Udo Kier
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Armageddon
as Psychologist 1998
Blade
as Dragonetti 1998
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Ronald Camp 1994
Downsizing
as Konrad 2017
Melancholia
as Wedding Planner 2011
Suspiria
as Dr. Frank Mandel 1977
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
as The Waiter 2013
Dogville
as The Man in the Coat 2003
Halloween
as Morgan Walker 2007
End of Days
as Head Priest 1999
Dancer in the Dark
as Dr. Porkorny 2000
Grindhouse
as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") 2007
Iron Sky
as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch 2012
Brawl in Cell Block 99
as The Placid Man 2017
Johnny Mnemonic
as Ralfi 1995
My Own Private Idaho
as Hans 1991
American Animals
as Mr. Van Der Hoek 2018