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Udo Kier

1944-10-14

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.

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Also appears in

Armageddon

Armageddon

6.833
Blade

Blade

6.814
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6.568
Downsizing

Downsizing

5.39
Melancholia

Melancholia

7.16
Suspiria

Suspiria

7.5
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

6.71
Dogville

Dogville

7.8
Halloween

Halloween

6.2
End of Days

End of Days

6.09
Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

7.858
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

6.989
Iron Sky

Iron Sky

5.735
Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99

6.969
Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

5.76
My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

7.062
American Animals

American Animals

6.74
Bacurau

Bacurau

7.67
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

7.5
Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete

6.587
The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

5.451
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

6.713
Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire

6.656
BloodRayne

BloodRayne

4.175
Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

6.875
Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

5.703
Barb Wire

Barb Wire

4.1
The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

4.5
Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

5.2
FearDotCom

FearDotCom

3.757
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

6.189
Manderlay

Manderlay

6.878
Europa

Europa

7.357
Far Cry

Far Cry

3.7
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

7.8
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

5.259
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

6.1
Modigliani

Modigliani

7
Metropia

Metropia

6.1
Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula

5.7
The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

7.079
The Story of O

The Story of O

5.5
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

5.65
Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity

5.2
Flesh for Frankenstein

Flesh for Frankenstein

5.8
Dracula 3000

Dracula 3000

2.745
Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns

7.346
One Point O

One Point O

5.63
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

4.383
Epidemic

Epidemic

5.7
The Editor

The Editor

5.575
Lola

Lola

6.9
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

4.327
The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

5.346
Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil

6.1
The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

5.637
Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

5.7
Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

6.4
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

8.2
Medea

Medea

6.5
Love Object

Love Object

5.9
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

5.162
The End of Violence

The End of Violence

5.291
Daughter of Mine

Daughter of Mine

6.2
My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

6.6
Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans

5.831
Coconut Hero

Coconut Hero

5.889
Swan Song

Swan Song

7
The Mountain

The Mountain

5.102
Invincible

Invincible

6.181
Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires

4.9
The Third Generation

The Third Generation

5.9
The Kingdom II

The Kingdom II

7.719
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

5.6
Headspace

Headspace

5.07
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

4.5
House of Boys

House of Boys

6.064
Exposé

Exposé

4.9
Night of the Templar

Night of the Templar

3.9
Keyhole

Keyhole

5.235
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

4.75
The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

5.516
Fall Down Dead

Fall Down Dead

4
Spermula

Spermula

4.1
The German Chainsaw Massacre

The German Chainsaw Massacre

3.8
Revelation

Revelation

4.889
Final Run

Final Run

5.5
All the Queen's Men

All the Queen's Men

4.8
Ice

Ice

5.1
Chompy & the Girls

Chompy & the Girls

5.66
The Beginner

The Beginner

5.479
American Exit

American Exit

5.688
Skin Walker

Skin Walker

4.848
The Blazing World

The Blazing World

4.4
Evil Eyes

Evil Eyes

3.2
The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop

5.3
Sex

Sex

7.5
Pray for Morning

Pray for Morning

4.676
Josh & S.A.M.

Josh & S.A.M.

4.7
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

4.933
Holly

Holly

6.3
A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

5.8
United Trash

United Trash

4.067
The Killing Grounds

The Killing Grounds

3.4
Spy Games

Spy Games

4.2
Instant Dreams

Instant Dreams

6.667
Holy Beasts

Holy Beasts

4.4
Possessed

Possessed

4.786
Pars: Operation Cherry

Pars: Operation Cherry

5
Terror 2000

Terror 2000

4.7
He Sees You When You're Sleeping

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

5.9
Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania: Island Without Hope

4.929
Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

4.321
Brother

Brother

6.6
The Last Minute

The Last Minute

4.9
My Own Private River

My Own Private River

7.5
Narcissus and Psyche

Narcissus and Psyche

6.1
Jargo

Jargo

5.615
The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

5.7
Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa

8
Doomsdayer

Doomsdayer

4.042
Lulu

Lulu

4.125
Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

5.2
Lulu and Jimi

Lulu and Jimi

5.7
The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife

5
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

6.3
Korn: Deuce

Korn: Deuce

7.4
Haymaker

Haymaker

3.2
Critical Mass

Critical Mass

4.25
Tell

Tell

5.7
Red Letters

Red Letters

4.4
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

6.7
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker

6.8
Lea

Lea

5.1
Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins

5.3
Dimension

Dimension

5.3
Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

7.2
UFO in Her Eyes

UFO in Her Eyes

6.4
Shameless

Shameless

5.6
Provocation

Provocation

4.125
Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody

6
Mother's Mask

Mother's Mask

4.4
Duke of Groove

Duke of Groove

5
Extinct

Extinct

6.5
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

6
30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous

4.2
The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

3.667
Deutschland privat

Deutschland privat

4.167
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

5.3
Celluloid Horror

Celluloid Horror

7
Seances

Seances

6.7
13 Graves

13 Graves

4.4
Gold Flakes

Gold Flakes

9
Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

6.4
Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long

5
Double Deception

Double Deception

4
Road to St. Tropez

Road to St. Tropez

3.2
Courier X

Courier X

5.5
Zero

Zero

4.8
Conflict of Emotions

Conflict of Emotions

2
The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor

5.5
Just One Night

Just One Night

5
Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

5.7
Rotwang Must Go!

Rotwang Must Go!

3.333
Auf Herz und Nieren

Auf Herz und Nieren

3
The Debtors

The Debtors

3
11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird

7.2
There's No Fish Food in Heaven

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

3.7
The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis

6.5
Die wilden Fünfziger

Die wilden Fünfziger

2
The Last Word

The Last Word

2
Phantasmagoria of the Interior

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

5
The Making of Europa

The Making of Europa

6
Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica

7
The Last Trip to Harrisburg

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

6
Bad Painter

Bad Painter

7
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

1
Staging Death

Staging Death

6
Death of a World Star

Death of a World Star

10
Season of the Senses

Season of the Senses

5
Arteholic

Arteholic

5
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

6
Pigs Will Fly

Pigs Will Fly

8
Ich - Udo

Ich - Udo

6
Unter Druck

Unter Druck

5
Miss Diamond

Miss Diamond

4.5
Lines of the Hand

Lines of the Hand

7
La deuxième femme

La deuxième femme

6
Betty

Betty

2
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2
Memories of a Young Pianist

Memories of a Young Pianist

5
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

0
Görünmeyen

Görünmeyen

0
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

0
Under the Palms

Under the Palms

0
I Knew Andy Warhol

I Knew Andy Warhol

0
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

0
Theirs

Theirs

0
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

0
The Sky Has Four Corners

The Sky Has Four Corners

0
The Berlin Project

The Berlin Project

0
Unser Reigen

Unser Reigen

0
Gate to Heaven

Gate to Heaven

0
Siblings

Siblings

0
Olifant

Olifant

0
Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

0
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

0
Intangents

Intangents

0
Victor

Victor

0
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?

0
Stingers

Stingers

0
Hur und Heilig

Hur und Heilig

0
Der Unbesiegbare

Der Unbesiegbare

0
The Material Boy

The Material Boy

0
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

0
The Fifth Commandment

The Fifth Commandment

0
Pankow ’95

Pankow ’95

0
Paradise Framed

Paradise Framed

0
Killer Deal

Killer Deal

0
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

0
Pan

Pan

0
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

0
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

0
És így s eképp tovább

És így s eképp tovább

0
Idiots' Battle

Idiots' Battle

0
By Design

By Design

0
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

0
Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

0
Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

0
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

0
Mascots

Mascots

0
Schindler Space Architect

Schindler Space Architect

0
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

Madonna: The Making of SEX Book

0