
Cologne, Germany
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 Self

as The Waiter
2013

as Hans-Rudi Dreher
1970

as Self
1992

as Self
1995

as Zermahlen
1971

as Otto Van Vogel
2007

as Self
1979

as Professor Pericles (voice)
2010

as Wolfgang Herzog
1996

as Viktor Balek
1998

as Bert (voice)
2004
as Self
1998
as Hans
2025

as Tim Senior
2026

as Aldo Fabbri
2026

as Hans
2025

as Ö
2025

as R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024

as Self
2024

as Luc
2024

as Self / Big Brother
2022

as Herman Herzog
2022

2022

2022

as Michel
2022

as Lained
2021

as Chompy (voice)
2021

as Pat Pitsenbarger
2021

as David
2021

as Self (archive footage)
2020

as Ivan Demisovski
2020

as Self
2020

as Dr. Otto Kroll
2020

as Self
2019

as Claus
2019

as Miller
2019

as Michael
2019
as Self
2 ep.

as Hans-Rudi Dreher
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Zermahlen
1 episodes

as Otto Van Vogel
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Professor Pericles (voice)
17 episodes

as Wolfgang Herzog
1 episodes

as Viktor Balek
1 episodes

as Bert (voice)
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Erich Geiger
1 episodes

as Dr. Guy Peche
1 episodes

as Gunthar Vaggan
1 episodes

as Klaus Zeller
2 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Fashion Designer
1 episodes

as Bellinger
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Adolf Hitler
8 episodes

as Uli Weber
1 episodes

as The Music Master (voice)
2 episodes