Udo Kier
Born
Oct 14, 1944
Died
Nov 23, 2025 (81 years old)
Place of birth
Cologne, Germany
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.
Movies (232)
The Secret Agent
2025
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
Blade
1998
Armageddon
1998
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Downsizing
2017
Manderlay
2005
FearDotCom
2002
Halloween
2007
Melancholia
2011
End of Days
1999
Dogville
2003
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
Ice
1998
Invincible
2001
Headspace
2005
For Love or Money
1993
Shows (51)
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Chuck
2007
Morgenmagazin
1992
Nash Bridges
1996
Polizeiruf 110
1971
NDR Talk Show
1979
Hunters
2020
V.I.P.
1998
The Batman
2004
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
seaQuest DSV
1993
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
3 nach 9
1974
Beckmann
1999
Justice League
2001
