Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

289

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-10-14 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Cologne, Germany

Also Known As

Удо Кир

اودو کی‌یر

Udo Kier

Biography

Udo Kierspe (born October 14, 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe, Canada and the Americas. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus van Sant, Werner Herzog, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Udo Kier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Dancer in the Dark

2000

Dancer in the Dark

as

Dr. Porkorny

Breaking the Waves

1996

Breaking the Waves

as

Sadistic Sailor

Lili Marleen

1981

Lili Marleen

as

Drewitz

My Own Private Idaho

1991

My Own Private Idaho

as

Hans

Dogville

2003

Dogville

as

The Man in the Coat

Halloween

2007

Halloween

as

Morgan Walker

Flesh for Frankenstein

1973

Flesh for Frankenstein

as

Baron Frankenstein

Crusade in Jeans

2006

Crusade in Jeans

as

Dr. Lawerence

Manderlay

2005

Manderlay

as

Mr. Kirspe

Iron Sky

2012

Iron Sky

as

Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

The Story of O

1975

The Story of O

as

René

Dracula 3000

2004

Dracula 3000

as

Capt. Varna

Shadow of the Vampire

2000

Shadow of the Vampire

as

Albin Grau

Modern Vampires

1998

Modern Vampires

as

Vincent

The Kingdom

1994

The Kingdom

as

Age Krüger / Lillebror

The Kingdom II

1997

The Kingdom II

as

Lillebror / Age Krüger

Possessed

1999

Possessed

as

Vincent

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

1986

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

as

Minister / Kali

Far Cry

2008

Far Cry

as

Dr. Krieger

Prince Valiant

1997

Prince Valiant

as

Sligon

All the Queen's Men

2001

All the Queen's Men

as

General Landssdorf

Barb Wire

1996

Barb Wire

as

Curly

Narcissus and Psyche

1980

Narcissus and Psyche

as

Nárcisz

Lulu and Jimi

2009

Lulu and Jimi

as

Schultz

Europa

1991

Europa

as

Lawrence Hartmann

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

2008

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

as

Luipold Trumpf

FearDotCom

2002

FearDotCom

as

Polidori

Blood for Dracula

1974

Blood for Dracula

as

Count Dracula

End of Days

1999

End of Days

as

Head Priest

Headspace

2005

Headspace

as

Rev. Karl Hartman

Evil Eyes

2004

Evil Eyes

as

George

Johnny Mnemonic

1995

Johnny Mnemonic

as

Ralfi

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as

Commercial Director

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

1984

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as

Man and Woman in Train

Medea

1989

Medea

as

Jason

Blade

1998

Blade

as

Dragonetti

Metropia

2009

Metropia

as

Ivan Bahn (voice)

Ice

1998

Ice

as

Dr. Norman Kistler

The Mother of Tears

2007

The Mother of Tears

as

Father Johannes

The 120 Days of Bottrop

1997

The 120 Days of Bottrop

as

Self

Holly

2006

Holly

as

Klaus

Surviving Christmas

2004

Surviving Christmas

as

Heinrich

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as

Lee Meyers

Melancholia

2011

Melancholia

as

Wedding Planner

Pray for Morning

2006

Pray for Morning

as

Edouard Leopold Edu

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

1981

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

as

Dr. Henry Jekyll

Love Object

2004

Love Object

as

Radley

The End of Violence

1997

The End of Violence

as

Zoltan

One Point O

2004

One Point O

as

Derrick

Doomsdayer

2001

Doomsdayer

as

Max Gast

Exposé

1976

Exposé

as

Paul Martin

Mark of the Devil

1970

Mark of the Devil

as

Count Christian von Meruh

Bad Painter

2025

Bad Painter

as

Ö

Invincible

2001

Invincible

as

Count Helldorf

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as

Lorenzini

A Trick of the Light

1995

A Trick of the Light

as

Max Skladanowsky

Görünmeyen

2011

Görünmeyen

as

Bartok

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

2022

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

as

Michel

House of Boys

2009

House of Boys

as

Madame

30 Days Until I'm Famous

2004

30 Days Until I'm Famous

as

Barry Davis

The German Chainsaw Massacre

1990

The German Chainsaw Massacre

as

Jonny

Pars: Operation Cherry

2007

Pars: Operation Cherry

as

Klaus Kayman

Life Is Too Long

2010

Life Is Too Long

as

Tabatabai

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

2022

A Kilo of Blue (The Music)

as

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

2000

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

as

Self

Just One Night

2000

Just One Night

as

Walter Lert

The Theatre Bizarre

2011

The Theatre Bizarre

as

Peg Poett

Double Deception

2000

Double Deception

as

Vincent

Keyhole

2011

Keyhole

as

Dr. Lemke

United Trash

1996

United Trash

as

UNO-General Werner Brenner

Revelation

2001

Revelation

as

The Grand Master

The Killing Grounds

2007

The Killing Grounds

as

P.

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker

1989

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker

as

Adolf Hitler

UFO in Her Eyes

2011

UFO in Her Eyes

as

Steve Frost

Under the Palms

1999

Under the Palms

as

Ludwig

Night of the Templar

2012

Night of the Templar

as

Father Paul

The Third Generation

1979

The Third Generation

as

Edgar Gast

I Knew Andy Warhol

2018

I Knew Andy Warhol

as

Self

Terror 2000

1992

Terror 2000

as

Jablo

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

2002

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

as

Hans Kramer

Critical Mass

2001

Critical Mass

as

Samson

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

1988

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

as

Lulu

1980

Lulu

as

Jack the Ripper

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

as

Hermano

Shameless

1968

Shameless

as

Alexander Pohlmann

The Praying Mantis

2001

The Praying Mantis

as

Julius Quellenreich

BloodRayne

2005

BloodRayne

as

Regal Monk

Duke of Groove

1996

Duke of Groove

as

Earl

Germany Private 1 - Ethnologist of a People

1979

Germany Private 1 - Ethnologist of a People

as

Staging Death

2022

Staging Death

as

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

2002

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

as

Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Death of a World Star

1994

Death of a World Star

as

Udo Kier

Egomania: Island Without Hope

1987

Egomania: Island Without Hope

as

Baron Tante Teufel

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

1999

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

as

Lorenzini

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

1993

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

as

Giles Marquette

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

as

The Waiter

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

1986

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

as

Gregor

Die wilden Fünfziger

1983

Die wilden Fünfziger

as

Fromm

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977

The Stationmaster’s Wife

as

Schafftaler

Rotwang Must Go!

1994

Rotwang Must Go!

as

Arthur Eigenrauch

The Beginner

1985

The Beginner

as

Graf Frackstein

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

2005

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

as

Interviewee-Actor

Soul Kitchen

2009

Soul Kitchen

as

Herr Jung

Tell

2007

Tell

as

Gessler

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

2001

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

as

The Guardian

Season of the Senses

1969

Season of the Senses

as

Luca

My Neighbor Adolf

2022

My Neighbor Adolf

as

Herman Herzog

Over My Dead Body

1995

Over My Dead Body

as

Killer

Red Letters

2000

Red Letters

as

George Kessler

Road to St. Tropez

1966

Road to St. Tropez

as

Boy

Extinct

1995

Extinct

as

York Cortex

The Editor

2014

The Editor

as

Dr Casini

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

2019

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

as

Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

Auf Herz und Nieren

2001

Auf Herz und Nieren

as

Doc

Provocation

1971

Provocation

as

Angelos

Armageddon

1998

Armageddon

as

Psychologist

The Forbidden Room

2015

The Forbidden Room

as

Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist

Fall Down Dead

2007

Fall Down Dead

as

Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

Jargo

2004

Jargo

as

Jargos Vater

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

2014

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

as

The real Fritz Bruchschnauser

Sex

1992

Sex

as

Self

Cigarette Burns

2005

Cigarette Burns

as

Bellinger

Skeletons in the Closet

2024

Skeletons in the Closet

as

Luc

13 Graves

2006

13 Graves

as

Debro

Arteholic

2014

Arteholic

as

Theirs

Theirs

as

Coconut Hero

2015

Coconut Hero

as

Mr. Morrow

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

2022

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

as

Self / Big Brother

The Sky Has Four Corners

2011

The Sky Has Four Corners

as

Graf Karpatovicz

Lea

1996

Lea

as

Block

The Berlin Project

2011

The Berlin Project

as

Guru

Modigliani

2004

Modigliani

as

Max Jacob

Celluloid Horror

2004

Celluloid Horror

as

Himself

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

1994

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

as

Camp

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

2015

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

as

Unser Reigen

2006

Unser Reigen

as

Gate to Heaven

2003

Gate to Heaven

as

Joachim Nowak

Brother

2016

Brother

as

Frank Solek

Pigs Will Fly

2003

Pigs Will Fly

as

Onkel Max

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

2014

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

as

Self

Spy Games

1999

Spy Games

as

Ivan Bliniak

Ich - Udo

2012

Ich - Udo

as

Himself

Seances

2016

Seances

as

The Last Word

1975

The Last Word

as

Raimund

Siblings

1982

Siblings

as

Downsizing

2017

Downsizing

as

Konrad

Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013

Blood of 1000 Virgins

as

Self (archive footage)

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017

Brawl in Cell Block 99

as

The Placid Man

Hungarian Rhapsody

1979

Hungarian Rhapsody

as

Poór

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

as

Courier X

2016

Courier X

as

Nathan Vogel

Unter Druck

1995

Unter Druck

as

The Lords of Salem

2013

The Lords of Salem

as

Witchhunter (uncredited)

Grindhouse

2007

Grindhouse

as

Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Final Run

1999

Final Run

as

Reddick

Mother's Mask

1988

Mother's Mask

as

Herr Seiler

Miss Diamond

1999

Miss Diamond

as

Bühler

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

2018

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

as

Hans

The Last Minute

2002

The Last Minute

as

Nazi Fashion Shooter

Gold Flakes

1976

Gold Flakes

as

Franzl

Korn: Deuce

2002

Korn: Deuce

as

Commander

Josh and S.A.M.

1993

Josh and S.A.M.

as

Salon Manager

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

2015

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

as

Dr. Henry Jekyll

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

2018

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

as

Andre Toulon

Lola

1981

Lola

as

Waiter (uncredited)

My Own Private River

2012

My Own Private River

as

Hans (archive footage)

The Painted Bird

2019

The Painted Bird

as

Miller

The Making of Europa

1991

The Making of Europa

as

Self / Lawrence Hartmann

Dragged Across Concrete

2019

Dragged Across Concrete

as

Friedrich

The Debtors

1999

The Debtors

as

Olifant

1973

Olifant

as

Olifant / Edwin

Johnny Walker

2015

Johnny Walker

as

Fyodor (voice)

American Animals

2018

American Animals

as

Mr. Van Der Hoek

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

as

Grand Master

Zero

2018

Zero

as

The lord of the world

Instant Dreams

2017

Instant Dreams

as

The Docter (Cameo)

Daughter of Mine

2018

Daughter of Mine

as

Bruno

Lines of the Hand

2015

Lines of the Hand

as

La deuxième femme

2008

La deuxième femme

as

Udo Kier

The Salzburg Connection

1972

The Salzburg Connection

as

Anton

Intangents

Intangents

as

Bin bag Man

Betty

1997

Betty

as

Vincent Lord

Victor

1979

Victor

as

Popstar

Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob?

1977

Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob?

as

Poulailler

Stingers

1998

Stingers

as

Mr. Scholnick / The Boss

Hur und Heilig

1984

Hur und Heilig

as

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

2018

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

as

Alcyde

Conflict of Emotions

1971

Conflict of Emotions

as

Tonis Theodorou

The Mountain

2019

The Mountain

as

Frederick

Bacurau

2019

Bacurau

as

Michael

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

Fifty Shades of Erotica

as

The Barefoot Emperor

2020

The Barefoot Emperor

as

Dr. Otto Kroll

Last Moment of Clarity

2020

Last Moment of Clarity

as

Ivan Demisovski

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

as

Self

Epidemic

1987

Epidemic

as

Self

American Exit

2019

American Exit

as

Anton

Holy Beasts

2019

Holy Beasts

as

Henry

Der Unbesiegbare

1985

Der Unbesiegbare

as

Argon

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

as

Self

The Material Boy

2015

The Material Boy

as

Self

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

2001

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

as

Self

Werewolf Women of the S.S.

2007

Werewolf Women of the S.S.

as

Franz Hess

Dimension

2010

Dimension

as

Skin Walker

2019

Skin Walker

as

Claus

The Fifth Commandment

1978

The Fifth Commandment

as

Peter Dümmel

Pankow ’95

1983

Pankow ’95

as

Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

Chompy & the Girls

2021

Chompy & the Girls

as

Chompy (voice)

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

2020

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

as

Self (archive footage)

Memories of a Young Pianist

2009

Memories of a Young Pianist

as

Count Dracula (archive footage)

Spermula

1976

Spermula

as

Werner

Bacurau no Mapa

2019

Bacurau no Mapa

as

Self

Suspiria

1977

Suspiria

as

Dr. Frank Mandel

Paradise Framed

1995

Paradise Framed

as

For Love or Money

1993

For Love or Money

as

Mr. Himmelman

Killer Deal

1999

Killer Deal

as

Dr. Roland Parker

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

1982

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

as

Man

Pan

1973

Pan

as

Pilgrim of Death

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

as

Self

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

2004

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

as

11 Colours of the Bird

2020

11 Colours of the Bird

as

Self

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

1993

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

as

Egon Hettemann

Haymaker

2021

Haymaker

as

David

The Blazing World

2021

The Blazing World

as

Lained

És így s eképp tovább

1978

És így s eképp tovább

as

Swan Song

2021

Swan Song

as

Pat Pitsenbarger

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

1998

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

as

Rocky

Idiots' Battle

1986

Idiots' Battle

as

By Design

2025

By Design

as

Aldo Fabbri

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

2013

The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence

as

The Shaman

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

2024

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

as

Himself

Nymphomaniac - The Good Cut

2025

Nymphomaniac - The Good Cut

as

Waiter

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

Tattoos: A Scarred History

as

Self

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Dr. Guy Peche

The Batman

The Batman

as

Bert (voice)

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

as

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

as

Fashion Designer

Justice League

Justice League

as

The Music Master (voice)

4 Against Z

4 Against Z

as

Zanrelot

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Hans-Rudi Dreher

Kir Royal

Kir Royal

as

Holger

Polizeiruf 110

Polizeiruf 110

as

Zermahlen

Die Männer vom K3

Die Männer vom K3

as

Heini Wohlers

Chuck

Chuck

as

Otto Van Vogel

Doppelter Einsatz

Doppelter Einsatz

as

König

Rosa Roth

Rosa Roth

as

Ommer

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Beethoven

Old Money

Old Money

as

Rolf Rauchensteiner

Sonderdezernat K1

Sonderdezernat K1

as

Harry Gätjens

Der Fahnder

Der Fahnder

as

Uli Weber

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as

Self

Gestern gelesen

Gestern gelesen

as

Ingo Rippel

Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen

Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen

as

Roberto Agostino

Viper

Viper

as

Erich Geiger

Evening Urgant

Evening Urgant

as

Self

Hunters

Hunters

as

Adolf Hitler

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...

as

Self

Beware the Batman

Beware the Batman

as

Mister Toad (voice)

Joseph Balsamo

Joseph Balsamo

as

Gilbert

Die Gang

Die Gang

as

Kapitän Schmidt

Gespenstergeschichten

Gespenstergeschichten

as

Talk 2000

Talk 2000

as

Self

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

as

Fuchspelzmann

Major Lazer

Major Lazer

as

Head Vampire Vampire (voice)

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

as

Klaus

Zimmer frei!

Zimmer frei!

as

Self

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

as

Self

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

as

Self

Tietjen und Bommes

Tietjen und Bommes

as

Self

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

as

Self

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

as

Klaus Zeller

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

3 nach 9

3 nach 9

as

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

as

Self

Willemsens Woche

Willemsens Woche

as

Self

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as

Professor Pericles (voice)

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

as

Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

as

Viktor Balek

Thadeusz

Thadeusz

as

self

Brisant

Brisant

as

Self

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

as

Self

Production

Fall Down Dead

2007

Fall Down Dead

as

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

1984

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as

Crew

The House That Jack Built

2018

The House That Jack Built

as

Directing

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

1984

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

as

The German Chainsaw Massacre

1990

The German Chainsaw Massacre

as