Directed credits
2
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Director
Udo Kier
Acting
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 1646
IMDb ID: nm0001424
Known for: Acting
Born: October 14, 1944
Died: November 23, 2025
Age: 81
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 2026
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.05
Wikidata: Q77035
Also known as
Udo Kierspe • 乌多·基尔 • ウド・キア • У́до Кир • Ούντο Κιρ • Ούντο Κίερ • يودو كيير • 우도 키어
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (1)Director (1)Associate Producer (1)In Memory Of (1)Production Design (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Udo Kier.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Udo Kier.
as Dr. Porkorny
Dancer in the Dark
2000 • Movie
as Age Krüger / Lillebror
The Kingdom
1994 • Movie
as The Man in the Coat
Dogville
2003 • Movie
as Michael
Bacurau
2019 • Movie
as Sadistic Sailor
Breaking the Waves
1996 • Movie
as Dr. Frank Mandel
Suspiria
1977 • Movie
as Bellinger
Cigarette Burns
2005 • Movie
as Lawrence Hartmann
Europa
1991 • Movie
as Hans
The Secret Agent
2025 • Movie
as Wedding Planner
Melancholia
2011 • Movie
Thanks
The House That Jack Built
2018 • Movie
as Miller
The Painted Bird
2019 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Udo Kier.
as Professor Pericles (voice) • 17 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 • Series
as The Music Master (voice) • 2 eps
Justice League
2001 • Series
as Bert (voice) • 1 eps
The Batman
2004 • Series
as Otto Van Vogel • 1 eps
Chuck
2007 • Series
as Age Krüger / Storebror / Lillebror • 13 eps
The Kingdom
1994 • Series
In Memory Of • 1 eps
Dark Winds
2022 • Series
as Mister Toad (voice) • 4 eps
Beware the Batman
2013 • Series
as Adolf Hitler • 8 eps
Hunters
2020 • Series
as Bellinger • 1 eps
Masters of Horror
2005 • Series
as Dr. Guy Peche • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Udo Kier.
as The Waiter
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013 • Movie
as Psychologist
Armageddon
1998 • Movie
as René
The Story of O
1975 • Movie
as Dragonetti
Blade
1998 • Movie
as Hans
The Secret Agent
2025 • Movie
as Ronald Camp
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 • Movie
as Georg Wassenberg
Betty - Schön wie der Tod
2003 • Movie
as Konrad
Downsizing
2017 • Movie
as (archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 • Movie
Thanks
The House That Jack Built
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Udo Kier.
as Hans-Rudi Dreher • 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
1970 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
1992 • Series
In Memory Of • 1 eps
Dark Winds
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 • Series
as Zermahlen • 1 eps
Polizeiruf 110
1971 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
as Otto Van Vogel • 1 eps
Chuck
2007 • Series
as Viktor Balek • 1 eps
V.I.P.
1998 • Series
as Professor Pericles (voice) • 17 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 • Series
as Wolfgang Herzog • 1 eps
Nash Bridges
1996 • Series
as Dr. Guy Peche • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
as Bert (voice) • 1 eps
The Batman
2004 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Udo Kier.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Udo Kier.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Udo Kier.
as Tim Senior
Return from Tomorrow
2026 • Movie
as Aldo Fabbri
By Design
2026 • Movie
as Hans
The Secret Agent
2025 • Movie
as Ö
Bad Painter
2025 • Movie
as R.M. Schindler (voice)
Schindler Space Architect
2024 • Movie
as Self
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
2024 • Movie
as Luc
Skeletons in the Closet
2024 • Movie
as Self / Big Brother
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
2022 • Movie
as Herman Herzog
My Neighbor Adolf
2022 • Movie
Staging Death
2022 • Movie
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
2022 • Movie
as Michel
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Udo Kier.
as Klaus • 2 eps
Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
2022 • Series
as Gunthar Vaggan • 1 eps
Dark Winds
2022 • Series
as Adolf Hitler • 8 eps
Hunters
2020 • Series
as Fuchspelzmann • 6 eps
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019 • Series
as Head Vampire Vampire (voice) • 1 eps
Major Lazer
2015 • Series
as Rolf Rauchensteiner • 8 eps
Old Money
2015 • Series
as Mister Toad (voice) • 4 eps
Beware the Batman
2013 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Evening Urgant
2012 • Series
as Professor Pericles (voice) • 17 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 • Series
as Otto Van Vogel • 1 eps
Chuck
2007 • Series
as Bellinger • 1 eps
Masters of Horror
2005 • Series
as Zanrelot • 41 eps
4 Against Z
2005 • Series