Udo Kier
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Hans-Rudi Dreher
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Beethoven
1970
Series
Dark Winds
Gunthar Vaggan
2022
Series
Chuck
Otto Van Vogel
2007
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
V.I.P.
Viktor Balek
1998
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Zermahlen
1971
Series
Hunters
Adolf Hitler
2020
Series
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Professor Pericles (voice)
2010
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
Nash Bridges
Wolfgang Herzog
1996
Series
The Batman
Bert (voice)
2004
Series
seaQuest DSV
Dr. Guy Peche
1993
Film
Blade
Dragonetti
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
3 nach 9
Self
1974
Series
Red Shoe Diaries
Fashion Designer
1992
Film
The Secret Agent
Hans
2025
Series
Masters of Horror
Bellinger
2005
Series
Viper
Erich Geiger
1994
Series
The Sentinel
Klaus Zeller
1996
Film
The Story of O
René
1975
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Series
Zimmer frei!
Self
1996
Series
Justice League
The Music Master (voice)
2001
Film
Armageddon
Psychologist
1998
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
Self
2005
Film
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
The Waiter
2013
Tietjen und Bommes
Self
1997
Series
Der Fahnder
Uli Weber
1984
Series
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self
1994
Series
The Kingdom
Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
1994
Series
The Kingdom
Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe
1994
Film
End of Days
Head Priest
1999
Film
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ronald Camp
1994
Series
Brisant
Self
1994
Film
Exposé
Paul Martin
1976
Series
Beware the Batman
Mister Toad (voice)
2013
Series
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
Series
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991
Film
Johnny Mnemonic
Ralfi
1995
Film
Dogville
The Man in the Coat
2003
Film
Halloween
Morgan Walker
2007
Film
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy (voice)
2021
Film
Suspiria
Dr. Frank Mandel
1977
Film
Downsizing
Konrad
2017
Series
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Junger Mann an der Bar
1980
Film
Dancer in the Dark
Dr. Porkorny
2000
Film
Melancholia
Wedding Planner
2011
Series
Die Männer vom K3
Heini Wohlers
1988
Film
Grindhouse
Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
2007
Film
Brawl in Cell Block 99
The Placid Man
2017
Thadeusz
self
2005
Film
Iron Sky
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
2012
Series
Doppelter Einsatz
König
1994
Film
Barb Wire
Curly
1996
Series
Rosa Roth
Ommer
1994
Film
My Own Private Idaho
Hans
1991
Film
Dragged Across Concrete
Friedrich
2019
Film
Breaking the Waves
Sadistic Sailor
1996
Series
Major Lazer
Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
2015
Film
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
Minister / Kali
1986
Series
Old Money
Rolf Rauchensteiner
2015
Series
Evening Urgant
Self
2012
Film
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Hans
2018
Series
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Klaus
2022
Film
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
2019
Film
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
Egon Hettemann
1993
Film
Shadow of the Vampire
Albin Grau
2000
Film
Skin Walker
Claus
2019
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
Georg Wassenberg
2003
Sonderdezernat K1
Harry Gätjens
1972
Film
American Animals
Mr. Van Der Hoek
2018
Film
For Love or Money
Mr. Himmelman
1993
Series
4 Against Z
Zanrelot
2005
Film
Bacurau
Michael
2019
Film
Manderlay
Mr. Kirspe
2005
Film
Surviving Christmas
Heinrich
2004
Film
The Painted Bird
Miller
2019
Film
Last Moment of Clarity
Ivan Demisovski
2020
Film
Johnny Walker
Fyodor (voice)
2015
Film
FearDotCom
Polidori
2002
Series
Kir Royal
Holger
1986
Film
Provocation
Angelos
1971
Film
The Lords of Salem
Witchhunter (uncredited)
2013
Series
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Fuchspelzmann
2019
Film
Lola
Waiter (uncredited)
1981
Gestern gelesen
Ingo Rippel
1969
Film
Dimension
2010
Film
Conflict of Emotions
Tonis Theodorou
1971
Film
Invincible
Count Helldorf
2001
Film
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Lorenzini
1996
Film
BloodRayne
Regal Monk
2005
Film
Far Cry
Dr. Krieger
2008
Film
Metropia
Ivan Bahn (voice)
2009
Film
Daughter of Mine
Bruno
2018
Film
Dracula 3000
Capt. Varna
2004
Film
Flesh for Frankenstein
Baron Frankenstein
1973
Film
One Point O
Derrick
2004
Film
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
2014
Film
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Commercial Director
1994
Film
Lili Marleen
Drewitz
1981
Die Gang
Kapitän Schmidt
1997
Film
Swan Song
Pat Pitsenbarger
2021
Film
Ice
Dr. Norman Kistler
1998
Film
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
Film
House of Boys
Madame
2009
Film
Modigliani
Max Jacob
2004
Film
Prince Valiant
Sligon
1997
Film
Soul Kitchen
Herr Jung
2009
Film
Europa
Lawrence Hartmann
1991
Film
Mark of the Devil
Count Christian von Meruh
1970
Film
Holly
Klaus
2006
Film
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
Gregor
1986
Film
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
2017
Film
Blood for Dracula
Count Dracula
1974
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Lee Meyers
2010
Film
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Andre Toulon
2018
Film
Medea
Jason
1989
Film
Spy Games
Ivan Bliniak
1999
Film
The Forbidden Room
Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
2015
Film
Pankow ’95
Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
1983
Film
Terror 2000
Jablo
1993
Film
By Design
Aldo Fabbri
2026
Series
Joseph Balsamo
Gilbert
1973
Film
La deuxième femme
Udo Kier
2008
Film
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Michel
2022
Film
Keyhole
Dr. Lemke
2011
Film
Headspace
Rev. Karl Hartman
2005
Film
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Big Brother
2022
Film
Korn: Deuce
Commander
2002
Film
Zero
The lord of the world
2018
Film
Possessed
Vincent
1999
Film
The End of Violence
Zoltan
1997
Film
Crusade in Jeans
Dr. Lawerence
2006
Film
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
The Guardian
2001
Film
United Trash
UNO-General Werner Brenner
1996
Willemsens Woche
Self
1995
Film
Love Object
Radley
2004
Film
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Self
2009
Film
Spermula
Werner
1976
Film
Cigarette Burns
Bellinger
2005
Film
Epidemic
Udo Kier
1987
Film
The Material Boy
Self
2015
Film
Görünmeyen
Bartok
2011
Film
Road to St. Tropez
Boy
1966
Film
Modern Vampires
Vincent
1998
Film
Lulu
Jack the Ripper
1980
Film
Haymaker
David
2021
Film
The Kingdom
Age Krüger / Lillebror
1994
Film
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Luipold Trumpf
2008
Film
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
Film
Pars: Operation Cherry
Klaus Kayman
2007
Film
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini
1999
Film
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
2020
Film
My Neighbor Adolf
Herman Herzog
2022
Film
The Kingdom II
Lillebror / Age Krüger
1998
Film
Duke of Groove
Earl
1996
Film
The Blazing World
Lained
2021
Film
A Trick of the Light
Max Skladanowsky
1995
Film
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Alcyde
2018
Film
Critical Mass
Samson
2001
Film
Betty
Vincent Lord
1997
Film
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
2015
Film
Josh & S.A.M.
Salon Manager
1993
Film
Ich - Udo
Himself
2012
Film
Sex
Self
1992
Film
The Mother of Tears
Father Johannes
2007
Film
Courier X
Nathan Vogel
2016
Film
The Third Generation
Edgar Gast
1979
Film
30 Days Until I'm Famous
Barry Davis
2004
Der Unbesiegbare
Argon
1985
Film
The Debtors
1999
Film
The Beginner
Graf Frackstein
1985
Film
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Giles Marquette
1993
Film
The Mountain
Frederick
2019
Film
Final Run
Reddick
1999
Film
The German Chainsaw Massacre
Jonny
1990
Film
Staging Death
2022
Film
Revelation
The Grand Master
2001
Film
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Rocky
1998
Film
Deutschland privat
1980
Film
All the Queen's Men
General Landssdorf
2001
Film
Night of the Templar
Father Paul
2012
Film
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
Dr. Henry Jekyll
1981
Film
Return from Tomorrow
Tim Senior
2026
Pan
Pilgrim of Death
1973
Film
Fall Down Dead
Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
2007
Film
The Salzburg Connection
Anton
1972
Film
Stingers
Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
1998
Film
The Editor
Dr Casini
2014
Film
The Roaring Fifties
Fromm
1983
Film
Arteholic
Self
2014
Film
Jargo
Jargos Vater
2004
Film
Theirs
Film
My Own Private River
Hans (archive footage)
2012
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
Roberto Agostino
1974
Film
Bad Painter
Ö
2025
Film
Killer Deal
Dr. Roland Parker
1999
Memories of a Young Pianist
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2009
Film
És így s eképp tovább
1978
Film
Schindler Space Architect
R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024
Film
Gold Flakes
Franzl
1976
Film
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
Hans Kramer
2002
Film
The Last Word
Raimund
1975
Film
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Baron Tante Teufel
1987
Rotwang Must Go!
Arthur Eigenrauch
1994
Film
The Killing Grounds
P.
2007
Film
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
Grand Master
Film
Evil Eyes
George
2004
Series
Talk 2000
Self
1997
Film
13 Graves
Debro
2006
Film
UFO in Her Eyes
Steve Frost
2011
Film
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Sky Has Four Corners
Graf Karpatovicz
2011
Film
Lea
Block
1996
Film
Double Deception
Vincent
2000
Film
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
Film
Mother's Mask
Herr Seiler
1988
Film
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
Hermano
1983
Film
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Schafftaler
1977
Film
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Self
2024
Film
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Edouard Müllendorf
1993
Film
Red Letters
George Kessler
2000
Film
The Last Minute
Nazi Fashion Shooter
2002
Film
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
Adolf Hitler
1989
Film
The Theatre Bizarre
Peg Poett
2011
Film
Under the Palms
Ludwig
1999
Film
The Barefoot Emperor
Dr. Otto Kroll
2020
Film
American Exit
Anton
2019
Olifant
Olifant / Edwin
1973
Film
Gate to Heaven
Joachim Nowak
2003
Film
Doomsdayer
Max Gast
2001
Film
Coconut Hero
Mr. Morrow
2015
Film
Skeletons in the Closet
Luc
2024
Film
Just One Night
Walter Lert
2000
Film
The Berlin Project
Guru
2011
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
2001
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
2004
Film
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
The Making of Europa
Self / Lawrence Hartmann
1991
Film
Hungarian Rhapsody
Poór
1979
Film
Lulu and Jimi
Schultz
2009
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Interviewee-Actor
2005
Film
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015
Film
Death of a World Star
Udo Kier
1994
Film
The 120 Days of Bottrop
Self
1997
Film
Celluloid Horror
Himself
2004
Film
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Intangents
Bin bag Man
Series
Gespenstergeschichten
1985
Film
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
2000
Film
Extinct
York Cortex
1995
Film
Nur über meine Leiche
Killer
1995
Film
Holy Beasts
Henry
2019
Film
Pray for Morning
Edouard Leopold Edu
2006
Film
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
Self
1992
Film
Life Is Too Long
Tabatabai
2010
Film
Season of the Senses
Luca
1969
Film
Hur und Heilig
1984
Film
Instant Dreams
The Docter (Cameo)
2017
Film
Auf Herz und Nieren
Doc
2001
Film
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Self
2001
Film
Miss Diamond
Bühler
1999
Film
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
Film
Narcissus and Psyche
Nárcisz
1980
Film
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002
Film
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
The Shaman
2013
Film
The Fifth Commandment
Peter Dümmel
1978
Film
The Praying Mantis
Julius Quellenreich
2001
Film
Idiots' Battle
1986
Film
Brother
Frank Solek
2016
Film
Pigs Will Fly
Onkel Max
2003
Film
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
Poulailler
1977
Film
Tell
Gessler
2007
Film
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Man and Woman in Train
1984
Film
Paradise Framed
1995
Film
Shameless
Alexander Pohlmann
1968
Film
I Knew Andy Warhol
Self
2018
Film
Lines of the Hand
2015
Film
Unter Druck
1995
Film
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
Man
1982
Victor
Popstar
1979
Unser Reigen
2006
Siblings
1982