Udo Kier
Acting
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.
Born: October 14, 1944
Place of Birth: Cologne, Germany
Known For
Death of a World Star
A mockumentary - after suffering a tragic accident on a shoot in Tuscany, Udo Kier is about to die. Alfred Edel is sent in to film an obituary.
Schindler Space Architect
Architect R.M. Schindler, transformed the way we see space and laid the foundation for what is now considered the California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. His life story (1887-1953) unfolds in parallel with that of Modern Architecture. The film follows Schindler's journey from Vienna through Chicago to Southern California, observing where possible through the lens of his own camera or listening to his own words. The story is told through narration, interviews, Schindler's theoretical writings, correspondence, photos and renderings of his many works and projects.
Gold Flakes
Werner Schroeter's rhapsody of excess leaps from 1949 Cuba to contemporary France to points in between, while its feverishly shifting visual style evokes and parodies everything from kitschy Mexican telenovelas to silent French art films.
4 Against Z
Vier gegen Z is a German children's television program shown on ARD and KI.KA in which four children are appointed as "Wächter" by their deceased aunt Hedda to prevent Zanrelot, the "Herrscher der Finsternis" from leaving the underworld and gaining control over Lübeck. As of September 2006, two seasons of 13 episodes each have been broadcast. The show's success has sparked the creation of a total of 6 novelized versions of the television episodes.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
This incarnation of the popular cartoon series finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all. But the longstanding Crystal Cove residents, who bank on the town's reputation to attract tourists, are prepared to do what it takes to protect their turf.
Justice League
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
The Batman
A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.
Pigs Will Fly
A man struggles with memories of his violent childhood.
Bacurau no Mapa
Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show how they made the film an audience and critical success.
Through the Night with...
Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.
Filmography
as Aldo Fabbri
as Hans
as Ö
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
as Self
as Luc
as Klaus
as Self / Big Brother
as Herman Herzog
as Michel
as Lained
as Chompy (voice)
as Pat Pitsenbarger
as David
as Self (archive footage)
as Ivan Demisovski
as Self
as Dr. Otto Kroll
as Adolf Hitler
as Self
as Claus
as Miller
as Michael
as Henry
as Frederick
as Anton
as Friedrich
as Fuchspelzmann
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
as Self
as Andre Toulon
as Alcyde
as Mr. Van Der Hoek
as The lord of the world
as Bruno
as Konrad
as The Docter (Cameo)
as The Placid Man
as Nathan Vogel
as Frank Solek
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
as Mr. Morrow
as Fyodor (voice)
as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
as Head Vampire Vampire (voice)
as (archive footage)
as Rolf Rauchensteiner
as Self
as Self
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
as Dr Casini
as The Waiter
as The Shaman
as Mister Toad (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Witchhunter (uncredited)
as Father Paul
as Self
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
as Himself
as Hans (archive footage)
as Bartok
as Guru
as Steve Frost
as Dr. Lemke
as Peg Poett
as Wedding Planner
as Graf Karpatovicz
as Tabatabai
as Professor Pericles (voice)
as Lee Meyers
as Madame
as Ivan Bahn (voice)
as Herr Jung
as Self
as Schultz
as Luipold Trumpf
as Udo Kier
as Dr. Krieger
as Gessler
as Father Johannes
as Otto Van Vogel
as Morgan Walker
as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
as P.
as Klaus Kayman
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
as Debro
as Dr. Lawerence
as Klaus
as Edouard Leopold Edu
as Bellinger
as Bellinger
as Regal Monk
as Rev. Karl Hartman
as Mr. Kirspe
as Zanrelot
as Heinrich
as Bert (voice)
as Capt. Varna
as George
as Max Jacob
as Barry Davis
as Derrick
as Radley
as Himself
as Jargos Vater
as Joachim Nowak
as The Man in the Coat
as Onkel Max
as Hans Kramer
as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
as Nazi Fashion Shooter
as Polidori
as Commander
as Self
as Count Helldorf
as The Music Master (voice)
as Doc
as General Landssdorf
as Self
as The Guardian
as Samson
as The Grand Master
as Julius Quellenreich
as Max Gast
as Self
as Walter Lert
as Dr. Porkorny
as Albin Grau
as George Kessler
as Vincent
as Bühler
as Head Priest
as Lorenzini
as Reddick
as Ludwig
as Ivan Bliniak
as Vincent
as Dr. Roland Parker
as Self
as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
as Vincent
as Rocky
as Viktor Balek
as Dragonetti
as Dr. Norman Kistler
as Lillebror / Age Krüger
as Psychologist
as Self
as Self
as Zoltan
as Sligon
as Vincent Lord
as Block
as Lorenzini
as Self
as Sadistic Sailor
as Earl
as Curly
as Wolfgang Herzog
as Klaus Zeller
as UNO-General Werner Brenner
as Self
as Max Skladanowsky
as York Cortex
as Killer
as Ralfi
as Self
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror
as Ommer
as Arthur Eigenrauch
as König
as Udo Kier
as Commercial Director
as Ronald Camp
as Self
as Erich Geiger
as Salon Manager
as Giles Marquette
as Mr. Himmelman
as Dr. Guy Peche
as Edouard Müllendorf
as Jablo
as Egon Hettemann
as Self
as Self
as Fashion Designer
as Self
as Lawrence Hartmann
as Hans
as Jonny
as Jason
as Adolf Hitler
as Herr Seiler
as Heini Wohlers
as Self
as Baron Tante Teufel
as Holger
as Gregor
as Graf Frackstein
as Man and Woman in Train
as Uli Weber
as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart
as Fromm
as Hermano
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Dr. Henry Jekyll
as Drewitz
as Nárcisz
as Junger Mann an der Bar
as Jack the Ripper
as Poór
as Edgar Gast
as Self
as Peter Dümmel
as Poulailler
as Schafftaler
as Dr. Frank Mandel
as Werner
as Franzl
as Paul Martin
as René
as Raimund
as Count Dracula
as Baron Frankenstein
as Gilbert
as Anton
as Tonis Theodorou
as Zermahlen
as Angelos
as Hans-Rudi Dreher
as Beethoven
as Count Christian von Meruh
as Luca
as Alexander Pohlmann
as Boy
as Grand Master
as Bin bag Man