
• Europa1991 · as Lawrence Hartmann
• My Own Private Idaho1991 · as Hans
• The German Chainsaw Massacre1990 · as Jonny
• Medea1989 · as Jason
• 100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker1989 · as Adolf Hitler
• Mother's Mask1988 · as Herr Seiler
• Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho1988
• Epidemic1987 · as Self
• Egomania: Island Without Hope1987 · as Baron Tante Teufel
• Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück1986 · as Minister / Kali
• Seduction: The Cruel Woman1986 · as Gregor
• Idiots' Battle1986
• The Beginner1985 · as Graf Frackstein
• Der Unbesiegbare1985 · as Argon
• The Last Trip to Harrisburg1984 · as Man and Woman in Train
• Hur und Heilig1984
• Pankow ’951983 · as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
• The Roaring Fifties1983 · as Fromm
• The Island of the Bloody Plantation1983 · as Hermano
• Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten1982 · as Man
• Siblings1982
• Lola1981 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne1981 · as Dr. Henry Jekyll
• Lili Marleen1981 · as Drewitz
• Narcissus and Psyche1980 · as Nárcisz
• Deutschland privat1980
• Lulu1980 · as Jack the Ripper
• Hungarian Rhapsody1979 · as Poór
• The Third Generation1979 · as Edgar Gast
• Victor1979 · as Popstar
• The Fifth Commandment1978 · as Peter Dümmel
• És így s eképp tovább1978
• Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?1977 · as Poulailler
• The Stationmaster’s Wife1977 · as Schafftaler
• Suspiria1977 · as Dr. Frank Mandel
• Spermula1976 · as Werner
• Gold Flakes1976 · as Franzl
• Exposé1976 · as Paul Martin
• The Story of O1975 · as René
• The Last Word1975 · as Raimund
• Blood for Dracula1974 · as Count Dracula
• Flesh for Frankenstein1973 · as Baron Frankenstein
• Pan1973 · as Pilgrim of Death
• Olifant1973 · as Olifant / Edwin
• The Salzburg Connection1972 · as Anton
• Conflict of Emotions1971 · as Tonis Theodorou
• Provocation1971 · as Angelos
• Mark of the Devil1970 · as Count Christian von Meruh
• Season of the Senses1969 · as Luca
• Shameless1968 · as Alexander Pohlmann
• Road to St. Tropez1966 · as Boy
• Theirs—
• The Ark: An Iron Sky Story— · as Grand Master
• Intangents— · as Bin bag Man

All TV Shows (53)

• Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin2022 · as Klaus
• Dark Winds2022 · as Gunthar Vaggan
• Hunters2020 · as Adolf Hitler
• M - A City Hunts a Murderer2019 · as Fuchspelzmann
• Major Lazer2015 · as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
• Old Money2015 · as Rolf Rauchensteiner
• Beware the Batman2013 · as Mister Toad (voice)
• Evening Urgant2012 · as Self
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Professor Pericles (voice)
• Chuck2007 · as Otto Van Vogel
• Thadeusz2005 · as self
• Masters of Horror2005 · as Bellinger
• 4 Against Z2005 · as Zanrelot
• G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten2005 · as Self
• The Batman2004 · as Bert (voice)
• Through the Night with...2002 · as Self
• Justice League2001 · as The Music Master (voice)
• Beckmann1999 · as Self
• V.I.P.1998 · as Viktor Balek
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show1998 · as Self
• Talk 20001997 · as Self
• Tietjen und Bommes1997 · as Self
• Die Gang1997 · as Kapitän Schmidt
• Zimmer frei!1996 · as Self
• Nash Bridges1996 · as Wolfgang Herzog
• The Sentinel1996 · as Klaus Zeller
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
• Willemsens Woche1995 · as Self
• alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio1994 · as Self
• The Kingdom1994 · as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
• The Kingdom1994 · as Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe
• Rosa Roth1994 · as Ommer
• Doppelter Einsatz1994 · as König
• Brisant1994 · as Self
• Viper1994 · as Erich Geiger
• seaQuest DSV1993 · as Dr. Guy Peche
• Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
• Red Shoe Diaries1992 · as Fashion Designer
• Boulevard Bio1991 · as Self
• Die Männer vom K31988 · as Heini Wohlers
• Kir Royal1986 · as Holger
• Gespenstergeschichten1985
• Der Fahnder1984 · as Uli Weber
• Berlin Alexanderplatz1980 · as Junger Mann an der Bar
• NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
• 3 nach 91974 · as Self
• Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen1974 · as Roberto Agostino
• Joseph Balsamo1973 · as Gilbert
• Sonderdezernat K11972 · as Harry Gätjens
• Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Zermahlen
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Hans-Rudi Dreher
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Beethoven
• Gestern gelesen1969 · as Ingo Rippel