Acting
Udo Kier
Born Oct 14, 1944 · Cologne, Germany · Died Nov 23, 2025
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.
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Acting
Theirs
Drama · Horror · Thriller
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
Comedy · Science Fiction
Intangents
Horror · Thriller
Monty and the Movies
Documentary
Return from Tomorrow
2026
Thriller
By Design
2026
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
The Secret Agent
2025
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Bad Painter
2025
Drama
Schindler Space Architect
2024
Documentary
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024
Documentary · TV Movie
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
Horror · Thriller
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022
Comedy
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022
Documentary
My Neighbor Adolf
2022
Drama
Dark Winds
2022
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Staging Death
2022
Documentary
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
Mystery
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
Romance · Drama · Comedy
The Blazing World
2021
Horror · Fantasy · Adventure
Chompy & the Girls
2021
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
Swan Song
2021
Comedy · Drama
Haymaker
2021
Drama · Romance
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
Documentary
Last Moment of Clarity
2020
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
11 Colours of the Bird
2020
Documentary
The Barefoot Emperor
2020
Comedy · Drama
Hunters
2020
Crime · Drama
Bacurau no Mapa
2019
Documentary
Skin Walker
2019
Horror · Thriller
The Painted Bird
2019
War · Drama · Horror
Bacurau
2019
Mystery · Western · Thriller
Holy Beasts
2019
Drama
The Mountain
2019
Drama
American Exit
2019
Drama
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
Crime · Action · Thriller
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
Crime
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
Action · Comedy · Fantasy
I Knew Andy Warhol
2018
Documentary
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018
Horror · Comedy
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018
Action · Drama · Adventure
American Animals
2018
Drama · Crime · Documentary
Zero
2018
Comedy · Drama
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
Comedy · Drama
Daughter of Mine
2018
Drama
Downsizing
2017
Drama · Science Fiction · Comedy
Instant Dreams
2017
Documentary
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
Action · Crime · Thriller
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
2017
Documentary
Courier X
2016
Drama
Brother
2016
Thriller · Drama
The Forbidden Room
2015
Comedy
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015
Documentary
Coconut Hero
2015
Comedy · Drama
Johnny Walker
2015
Drama · Comedy
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
2015
Horror · Documentary
Major Lazer
2015
Comedy · Animation
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Documentary
Old Money
2015
Comedy · Drama
The Material Boy
2015
Lines of the Hand
2015
Mystery
Arteholic
2014
Documentary
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014
Family · Comedy · Adventure
The Editor
2014
Comedy · Horror · Mystery
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
Drama · Mystery
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
2013
Romance
Beware the Batman
2013
Action & Adventure · Animation · Kids
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
Documentary
The Lords of Salem
2013
Horror · Thriller
Night of the Templar
2012
Horror · Mystery
Iron Sky
2012
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Ich - Udo
2012
Documentary
My Own Private River
2012
Documentary
Görünmeyen
2011
Drama
The Berlin Project
2011
Drama
UFO in Her Eyes
2011
Comedy · Drama
Keyhole
2011
Crime · Drama · Horror
The Theatre Bizarre
2011
Horror
The Sky Has Four Corners
2011
Family · Drama
Melancholia
2011
Drama · Science Fiction
Life Is Too Long
2010
Dimension
2010
Drama
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
Animation · Mystery · Family
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Crime · Drama · Thriller
House of Boys
2009
Drama · Romance
Metropia
2009
Animation · Drama · Science Fiction
Soul Kitchen
2009
Drama · Comedy
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
Documentary
Lulu and Jimi
2009
Comedy · Drama · Music
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
Adventure · Comedy
La deuxième femme
2008
Documentary
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
Documentary
Far Cry
2008
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Tell
2007
Adventure · Comedy
The Mother of Tears
2007
Horror
Chuck
2007
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Halloween
2007
Horror
Fall Down Dead
2007
Horror · Thriller
The Killing Grounds
2007
Action · Thriller
Pars: Operation Cherry
2007
Action · Crime · Drama
Grindhouse
2007
Thriller · Action · Horror
13 Graves
2006
Drama · TV Movie
Crusade in Jeans
2006
Adventure · Fantasy · History
Holly
2006
Drama
Pray for Morning
2006
Horror · Thriller
BloodRayne
2006
Action · Fantasy
Cigarette Burns
2005
Horror · TV Movie
Masters of Horror
2005
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Headspace
2005
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Manderlay
2005
Drama
4 Against Z
2005
Family · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Surviving Christmas
2004
Comedy · Romance
The Batman
2004
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Dracula 3000
2004
Horror · Science Fiction
Evil Eyes
2004
Horror
Modigliani
2004
Drama
30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004
Comedy · Drama · Romance
One Point O
2004
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Love Object
2004
Drama · Horror · Romance
Jargo
2004
Crime · Drama
Celluloid Horror
2004
Documentary
Gate to Heaven
2003
Romance · Drama · Comedy
Dogville
2003
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
2003
Crime · TV Movie
Pigs Will Fly
2003
Drama
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002
Fantasy · Drama · Crime
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002
Drama · War · Comedy
The Last Minute
2002
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
FearDotCom
2002
Horror · Thriller · Crime
Korn: Deuce
2002
Music · Documentary
Invincible
2001
Drama · War
Auf Herz und Nieren
2001
Comedy
Justice League
2001
Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
All the Queen's Men
2001
Action · Comedy · Drama
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
Documentary
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
Action · Thriller · Horror
Critical Mass
2001
Action · Thriller
Revelation
2001
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction
The Praying Mantis
2001
Thriller · Comedy
Doomsdayer
2001
Action · Thriller
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
Documentary
Just One Night
2000
Comedy · Romance
Dancer in the Dark
2000
Drama · Crime
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
Drama · Horror
Red Letters
2000
Crime · Drama
Double Deception
2000
Action · Thriller
Miss Diamond
1999
End of Days
1999
Action · Horror · Fantasy
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999
Family · Fantasy
Final Run
1999
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Under the Palms
1999
Drama
The Debtors
1999
Comedy
Spy Games
1999
Action · Comedy · Romance
Possessed
1999
Horror
Killer Deal
1999
Science Fiction · Thriller · TV Movie
Stingers
1998
Crime · Drama
Modern Vampires
1998
Action · Horror · Comedy
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998
Comedy
V.I.P.
1998
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Blade
1998
Horror · Action
Ice
1998
Action · Adventure · TV Movie
The Kingdom II
1998
Mystery · Fantasy · Horror
Armageddon
1998
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
The 120 Days of Bottrop
1997
Comedy
The End of Violence
1997
Drama · Thriller
Prince Valiant
1997
Adventure · Fantasy
Betty
1997
Comedy
Lea
1996
Romance · Drama
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
Family · Fantasy · Adventure
Breaking the Waves
1996
Drama · Romance
Duke of Groove
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Barb Wire
1996
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Nash Bridges
1996
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Sentinel
1996
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
United Trash
1996
Comedy
A Trick of the Light
1995
Drama · Documentary
Unter Druck
1995
TV Movie · Thriller
Extinct
1995
Science Fiction
Nur über meine Leiche
1995
Comedy · Romance
Johnny Mnemonic
1995
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Paradise Framed
1995
Drama
The Kingdom
1994
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
The Kingdom
1994
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Rosa Roth
1994
Crime
Doppelter Einsatz
1994
Crime
Death of a World Star
1994
Comedy
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Viper
1994
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Josh & S.A.M.
1993
Adventure · Action · Comedy
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
Crime · Drama · Mystery
For Love or Money
1993
Comedy · Romance
seaQuest DSV
1993
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993
Comedy
Terror 2000
1993
Comedy · Horror
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
1993
Sex
1992
Documentary
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
1992
Documentary
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
Drama
Europa
1991
Crime · Drama · Thriller
My Own Private Idaho
1991
Drama
The German Chainsaw Massacre
1990
Comedy · Thriller · Horror
Medea
1989
Drama · TV Movie
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
1989
Comedy · Drama
Mother's Mask
1988
Drama
Die Männer vom K3
1988
Crime
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
Drama · War · TV Movie
Epidemic
1987
Drama · Horror
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987
Drama
Kir Royal
1986
Drama · Comedy
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
1986
Science Fiction
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
1986
Drama
Idiots' Battle
1986
Comedy · Western · Horror
The Beginner
1985
Comedy
Gespenstergeschichten
1985
Mystery
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984
Drama
Der Fahnder
1984
Crime
Hur und Heilig
1984
Drama
Pankow ’95
1983
Science Fiction
The Roaring Fifties
1983
Comedy
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
Thriller · Crime · Adventure
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
1982
Animation
Lola
1981
Drama
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981
Horror
Lili Marleen
1981
Drama · War · Romance
Narcissus and Psyche
1980
Drama
Deutschland privat
1980
Documentary
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
Drama · Crime
Lulu
1980
Drama
Hungarian Rhapsody
1979
Drama
The Third Generation
1979
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Fifth Commandment
1978
Drama · Crime
És így s eképp tovább
1978
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
Drama
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
Drama · TV Movie
Suspiria
1977
Horror · Mystery
Spermula
1976
Horror · Science Fiction
Gold Flakes
1976
Drama
Exposé
1976
Thriller · Horror
The Story of O
1975
Drama
The Last Word
1975
Comedy
Blood for Dracula
1974
Horror
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973
Horror
Joseph Balsamo
1973
Drama
The Salzburg Connection
1972
Action · Thriller
Conflict of Emotions
1971
Crime · Drama
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Crime
Provocation
1971
Drama · Romance
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime
Mark of the Devil
1970
Horror · Drama · History
Season of the Senses
1969
Drama · Mystery
Shameless
1968
Crime · Drama
Road to St. Tropez
1966
Comedy
Directed
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984
Drama