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
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · TV
Justice League
2001 · TV
The Batman
2004 · TV
Chuck
2007 · TV
Dark Winds
2022 · TV
The Kingdom
1994 · TV
Hunters
2020 · TV
Masters of Horror
2005 · TV
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980 · TV
Beware the Batman
2013 · TV
seaQuest DSV
1993 · TV
The Sentinel
1996 · TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · TV
Joseph Balsamo
1973 · TV
Der Fahnder
1984 · TV
4 Against Z
2005 · TV
Major Lazer
2015 · TV
Gespenstergeschichten
1985 · TV
Die Männer vom K3
1988 · TV
Kir Royal
1986 · TV
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022 · TV
Nash Bridges
1996 · TV
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019 · TV
Beckmann
1999 · TV
Old Money
2015 · TV
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · TV
Rosa Roth
1994 · TV
Viper
1994 · TV
Doppelter Einsatz
1994 · TV
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 · TV
Scene of the Crime
1970 · TV
V.I.P.
1998 · TV
Evening Urgant
2012 · TV
Through the Night with...
2002 · TV
Boulevard Bio
1991 · TV
Zimmer frei!
1996 · TV
Talk 2000
1997 · TV
NDR Talk Show
1979 · TV
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · TV
Brisant
1994 · TV
Morgenmagazin
1992 · TV