Udo Kier
Biography
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.
Filmography
Return from Tomorrow
2026
as Tim Senior
By Design
2026
as Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent
2025
as Hans
Bad Painter
2025
as Ö
Schindler Space Architect
2024
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024
as Self
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
as Luc
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
as Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf
2022
as Herman Herzog
Staging Death
2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
as Michel
The Blazing World
2021
as Lained
Chompy & the Girls
2021
as Chompy (voice)
Swan Song
2021
as Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker
2021
as David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity
2020
as Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird
2020
as Self
The Barefoot Emperor
2020
as Dr. Otto Kroll
Bacurau no Mapa
2019
as Self
Skin Walker
2019
as Claus
The Painted Bird
2019
as Miller
Bacurau
2019
as Michael