Udo Kier
Acting
Born 1944-10-14 · 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.
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 · Movie
Exposé
1976 · Movie
The Secret Agent
2025 · Movie
Blade
1998 · Movie
Armageddon
1998 · Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 · Movie
The Story of O
1975 · Movie
Dogville
2003 · Movie
End of Days
1999 · Movie
Suspiria
1977 · Movie
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 · Movie
Halloween
2007 · Movie
Grindhouse
2007 · Movie
Melancholia
2011 · Movie
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Movie
Downsizing
2017 · Movie
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 · Movie
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · Movie
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Movie
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Movie
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Movie
Bacurau
2019 · Movie
The Painted Bird
2019 · Movie
The Fifth Commandment
1978 · Movie
Europa
1991 · Movie
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · Movie
Schindler Space Architect
2024 · Movie
American Animals
2018 · Movie
Pankow ’95
1983 · Movie
Chompy & the Girls
2021 · Movie
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
Paradise Framed
1995 · Movie
Modigliani
2004 · Movie
Manderlay
2005 · Movie
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · Movie
Iron Sky
2012 · Movie
Lola
1981 · Movie
Death of a World Star
1994 · Movie
Gate to Heaven
2003 · Movie
Surviving Christmas
2004 · Movie
Cigarette Burns
2005 · Movie
The Kingdom
1994 · Movie
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
1986 · Movie
Sex
1992 · Movie
Soul Kitchen
2009 · Movie
Gold Flakes
1976 · Movie
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019 · Movie
The Kingdom II
1998 · Movie
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022 · Movie
Blood for Dracula
1974 · Movie
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 · Movie
The Lords of Salem
2013 · Movie
My Own Private River
2012 · Movie
Swan Song
2021 · Movie
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000 · Movie
Under the Palms
1999 · Movie
Bad Painter
2025 · Movie
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973 · Movie
Bacurau no Mapa
2019 · Movie
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984 · Movie