Acting · Cologne, Germany · Born October 14, 1944
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.
MovieReturn from Tomorrow
2026
as Tim Senior
MovieBy Design
2026
as Aldo Fabbri
MovieThe Secret Agent
2025
as Hans
MovieBad Painter
2025
as Ö
MovieSchindler Space Architect
2024
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
MovieDer wunderbare Udo Kier
2024
as Self
MovieSkeletons in the Closet
2024
as Luc
TVPitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022
as Klaus
MovieCreation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
as Self / Big Brother
MovieMy Neighbor Adolf
2022
as Herman Herzog
TVDark Winds
2022
as Gunthar Vaggan
MovieStaging Death
2022
MovieA Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
MovieA E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
as Michel
MovieThe Blazing World
2021
as Lained
MovieChompy & the Girls
2021
as Chompy (voice)
MovieSwan Song
2021
as Pat Pitsenbarger
MovieHaymaker
2021
as David
MovieSchlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLast Moment of Clarity
2020
as Ivan Demisovski
Movie11 Colours of the Bird
2020
as Self
MovieThe Barefoot Emperor
2020
as Dr. Otto Kroll
TVHunters
2020
as Adolf Hitler
MovieBacurau no Mapa
2019
as Self
MovieSkin Walker
2019
as Claus
MovieThe Painted Bird
2019
as Miller
MovieBacurau
2019
as Michael
MovieHoly Beasts
2019
as Henry
MovieThe Mountain
2019
as Frederick
MovieAmerican Exit
2019
as Anton
MovieDragged Across Concrete
2019
as Friedrich
TVM - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
as Fuchspelzmann
MovieIron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
MovieI Knew Andy Warhol
2018
as Self
MoviePuppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018
as Andre Toulon
MovieUlysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018
as Alcyde
MovieAmerican Animals
2018
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
MovieZero
2018
as The lord of the world
MovieDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
as Hans
MovieDaughter of Mine
2018
as Bruno
MovieDownsizing
2017
as Konrad
MovieInstant Dreams
2017
as The Docter (Cameo)
MovieBrawl in Cell Block 99
2017
as The Placid Man
MovieBallad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
as Self
MovieCourier X
2016
as Nathan Vogel
MovieSeances
2016
MovieBrother
2016
as Frank Solek
MovieThe Forbidden Room
2015
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
MovieThe 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015
MovieCoconut Hero
2015
as Mr. Morrow
MovieJohnny Walker
2015
as Fyodor (voice)
MoviePhantasmagoria of the Interior
2015
as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
TVMajor Lazer
2015
as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
MovieFifty Shades of Erotica
2015
as (archive footage)
TVOld Money
2015
as Rolf Rauchensteiner
MovieThe Material Boy
2015
as Self
MovieLines of the Hand
2015
MovieArteholic
2014
as Self
MovieBeethoven's Treasure Tail
2014
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
MovieThe Editor
2014
as Dr Casini
MovieNymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as The Waiter
MovieThe Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
2013
as The Shaman
TVBeware the Batman
2013
as Mister Toad (voice)
MovieBlood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Lords of Salem
2013
as Witchhunter (uncredited)
MovieNight of the Templar
2012
as Father Paul
TVEvening Urgant
2012
as Self
MovieIron Sky
2012
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
MovieIch - Udo
2012
as Himself
MovieMy Own Private River
2012
as Hans (archive footage)
MovieGörünmeyen
2011
as Bartok
MovieThe Berlin Project
2011
as Guru
MovieUFO in Her Eyes
2011
as Steve Frost
MovieKeyhole
2011
as Dr. Lemke
MovieThe Theatre Bizarre
2011
as Peg Poett
MovieMelancholia
2011
as Wedding Planner
MovieThe Sky Has Four Corners
2011
as Graf Karpatovicz
MovieLife Is Too Long
2010
as Tabatabai
MovieDimension
2010
TVScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Professor Pericles (voice)
MovieMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
as Lee Meyers
MovieHouse of Boys
2009
as Madame
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
MovieMetropia
2009
as Ivan Bahn (voice)
MovieSoul Kitchen
2009
as Herr Jung
MovieTattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self
MovieLulu and Jimi
2009
as Schultz
Movie1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
as Luipold Trumpf
MovieLa deuxième femme
2008
as Udo Kier
MovieMichael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
as Self
MovieFar Cry
2008
as Dr. Krieger
MovieTell
2007
as Gessler
MovieThe Mother of Tears
2007
as Father Johannes
TVChuck
2007
as Otto Van Vogel
MovieHalloween
2007
as Morgan Walker
MovieFall Down Dead
2007
as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
MovieThe Killing Grounds
2007
as P.
MoviePars: Operation Cherry
2007
as Klaus Kayman
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Unser Reigen
2006
Movie13 Graves
2006
as Debro
MovieCrusade in Jeans
2006
as Dr. Lawerence
MovieHolly
2006
as Klaus
MoviePray for Morning
2006
as Edouard Leopold Edu
MovieCigarette Burns
2005
as Bellinger
Thadeusz
2005
as self
TVMasters of Horror
2005
as Bellinger
MovieBloodRayne
2005
as Regal Monk
MovieHeadspace
2005
as Rev. Karl Hartman
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
2005
as Interviewee-Actor
MovieManderlay
2005
as Mr. Kirspe
TV4 Against Z
2005
as Zanrelot
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
2005
as Self
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
2004
MovieSurviving Christmas
2004
as Heinrich
TVThe Batman
2004
as Bert (voice)
MovieDracula 3000
2004
as Capt. Varna
MovieEvil Eyes
2004
as George
MovieModigliani
2004
as Max Jacob
Movie30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004
as Barry Davis
MovieOne Point O
2004
as Derrick
MovieLove Object
2004
as Radley
MovieJargo
2004
as Jargos Vater
MovieCelluloid Horror
2004
as Himself
MovieGate to Heaven
2003
as Joachim Nowak
MovieDogville
2003
as The Man in the Coat
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
2003
as Georg Wassenberg
MoviePigs Will Fly
2003
as Onkel Max
MovieHe Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002
as Hans Kramer
MovieMrs. Meitlemeihr
2002
as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
MovieThe Last Minute
2002
as Nazi Fashion Shooter
MovieFearDotCom
2002
as Polidori
MovieKorn: Deuce
2002
as Commander
TVThrough the Night with...
2002
as Self
MovieInvincible
2001
as Count Helldorf
MovieAuf Herz und Nieren
2001
as Doc
TVJustice League
2001
as The Music Master (voice)
MovieAll the Queen's Men
2001
as General Landssdorf
MovieSuspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
as Self
MovieMegiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
as The Guardian
MovieCritical Mass
2001
as Samson
MovieRevelation
2001
as The Grand Master
MovieThe Praying Mantis
2001
as Julius Quellenreich
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
MovieDoomsdayer
2001
as Max Gast
MovieVon Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
as Self
MovieJust One Night
2000
as Walter Lert
MovieDancer in the Dark
2000
as Dr. Porkorny
MovieShadow of the Vampire
2000
as Albin Grau
MovieRed Letters
2000
as George Kessler
MovieDouble Deception
2000
as Vincent
MovieMiss Diamond
1999
as Bühler
MovieEnd of Days
1999
as Head Priest
MovieThe New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999
as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini
MovieFinal Run
1999
as Reddick
MovieUnder the Palms
1999
as Ludwig
MovieThe Debtors
1999
MovieSpy Games
1999
as Ivan Bliniak
MoviePossessed
1999
as Vincent
MovieKiller Deal
1999
as Dr. Roland Parker
TVBeckmann
1999
as Self
MovieStingers
1998
as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
MovieModern Vampires
1998
as Vincent
MovieThere's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998
as Rocky
TVV.I.P.
1998
as Viktor Balek
MovieBlade
1998
as Dragonetti
MovieIce
1998
as Dr. Norman Kistler
MovieThe Kingdom II
1998
as Lillebror / Age Krüger
MovieArmageddon
1998
as Psychologist
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
MovieThe 120 Days of Bottrop
1997
as Self
TVTalk 2000
1997
as Self
MovieThe End of Violence
1997
as Zoltan
MoviePrince Valiant
1997
as Sligon
Tietjen und Bommes
1997
as Self
Die Gang
1997
as Kapitän Schmidt
MovieBetty
1997
as Vincent Lord
MovieLea
1996
as Block
MovieThe Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Lorenzini
TVZimmer frei!
1996
as Self
MovieBreaking the Waves
1996
as Sadistic Sailor
MovieDuke of Groove
1996
as Earl
MovieBarb Wire
1996
as Curly
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Wolfgang Herzog
TVThe Sentinel
1996
as Klaus Zeller
MovieUnited Trash
1996
as UNO-General Werner Brenner
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MovieA Trick of the Light
1995
as Max Skladanowsky
MovieUnter Druck
1995
MovieExtinct
1995
as York Cortex
MovieNur über meine Leiche
1995
as Killer
MovieJohnny Mnemonic
1995
as Ralfi
MovieParadise Framed
1995
Willemsens Woche
1995
as Self
TValfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
MovieThe Kingdom
1994
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
TVThe Kingdom
1994
as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
TVRosa Roth
1994
as Ommer
Rotwang Must Go!
1994
as Arthur Eigenrauch
TVDoppelter Einsatz
1994
as König
MovieDeath of a World Star
1994
as Udo Kier
MovieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Commercial Director
MovieAce Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Ronald Camp
TVBrisant
1994
as Self
TVViper
1994
as Erich Geiger
MovieJosh & S.A.M.
1993
as Salon Manager
MovieJack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
as Giles Marquette
MovieFor Love or Money
1993
as Mr. Himmelman
TVseaQuest DSV
1993
as Dr. Guy Peche
MovieThree Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993
as Edouard Müllendorf
MovieTerror 2000
1993
as Jablo
MoviePlötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
1993
as Egon Hettemann
MovieSex
1992
as Self
MovieMadonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992
as Self
TVMorgenmagazin
1992
as Self
TVRed Shoe Diaries
1992
as Fashion Designer
The Making of Europa
1991
as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
TVBoulevard Bio
1991
as Self
MovieEuropa
1991
as Lawrence Hartmann
MovieMy Own Private Idaho
1991
as Hans
MovieThe German Chainsaw Massacre
1990
as Jonny
MovieMedea
1989
as Jason
Movie100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker
1989
as Adolf Hitler
MovieMother's Mask
1988
as Herr Seiler
TVDie Männer vom K3
1988
as Heini Wohlers
MovieAnother Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
MovieEpidemic
1987
as Self
MovieEgomania: Island Without Hope
1987
as Baron Tante Teufel
TVKir Royal
1986
as Holger
MovieAm nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
1986
as Minister / Kali
MovieSeduction: The Cruel Woman
1986
as Gregor
MovieIdiots' Battle
1986
MovieThe Beginner
1985
as Graf Frackstein
Der Unbesiegbare
1985
as Argon
TVGespenstergeschichten
1985
MovieThe Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984
as Man and Woman in Train
TVDer Fahnder
1984
as Uli Weber
MovieHur und Heilig
1984
MoviePankow ’95
1983
as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
MovieThe Roaring Fifties
1983
as Fromm
MovieThe Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
as Hermano
MovieSportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
1982
as Man
Siblings
1982
MovieLola
1981
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981
as Dr. Henry Jekyll
MovieLili Marleen
1981
as Drewitz
MovieNarcissus and Psyche
1980
as Nárcisz
MovieDeutschland privat
1980
TVBerlin Alexanderplatz
1980
as Junger Mann an der Bar
MovieLulu
1980
as Jack the Ripper
MovieHungarian Rhapsody
1979
as Poór
MovieThe Third Generation
1979
as Edgar Gast
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Victor
1979
as Popstar
MovieThe Fifth Commandment
1978
as Peter Dümmel
MovieÉs így s eképp tovább
1978
MovieBel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
as Poulailler
MovieThe Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
as Schafftaler
MovieSuspiria
1977
as Dr. Frank Mandel
MovieSpermula
1976
as Werner
MovieGold Flakes
1976
as Franzl
MovieExposé
1976
as Paul Martin
MovieThe Story of O
1975
as René
MovieThe Last Word
1975
as Raimund
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
1974
as Roberto Agostino
MovieBlood for Dracula
1974
as Count Dracula
MovieFlesh for Frankenstein
1973
as Baron Frankenstein
Pan
1973
as Pilgrim of Death
TVJoseph Balsamo
1973
as Gilbert
Olifant
1973
as Olifant / Edwin
Sonderdezernat K1
1972
as Harry Gätjens
MovieThe Salzburg Connection
1972
as Anton
MovieConflict of Emotions
1971
as Tonis Theodorou
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Zermahlen
MovieProvocation
1971
as Angelos
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Hans-Rudi Dreher
MovieMark of the Devil
1970
as Count Christian von Meruh
MovieSeason of the Senses
1969
as Luca
Gestern gelesen
1969
as Ingo Rippel
MovieShameless
1968
as Alexander Pohlmann
MovieRoad to St. Tropez
1966
as Boy
MovieTheirs
MovieThe Ark: An Iron Sky Story
as Grand Master
MovieIntangents
as Bin bag Man
