Udo Kier
Known for 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.
Filmography
The Secret Agent
2025
as Hans
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
as The Waiter
Blade
1998
as Dragonetti
Armageddon
1998
as Psychologist
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Ronald Camp
The Story of O
1975
as René
The End of Violence
1997
as Zoltan
End of Days
1999
as Head Priest
Suspiria
1977
as Dr. Frank Mandel
Dogville
2003
as The Man in the Coat
Downsizing
2017
as Konrad
Melancholia
2011
as Wedding Planner
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
as (archive footage)
Halloween
2007
as Morgan Walker
FearDotCom
2002
as Polidori
Grindhouse
2007
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
Johnny Mnemonic
1995
as Ralfi
My Own Private Idaho
1991
as Hans
Manderlay
2005
as Mr. Kirspe
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Dr. Porkorny