Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Biography

Udo Kierspe (born October 14, 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe, Canada and the Americas. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus van Sant, Werner Herzog, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Udo Kier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1944-10-14

Place of Birth: Cologne, Germany

Also Known As: Удо Кир

Popular Movies

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Lili Marleen (1981)

My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Dogville (2003)

Halloween (2007)

Flesh for Frankenstein

Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans (2006)

Manderlay (2005)

Iron Sky (2012)

The Story of O (1975)

Dracula 3000 (2004)

Shadow of the Vampire

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires (1998)

The Kingdom (1994)

The Kingdom II (1997)

Possessed (1999)

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück

Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück (1986)

Far Cry (2008)

Prince Valiant (1997)

All the Queen's Men

All the Queen's Men (2001)

Barb Wire (1996)

Narcissus and Psyche

Narcissus and Psyche (1980)

Lulu and Jimi (2009)

Europa (1991)

1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008)

FearDotCom (2002)

Blood for Dracula

Blood for Dracula (1974)

End of Days (1999)

Headspace (2005)

Evil Eyes (2004)

Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

The Last Trip to Harrisburg

The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984)

Medea (1989)

Blade (1998)

Metropia (2009)

Ice (1998)

The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears (2007)

The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997)

Holly (2006)

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas (2004)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)

Melancholia (2011)

Pray For Morning

Pray For Morning (2006)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)

Love Object (2004)

The End of Violence

The End of Violence (1997)

One Point O (2004)

Doomsdayer (2001)

Exposé (1976)

Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil (1970)

Bad Painter (2022)

Invincible (2001)

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light (1995)

Görünmeyen (2011)

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love (2022)

House of Boys (2009)

30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)

The German Chainsaw Massacre

The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)

Pars: Operation Cherry

Pars: Operation Cherry (2007)

Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long (2010)

Ein Kilo Blau (Die Musik)

Ein Kilo Blau (Die Musik) (2022)

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000)

Just One Night (2000)

The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre (2011)

Double Deception

Double Deception (2000)

Keyhole (2011)

United Trash (1996)

Revelation (2001)

The Killing Grounds

The Killing Grounds (2007)

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker (1989)

UFO in Her Eyes

UFO in Her Eyes (2011)

Under the Palms

Under the Palms (1999)

Night of the Templar

Night of the Templar (2012)

The Third Generation

The Third Generation (1979)

I Knew Andy Warhol

I Knew Andy Warhol (2018)

Terror 2000 (1992)

He Sees You When You're Sleeping

He Sees You When You're Sleeping (2002)

Critical Mass (2001)

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)

Lulu (1980)

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)

Shameless (1968)

The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis (2001)

BloodRayne (2005)

Duke of Groove (1996)

Germany Private 1 - Ethnologist of a People

Germany Private 1 - Ethnologist of a People (1979)

Staging Death (2022)

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Mrs. Meitlemeihr (2002)

Death of a World Star

Death of a World Star (1994)

Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

Seduction: The Cruel Woman

Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1986)

Die wilden Fünfziger

Die wilden Fünfziger (1983)

The Stationmaster’s Wife

The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)

Rotwang Must Go!

Rotwang Must Go! (1994)

The Beginner (1985)

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'

Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' (2005)

Soul Kitchen (2009)

Tell (2007)

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

Season of the Senses

Season of the Senses (1969)

My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf (2022)

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body (1995)

Red Letters (2000)

Road to St. Tropez

Road to St. Tropez (1966)

Extinct (1995)

The Editor (2014)

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)

Auf Herz und Nieren

Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)

Provocation (1971)

Armageddon (1998)

The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room (2015)

Fall Down Dead (2007)

Jargo (2004)

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)

Sex (1992)

Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns (2005)

Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet (2024)

13 Graves (2006)

Arteholic (2014)

Theirs (1970)

Coconut Hero (2015)

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus (2022)

The Sky Has Four Corners

The Sky Has Four Corners (2011)

Lea (1996)

The Berlin Project

The Berlin Project (2011)

Modigliani (2004)

Celluloid Horror

Celluloid Horror (2004)

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin (2015)

Unser Reigen (2006)

Gate to Heaven (2003)

Brother (2016)

Pigs Will Fly (2003)

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix (2014)

Spy Games (1999)

Ich - Udo (2012)

Seances (2016)

The Last Word (1975)

Siblings (1982)

Downsizing (2017)

Blood of 1000 Virgins

Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013)

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody (1979)

Secret Agents (1970)

Courier X (2016)

Unter Druck (1995)

The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem (2013)

Grindhouse (2007)

Final Run (1999)

Mother's Mask (1988)

Miss Diamond (1999)

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

The Last Minute

The Last Minute (2002)

Goldflocken (1976)

Korn: Deuce (2002)

Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M. (1993)

Phantasmagoria of the Interior

Phantasmagoria of the Interior (2015)

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018)

Lola (1981)

My Own Private River

My Own Private River (2012)

The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird (2019)

The Making of Europa

The Making of Europa (1991)

Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

The Debtors (1999)

Olifant (1973)

Johnny Walker (2015)

American Animals

American Animals (2018)

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

The Ark: An Iron Sky Story (1970)

Zero (2018)

Instant Dreams (2017)

Daughter of Mine

Daughter of Mine (2018)

Lines of the Hand

Lines of the Hand (2015)

La deuxième femme

La deuxième femme (2008)

The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection (1972)

Intangents (1970)

Betty (1997)

Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob?

Bel Canto, or May a Hooker Sob? (1977)

Victor (1979)

Stingers (1998)

Hur und Heilig (1984)

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)

Conflict of Emotions

Conflict of Emotions (1971)

The Mountain (2019)

Bacurau (2019)

Fifty Shades of Erotica

Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)

The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor (2020)

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)

Last Moment of Clarity

Last Moment of Clarity (2020)

Epidemic (1987)

American Exit (2019)

Holy Beasts (2019)

Der Unbesiegbare

Der Unbesiegbare (1985)

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017)

The Material Boy

The Material Boy (2015)

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)

Werewolf Women of the S.S.

Werewolf Women of the S.S. (2007)

Dimension (2010)

Skin Walker (2019)

The Fifth Commandment

The Fifth Commandment (1978)

Pankow ’95 (1983)

Chompy & the Girls

Chompy & the Girls (2021)

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020)

Memories of a Young Pianist

Memories of a Young Pianist (2009)

Bacurau no Mapa

Bacurau no Mapa (2019)

Spermula (1976)

Suspiria (1977)

Paradise Framed

Paradise Framed (1995)

For Love or Money

For Love or Money (1993)

Killer Deal (1999)

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten

Sportliche Schatten – Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)

Pan (1973)

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf

Fear and Loathing in Materndorf (2004)

11 Colours of the Bird

11 Colours of the Bird (2020)

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue

Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue (1993)

Haymaker (2021)

The Blazing World

The Blazing World (2021)

És így s eképp tovább

És így s eképp tovább (1978)

Swan Song (2021)

There's No Fish Food in Heaven

There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998)

Idiots' Battle (1986)

By Design (1970)