Udo Kier

    Actor, Writer, Producer

    Birthdate: October 14

    Birthplace: Cologne, Germany

    Beginning his life with the same flair for the dramatic that would come to define his career, Udo Kier was born in Köln, Germany near the end of the 2nd world war. The hospital was bombed and buried Kier and his mother in the rubble. Both survived, and Kier would later move to London as a young adult to study English. Kier was discovered in London by Michael Sarne, who cast him in his first role as a gigolo in "Road To Saint Tropez". Kier then starred in Michael Armstrong's extremely controversial "Mark Of The Devil". He would go on to work with Paul Morrissey in Andy Warhol's "Flesh For Frankenstein" and "Blood For Dracula", Dario Argento in "Suspiria", and Rainer Werner Fassbinder in "The Third Generation", "Lili Marllen", and "Lola".

    Kier entered the American independent cinema scene many years later after meeting Gus Van Sant at the Berlin Film Festival. Van Sant offered Kier the role of Hans, the lamp-singing john in "My Own Private Idaho" with Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. He would later have roles in Gus Van Sant's "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" and "Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot" as well as such 90s Hollywood hits as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "Johnny Mnemonic", "Barb Wire", "End Of Violence", "For Love Or Money", "Armagedden", "Blade", and "End Of Days". Kier is probably best known for his collaboration with Lars von Trier, appearing in most of his films including "Medea", "Europa", "Breaking The Waves", "Dancer In TheE Dark", "Dogville", "Manderlay", "Melancholia", "Nymphomaniac (Vol. II)" and "The Kingdom" (Danish TV). Kier's recent renaissance has seen him play memorable roles in the Activision game "Call Of Duty", numerous television roles in North America and Europe, and in the films "Iron Sky", "Brawl In Cell Block 99", "Downsizing", "American Animals", "Bacurau", "The Painted Bird", "The Blazing World" and "Swan Song", among many others.

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    Udo Kier Movies

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    • 2026 |

      My Neighbor Adolf

      asMr. Herzog
    • 2024 |
      Skeletons in the Closetas Luc
    • 2023 |
      Bad Painteras Albert Oehlen
    • 2022 |
      A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Loveas Michel
    • 2022 |
      My Neighbor Adolfas Mr. Herzog
    • 2021 |
      Chompy & the Girlsas Chompy
    • 2021 |

      The Blazing World

      asLained
    • 2021 |

      Swan Song

      asPat Pitsenbarger
    • 2021 |

      Black Widow

      asJulius Quellenreich
    • 2020 |
      Last Moment of Clarityas Ivan Demisovski
    • 2020 |
      Schlingensief: A Voice That Shook the Silence
    • 2020 |

      The Painted Bird

      asMiller
    • 2020 |

      Bacurau

      asMichael
    • 2019 |
      American Exitas Anton
    • 2019 |
      Bacurau no Mapa
    • 2019 |
      Holy Beastsas Henry
    • 2019 |
      Iron Sky: The Coming Raceas Vril Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
    • 2019 |
      Skin Walkeras Claus
    • 2019 |
      The Barefoot Emperoras Dr. Otto Kroll
    • 2019 |

      The Mountain

      asFrederick
    • 2019 |

      Daughter of Mine

      asBruno
    • 2018 |
      Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
    • 2018 |
      Dragged Across Concreteas Friedrich
    • 2018 |
      Puppet Master: The Littlest Reichas Andre Toulon
    • 2018 |
      Ulysses: A Dark Odysseyas Alcyde
    • 2018 |

      Zero

      asThe lord of the world
    • 2018 |

      Halloween

      asMorgan Walker
    • 2018 |

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

      asHans
    • 2018 |

      Hitler’s Hollywood

      asNarrator (USA version)
    • 2017 |
      Brawl in Cell Block 99as Placid Man
    • 2017 |
      Instant Dreams
    • 2017 |

      Downsizing

      asKonrad
    • 2017 |

      The Last Word

      asRaimund
    • 2016 |
      Brotheras Frank Solek
    • 2016 |
      Courier Xas Nathan Vogel
    • 2015 |
      Coconut Heroas Mr. Morrow (Therapist)
    • 2015 |
      Johnny Walkeras Fyodor
    • 2015 |
      The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin
    • 2015 |
      The Material Boy
    • 2015 |
      Twenty-Five Palms
    • 2015 |

      Pan

      asPilgrim of Death
    • 2015 |

      The Forbidden Room

      asCount Yugh
    • 2014 |
      Arteholic
    • 2014 |
      The Editoras Dr. Casini
    • 2013 |
      The Girl behind the White Picket Fenceas The Shaman
    • 2012 |
      Night of the Templaras Father Paul
    • 2012 |
      Iron Skyas Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
    • 2011 |
      Keyholeas Dr. Lemke
    • 2011 |
      Görünmeyenas Bartok
    • 2011 |
      The Berlin Projectas Guru
    • 2011 |
      The Sky Has Four Cornersas Graf Karpatovicz
    • 2011 |
      The Theatre Bizarreas Peg Poett (framing segments)
    • 2011 |
      UFO in Her Eyesas Steve Frost
    • 2011 |

      Melancholia

      asWedding Planner
    • 2009 |
      Lulu and Jimias Schultz
    • 2009 |
      Metropiaas Ivan Bahn
    • 2009 |
      My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Doneas Lee Meyers
    • 2008 |
      1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelindeas Luipold Trumpf
    • 2008 |
      Far Cryas Dr. Lucas Krieger
    • 2007 |
      Mother of Tearsas Father Johannes
    • 2007 |
      Children of Waxas P.
    • 2007 |
      Fall Down Deadas Picasso Killer
    • 2007 |
      Pars: Operation Cherryas Klaus Kayman
    • 2007 |
      Tellas Hermann Gessler
    • 2006 |
      Hollyas Klaus
    • 2006 |
      Pray for Morningas Edouard Leopold Edu
    • 2005 |
      BloodRayneas Regal Monk
    • 2005 |
      Wit's Endas The Stranger
    • 2004 |
      Modiglianias Max Jacob
    • 2004 |
      Celluloid Horror
    • 2004 |
      Dracula 3000as Capt. Varna
    • 2004 |
      Evil Eyesas George
    • 2004 |
      Jargoas Jargos Vater
    • 2004 |
      One Point Oas Derrick
    • 2004 |
      Sawtoothas Reverend Cain
    • 2004 |
      Surviving Christmasas Heinrich
    • 2003 |
      Love Objectas Radley
    • 2003 |
      Gate to Heavenas Joachim Nowak
    • 2002 |
      Broken Cookies
    • 2002 |
      Pigs Will Flyas Onkel Max
    • 2001 |
      All the Queen's Menas General Landssdorf
    • 2001 |
      Invincibleas Count Helldorf
    • 2002 |
      Feardotcomas Polidori
    • 2001 |
      Auf Herz und Nierenas Doc
    • 2001 |
      Critical Massas Samson
    • 2001 |
      Double Deceptionas Vincent
    • 2001 |
      Revelationas Grand Master
    • 2001 |
      Megiddo: The Omega Code 2as The Guardian
    • 2000 |
      Doomsdayeras Max Gast
    • 2000 |
      Just One Nightas Walter Lert
    • 2000 |
      Kanzler - König der Kannibalen
    • 2000 |
      Red Lettersas George Kessler
    • 2000 |
      Von Trier's 100 Eyes
    • 2000 |
      Shadow of the Vampireas Albin Grau
    • 1999 |
      Spy Gamesas Ivan Bliniak
    • 1999 |
      The Debtorsas Drag Mabel
    • 1999 |
      The New Adventures of Pinocchioas Madame Flambeau
    • 1999 |
      Under the Palmsas Ludwig
    • 1999 |
      End of Daysas Head Priest
    • 1998 |
      Bettyas Vincent Lord
    • 1998 |
      Immaculate Springsas Hans
    • 1998 |
      Life in the Fast Laneas Rocky
    • 1998 |
      Schuldig
    • 1998 |
      Stingers
    • 1998 |

      Blade

      asDragonetti
    • 1997 |
      Prince Valiantas Sligon
    • 1997 |
      The 120 Days of Bottropas Udo KIer
    • 1996 |
      Four Tales of Two Citiesas Earl (segment "Duke of Groove")
    • 1996 |
      Leaas Block
    • 1996 |
      The Slitas UNO-General Werner Brenner
    • 1996 |
      Breaking the Wavesas Sadistic Sailor
    • 1996 |
      The Adventures of Pinocchioas Lorenzini
    • 1995 |
      Over My Dead Bodyas Killer
    • 1995 |
      Paradise Framed
    • 1995 |
      Johnny Mnemonicas Ralfi
    • 1994 |
      Rotwang muß weg!as Arthur Eigenrauch
    • 1994 |

      Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

      asCamp
    • 1993 |
      Plötzlich und unerwartetas Egon Hettemann
    • 1993 |
      Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heavenas Edouard Müllendorf
    • 1993 |
      Josh and S.A.M.as Salon Manager
    • 1993 |
      For Love or Moneyas Mr. Himmelman
    • 1991 |
      Europaas Lawrence Hartmann
    • 1990 |
      Blackest Heartas Jonny
    • 1989 |
      100 Jahre Adolf Hitler - Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunkeras Adolf Hitler
    • 1988 |
      Another Way: D-Kikan-Johoas Hansman
    • 1988 |
      Mutters Maskeas Herr Seidler
    • 1986 |
      Egomania: Island Without Hopeas Baron Tante Teufel
    • 1985 |
      Seduction: The Cruel Womanas Gregor
    • 1985 |
      The Invincibleas Argon
    • 1984 |
      Hur und Heilig
    • 1983 |
      Pankow '95as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart (J.W.A. Zart)
    • 1983 |
      The Island of the Bloody Plantationas Hermano
    • 1981 |
      Lili Marleenas Drewitz
    • 1981 |
      The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourneas Dr. Henry Jekyll
    • 1980 |
      Deutschland Privat 1 - Eine Anthologie des Volksfilms
    • 1980 |
      Luluas Jack the Ripper
    • 1980 |
      Narcissus and Psycheas Nárcisz - Laci Tóth
    • 1979 |
      Hungarian Rhapsodyas Poór
    • 1978 |
      La deuxième femmeas Udo Kier
    • 1978 |
      The Fifth Commandmentas Peter Dümmel
    • 1977 |
      Belcanto oder Darf eine Nutte schluchzen?as Poulailler
    • 1976 |
      Goldflockenas Franzl
    • 1976 |
      Spermulaas Werner
    • 1976 |
      Traumaas Paul Martin
    • 1975 |
      The Story of Oas Rene
    • 1974 |
      Blood for Draculaas Count Dracula
    • 1974 |

      Flesh for Frankenstein

      asBaron Frankenstein
    • 1973 |
      Flesh for Frankensteinas Baron Frankenstein
    • 1972 |
      The Salzburg Connectionas Anton
    • 1972 |

      Mark of the Devil

      asCount Christian von Meruh
    • 1971 |
      Conflict of Emotionsas Tonis Theodorou
    • 1971 |
      Provocationas Angelos
    • 1970 |
      Mark of the Devilas Count Christian von Meruh
    • 1969 |
      Season of the Sensesas Luca
    • 1968 |
      Shamelessas Alexander Pohlmann

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    • 2024 |

      Lola