Acting
Udo Kier
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
By Design
Film · 2026
Return from Tomorrow
Film · 2026
Bad Painter
Film · 2025
The Secret Agent
Film · 2025
Skeletons in the Closet
Film · 2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Film · 2024
Schindler Space Architect
Film · 2024
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Film · 2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
Film · 2022
Staging Death
Film · 2022
My Neighbor Adolf
Film · 2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Film · 2022
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Series · 2022
Dark Winds
Series · 2022
Chompy & the Girls
Film · 2021
Haymaker
Film · 2021
The Blazing World
Film · 2021
Swan Song
Film · 2021
The Barefoot Emperor
Film · 2020
Last Moment of Clarity
Film · 2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Film · 2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Film · 2020
Hunters
Series · 2020
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Film · 2019
The Painted Bird
Film · 2019
Dragged Across Concrete
Film · 2019
The Mountain
Film · 2019
Bacurau
Film · 2019
American Exit
Film · 2019
Holy Beasts
Film · 2019
Skin Walker
Film · 2019
Bacurau no Mapa
Film · 2019
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Series · 2019
I Knew Andy Warhol
Film · 2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Film · 2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Film · 2018
American Animals
Film · 2018
Zero
Film · 2018
Daughter of Mine
Film · 2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Film · 2018
Downsizing
Film · 2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Film · 2017
Instant Dreams
Film · 2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Film · 2017
Brother
Film · 2016
Courier X
Film · 2016
The Forbidden Room
Film · 2015
Coconut Hero
Film · 2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
Film · 2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Film · 2015
Johnny Walker
Film · 2015
Lines of the Hand
Film · 2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Film · 2015
The Material Boy
Film · 2015
Old Money
Series · 2015
Major Lazer
Series · 2015
The Editor
Film · 2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
Film · 2014
Arteholic
Film · 2014
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Film · 2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Film · 2013
The Lords of Salem
Film · 2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
Film · 2013
Beware the Batman
Series · 2013
Iron Sky
Film · 2012
Night of the Templar
Film · 2012
Ich - Udo
Film · 2012
My Own Private River
Film · 2012
Evening Urgant
Series · 2012
Melancholia
Film · 2011
Görünmeyen
Film · 2011
The Theatre Bizarre
Film · 2011
Keyhole
Film · 2011
UFO in Her Eyes
Film · 2011
The Sky Has Four Corners
Film · 2011
The Berlin Project
Film · 2011
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Film · 2010
Life Is Too Long
Film · 2010
Dimension
Film · 2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Series · 2010
Lulu and Jimi
Film · 2009
Metropia
Film · 2009
House of Boys
Film · 2009
Soul Kitchen
Film · 2009
Memories of a Young Pianist
Film · 2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Film · 2009
Far Cry
Film · 2008
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Film · 2008
La deuxième femme
Film · 2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Film · 2008
Halloween
Film · 2007
The Mother of Tears
Film · 2007
Pars: Operation Cherry
Film · 2007
The Killing Grounds
Film · 2007
Tell
Film · 2007
Fall Down Dead
Film · 2007
Grindhouse
Film · 2007
Chuck
Series · 2007
Crusade in Jeans
Film · 2006
Holly
Film · 2006
Pray for Morning
Film · 2006
BloodRayne
Film · 2006
13 Graves
Film · 2006
Unser Reigen
Film · 2006
Manderlay
Film · 2005
Headspace
Film · 2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Film · 2005
Cigarette Burns
Film · 2005
Masters of Horror
Series · 2005
4 Against Z
Series · 2005
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten
Series · 2005
Thadeusz
Series · 2005
Dracula 3000
Film · 2004
Evil Eyes
Film · 2004
Surviving Christmas
Film · 2004
Love Object
Film · 2004
One Point O
Film · 2004
30 Days Until I'm Famous
Film · 2004
Jargo
Film · 2004
Modigliani
Film · 2004
Celluloid Horror
Film · 2004
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
Film · 2004
The Batman
Series · 2004
Dogville
Film · 2003
Gate to Heaven
Film · 2003
Pigs Will Fly
Film · 2003
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
Film · 2003
FearDotCom
Film · 2002
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
Film · 2002
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
Film · 2002
The Last Minute
Film · 2002
Korn: Deuce
Film · 2002
Through the Night with...
Series · 2002
All the Queen's Men
Film · 2001
Doomsdayer
Film · 2001
Invincible
Film · 2001
Revelation
Film · 2001
Critical Mass
Film · 2001
The Praying Mantis
Film · 2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Film · 2001
Auf Herz und Nieren
Film · 2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Film · 2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Film · 2001
Justice League
Series · 2001
Dancer in the Dark
Film · 2000
Shadow of the Vampire
Film · 2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Film · 2000
Just One Night
Film · 2000
Double Deception
Film · 2000
Red Letters
Film · 2000
Possessed
Film · 1999
End of Days
Film · 1999
Under the Palms
Film · 1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Film · 1999
Spy Games
Film · 1999
Final Run
Film · 1999
Miss Diamond
Film · 1999
The Debtors
Film · 1999
Killer Deal
Film · 1999
Beckmann
Series · 1999
Modern Vampires
Film · 1998
The Kingdom II
Film · 1998
Blade
Film · 1998
Ice
Film · 1998
Armageddon
Film · 1998
Stingers
Film · 1998
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Film · 1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Series · 1998
V.I.P.
Series · 1998
Prince Valiant
Film · 1997
The 120 Days of Bottrop
Film · 1997
The End of Violence
Film · 1997
Betty
Film · 1997
Die Gang
Series · 1997
Talk 2000
Series · 1997
Tietjen und Bommes
Series · 1997
Breaking the Waves
Film · 1996
Barb Wire
Film · 1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Film · 1996
United Trash
Film · 1996
Duke of Groove
Film · 1996
Lea
Film · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
Zimmer frei!
Series · 1996
The Sentinel
Series · 1996
Johnny Mnemonic
Film · 1995
A Trick of the Light
Film · 1995
Nur über meine Leiche
Film · 1995
Extinct
Film · 1995
Unter Druck
Film · 1995
Paradise Framed
Film · 1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Series · 1995
Willemsens Woche
Series · 1995
The Kingdom
Film · 1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Film · 1994
Death of a World Star
Film · 1994
Rotwang Must Go!
Film · 1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Film · 1994
Doppelter Einsatz
Series · 1994
Rosa Roth
Series · 1994
Viper
Series · 1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Series · 1994
The Kingdom
Series · 1994
Brisant
Series · 1994
The Kingdom
Series · 1994
Terror 2000
Film · 1993
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Film · 1993
Josh & S.A.M.
Film · 1993
For Love or Money
Film · 1993
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
Film · 1993
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
Film · 1993
seaQuest DSV
Series · 1993
Sex
Film · 1992
Madonna: The Making of SEX Book
Film · 1992
Red Shoe Diaries
Series · 1992
Morgenmagazin
Series · 1992
My Own Private Idaho
Film · 1991
Europa
Film · 1991
The Making of Europa
Film · 1991
Boulevard Bio
Series · 1991
The German Chainsaw Massacre
Film · 1990
Medea
Film · 1989
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
Film · 1989
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Film · 1988
Mother's Mask
Film · 1988
Die Männer vom K3
Series · 1988
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Film · 1987
Epidemic
Film · 1987
Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück
Film · 1986
Seduction: The Cruel Woman
Film · 1986
Idiots' Battle
Film · 1986
Kir Royal
Series · 1986
The Beginner
Film · 1985
Der Unbesiegbare
Film · 1985
Gespenstergeschichten
Series · 1985
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Film · 1984
Hur und Heilig
Film · 1984
Der Fahnder
Series · 1984
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
Film · 1983
The Roaring Fifties
Film · 1983
Pankow ’95
Film · 1983
Siblings
Film · 1982
Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten
Film · 1982
Lili Marleen
Film · 1981
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
Film · 1981
Lola
Film · 1981
Narcissus and Psyche
Film · 1980
Lulu
Film · 1980
Deutschland privat
Film · 1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Series · 1980
The Third Generation
Film · 1979
Hungarian Rhapsody
Film · 1979
Victor
Film · 1979
NDR Talk Show
Series · 1979
The Fifth Commandment
Film · 1978
És így s eképp tovább
Film · 1978
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Film · 1977
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
Film · 1977
Suspiria
Film · 1977
Exposé
Film · 1976
Gold Flakes
Film · 1976
Spermula
Film · 1976
The Story of O
Film · 1975
The Last Word
Film · 1975
Blood for Dracula
Film · 1974
Dr. med. Mark Wedmann - Detektiv inbegriffen
Series · 1974
3 nach 9
Series · 1974
Flesh for Frankenstein
Film · 1973
Olifant
Film · 1973
Pan
Film · 1973
Joseph Balsamo
Series · 1973
The Salzburg Connection
Film · 1972
Sonderdezernat K1
Series · 1972
Provocation
Film · 1971
Conflict of Emotions
Film · 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971
Mark of the Devil
Film · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Season of the Senses
Film · 1969
Gestern gelesen
Series · 1969
Shameless
Film · 1968
Road to St. Tropez
Film · 1966
Theirs
Film
The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
Film
Intangents
Film
Monty and the Movies
Film
Citizens
Film