Udo Kier

{{Infobox person

| name = Udo Kier

| image = Udo KIER festival de Cannes 2011.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kier at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

| birth_name = Udo Kierspe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|10|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cologne, Germany

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1966{{ndash}}present

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, he has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He has 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.iconvsicon.com/2012/08/26/interview-with-an-icon-udo-kier-discusses-his-career-and-latest-projects/ |title=Interview With An Icon: Udo Kier Discusses His Career And Latest Projects! |publisher=Iconvsicon.com |date=12 March 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/features/2012/05/21/iron-sky-interview-with-udo-kier/ |title=Iron Sky: Interview with Udo Kier | Electric Sheep – Features, essays & interviews from the mavericks of the film world |publisher=Electricsheepmagazine.co.uk |date=21 May 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012}}

Early life

Kier was born in Cologne near the end of World War II. The hospital where he was born was bombed by the invading Allied forces moments after his birth, and he and his mother had to be dug out of the rubble.Role in "Epidemic" and DVD commentary from Lars von Trier{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/apr/16/artsfeatures|last=Rose|first=Steve|title=His satanic majesty|date=16 April 2002|access-date=15 May 2019|work=The Guardian}} Kier grew up without a father.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/udo-kier-interview-m-a-city-hunts-a-murderer/|title=Udo Kier on 'M – A City Hunts a Murderer', 'Dragged Across Concrete', and Being a Survivor|last=Barlow|first=Helen|date=6 March 2019|website=Collider}} In his youth, he was an altar boy{{Cite web|url=http://www.moviepilot.de/news/udo-kier-von-andy-warhol-zu-den-space-nazis-115142|title = Udo Kier - von Andy Warhol zu den Space-Nazis}} and cantor. He moved to London, England, at the age of 18 to learn English.

Career

File:Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) Udo Kier.png]]

In 1966, Kier was cast in the lead role for the film Road to St. Tropez.{{cite web |author=ahillis at |url=http://daily.greencine.com/archives/008113.html#more |title=GreenCine Daily: INTERVIEW: Udo Kier |publisher=Daily.greencine.com |date=30 July 2011 |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509183054/http://daily.greencine.com/archives/008113.html#more |archive-date=9 May 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Vatnsdal |first=Caelum |url=https://www.avclub.com/udo-kier-1798223583 |title=Udo Kier | Film |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=4 January 2011 |access-date=7 October 2012}} An early starring role in Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1973) led to a string of art-house, low-budget, and mainstream horror films, including a number of vampire-themed pictures Die Einsteiger (1985), Blade (1998), Modern Vampires (1998), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Dracula 3000 and BloodRayne (2005). He has also become famous for his work with cult directors, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Walerian Borowczyk, Gus Van Sant, Christoph Schlingensief, and Dario Argento (whose classic Suspiria (1977) he was featured in). He has appeared in almost all of Lars von Trier's films since 1987's Epidemic (with the exceptions of The Idiots, The Boss of it All, Antichrist and The House That Jack Built).

File:Udo Kier - Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot - Press Conference.jpg at Berlinale 2018]]

His most famous Hollywood roles include his appearance as Ron Camp in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994),{{cite web |first1=Mark|last1= Wyatt|first2=Bert|last2=LaMarche |url=http://www.filmsandtv.com/movies/udokier.php |title=Udo Kier – Movies |publisher=Filmsandtv.com |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614140136/http://filmsandtv.com/movies/udokier.php |archive-date=14 June 2007 }} Curly in Barb Wire, as a NASA flight psychologist in Armageddon,{{cite web |url=http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/armageddon/21422 |title=Armageddon Times, Movie Tickets, and Theaters – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=1 July 1998 |access-date=7 October 2012 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014072149/http://movies.zap2it.com/movies/armageddon/21422 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/movies-we-love-armageddon-april-fools.php |title=Movies We Love: Armageddon |publisher=Film School Rejects |date=1 April 2011 |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411132251/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/movies-we-love-armageddon-april-fools.php |archive-date=11 April 2012 }} as the villainous Lorenzini in The Adventures of Pinocchio and 1999 sequel The New Adventures of Pinocchio, and as Ralfi in the film Johnny Mnemonic. In 1992, Kier appeared in Madonna's controversial book Sex. He also appeared in the music videos for Madonna's songs "Erotica" and "Deeper and Deeper", both taken from Madonna's 1992 album Erotica.{{cite book | last = Guilbert | first = Georges-Claude | title = Madonna as Postmodern Myth | publisher = McFarland & Co | location = Jefferson | year = 2002 | isbn = 0-7864-1408-1 |page=69}} Kier also appeared in the music videos for Korn's "Make Me Bad", Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", and "Die Schöne und das Biest" by defunct German band Rauhfaser.

He has also worked extensively as a voice actor, starring as the psychic Yuri (as well as the voice of the PsiCorps) in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its expansion, Yuri's Revenge. He also voiced the Music Master in Justice League, Herbert Ziegler in The Batman, Ivan Bahn in Metropia, Professor Pericles in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Mister Toad in Beware the Batman, Warden in Axe Cop, Head Vampire Vampire in Major Lazer, Dylan Beekler's Backpack in Golan the Insatiable and Dr. Peter Straub in Call of Duty: WWII.

A documentary on his life and career entitled ICH-UDO...der Schauspieler Udo Kier (ME –UDO...the actor Udo Kier) was filmed for Arte, the European Franco-German culture channel, and released in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.reelisor.com/p/my_life_udo_kier/ |title=Network for European Documentary Professionals |publisher=reelisor |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021105457/http://www.reelisor.com/p/my_life_udo_kier/ |archive-date=21 October 2013 }} In 2013, the documentary won the New York Festival "Finalist Certificate".{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2013/pieces.php?iid=446477&pid=1|title=Piece #1 – ME – UDO / starring Udo Kier / a Western Road Movie|publisher=New York Festivals|access-date=7 March 2015|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125015404/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2013/pieces.php?iid=446477&pid=1|url-status=dead}}

Another documentary entitled Udo Kier - Dracula trash et dandy magnétique was released by Jobst Knigge (Germany, 2024, 52 min.) and broadcast by Arte France in early November 2024 celebrating his 80th anniversary.

Personal life

Kier is gay, and has been open about his homosexuality his entire life. "No one ever asked about my sexuality. Maybe it was obvious, but it didn't make any difference because all that mattered was the role I was playing. As long as I did a good job on the part, no one cared about my sexuality."{{cite news|last=Bromberger|first=Brian|title=Udo Kier on his 50-year career and 'Swan Song'|work=The Bay Area Reporter|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=14 October 2021|url=https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/movies//307558}}

He moved to Palm Springs, California, in 1991.{{cite web|last=Seibold |first=Witney |url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/197083-i-die-with-open-eyes-udo-kier-on-iron-sky |title=I Die With Open Eyes: Udo Kier on Iron Sky |publisher=CraveOnline |date=2 October 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/August-2007/Udo-Kier-A-Brighter-Side-of-Darkness |title=Udo Kier | Actor | Hollywood |publisher=Palm Springs Life |date= 13 July 2007|access-date=7 October 2012}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1966 \| Road to Saint Tropez \| Boy \| Short film
1968 \| {{ill\|Shameless (1968 film)\|de\|3=Schamlos\|lt=Shameless}} \| Alexander Pohlmann \|
1969 \| {{Ill\|La stagione dei sensi\|it}} \| Luca \|
1970 \| Mark of the Devil \| Count Christian von Meruh \|
1971 \| Oi Erotomaneis \| Tonis Theodorou \|
1971 \| Provocation \| Angelos \|
1971 \| Anilikes amartoles \| \|
1972 \| The Salzburg Connection \| Anton \|
1973 \| Flesh for Frankenstein \| Baron von Frankenstein \|
1973 \| Pan \| Pilgrim of Death \|
1974 \| Blood for Dracula \| Count Dracula \|
1975 \| The Last Word \| Raimund \|
1975 \| Story of O \| René \|
1976 \| Exposé \| Paul Martin \|
1976 \| {{ill\|Goldflocken\|fr\|Flocons d'or}} \| Franzl \|
1976 \| Spermula \| Werner \|
1977 \| Suspiria \| Dr. Frank Mandel \| Uncredited
1977 \| Belcanto oder Darf eine Nutte schluchzen? \| Poulailler \|
1978 \| The Fifth Commandment \| Peter Dümmel \|
1979 \| The Third Generation \| Edgar Gast \|
1979 \| Hungarian Rhapsody \| Poór \|
1980 \| Narcissus and Psyche \| Laci Tóth \|
1980 \| Lulu \| Jack the Ripper \|
1981 \| Docteur Jekyll et les femmes \| Dr. Henry Jekyll \|
1981 \| Lola \| Waiter \| Uncredited; also production designer
1981 \| Lili Marleen \| Drewitz \|
1983 \| {{ill\|The Island of the Bloody Plantation\|de\|3=Die Insel der blutigen Plantage}} \| Hermano \|
1983 \| The Roaring Fifties \| Fromm \|
1983 \| Pankow '95 \| Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart \|
1984 \| Moscow on the Hudson \| Gay Man on Street \| Uncredited cameo
1985 \| The Invincible \| Argon \|
1985 \| Seduction: The Cruel Woman \| Gregor \|
1985 \| {{Ill\|Die Einsteiger\|de}} \| Graf Frackstein \|
1986 \| Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung \| Baron Tante Teufel \|
1987 \| Epidemic \| Himself \|
1988 \| Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho \| Hansman \|
1988 \| Mother's Mask \| Herr Seidler \|
1989 \| 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler – Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker \| Adolf Hitler \|
1990 \| Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker \| Jonny \| Also assistant director
1991 \| My Own Private Idaho \| Hans \|
1991 \| Europa \| Lawrence Hartmann \|
1992 \| Terror 2000 – Intensivstation Deutschland \| Jablo \|
1993 \| Josh and S.A.M. \| Salon Manager \|
1993 \| For Love or Money \| Mr. Himmelman \|
1993 \| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues \| Commercial Director \|
1993 \| Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven \| Edouard Müllendorf \|
1994 \| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective \| Ron Camp \|
1994 \| {{ill\|Rotwang muß weg!\|de}} \| Arthur Eigenrauch \|
1995 \| Schmetterling im Dunkeln \| Himself \| Documentary short
1995 \| A Trick of Light \| Max Skladanowsky \|
1995 \| Johnny Mnemonic \| Ralfi \|
1995 \| Ausgestorben \| York Cortex \| Short film
1995 \| Over My Dead Body \| Killer \|
1995 \| Paradise Framed \| Himself \|
1995 \| Extinct \| York Cortex \| Short film
1995 \| Dog Daze \| Erich von Stroheim \| Short film
1996 \| United Trash \| UNO-General Werner Brenner \|
1996 \| Barb Wire \| Curly \|
1996 \| Breaking the Waves \| Sadistic Sailor \|
1996 \| Lea \| Block \|
1996 \| The Adventures of Pinocchio \| Lorenzini \|
1997 \| The End of Violence \| Zoltan Kovacs \|
1997 \| Betty \| Vincent Lord \|
1997 \| Prince Valiant \| Sligon \|
1998 \| Armageddon \| Psychologist \|
1998 \| There's No Fish Food in Heaven \| Rocky \|
1998 \| Blade \| Gitano Dragonetti \|
1998 \| Life in the Fast Lane \| Rocky \|
1998 \| Stingers \| \|
1998 \| Schuldig \| \|
1998 \| Immaculate Springs \| Hans \|
1999 \| End of Days \| Dr. Abel \|
1999 \| History Is Made at Night \| Ivan Bliniak \|
1999 \| Besat \| Vincent \|
1999 \| The Debtors \| \|
1999 \| Unter den Palmen \| Ludwig \|
1999 \| The New Adventures of Pinocchio \| Madame Flambeau / Lorenzini \|
2000 \| Citizens of Perpetual Indulgence \| \|
2000 \| Shadow of the Vampire \| Albin Grau \|
2000 \| Dancer in the Dark \| Dr. Porkorny \|
2000 \| Red Letters \| George Kessler \|
2000 \| Just One Night \| Walter Lert \|
2000 \| Doomsdayer \| Max Gast \|
2000 \| Simon Says \| Stuart Moss \|
2001 \| Critical Mass \| Samson \|
2001 \| Invincible \| Count Helldorf \|
2001 \| Double Deception \| Vincent \|
2001 \| Die Gottesanbeterin \| \|
2001 \| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 \| The Guardian \|
2001 \| All the Queen's Men \| General Landssdorf \|
2001 \| Revelation \| Grand Master \|
2002 \| Auf Herz und Nieren \| Doc \|
2002 \| Broken Cookies \| \| Director
2002 \| FeardotCom \| Polidori \|
2002 \| Mrs Meitlemeihr \| Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr \| Short film
2002 \| Pigs Will Fly \| Onkel Max \|
2003 \| 10 Schritte \| Himself \| Short film
2003 \| Dogville \| The Man in the Coat \|
2003 \| Love Object \| Radley \|
2003 \| Gate to Heaven \| Joachim Nowak \|
2004 \| Celluloid Horror \| Himself \| Documentary
2004 \| Paranoia 1.0 \| Derrick \|
2004 \| Jargo \| Jargos Vater \|
2004 \| Sawtooth \| Reverend Cain \|
2004 \| Modigliani \| Max Jacob \|
2004 \| Evil Eyes \| George \|
2004 \| Dracula 3000 \| Captain Varna \|
2004 \| Surviving Christmas \| Heinrich \|
2005 \| Children of Wax \| P. \|
2005 \| Headspace \| Rev. Karl Hartman \|
2005 \| One More Round \| Lance Wallace \|
2005 \| Wit's End \| The Stranger \|
2005 \| Manderlay \| Mr. Kirspe \|
2005 \| BloodRayne \| Regal Monk \|
2006 \| Pray for Morning \| Edouard Leopold Edu \|
2006 \| Holly \| Klaus \|
2006 \| Crusade in Jeans \| Dr. Lawerence \|
2007 \| Children of Wax \| P \|
2007 \| Fall Down Dead \| Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey \| Also associate producer
2007 \| Grindhouse \| Franz Hess \| Segment: "Werewolf Women of the SS"
2007 \| Halloween \| Morgan Walker \|
2007 \| Tell \| Hermann Gessler \|
2007 \| The Mother of Tears \| Father Johannes \|
2007 \| Pars: Operation Cherry \| Klaus Kayman \|
2008 \| Far Cry \| Dr. Lucas Krieger \|
2008 \| 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde \| Luipold Trumpf \|
2009 \| Lulu and Jimi \| Schultz \|
2009 \| House of Boys \| Madame \|
2009 \| Soul Kitchen \| Herr Jung \|
2009 \| Metropia \| Ivan Bahn \| Voice{{cite web \|title=Udo Kier (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Udo-Kier/ \|access-date=4 October 2023 \|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2009 \| Tattoos: A Scarred History \| Himself \| Documentary
2009 \| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? \| Lee Meyers \|
2010 \| {{ill\|Das Leben ist zu lang\|de}} \| Tabatabai \|
2011 \| Die Blutgräfin \| \|
2011 \| Keyhole \| Dr. Lemke \|
2011 \| Graf Karpatovicz and the Blonde Bite \| Graf Karpatovicz \| Short film
2011 \| The Sky Has Four Corners \| Graf Karpatovicz \|
2011 \| Gorunmeyen \| Bartok \|
2011 \| Melancholia \| Wedding Planner \|
2011 \| The Theatre Bizarre \| Peg Poett \|
2011 \| UFO in Her Eyes \| Steve Frost \|
2011 \| The Berlin Project \| Guru \|
2012 \| Iron Sky \| Wolfgang Kortzfleisch \|
2012 \| Unlocking Passages \| The Actor \| Short film
2013 \| Night of the Templar \| Father Paul \|
2013 \| Heather's Dream \| Doctor \| Short film
2013 \| The Girl behind the White Picket Fence \| The Shaman / The Doctor \|
2013 \| Nymphomaniac \| The Waiter \|
2014 \| Arteholic \| Himself \| Documentary
2014 \| Beethoven's Treasure Tail \| The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser \|
2014 \| The Editor \| Dr. Casini \|
2015 \| Coconut Hero \| Mr. Morrow (Therapist) \|
2015 \| Get Well Soon: It's Love \| Man \| Short film
2015 \| Johnny Walker \| Fyodor \| Voice
2015 \| Shanzo (Teaser) \| Jago \| Short film
2015 \| The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin \| Himself \| Documentary
2015 \| The Forbidden Room \| Count Yugh / The Butler / The Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist \|
2015 \| Zero \| The Lord of the World \|
2016 \| Courier X \| Nathan Vogel \|
2016 \| Seances \| Actor \| Short film
2016 \| Brother \| Frank Solek \|
2017 \| Downsizing \| Joris Konrad \|
2017 \| Hitler's Hollywood \| Narrator (USA version) \| Voice Documentary
2017 \| Brawl in Cell Block 99 \| Placid Man \|
2018 \| American Animals \| Mr. Van Der Hoek \|
2018 \| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot \| George \|
2018 \| Daughter of Mine \| Bruno \|
2018 \| Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey \| Alcyde \|
2018 \| Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich \| André Toulon \|
2018 \| Dragged Across Concrete \| Friedrich \|
2018 \| The Mountain \| Frederick \|
2019 \| American Exit \| Anton \|
2019 \| Iron Sky: The Coming Race \| Wolfgang Kortzfleisch \|
2019 \| Holy Beasts \| Henry \|
2019 \| Bacurau \| Michael \|
2019 \| The Painted Bird \| Miller \|
2019 \| The Barefoot Emperor \| Dr. Otto Kroll \|
2019 \| Skin Walker \| Claus \|
2020 \| Last Moment of Clarity \| Ivan \|
2021 \| Haymaker \| Furst \|
2021 \| The Blazing World \| Lained \|
2021 \| Swan Song \| Pat Pitsenbarger \|
2021 \| Chompy & The Girls \| Chompy \| Voice
2021 \| 13 Tracks to Frighten Agatha Black \| Opening Narration \| Voice
2022 \| A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Love \| Michel \|
2022 \| Bad Painter \| O \|
2022 \| My Neighbor Adolf \| Mr. Herzog \|
2025 \| By Design \| Aldo Fabbri \|
2025 \|The Secret Agent \|Hans \|
{{TableTBA}} \| The Ark: An Iron Sky Story \| Grand Master \| Post-production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1966

| Road to Saint Tropez

| Boy

| Short film

1968

| {{ill|Shameless (1968 film)|de|3=Schamlos|lt=Shameless}}

| Alexander Pohlmann

1969

| {{Ill|La stagione dei sensi|it}}

| Luca

1970

| Mark of the Devil

| Count Christian von Meruh

1971

| Oi Erotomaneis

| Tonis Theodorou

1971

| Provocation

| Angelos

1971

| Anilikes amartoles

1972

| The Salzburg Connection

| Anton

1973

| Flesh for Frankenstein

| Baron von Frankenstein

1973

| Pan

| Pilgrim of Death

1974

| Blood for Dracula

| Count Dracula

1975

| The Last Word

| Raimund

1975

| Story of O

| René

1976

| Exposé

| Paul Martin

1976

| {{ill|Goldflocken|fr|Flocons d'or}}

| Franzl

1976

| Spermula

| Werner

1977

| Suspiria

| Dr. Frank Mandel

| Uncredited

1977

| Belcanto oder Darf eine Nutte schluchzen?

| Poulailler

1978

| The Fifth Commandment

| Peter Dümmel

1979

| The Third Generation

| Edgar Gast

1979

| Hungarian Rhapsody

| Poór

1980

| Narcissus and Psyche

| Laci Tóth

1980

| Lulu

| Jack the Ripper

1981

| Docteur Jekyll et les femmes

| Dr. Henry Jekyll

1981

| Lola

| Waiter

| Uncredited; also production designer

1981

| Lili Marleen

| Drewitz

1983

| {{ill|The Island of the Bloody Plantation|de|3=Die Insel der blutigen Plantage}}

| Hermano

1983

| The Roaring Fifties

| Fromm

1983

| Pankow '95

| Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart

1984

| Moscow on the Hudson

| Gay Man on Street

| Uncredited cameo

1985

| The Invincible

| Argon

1985

| Seduction: The Cruel Woman

| Gregor

1985

| {{Ill|Die Einsteiger|de}}

| Graf Frackstein

1986

| Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung

| Baron Tante Teufel

1987

| Epidemic

| Himself

1988

| Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

| Hansman

1988

| Mother's Mask

| Herr Seidler

1989

| 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler – Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker

| Adolf Hitler

1990

| Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker

| Jonny

| Also assistant director

1991

| My Own Private Idaho

| Hans

1991

| Europa

| Lawrence Hartmann

1992

| Terror 2000 – Intensivstation Deutschland

| Jablo

1993

| Josh and S.A.M.

| Salon Manager

1993

| For Love or Money

| Mr. Himmelman

1993

| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

| Commercial Director

1993

| Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven

| Edouard Müllendorf

1994

| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

| Ron Camp

1994

| {{ill|Rotwang muß weg!|de}}

| Arthur Eigenrauch

1995

| Schmetterling im Dunkeln

| Himself

| Documentary short

1995

| A Trick of Light

| Max Skladanowsky

1995

| Johnny Mnemonic

| Ralfi

1995

| Ausgestorben

| York Cortex

| Short film

1995

| Over My Dead Body

| Killer

1995

| Paradise Framed

| Himself

1995

| Extinct

| York Cortex

| Short film

1995

| Dog Daze

| Erich von Stroheim

| Short film

1996

| United Trash

| UNO-General Werner Brenner

1996

| Barb Wire

| Curly

1996

| Breaking the Waves

| Sadistic Sailor

1996

| Lea

| Block

1996

| The Adventures of Pinocchio

| Lorenzini

1997

| The End of Violence

| Zoltan Kovacs

1997

| Betty

| Vincent Lord

1997

| Prince Valiant

| Sligon

1998

| Armageddon

| Psychologist

1998

| There's No Fish Food in Heaven

| Rocky

1998

| Blade

| Gitano Dragonetti

1998

| Life in the Fast Lane

| Rocky

1998

| Stingers

1998

| Schuldig

1998

| Immaculate Springs

| Hans

1999

| End of Days

| Dr. Abel

1999

| History Is Made at Night

| Ivan Bliniak

1999

| Besat

| Vincent

1999

| The Debtors

1999

| Unter den Palmen

| Ludwig

1999

| The New Adventures of Pinocchio

| Madame Flambeau / Lorenzini

2000

| Citizens of Perpetual Indulgence

2000

| Shadow of the Vampire

| Albin Grau

2000

| Dancer in the Dark

| Dr. Porkorny

2000

| Red Letters

| George Kessler

2000

| Just One Night

| Walter Lert

2000

| Doomsdayer

| Max Gast

2000

| Simon Says

| Stuart Moss

2001

| Critical Mass

| Samson

2001

| Invincible

| Count Helldorf

2001

| Double Deception

| Vincent

2001

| Die Gottesanbeterin

2001

| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

| The Guardian

2001

| All the Queen's Men

| General Landssdorf

2001

| Revelation

| Grand Master

2002

| Auf Herz und Nieren

| Doc

2002

| Broken Cookies

| Director

2002

| FeardotCom

| Polidori

2002

| Mrs Meitlemeihr

| Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr

| Short film

2002

| Pigs Will Fly

| Onkel Max

2003

| 10 Schritte

| Himself

| Short film

2003

| Dogville

| The Man in the Coat

2003

| Love Object

| Radley

2003

| Gate to Heaven

| Joachim Nowak

2004

| Celluloid Horror

| Himself

| Documentary

2004

| Paranoia 1.0

| Derrick

2004

| Jargo

| Jargos Vater

2004

| Sawtooth

| Reverend Cain

2004

| Modigliani

| Max Jacob

2004

| Evil Eyes

| George

2004

| Dracula 3000

| Captain Varna

2004

| Surviving Christmas

| Heinrich

2005

| Children of Wax

| P.

2005

| Headspace

| Rev. Karl Hartman

2005

| One More Round

| Lance Wallace

2005

| Wit's End

| The Stranger

2005

| Manderlay

| Mr. Kirspe

2005

| BloodRayne

| Regal Monk

2006

| Pray for Morning

| Edouard Leopold Edu

2006

| Holly

| Klaus

2006

| Crusade in Jeans

| Dr. Lawerence

2007

| Children of Wax

| P

2007

| Fall Down Dead

| Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey

| Also associate producer

2007

| Grindhouse

| Franz Hess

| Segment: "Werewolf Women of the SS"

2007

| Halloween

| Morgan Walker

2007

| Tell

| Hermann Gessler

2007

| The Mother of Tears

| Father Johannes

2007

| Pars: Operation Cherry

| Klaus Kayman

2008

| Far Cry

| Dr. Lucas Krieger

2008

| 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

| Luipold Trumpf

2009

| Lulu and Jimi

| Schultz

2009

| House of Boys

| Madame

2009

| Soul Kitchen

| Herr Jung

2009

| Metropia

| Ivan Bahn

| Voice{{cite web |title=Udo Kier (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Udo-Kier/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

2009

| Tattoos: A Scarred History

| Himself

| Documentary

2009

| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

| Lee Meyers

2010

| {{ill|Das Leben ist zu lang|de}}

| Tabatabai

2011

| Die Blutgräfin

2011

| Keyhole

| Dr. Lemke

2011

| Graf Karpatovicz and the Blonde Bite

| Graf Karpatovicz

| Short film

2011

| The Sky Has Four Corners

| Graf Karpatovicz

2011

| Gorunmeyen

| Bartok

2011

| Melancholia

| Wedding Planner

2011

| The Theatre Bizarre

| Peg Poett

2011

| UFO in Her Eyes

| Steve Frost

2011

| The Berlin Project

| Guru

2012

| Iron Sky

| Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

2012

| Unlocking Passages

| The Actor

| Short film

2013

| Night of the Templar

| Father Paul

2013

| Heather's Dream

| Doctor

| Short film

2013

| The Girl behind the White Picket Fence

| The Shaman / The Doctor

2013

| Nymphomaniac

| The Waiter

2014

| Arteholic

| Himself

| Documentary

2014

| Beethoven's Treasure Tail

| The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser

2014

| The Editor

| Dr. Casini

2015

| Coconut Hero

| Mr. Morrow (Therapist)

2015

| Get Well Soon: It's Love

| Man

| Short film

2015

| Johnny Walker

| Fyodor

| Voice

2015

| Shanzo (Teaser)

| Jago

| Short film

2015

| The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin

| Himself

| Documentary

2015

| The Forbidden Room

| Count Yugh / The Butler / The Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist

2015

| Zero

| The Lord of the World

2016

| Courier X

| Nathan Vogel

2016

| Seances

| Actor

| Short film

2016

| Brother

| Frank Solek

2017

| Downsizing

| Joris Konrad

2017

| Hitler's Hollywood

| Narrator (USA version)

| Voice
Documentary

2017

| Brawl in Cell Block 99

| Placid Man

2018

| American Animals

| Mr. Van Der Hoek

2018

| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

| George

2018

| Daughter of Mine

| Bruno

2018

| Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey

| Alcyde

2018

| Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

| André Toulon

2018

| Dragged Across Concrete

| Friedrich

2018

| The Mountain

| Frederick

2019

| American Exit

| Anton

2019

| Iron Sky: The Coming Race

| Wolfgang Kortzfleisch

2019

| Holy Beasts

| Henry

2019

| Bacurau

| Michael

2019

| The Painted Bird

| Miller

2019

| The Barefoot Emperor

| Dr. Otto Kroll

2019

| Skin Walker

| Claus

2020

| Last Moment of Clarity

| Ivan

2021

| Haymaker

| Furst

2021

| The Blazing World

| Lained

2021

| Swan Song

| Pat Pitsenbarger

2021

| Chompy & The Girls

| Chompy

| Voice

2021

| 13 Tracks to Frighten Agatha Black

| Opening Narration

| Voice

2022

| A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Love

| Michel

2022

| Bad Painter

| O

2022

| My Neighbor Adolf

| Mr. Herzog

2025

| By Design

| Aldo Fabbri

2025

|The Secret Agent

|Hans

| The Ark: An Iron Sky Story

| Grand Master

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1973 \| Sonderdezernat K1 \| Harry Gätjens \| Episode: "Kassensturz um Mitternacht"
1973 \| {{Ill\|Joseph Balsamo (miniseries)\|fr\|3=Joseph Balsamo (mini-série)\|lt=Joseph Balsamo}} \| Gilbert \| 3 episodes
1977 \| {{Ill\|Bolwieser\|de\|3=Bolwieser\|lt=The Stationmaster's Wife}} \| Schafftaler \| Television film, Also assistant director
1980 \| Berlin Alexanderplatz \| Young Man in the Bar \| 2 episodes
1986 \| Der Fahnder \| Uli Weber \| Episode: "Ein König ohne Reich"
1986 \| Kir Royal \| Holger \| Episode: "Adieu Clairef"
1988 \| Medea \| Jason \| Television film
1992 \| Tod eines Weltstars \| Weltstar Udo Kier \| Television film
1993 \| Red Shoe Diaries \| Fashion Designer \| Episode: "Runaway"
1993 \| Seaquest DSV \| Dr. Guy Peche \| Episode "Give me Liberté"
1993 \| Udo Kier - From A to A \| Himself \| Television film documentary
1993 \| Jack Reed: Badge of Honor \| Giles Marquette \| Television film
1994 \| Doppelter Einsatz \| König \| Episode "Feuerzauber"
1994–1997, 2022 \| The Kingdom \| Åge Krüger (human disguise for Satan) Frederik/Little Brother/Big Brother (the Antichrist) \| 8 episodes
1996 \| Tracey Takes On... \| Klaus \| Episode "Death"
1996 \| Nash Bridges \| Wolfgang Herzog \| Episode "Aloha Nash"
1996, 1999 \| The Sentinel \| Klaus Zeller \| 2 episodes
1996, 2009 \| Tatort \| Beethoven / Hans-Rudi Dreher \| 2 episodes
1998 \| Viper \| Erich Geiger \| Episode "Double Team"
1998 \| V.I.P. \| Viktor Balek \| Episode "What to Do with Vallery When You're Deam"
1998 \| Modern Vampires \| Vincent \| Television film
1998 \| Miss Diamond \| Buhler \| Television film
1998 \| Nina - Vom Kinderzimmer ins Bordell \| Bongo \| Television film
1998 \| Ice \| Dr. Norman Kistler \| Television film
1999 \| Final Run \| Reddick, Train Control Supervisor \| Television film
2001 \| Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture \| Himself \| Television documentary
2002 \| Justice League \| Music Master \| Voice, episode: "Legends"
2002 \| He Sees You When You're Sleeping \| Hans Kramer \| Television film
2003 \| Betty - Schon wie der Tod \| Georg Wasserberg \| Television film
2004 \| The Batman \| Bert \| Voice, episode: "Q&A"
2004 \| 30 Days Until I'm Famous \| Barry Davis \| Television film
2005 \| 3 Wild Angels \| Richard Voss \| 4 episodes
2005 \| Masters of Horror \| Bellinger \| Episode: "Cigarette Burns"
2005–2007 \| 4 Against Z \| Zanrelot \| 41 episodes
2006 \| Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio \| Himself - Cook \| Episode: "Spaghetti mit Kokosmilch, Zitronengras und Garnelen/Thunfisch in Sesamkruste"
2006 \| Polizeiruf 110 \| Heinrich Zermahlen \| Episode: "Mit anderen Augen"
2006 \| 13 Graves \| Debro \| Television film
2010 \| Chuck \| Otto Van Vogel \| Episode: "Chuck Versus the Role Models"
2010–2013 \| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated \| Professor Pericles, Shadowy Figure \| Voices, 17 episodes
2011 \| Borgia \| Pope Innocent VIII \| 3 episodes
2013–2014 \| Beware the Batman \| Mister Toad \| Voice, 4 episodes
2014 \| Hubertusjagd \| Himself \| Episode: "Los Angeles"
2015 \| Altes Geld \| Rauchensteiner / Rolf / Father \| 9 episodes
2015 \| Axe Cop \| Warden \| Voice, episode: "Heads Will Roll"
2015 \| Major Lazer \| Head Vampire Vampire \| Voice, episode: "Vampire Weekend"
2015 \| Golan the Insatiable \| Dylan Beekler's Backpack \| Voice, episode: "Pilot"
2017 \| Funny or Die Presents \| Admiral Codi \| Episode: "Storm: A Star Wars Indie"
2019 \| M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Morder \| Mann im Fuchspelz \| 6 episodes
2022 \| Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin \| Klaus \| 2 episodes
2023 \| Hunters \| Adolf Hitler \| 6 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1973

| Sonderdezernat K1

| Harry Gätjens

| Episode: "Kassensturz um Mitternacht"

1973

| {{Ill|Joseph Balsamo (miniseries)|fr|3=Joseph Balsamo (mini-série)|lt=Joseph Balsamo}}

| Gilbert

| 3 episodes

1977

| {{Ill|Bolwieser|de|3=Bolwieser|lt=The Stationmaster's Wife}}

| Schafftaler

| Television film, Also assistant director

1980

| Berlin Alexanderplatz

| Young Man in the Bar

| 2 episodes

1986

| Der Fahnder

| Uli Weber

| Episode: "Ein König ohne Reich"

1986

| Kir Royal

| Holger

| Episode: "Adieu Clairef"

1988

| Medea

| Jason

| Television film

1992

| Tod eines Weltstars

| Weltstar Udo Kier

| Television film

1993

| Red Shoe Diaries

| Fashion Designer

| Episode: "Runaway"

1993

| Seaquest DSV

| Dr. Guy Peche

| Episode "Give me Liberté"

1993

| Udo Kier - From A to A

| Himself

| Television film documentary

1993

| Jack Reed: Badge of Honor

| Giles Marquette

| Television film

1994

| Doppelter Einsatz

| König

| Episode "Feuerzauber"

1994–1997, 2022

| The Kingdom

| Åge Krüger (human disguise for Satan)
Frederik/Little Brother/Big Brother (the Antichrist)

| 8 episodes

1996

| Tracey Takes On...

| Klaus

| Episode "Death"

1996

| Nash Bridges

| Wolfgang Herzog

| Episode "Aloha Nash"

1996, 1999

| The Sentinel

| Klaus Zeller

| 2 episodes

1996, 2009

| Tatort

| Beethoven / Hans-Rudi Dreher

| 2 episodes

1998

| Viper

| Erich Geiger

| Episode "Double Team"

1998

| V.I.P.

| Viktor Balek

| Episode "What to Do with Vallery When You're Deam"

1998

| Modern Vampires

| Vincent

| Television film

1998

| Miss Diamond

| Buhler

| Television film

1998

| Nina - Vom Kinderzimmer ins Bordell

| Bongo

| Television film

1998

| Ice

| Dr. Norman Kistler

| Television film

1999

| Final Run

| Reddick, Train Control Supervisor

| Television film

2001

| Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

| Himself

| Television documentary

2002

| Justice League

| Music Master

| Voice, episode: "Legends"

2002

| He Sees You When You're Sleeping

| Hans Kramer

| Television film

2003

| Betty - Schon wie der Tod

| Georg Wasserberg

| Television film

2004

| The Batman

| Bert

| Voice, episode: "Q&A"

2004

| 30 Days Until I'm Famous

| Barry Davis

| Television film

2005

| 3 Wild Angels

| Richard Voss

| 4 episodes

2005

| Masters of Horror

| Bellinger

| Episode: "Cigarette Burns"

2005–2007

| 4 Against Z

| Zanrelot

| 41 episodes

2006

| Alfredissimo! - Kochen mit Bio

| Himself - Cook

| Episode: "Spaghetti mit Kokosmilch, Zitronengras und Garnelen/Thunfisch in Sesamkruste"

2006

| Polizeiruf 110

| Heinrich Zermahlen

| Episode: "Mit anderen Augen"

2006

| 13 Graves

| Debro

| Television film

2010

| Chuck

| Otto Van Vogel

| Episode: "Chuck Versus the Role Models"

2010–2013

| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

| Professor Pericles, Shadowy Figure

| Voices, 17 episodes

2011

| Borgia

| Pope Innocent VIII

| 3 episodes

2013–2014

| Beware the Batman

| Mister Toad

| Voice, 4 episodes

2014

| Hubertusjagd

| Himself

| Episode: "Los Angeles"

2015

| Altes Geld

| Rauchensteiner / Rolf / Father

| 9 episodes

2015

| Axe Cop

| Warden

| Voice, episode: "Heads Will Roll"

2015

| Major Lazer

| Head Vampire Vampire

| Voice, episode: "Vampire Weekend"

2015

| Golan the Insatiable

| Dylan Beekler's Backpack

| Voice, episode: "Pilot"

2017

| Funny or Die Presents

| Admiral Codi

| Episode: "Storm: A Star Wars Indie"

2019

| M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Morder

| Mann im Fuchspelz

| 6 episodes

2022

| Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

| Klaus

| 2 episodes

2023

| Hunters

| Adolf Hitler

| 6 episodes

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1996 \| The Adventures of Pinocchio \| Lorenzini \| Voice
2000 \| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 \| Yuri, PsyCorps \|
2001 \| Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge \| Yuri \|
2008 \| 1 1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde \| Count Luipold Trumpf \| Voice
2017 \| Call of Duty: WWII \| Dr. Peter Straub \| Voice
2022 \| Martha is Dead \| Erich \| Voice
{{TableTBA}} \| OD \| {{TableTBA}} \| Voice and Likeness

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1996

| The Adventures of Pinocchio

| Lorenzini

| Voice

2000

| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

| Yuri, PsyCorps

2001

| Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge

| Yuri

2008

| 1 1/2 Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde

| Count Luipold Trumpf

| Voice

2017

| Call of Duty: WWII

| Dr. Peter Straub

| Voice

2022

| Martha is Dead

| Erich

| Voice

| OD

| {{TableTBA}}

| Voice and Likeness

=Music videos=

Madonna: Erotica (1992) - Partyguest
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper (1992) - Lover
Goo Goo Dolls: Naked (1996) - Himself
Supertramp: You Win, I Lose (1997) - Partyguest
Rauhfaser: Die Schone und das Biest (1999) - Der Freier
Korn: Make Me Bad (2000) - Himself
Eve feat. Gwen Stefani: Let Me Blow Ya Mind (2001) - Partyguest
RMB: Deep Down Below (2001) - Dr. Wagner
Terranova: Prayer (2012) - Himself - Musician

References

External links

{{Official website}}
{{IMDb name|0001424}}
[http://www.synchronkartei.de/index.php?action=show&type=talker&id=3345 Udo Kier] at the German Dubbing Card Index

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Category:20th-century German male actors

Category:21st-century German male actors

Category:Actors from the Rhine Province

Category:American gay actors

Category:German expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom

Category:German expatriate male actors in the United States

Category:German gay actors

Category:German male film actors

Category:German male television actors

Category:German male voice actors