Udo Kier

Acting

Udo Kier

Born October 14, 1944Cologne, Germany283 credits

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

Return from Tomorrow

Return from Tomorrow

Movie

2026

By Design
4.3

By Design

Movie

2026

The Secret Agent
7.3

The Secret Agent

Movie

2025

Bad Painter
7.0

Bad Painter

Movie

2025

Schindler Space Architect
10.0

Schindler Space Architect

Movie

2024

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Der wunderbare Udo Kier

Movie

2024

Filmography

Return from Tomorrow
2026Return from Tomorrowas Jim's fatherMovie
By Design
2026By Designas Aldo FabbriMovie
The Secret Agent
2025The Secret Agentas HansMovie
Bad Painter
2025Bad Painteras ÖMovie
Schindler Space Architect
2024Schindler Space Architectas R.M. Schindler (voice)Movie
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024Der wunderbare Udo Kieras SelfMovie
Skeletons in the Closet
2024Skeletons in the Closetas LucMovie
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlinas KlausTV
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022Creation of the Kingdom of Exodusas Self / Big BrotherMovie
My Neighbor Adolf
2022My Neighbor Adolfas Herman HerzogMovie
Staging Death
2022Staging DeathMovie
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022A Kilo of Blue (The Music)Movie
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Loveas MichelMovie
The Blazing World
2021The Blazing Worldas LainedMovie
Chompy & the Girls
2021Chompy & the Girlsas Chompy (voice)Movie
Swan Song
2021Swan Songas Pat PitsenbargerMovie
Haymaker
2021Haymakeras DavidMovie
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silenceas Self (archive footage)Movie
Last Moment of Clarity
2020Last Moment of Clarityas Ivan DemisovskiMovie
11 Colours of the Bird
202011 Colours of the Birdas SelfMovie
The Barefoot Emperor
2020The Barefoot Emperoras Dr. Otto KrollMovie
Hunters
2020Huntersas Adolf HitlerTV
Bacurau no Mapa
2019Bacurau no Mapaas SelfMovie
Skin Walker
2019Skin Walkeras ClausMovie
The Painted Bird
2019The Painted Birdas MillerMovie
Bacurau
2019Bacurauas MichaelMovie
Holy Beasts
2019Holy Beastsas HenryMovie
The Mountain
2019The Mountainas FrederickMovie
American Exit
2019American Exitas AntonMovie
Dragged Across Concrete
2019Dragged Across Concreteas FriedrichMovie
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019M - A City Hunts a Murdereras FuchspelzmannTV
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019Iron Sky: The Coming Raceas Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf HitlerMovie
I Knew Andy Warhol
2018I Knew Andy Warholas SelfMovie
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018Puppet Master: The Littlest Reichas Andre ToulonMovie
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018Ulysses: A Dark Odysseyas AlcydeMovie
American Animals
2018American Animalsas Mr. Van Der HoekMovie
Zero
2018Zeroas The lord of the worldMovie
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Footas HansMovie
Daughter of Mine
2018Daughter of Mineas BrunoMovie
Downsizing
2017Downsizingas KonradMovie
Instant Dreams
2017Instant Dreamsas The Docter (Cameo)Movie
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017Brawl in Cell Block 99as The Placid ManMovie
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017Ballad of a Righteous Merchantas SelfMovie
Courier X
2016Courier Xas Nathan VogelMovie
Seances
2016SeancesMovie
Brother
2016Brotheras Frank SolekMovie
The Forbidden Room
2015The Forbidden Roomas Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / PharmacistMovie
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015The 1000 Eyes of Dr MaddinMovie
Coconut Hero
2015Coconut Heroas Mr. MorrowMovie
Johnny Walker
2015Johnny Walkeras Fyodor (voice)Movie
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
2015Phantasmagoria of the Interioras Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)Movie
Major Lazer
2015Major Lazeras Head Vampire Vampire (voice)TV
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015Fifty Shades of Eroticaas (archive footage)Movie
Old Money
2015Old Moneyas Rolf RauchensteinerTV
The Material Boy
2015The Material Boyas SelfMovie
Lines of the Hand
2015Lines of the HandMovie
Arteholic
2014Arteholicas SelfMovie
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014Beethoven's Treasure Tailas The Real Fritz BruchschnauserMovie
The Editor
2014The Editoras Dr CasiniMovie
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIas The WaiterMovie
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
2013The Girl Behind the White Picket Fenceas The ShamanMovie
Beware the Batman
2013Beware the Batmanas Mister Toad (voice)TV
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013Blood of 1000 Virginsas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Lords of Salem
2013The Lords of Salemas Witchhunter (uncredited)Movie
Night of the Templar
2012Night of the Templaras Father PaulMovie
Evening Urgant
2012Evening Urgantas SelfTV
Iron Sky
2012Iron Skyas Wolfgang KortzfleischMovie
Ich - Udo
2012Ich - Udoas HimselfMovie
My Own Private River
2012My Own Private Riveras Hans (archive footage)Movie
Görünmeyen
2011Görünmeyenas BartokMovie
The Berlin Project
2011The Berlin Projectas GuruMovie
UFO in Her Eyes
2011UFO in Her Eyesas Steve FrostMovie
Keyhole
2011Keyholeas Dr. LemkeMovie
The Theatre Bizarre
2011The Theatre Bizarreas Peg PoettMovie
Melancholia
2011Melancholiaas Wedding PlannerMovie
The Sky Has Four Corners
2011The Sky Has Four Cornersas Graf KarpatoviczMovie
Life Is Too Long
2010Life Is Too Longas TabatabaiMovie
Dimension
2010DimensionMovie
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedas Professor Pericles (voice)TV
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Doneas Lee MeyersMovie
House of Boys
2009House of Boysas MadameMovie
M
2009Memories of a Young Pianistas Count Dracula (archive footage)Movie
Metropia
2009Metropiaas Ivan Bahn (voice)Movie
Soul Kitchen
2009Soul Kitchenas Herr JungMovie
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009Tattoos: A Scarred Historyas SelfMovie
Lulu and Jimi
2009Lulu and Jimias SchultzMovie
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
20081½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelindeas Luipold TrumpfMovie
La deuxième femme
2008La deuxième femmeas Udo KierMovie
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloweenas SelfMovie
Far Cry
2008Far Cryas Dr. KriegerMovie
Tell
2007Tellas GesslerMovie
The Mother of Tears
2007The Mother of Tearsas Father JohannesMovie
Chuck
2007Chuckas Otto Van VogelTV
Halloween
2007Halloweenas Morgan WalkerMovie
Fall Down Dead
2007Fall Down Deadas Picasso Killer / Aaron GarveyMovie
The Killing Grounds
2007The Killing Groundsas P.Movie
Pars: Operation Cherry
2007Pars: Operation Cherryas Klaus KaymanMovie
Grindhouse
2007Grindhouseas Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")Movie
U
2006Unser ReigenMovie
13 Graves
200613 Gravesas DebroMovie
Crusade in Jeans
2006Crusade in Jeansas Dr. LawerenceMovie
Holly
2006Hollyas KlausMovie
Pray for Morning
2006Pray for Morningas Edouard Leopold EduMovie
Cigarette Burns
2005Cigarette Burnsas BellingerMovie
T
2005Thadeuszas selfTV
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of Horroras BellingerTV
BloodRayne
2005BloodRayneas Regal MonkMovie
Headspace
2005Headspaceas Rev. Karl HartmanMovie
A
2005Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'as Interviewee-ActorMovie
Manderlay
2005Manderlayas Mr. KirspeMovie
4 Against Z
20054 Against Zas ZanrelotTV
G
2005G&G – Gesichter und Geschichtenas SelfTV
F
2004Fear and Loathing in MaterndorfMovie
Surviving Christmas
2004Surviving Christmasas HeinrichMovie
The Batman
2004The Batmanas Bert (voice)TV
Dracula 3000
2004Dracula 3000as Capt. VarnaMovie
Evil Eyes
2004Evil Eyesas GeorgeMovie
Modigliani
2004Modiglianias Max JacobMovie
30 Days Until I'm Famous
200430 Days Until I'm Famousas Barry DavisMovie
One Point O
2004One Point Oas DerrickMovie
Love Object
2004Love Objectas RadleyMovie
Jargo
2004Jargoas Jargos VaterMovie
Celluloid Horror
2004Celluloid Horroras HimselfMovie
Gate to Heaven
2003Gate to Heavenas Joachim NowakMovie
Dogville
2003Dogvilleas The Man in the CoatMovie
Pigs Will Fly
2003Pigs Will Flyas Onkel MaxMovie
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002He Sees You When You're Sleepingas Hans KramerMovie
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002Mrs. Meitlemeihras Hitler / Mrs. MeitlemeihrMovie
The Last Minute
2002The Last Minuteas Nazi Fashion ShooterMovie
FearDotCom
2002FearDotComas PolidoriMovie
Korn: Deuce
2002Korn: Deuceas CommanderMovie
Through the Night with...
2002Through the Night with...as SelfTV
Invincible
2001Invincibleas Count HelldorfMovie
Auf Herz und Nieren
2001Auf Herz und Nierenas DocMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas The Music Master (voice)TV
All the Queen's Men
2001All the Queen's Menas General LandssdorfMovie
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001Suspiria 25th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2as The GuardianMovie
Critical Mass
2001Critical Massas SamsonMovie
Revelation
2001Revelationas The Grand MasterMovie
The Praying Mantis
2001The Praying Mantisas Julius QuellenreichMovie
A
2001Andy Warhol: The Complete Pictureas SelfMovie
Doomsdayer
2001Doomsdayeras Max GastMovie
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000Von Trier's 100 Eyesas SelfMovie
Just One Night
2000Just One Nightas Walter LertMovie
Dancer in the Dark
2000Dancer in the Darkas Dr. PorkornyMovie
Shadow of the Vampire
2000Shadow of the Vampireas Albin GrauMovie
Red Letters
2000Red Lettersas George KesslerMovie
Double Deception
2000Double Deceptionas VincentMovie
Miss Diamond
1999Miss Diamondas BühlerMovie
End of Days
1999End of Daysas Head PriestMovie
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999The New Adventures of Pinocchioas LorenziniMovie
Final Run
1999Final Runas ReddickMovie
Under the Palms
1999Under the Palmsas LudwigMovie
The Debtors
1999The DebtorsMovie
Spy Games
1999Spy Gamesas Ivan BliniakMovie
Possessed
1999Possessedas VincentMovie
Killer Deal
1999Killer Dealas Dr. Roland ParkerMovie
Beckmann
1999Beckmannas SelfTV
Stingers
1998Stingersas Mr. Scholnick / The BossMovie
Modern Vampires
1998Modern Vampiresas VincentMovie
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998There's No Fish Food in Heavenas RockyMovie
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as Viktor BalekTV
Blade
1998Bladeas DragonettiMovie
Ice
1998Iceas Dr. Norman KistlerMovie
The Kingdom II
1998The Kingdom IIas Lillebror / Age KrügerMovie
Armageddon
1998Armageddonas PsychologistMovie
T
1998The Johannes B. Kerner Showas SelfTV
The 120 Days of Bottrop
1997The 120 Days of Bottropas SelfMovie
Talk 2000
1997Talk 2000as SelfTV
The End of Violence
1997The End of Violenceas ZoltanMovie
Prince Valiant
1997Prince Valiantas SligonMovie
T
1997Tietjen und Bommesas SelfTV
D
1997Die Gangas Kapitän SchmidtTV
Betty
1997Bettyas Vincent LordMovie
Lea
1996Leaas BlockMovie
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas LorenziniMovie
Zimmer frei!
1996Zimmer frei!as SelfTV
Breaking the Waves
1996Breaking the Wavesas Sadistic SailorMovie
Duke of Groove
1996Duke of Grooveas EarlMovie
Barb Wire
1996Barb Wireas CurlyMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Wolfgang HerzogTV
The Sentinel
1996The Sentinelas Klaus ZellerTV
United Trash
1996United Trashas UNO-General Werner BrennerMovie
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995Die Harald Schmidt Showas SelfTV
A Trick of the Light
1995A Trick of the Lightas Max SkladanowskyMovie
Unter Druck
1995Unter DruckMovie
Extinct
1995Extinctas York CortexMovie
Nur über meine Leiche
1995Nur über meine Leicheas KillerMovie
Johnny Mnemonic
1995Johnny Mnemonicas RalfiMovie
Paradise Framed
1995Paradise FramedMovie
W
1995Willemsens Wocheas SelfTV
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bioas SelfTV
The Kingdom
1994The Kingdomas Age Krüger / LillebrorMovie
The Kingdom
1994The Kingdomas Age Krüger / Storebror / LillebrorTV
Rosa Roth
1994Rosa Rothas OmmerTV
R
1994Rotwang Must Go!as Arthur EigenrauchMovie
Doppelter Einsatz
1994Doppelter Einsatzas KönigTV
Death of a World Star
1994Death of a World Staras Udo KierMovie
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994Even Cowgirls Get the Bluesas Commercial DirectorMovie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detectiveas Ronald CampMovie
Brisant
1994Brisantas SelfTV
Viper
1994Viperas Erich GeigerTV
Josh & S.A.M.
1993Josh & S.A.M.as Salon ManagerMovie
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993Jack Reed: Badge of Honoras Giles MarquetteMovie
For Love or Money
1993For Love or Moneyas Mr. HimmelmanMovie
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSVas Dr. Guy PecheTV
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heavenas Edouard MüllendorfMovie
Terror 2000
1993Terror 2000as JabloMovie
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
1993Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revueas Egon HettemannMovie
Sex
1992Sexas SelfMovie
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992Madonna: The Making of SEX Bookas SelfMovie
Morgenmagazin
1992Morgenmagazinas SelfTV
Red Shoe Diaries
1992Red Shoe Diariesas Fashion DesignerTV
T
1991The Making of Europaas Self / Lawrence HartmannMovie
Boulevard Bio
1991Boulevard Bioas SelfTV
Europa
1991Europaas Lawrence HartmannMovie
My Own Private Idaho
1991My Own Private Idahoas HansMovie
The German Chainsaw Massacre
1990The German Chainsaw Massacreas JonnyMovie
Medea
1989Medeaas JasonMovie
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker
1989100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunkeras Adolf HitlerMovie
Mother's Mask
1988Mother's Maskas Herr SeilerMovie
Die Männer vom K3
1988Die Männer vom K3as Heini WohlersTV
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988Another Way: D-Kikan-JohoMovie
Epidemic
1987Epidemicas SelfMovie
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987Egomania: Island Without Hopeas Baron Tante TeufelMovie
Kir Royal
1986Kir Royalas HolgerTV
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
1986Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurückas Minister / KaliMovie
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
1986Seduction: The Cruel Womanas GregorMovie
Idiots' Battle
1986Idiots' BattleMovie
The Beginner
1985The Beginneras Graf FracksteinMovie
D
1985Der Unbesiegbareas ArgonMovie
Gespenstergeschichten
1985GespenstergeschichtenTV
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984The Last Trip to Harrisburgas Man and Woman in TrainMovie
Der Fahnder
1984Der Fahnderas Uli WeberTV
H
1984Hur und HeiligMovie
Pankow ’95
1983Pankow ’95as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus ZartMovie
Die wilden Fünfziger
1983Die wilden Fünfzigeras FrommMovie
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983The Island of the Bloody Plantationas HermanoMovie
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
1982Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeitenas ManMovie
S
1982SiblingsMovie
Lola
1981Lolaas Waiter (uncredited)Movie
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourneas Dr. Henry JekyllMovie
Lili Marleen
1981Lili Marleenas DrewitzMovie
Narcissus and Psyche
1980Narcissus and Psycheas NárciszMovie
Deutschland privat
1980Deutschland privatMovie
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980Berlin Alexanderplatzas Junger Mann an der BarTV
Lulu
1980Luluas Jack the RipperMovie
Hungarian Rhapsody
1979Hungarian Rhapsodyas PoórMovie
The Third Generation
1979The Third Generationas Edgar GastMovie
NDR Talk Show
1979NDR Talk Showas SelfTV
V
1979Victoras PopstarMovie
The Fifth Commandment
1978The Fifth Commandmentas Peter DümmelMovie
És így s eképp tovább
1978És így s eképp továbbMovie
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?as PoulaillerMovie
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977The Stationmaster’s Wifeas SchafftalerMovie
Suspiria
1977Suspiriaas Dr. Frank MandelMovie
Spermula
1976Spermulaas WernerMovie
Gold Flakes
1976Gold Flakesas FranzlMovie
Exposé
1976Exposéas Paul MartinMovie
The Story of O
1975The Story of Oas RenéMovie
The Last Word
1975The Last Wordas RaimundMovie
3
19743 nach 9as SelfTV
D
1974Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffenas Roberto AgostinoTV
Blood for Dracula
1974Blood for Draculaas Count DraculaMovie
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973Flesh for Frankensteinas Baron FrankensteinMovie
P
1973Panas Pilgrim of DeathMovie
Joseph Balsamo
1973Joseph Balsamoas GilbertTV
O
1973Olifantas Olifant / EdwinMovie
S
1972Sonderdezernat K1as Harry GätjensTV
The Salzburg Connection
1972The Salzburg Connectionas AntonMovie
Conflict of Emotions
1971Conflict of Emotionsas Tonis TheodorouMovie
Polizeiruf 110
1971Polizeiruf 110as ZermahlenTV
Provocation
1971Provocationas AngelosMovie
Scene of the Crime
1970Scene of the Crimeas Hans-Rudi DreherTV
Mark of the Devil
1970Mark of the Devilas Count Christian von MeruhMovie
Season of the Senses
1969Season of the Sensesas LucaMovie
G
1969Gestern gelesenas Ingo RippelTV
Shameless
1968Shamelessas Alexander PohlmannMovie
Road to St. Tropez
1966Road to St. Tropezas BoyMovie
Theirs
—TheirsMovie
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
—The Ark: An Iron Sky Storyas Grand MasterMovie
Intangents
—Intangentsas Bin bag ManMovie