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Udo Kier
Known for: ActingUdo 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 114
Downsizing
+9
as Konrad 
Blade
+4
as Dragonetti 
Hunters
+4
as Adolf Hitler 
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
+5
as Camp 
The Secret Agent
+5
as Hans 
Suspiria
+13
as Dr. Frank Mandel 
Halloween
+15
as Morgan Walker 
Melancholia
+7
as Wedding Planner 
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
+2
as The Waiter 
The Kingdom
as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror / Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brothe 
Dogville
as The Man in the Coat 
Shadow of the Vampire
+9
as Albin Grau 
End of Days
+2
as Head Priest 
Dracula 3000
+4
as Capt. Varna 
Breaking the Waves
+2
as Sadistic Sailor 
Dancer in the Dark
+1
as Dr. Porkorny 
The Painted Bird
+8
as Miller 
Barb Wire
+2
as Curly 
The Story of O
+2
as René 
Dragged Across Concrete
+10
as Friedrich 
Brawl in Cell Block 99
+8
as The Placid Man 
My Own Private Idaho
+2
as Hans 
Johnny Mnemonic
+4
as Ralfi 
Iron Sky
+8
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch 
Bacurau
+5
as Michael 
Far Cry
+2
as Dr. Krieger 
Manderlay
as Mr. Kirspe 
+1 
For Love or Money
+2
as Mr. Himmelman 
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
+9
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler 
Last Moment of Clarity
+6
as Ivan Demisovski 
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
as Fuchspelzmann 
Surviving Christmas
+4
as Heinrich 
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
as Gregor 
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
+2
as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser 
American Animals
+8
as Mr. Van Der Hoek 
4 Against Z
as Zanrelot 
The End of Violence
+9
as Zoltan 
Old Money
as Rolf Rauchensteiner 
Prince Valiant
+13
as Sligon 
Mark of the Devil
+7
as Count Christian von Meruh 
FearDotCom
+10
as Polidori 
Modern Vampires
+4
as Vincent 
The Third Generation
as Edgar Gast 
Holly
+6
as Klaus 
The Adventures of Pinocchio
+3
as Lorenzini 
Flesh for Frankenstein
+10
as Baron Frankenstein 
One Point O
as Derrick 
Exposé
+5
as Paul Martin 
Swan Song
+14
as Pat Pitsenbarger 
Modigliani
+12
as Max Jacob 
Blood for Dracula
+17
as Count Dracula 
Keyhole
+10
as Dr. Lemke 
BloodRayne
+9
as Regal Monk 
Europa
as Lawrence Hartmann 
Soul Kitchen
as Herr Jung 
By Design
+5
as Aldo Fabbri 
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
+10
as Lee Meyers 
Headspace
+2
as Rev. Karl Hartman 
Skin Walker
+6
as Claus 
Invincible
+3
as Count Helldorf 
Epidemic
as Udo Kier 
Spy Games
as Ivan Bliniak 
Lili Marleen
as Drewitz 
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
+12
as The Guardian 
Metropia
+3
as Ivan Bahn (voice) 
Daughter of Mine
+3
as Bruno 
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
+10
as Hans Kramer 
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
as Georg Wassenberg 
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
+8
as Andre Toulon 
Love Object
as Radley 
American Exit
+11
as Anton 
House of Boys
+5
as Madame 
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
+5
as Alcyde 
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini 
30 Days Until I'm Famous
+4
as Barry Davis 
Cigarette Burns
as Bellinger 
Crusade in Jeans
as Dr. Lawerence 
The Kingdom
as Age Krüger / Lillebror 
Ice
+4
as Dr. Norman Kistler 
My Neighbor Adolf
+3
as Herman Herzog 
Chompy & the Girls
+9
as Chompy (voice) 
Final Run
+4
as Reddick 
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
+6
as Rocky 
The Kingdom II
as Lillebror / Age Krüger 
The Forbidden Room
+4
as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist 
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
as Grand Master 
Courier X
+7
as Nathan Vogel 
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
as Giles Marquette 
The Last Minute
as Nazi Fashion Shooter 
Haymaker
+8
as David 
Gate to Heaven
+4
as Joachim Nowak 
The Editor
+8
as Dr Casini 
The Mother of Tears
+6
as Father Johannes 
Josh & S.A.M.
as Salon Manager 
Skeletons in the Closet
+13
as Luc 
The Blazing World
+7
as Lained 
The Theatre Bizarre
+12
as Peg Poett 
The Mountain
+5
as Frederick 
Evil Eyes
+6
as George 
The Killing Grounds
+7
as P. 
Night of the Templar
+2
as Father Paul 
The Beginner
as Graf Frackstein 
Critical Mass
+5
as Samson 
Egomania: Island Without Hope
as Baron Tante Teufel 
Holy Beasts
as Henry 
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
as Adolf Hitler 
Revelation
+1
as The Grand Master 
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
+1
as Dr. Henry Jekyll 
Pray for Morning
as Edouard Leopold Edu 
The German Chainsaw Massacre
as Jonny 
I Knew Andy Warhol
as Self 
Just One Night
as Walter Lert