About
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
Return from Tomorrow2026 · Tim Senior
By Design2026 · Aldo Fabbri
The Secret Agent2025 · Hans
Bad Painter2025 · Ö
Schindler Space Architect2024 · R.M. Schindler (voice)
Der wunderbare Udo Kier2024 · Self
Skeletons in the Closet2024 · Luc
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus2022 · Self / Big Brother
My Neighbor Adolf2022 · Herman Herzog
Staging Death2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022 · Michel
The Blazing World2021 · Lained
Chompy & the Girls2021 · Chompy (voice)
Swan Song2021 · Pat Pitsenbarger
Haymaker2021 · David
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020 · Self (archive footage)
Last Moment of Clarity2020 · Ivan Demisovski
11 Colours of the Bird2020 · Self
The Barefoot Emperor2020 · Dr. Otto Kroll