
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 Tim Senior

as Aldo Fabbri

as Hans

as Ö

as R.M. Schindler (voice)

as Self

as Luc

as Self / Big Brother

as Herman Herzog

as Michel

as Lained

as Chompy (voice)

as Pat Pitsenbarger

as David

as Self (archive footage)

as Ivan Demisovski

as Self

as Dr. Otto Kroll

as Self

as Claus

as Miller

as Michael

as Henry

as Frederick

as Anton

as Friedrich

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler

as Self

as Andre Toulon

as Alcyde

as Mr. Van Der Hoek

as The lord of the world

as Bruno

as Konrad

as The Docter (Cameo)

as The Placid Man

as Nathan Vogel

as Frank Solek

as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist

as Mr. Morrow

as Fyodor (voice)

as Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)

as (archive footage)

as Self

as Self

as The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser

as Dr Casini

as The Waiter

as The Magic Doctor / The Shaman

as Self (archive footage)

as Witchhunter (uncredited)

as Father Paul

as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

as Himself

as Hans (archive footage)

as Bartok

as Guru

as Steve Frost

as Dr. Lemke

as Peg Poett

as Graf Karpatovicz

as Wedding Planner

as Tabatabai

as Lee Meyers

as Madame

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

as Ivan Bahn (voice)

as Herr Jung

as Self

as Schultz

as Luipold Trumpf

as Udo Kier

as Dr. Krieger

as Gessler

as Father Johannes

as Morgan Walker

as Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

as P.

as Klaus Kayman

as Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

as Debro
as Dr. Lawerence

as Klaus

as Edouard Leopold Edu

as Regal Monk

as Bellinger

as Rev. Karl Hartman

as Interviewee-Actor

as Mr. Kirspe

as Heinrich

as Capt. Varna

as George

as Max Jacob

as Barry Davis

as Derrick

as Radley

as Jargos Vater

as Self

as Joachim Nowak

as The Man in the Coat

as Georg Wassenberg

as Onkel Max

as Hans Kramer

as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

as Nazi Fashion Shooter

as Polidori

as Commander

as Count Helldorf

as Doc

as General Landssdorf

as Self

as The Guardian

as Samson

as The Grand Master

as Julius Quellenreich

as Max Gast

as Self

as Walter Lert

as Dr. Porkorny

as Albin Grau

as George Kessler

as Vincent

as Bühler

as Head Priest

as Madame Flambeau/Lorenzini

as Reddick

as Ludwig

as Ivan Bliniak

as Vincent

as Dr. Roland Parker

as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss

as Vincent

as Rocky

as Dragonetti

as Dr. Norman Kistler

as Lillebror / Age Krüger

as Psychologist

as Self

as Zoltan

as Sligon

as Vincent Lord

as Block

as Lorenzini

as Sadistic Sailor

as Earl

as Curly

as UNO-General Werner Brenner

as Max Skladanowsky

as York Cortex

as Killer

as Ralfi

as Age Krüger / Lillebror

as Arthur Eigenrauch

as Udo Kier

as Commercial Director

as Camp

as Salon Manager

as Giles Marquette

as Mr. Himmelman

as Edouard Müllendorf

as Jablo

as Egon Hettemann

as Self

as Self / Lawrence Hartmann

as Lawrence Hartmann

as Hans

as Jonny

as Jason

as Herr Seiler

as Friedrich Hansman

as Udo Kier

as Baron Tante Teufel

as Gregor

as Graf Frackstein

as Argon

as Man and Woman in Train

as Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

as Fromm

as Hermano

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Dr. Henry Jekyll

as Drewitz

as Nárcisz

as Jack the Ripper

as Poór

as Edgar Gast

as Popstar

as Peter Dümmel

as Poulailler

as Schafftaler

as Dr. Frank Mandel

as Werner

as Franzl

as Paul Martin

as René

as Raimund

as Count Dracula

as Baron Frankenstein

as Pilgrim of Death

as Olifant / Edwin

as Anton

as Tonis Theodorou

as Angelos

as Count Christian von Meruh

as Luca

as Alexander Pohlmann

as Boy

as Grand Master

as Bin bag Man

as Self (archive footage)

as Hans