Udo Kier

Acting · Born 1944-10-14 in Cologne, Germany

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.

Filmography

• Dancer in the Dark as Dr. Porkorny
• Breaking the Waves as Sadistic Sailor
• My Own Private Idaho as Hans
• Dogville as The Man in the Coat
• The Kingdom as Age Krüger / Lillebror
• Europa as Lawrence Hartmann
• Melancholia as Wedding Planner
• Modigliani as Max Jacob
• Brawl in Cell Block 99 as The Placid Man
• The Secret Agent as Hans

TV

• The Batman as Bert (voice)
• Justice League as The Music Master (voice)
• Chuck as Otto Van Vogel
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Professor Pericles (voice)
• Nash Bridges as Wolfgang Herzog
• seaQuest DSV as Dr. Guy Peche
• Masters of Horror as Bellinger
• Red Shoe Diaries as Fashion Designer
• 4 Against Z as Zanrelot
• Scene of the Crime as Hans-Rudi Dreher