Udo Kier
Born:
1944-10-14
From:
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.
Acting
Return from Tomorrow
By Design
The Secret Agent
Bad Painter
Schindler Space Architect
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Skeletons in the Closet
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
My Neighbor Adolf
Staging Death
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
The Blazing World
Chompy & the Girls
Swan Song
Haymaker
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Last Moment of Clarity
11 Colours of the Bird
The Barefoot Emperor
Bacurau no Mapa
Skin Walker
The Painted Bird
Bacurau
