
Udo Kier
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.
TV Shows(30)

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
Klaus

Dark Winds
Gunthar Vaggan

Hunters
Adolf Hitler

M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Fuchspelzmann

Old Money
Rolf Rauchensteiner

Major Lazer
Head Vampire Vampire (voice)

Beware the Batman
Mister Toad (voice)

Evening Urgant
Self

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Professor Pericles (voice)

Chuck
Otto Van Vogel

Masters of Horror
Bellinger

4 Against Z
Zanrelot
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
Self
Thadeusz
self

The Batman
Bert (voice)

Through the Night with...
Self

Justice League
The Music Master (voice)

Beckmann
Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self

V.I.P.
Viktor Balek