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