Acting
Community Rating
5.5
TMDB estimate
Born
October 14, 1944
Died
November 23, 2025 (age 81)
Born in
Cologne, Germany
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.
Return from Tomorrow
Jim's father
2026
By Design
Aldo Fabbri
2026
The Secret Agent
Hans
2025
Bad Painter
Ö
2025
Schindler Space Architect
R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Self
2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Luc
2024
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Big Brother
2022
My Neighbor Adolf
Herman Herzog
2022
Staging Death
2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Michel
2022
The Blazing World
Lained
2021
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy (voice)
2021
Swan Song
Pat Pitsenbarger
2021
Haymaker
David
2021
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2020
Last Moment of Clarity
Ivan Demisovski
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
2020
The Barefoot Emperor
Dr. Otto Kroll
2020
