Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10/14/1944
- Birthplace
- Cologne, Germany
- Died
- 11/23/2025 (aged 81)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- Udo Kierspe, 乌多·基尔, ウド・キア, У́до Кир, Ούντο Κιρ
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.
12 titles
Armageddon
1998
Psychologist
Blade
1998
Dragonetti
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
Camp
Downsizing
2017
Konrad
Melancholia
2011
Wedding Planner
Suspiria
1977
Dr. Frank Mandel
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
The Waiter
Dogville
2003
The Man in the Coat
Halloween
2007
Morgan Walker
End of Days
1999
Head Priest
Dancer in the Dark
2000
Dr. Porkorny
Grindhouse
2007
Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
