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Udo Kier
Actor

Udo Kier

14 Oct 1944Born
23 Nov 2025Died
81Age at death
247Credits

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 247 credits.

  1. TBATheirsFilm
  2. TBAThe Ark: An Iron Sky StoryFilm: Grand Master
  3. TBAIntangentsFilm: Bin bag Man
  4. TBACitizensFilm: Hans
  5. 2026Return from TomorrowFilm: Tim Senior
  6. 2026By DesignFilm: Aldo Fabbri
  7. 2025The Secret AgentFilm: Hans
  8. 2025Bad PainterFilm: Ö
  9. 2024Schindler Space ArchitectFilm: R.M. Schindler (voice)
  10. 2024Skeletons in the ClosetFilm: Luc
  11. 2022Pitch Perfect: Bumper in BerlinSeries: Klaus (2 episodes)
  12. 2022My Neighbor AdolfFilm: Herman Herzog
  13. 2022Dark WindsSeries: Gunthar Vaggan (1 episode)
  14. 2022Staging DeathFilm
  15. 2022A Kilo of Blue (The Music)Film
  16. 2022A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of LoveFilm: Michel
  17. 2021The Blazing WorldFilm: Lained
  18. 2021Chompy & the GirlsFilm: Chompy (voice)
  19. 2021Swan SongFilm: Pat Pitsenbarger
  20. 2021HaymakerFilm: David
  21. 2020Last Moment of ClarityFilm: Ivan Demisovski
  22. 2020The Barefoot EmperorFilm: Dr. Otto Kroll
  23. 2020HuntersSeries: Adolf Hitler (8 episodes)
  24. 2019Skin WalkerFilm: Claus
  25. 2019The Painted BirdFilm: Miller
  26. 2019BacurauFilm: Michael
  27. 2019Holy BeastsFilm: Henry
  28. 2019The MountainFilm: Frederick
  29. 2019American ExitFilm: Anton
  30. 2019Dragged Across ConcreteFilm: Friedrich
  31. 2019M - A City Hunts a MurdererSeries: Fuchspelzmann (6 episodes)
  32. 2019Iron Sky: The Coming RaceFilm: Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
  33. 2018Puppet Master: The Littlest ReichFilm: Andre Toulon
  34. 2018Ulysses: A Dark OdysseyFilm: Alcyde
  35. 2018American AnimalsFilm: Mr. Van Der Hoek
  36. 2018ZeroFilm: The lord of the world
  37. 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootFilm: Hans
  38. 2018Daughter of MineFilm: Bruno
  39. 2017DownsizingFilm: Konrad
  40. 2017Instant DreamsFilm: The Docter (Cameo)
  41. 2017Brawl in Cell Block 99Film: The Placid Man
  42. 2016Courier XFilm: Nathan Vogel
  43. 2016BrotherFilm: Frank Solek
  44. 2015The Forbidden RoomFilm: Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
  45. 2015The 1000 Eyes of Dr MaddinFilm
  46. 2015Coconut HeroFilm: Mr. Morrow
  47. 2015Johnny WalkerFilm: Fyodor (voice)
  48. 2015Phantasmagoria of the InteriorFilm: Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
  49. 2015Major LazerSeries: Head Vampire Vampire (voice) (1 episode)
  50. 2015Fifty Shades of EroticaFilm: (archive footage)
  51. 2015Old MoneySeries: Rolf Rauchensteiner (8 episodes)
  52. 2015Lines of the HandFilm
  53. 2014Beethoven's Treasure TailFilm: The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
  54. 2014The EditorFilm: Dr Casini
  55. 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIFilm: The Waiter
  56. 2013The Girl Behind the White Picket FenceFilm: The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
  57. 2013Beware the BatmanSeries: Mister Toad (voice) (4 episodes)
  58. 2013The Lords of SalemFilm: Witchhunter (uncredited)
  59. 2012Night of the TemplarFilm: Father Paul
  60. 2012Iron SkyFilm: Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
  61. 2012My Own Private RiverFilm: Hans (archive footage)
  62. 2011GörünmeyenFilm: Bartok
  63. 2011The Berlin ProjectFilm: Guru
  64. 2011UFO in Her EyesFilm: Steve Frost
  65. 2011KeyholeFilm: Dr. Lemke
  66. 2011The Theatre BizarreFilm: Peg Poett
  67. 2011The Sky Has Four CornersFilm: Graf Karpatovicz
  68. 2011MelancholiaFilm: Wedding Planner
  69. 2010Life Is Too LongFilm: Tabatabai
  70. 2010DimensionFilm
  71. 2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedSeries: Professor Pericles (voice) (17 episodes)
  72. 2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneFilm: Lee Meyers
  73. 2009House of BoysFilm: Madame
  74. 2009Memories of a Young PianistFilm: Count Dracula (archive footage)
  75. 2009MetropiaFilm: Ivan Bahn (voice)
  76. 2009Soul KitchenFilm: Herr Jung
  77. 2009Lulu and JimiFilm: Schultz
  78. 20081½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden HerzelindeFilm: Luipold Trumpf
  79. 2008La deuxième femmeFilm: Udo Kier
  80. 2008Far CryFilm: Dr. Krieger

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