Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
October 14, 1944
Died
November 23, 2025 (81 years old)
Cologne, Germany
Also Known As
- Udo Kierspe
- 乌多·基尔
- ウド・キア
- У́до Кир
- Ούντο Κιρ
Udo Kier
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.
Known For
Acting
The Secret Agent
2025
Skeletons in the Closet
2024
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022
My Neighbor Adolf
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
The Blazing World
2021
Chompy & the Girls
2021
Swan Song
2021
Haymaker
2021
Last Moment of Clarity
2020
Hunters
2020
Bacurau no Mapa
2019
Skin Walker
2019
The Painted Bird
2019
Bacurau
2019
Holy Beasts
2019
The Mountain
2019
American Exit
2019
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
2018
American Animals
2018
