Udo Kier

Acting

October 14, 1944 – November 23, 2025 (aged 81)

Cologne, Germany

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

Return from Tomorrow

Return from Tomorrow2026 · Tim Senior

By Design

By Design2026 · Aldo Fabbri

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent2025 · Hans

Bad Painter

Bad Painter2025 · Ö

Schindler Space Architect

Schindler Space Architect2024 · R.M. Schindler (voice)

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Der wunderbare Udo Kier2024 · Self

Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet2024 · Luc

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin2022 · Klaus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus2022 · Self / Big Brother

My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf2022 · Herman Herzog

Dark Winds

Dark Winds2022 · Gunthar Vaggan

Staging Death

Staging Death2022

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)2022

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022 · Michel

The Blazing World

The Blazing World2021 · Lained

Chompy & the Girls

Chompy & the Girls2021 · Chompy (voice)

Swan Song

Swan Song2021 · Pat Pitsenbarger

Haymaker

Haymaker2021 · David

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020 · Self (archive footage)

Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity2020 · Ivan Demisovski

11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird2020 · Self

The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor2020 · Dr. Otto Kroll

Hunters

Hunters2020 · Adolf Hitler

Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa2019 · Self

Skin Walker

Skin Walker2019 · Claus

The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird2019 · Miller

Bacurau

Bacurau2019 · Michael

Holy Beasts

Holy Beasts2019 · Henry

The Mountain

The Mountain2019 · Frederick

American Exit

American Exit2019 · Anton

Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete2019 · Friedrich

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

M - A City Hunts a Murderer2019 · Fuchspelzmann

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race2019 · Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

I Knew Andy Warhol

I Knew Andy Warhol2018 · Self

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich2018 · Andre Toulon

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey2018 · Alcyde

American Animals

American Animals2018 · Mr. Van Der Hoek

Zero

Zero2018 · The lord of the world

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

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · Hans

Daughter of Mine

Daughter of Mine2018 · Bruno

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant2017

Keyhole

Gate to Heaven

Gate to Heaven2003