List of Udo Kier performances
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This article presents the film, television, video game, and music video credits of German actor Udo Kier, who played a diverse range of character parts in both mainstream and arthouse fare.
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Road to Saint Tropez | Boy | Short film | |
| 1968 | Shameless | Alexander Pohlmann | ||
| 1969 | La stagione dei sensi | Luca | ||
| 1970 | Mark of the Devil | Count Christian von Meruh | [1] | |
| 1971 | Oi Erotomaneis | Tonis Theodorou | ||
| Provocation | Angelos | |||
| 1972 | The Salzburg Connection | Anton | ||
| 1973 | Flesh for Frankenstein | Baron von Frankenstein | [2] | |
| Pan | Pilgrim of Death | |||
| 1974 | Blood for Dracula | Count Dracula | [3] | |
| 1975 | The Last Word | Raimund | ||
| Story of O | René | [4] | ||
| 1976 | Exposé | Paul Martin | [5] | |
| Spermula | Werner | |||
| Goldflocken | Franzl | |||
| 1977 | Suspiria | Dr. Frank Mandel | Uncredited | [6] |
| Belcanto oder Darf eine Nutte schluchzen? | Poulailler | |||
| 1978 | The Fifth Commandment | Peter Dümmel | [7] | |
| 1979 | The Third Generation | Edgar Gast | [8] | |
| Hungarian Rhapsody | Poór | [9] | ||
| 1980 | Narcissus and Psyche | Laci Tóth | [10] | |
| Lulu | Jack the Ripper | |||
| 1981 | Docteur Jekyll et les femmes | Dr. Henry Jekyll | [11] | |
| Lola | Waiter | Uncredited; also production designer | [12] | |
| Lili Marleen | Drewitz | [13] | ||
| 1983 | The Roaring Fifties | Fromm | ||
| The Island of the Bloody Plantation | Hermano | |||
| Pankow '95 | Johann Wolfgang Amadeus Zart | |||
| 1984 | Hur und heilig | Friedhelm | ||
| 1985 | Seduction: The Cruel Woman | Gregor | [14] | |
| Die Einsteiger | Graf Frackstein | |||
| The Invincible | Argon | |||
| 1986 | Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung | Baron Tante Teufel | ||
| 1987 | Epidemic | Himself | [15] | |
| 1988 | Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho | Hansman | ||
| Mother's Mask | Herr Seidler | |||
| 1989 | 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler – Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker | Adolf Hitler | ||
| 1990 | The German Chainsaw Massacre | Jonny | Also assistant director | |
| 1991 | My Own Private Idaho | Hans | [16] | |
| Europa | Lawrence Hartmann | [17] | ||
| 1992 | Terror 2000 – Intensivstation Deutschland | Jablo | ||
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Salon Manager | [18] | |
| For Love or Money | Mr. Himmelman | [19] | ||
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Commercial Director | [20] | ||
| Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven | Edouard Müllendorf | |||
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ron Camp | [21] | |
| Rotwang muß weg! | Arthur Eigenrauch | |||
| Der unbekannte Deserteur | Der Alte | |||
| 1995 | A Trick of Light | Max Skladanowsky | [22] | |
| Johnny Mnemonic | Ralfi | [23] | ||
| Ausgestorben | York Cortex | Short film | ||
| Over My Dead Body | Killer | [24] | ||
| Extinct | York Cortex | Short film | ||
| Dog Daze | Erich von Stroheim | Short film | ||
| 1996 | Barb Wire | "Curly" | [25] | |
| United Trash | UNO-General Werner Brenner | |||
| Breaking the Waves | Sadistic Sailor | [26] | ||
| Lea | Block | [27] | ||
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | Lorenzini | [28] | ||
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Zoltan Kovacs | [29] | |
| Die 120 Tage von Bottrop | Udo Kier | |||
| Betty | Vincent Lord | |||
| Prince Valiant | Sligon | [30] | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon | Psychologist | [31] | |
| There's No Fish Food in Heaven | Rocky | [32] | ||
| Blade | Gitano Dragonetti | [33] | ||
| Life in the Fast Lane | Rocky | |||
| Stingers | ||||
| Immaculate Springs | Hans | |||
| 1999 | End of Days | Dr. Abel | [34] | |
| Spy Games | Ivan Bliniak | [35] | ||
| The Debtors | Drag Mabel | [36] | ||
| Possessed | Vincent | |||
| Under the Palms | Ludwig | [37] | ||
| The New Adventures of Pinocchio | Madame Flambeau / Lorenzini | |||
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | Albin Grau | [38] | |
| Dancer in the Dark | Dr. Porkorny | [39] | ||
| Red Letters | George Kessler | |||
| Just One Night | Walter Lert | [40] | ||
| Doomsdayer | Max Gast | |||
| 2001 | Critical Mass | Samson | [41] | |
| Die Gottesanbeterin | Julius Quellenreich | |||
| Invincible | Count Helldorf | [42] | ||
| Double Deception | Vincent | |||
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | The Guardian | [43] | ||
| All the Queen's Men | General Landssdorf | [44] | ||
| The Last Minute | Nazi Fashion Shooter | |||
| Revelation | Grand Master | [45] | ||
| Auf Herz und Nieren | "Doc" | [46] | ||
| 2002 | FeardotCom | Polidori | [47] | |
| Pigs Will Fly | Onkel Max | |||
| Mrs Meitlemeihr | Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr | Short film | ||
| 2003 | Dogville | The Man in the Coat | [48] | |
| Love Object | Radley | [49] | ||
| Gate to Heaven | Joachim Nowak | |||
| 2004 | Paranoia 1.0 | Derrick | [50] | |
| Jargo | Jargo's Father | [51] | ||
| Sawtooth | Reverend Cain | |||
| Modigliani | Max Jacob | [52] | ||
| Evil Eyes | George | Direct-to-video | [53] | |
| Surviving Christmas | Heinrich | [54] | ||
| 2005 | Headspace | Reverend Karl Hartman | [55] | |
| One More Round | Lance Wallace | |||
| Wit's End | The Stranger | |||
| Manderlay | Mr. Kirspe | [56] | ||
| BloodRayne | Regal Monk | [57] | ||
| 2006 | Pray for Morning | Edouard Leopold Edu | [58] | |
| Holly | Klaus | [59] | ||
| Crusade in Jeans | Dr. Lawerence | |||
| 2007 | Fall Down Dead | Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey | Also associate producer | [60] |
| Grindhouse | Franz Hess | Segment: "Werewolf Women of the SS" | ||
| Halloween | Morgan Walker | [61] | ||
| Children of Wax | P | |||
| Mother of Tears | Father Johannes | [62] | ||
| Pars: Operation Cherry | Klaus Kayman | |||
| Tell | Hermann Gessler | |||
| 2008 | Far Cry | Dr. Lucas Krieger | [63] | |
| 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | Count Luipold Trumpf | [64] | ||
| 2009 | Lulu and Jimi | Schultz | [65] | |
| House of Boys | Madame | [66] | ||
| Soul Kitchen | Herr Jung | [67] | ||
| Metropia | Ivan Bahn | Voice[68] | [69] | |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | Lee Meyers | [70] | ||
| 2010 | Life Is Too Long | Tabatabai | [71] | |
| 2011 | Keyhole | Dr. Lemke | [72] | |
| Graf Karpatovicz and the Blonde Bite | Graf Karpatovicz | Short film | ||
| The Sky Has Four Corners | Graf Karpatovicz | |||
| Gorunmeyen | Bartok | |||
| Melancholia | Wedding Planner | [73] | ||
| The Theatre Bizarre | Peg Poett | [74] | ||
| UFO in Her Eyes | Steve Frost | |||
| The Berlin Project | Guru | |||
| 2012 | Iron Sky | Wolfgang Kortzfleisch | [75] | |
| Unlocking Passages | The Actor | Short film | ||
| The Lords of Salem | Witchunter | Uncredited | ||
| Night of the Templar | Father Paul | |||
| 2013 | Heather's Dream | Doctor | Short film | |
| The Girl behind the White Picket Fence | The Shaman / The Doctor | |||
| Nymphomaniac | The Waiter | [76] | ||
| 2014 | Beethoven's Treasure Tail | The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser | Direct-to-video | [77] |
| The Editor | Dr. Casini | [78] | ||
| 2015 | Coconut Hero | Mr. Morrow (Therapist) | [79] | |
| Get Well Soon: It's Love | Man | Short film | ||
| Johnny Walker | Fyodor | Voice | ||
| Shanzo (Teaser) | Jago | Short film | ||
| The Forbidden Room | Count Yugh / The Butler / The Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist | [80] | ||
| Zero | The Lord of the World | |||
| 2016 | Courier X | Nathan Vogel | ||
| Seances | Actor | Short film | ||
| Brother | Frank Solek | |||
| 2017 | Downsizing | Joris Konrad | [81] | |
| Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Placid Man | [82] | ||
| 2018 | American Animals | Mr. Van Der Hoek | [83] | |
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Hans | [84] | ||
| Daughter of Mine | Bruno | [85] | ||
| Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich | André Toulon | [86] | ||
| Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey | Alcyde | |||
| Dragged Across Concrete | Friedrich | [87] | ||
| The Mountain | Frederick | [88] | ||
| 2019 | American Exit | Anton | [89] | |
| Iron Sky: The Coming Race | Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler | [90][91] | ||
| Holy Beasts | Henry | [92] | ||
| Bacurau | Michael | [93] | ||
| The Painted Bird | Miller | [94] | ||
| The Barefoot Emperor | Dr. Otto Kroll | [95] | ||
| Skin Walker | Claus | |||
| 2020 | Last Moment of Clarity | Ivan | [96] | |
| 2021 | The Blazing World | Lained | [97] | |
| Haymaker | Lained | |||
| Swan Song | Pat Pitsenbarger | [98] | ||
| Chompy | Chompy | Voice | ||
| 2022 | My Neighbor Adolf | Mr. Herzog | [99] | |
| A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Love | Michel | |||
| 13 Tracks to Frighten Agatha Black | Opening Narration | Voice | ||
| 2024 | Skeletons in the Closet | Luc | [100] | |
| 2025 | By Design | Aldo Fabbri | [101] | |
| Bad Painter | Albert Oehlen | [102] | ||
| The Secret Agent | Hans | [103] | ||
| 2026 | Return from Tomorrow | Tim Senior | Posthumous release | [104] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Sonderdezernat K1 | Harry Gätjens | Episode: "Kassensturz um Mitternacht" | [105] |
| Joseph Balsamo | Gilbert | 7 episodes | ||
| Olifant | Olifant / Edwin | Television film | ||
| 1977 | The Stationmaster's Wife | Schafftaler | Television film; also assistant director | |
| 1979 | Victor | Popstar | Television film | |
| 1980 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Young Man In The Bar | 2 episodes | [106] |
| 1986 | Der Fahnder | Uli Weber | Episode: "Ein König ohne Reich" | [107] |
| Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters | Holger | Episode: "Adieu Claire" | [108] | |
| Am nächsten Morgen kehrte der Minister nicht an seinen Arbeitsplatz zurück | Minister / Kali | Television film | ||
| 1988 | Medea | Jason | Television film | [109] |
| 1992 | Tod eines Weltstars | Weltstar Udo Kier | Television film | |
| 1993 | Red Shoe Diaries | Fashion Designer | Episode: "Runway" | [110] |
| seaQuest DSV | Dr. Guy Peche | Episode: "Give me Liberté" | [111][112] | |
| Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Giles Marquette | Television film | ||
| Die Männer vom K3 | Heini Wohlers | Episode: "Tanz auf dem Seil" | ||
| Das Double | Zahnartz | Television film | ||
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz | König | Episode: "Feuerzauber" | [113] |
| Rosa Roth | Ommer | Episode: "In Liebe und Tod" | ||
| 1994, 1997, 2022 | The Kingdom | Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brother[114] | Miniseries; 8 episodes | [114] |
| 1995 | Unter Druck | Television film | ||
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | Klaus | Episode: "Death" | [115] |
| Nash Bridges | Wolfgang Herzog | Episode: "Aloha Nash" | [116] | |
| The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century | Armin T. Wegner / Rudolf G. Binding | Voices; Documentary series | ||
| 1996, 1999 | The Sentinel | Klaus Zeller | 2 episodes | [112] |
| 1996, 2009 | Tatort | Beethoven / Hans-Rudi Dreher | 2 episodes | [117] |
| 1997 | Die Gang | Kapitän Schmidt | Episode: "Piraten" | |
| 1998 | Viper | Erich Geiger | Episode: "Double Team" | [118] |
| V.I.P. | Viktor Balek | Episode: "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead" | ||
| Modern Vampires | Vincent | Television film | [119] | |
| Die Diebin | Bühler | |||
| Ice | Dr. Norman Kistler | [120] | ||
| Nina - Vom Kinderzimmer ins Bordell | Bongo | |||
| 1999 | Final Run | Reddick | [121] | |
| Killer Deal | Dr. Roland Parker | |||
| 2002 | Justice League | Music Master | Voice; episode: "Legends" | [68] |
| He Sees You When You're Sleeping | Hans Kramer | Television film | ||
| 2004 | The Batman | Bert | Voice; episode: "Q&A" | [68] |
| Dracula 3000 | Captain Varna | Television film | [122] | |
| 30 Days Until I'm Famous | Barry Davis | Television film | ||
| 2005–2007 | Vier gegen Z | Zanrelot | 39 episodes | |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Bellinger | Episode: "Cigarette Burns" | [123] |
| Wilde Engel | Richard Voss | 4 episodes | ||
| 2006 | Polizeiruf 110 | Heinrich Zermahlen | Episode: "Mit anderen Augen" | [124] |
| 13 Graves | Debro | Television film | ||
| 2010 | Chuck | Otto Van Vogel | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Role Models" | [125] |
| 2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Professor Pericles | Voice; 17 episodes | [68] |
| 2011 | Borgia | Pope Innocent VIII | 3 episodes | [112] |
| 2013–2014 | Beware the Batman | Mister Toad | Voice; 4 episodes | [68] |
| 2015 | Altes Geld | Rolf Rauchensteiner | 8 episodes | [126] |
| Axe Cop | The Warden | Voice; episode: "Heads Will Roll" | [68] | |
| Major Lazer | Head Vampire Vampire | Voice; episode: "Vampire Weekend" | [68] | |
| Golan the Insatiable | Dylan Beekler's Backpack | Voice; episode: "Pilot" | [68] | |
| 2017 | Funny or Die Presents | Admiral Codi | Episode: "Storm: A Star Wars Indie" | [127] |
| 2019 | M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Morder | Man In Fox Fur Coat | 6 episodes | [128] |
| 2022 | Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin | Klaus | 2 episodes | [129] |
| 2023 | Hunters | Adolf Hitler | 6 episodes | [112] |
| 2026 | Dark Winds | Gunthar Vaggan | 3 episodes; posthumous release |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Video Game | Lorenzini | Voice | [130] |
| 2000 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | Yuri / PsyCorps | Live action inserts and voice acting | [131] |
| 2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Yuri | [131] | |
| 2008 | 1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde: The Video Game | Count Luipold Trumpf | Voice | [132] |
| 2017 | Call of Duty: WWII | Dr. Peter Straub | [133] | |
| 2022 | Martha Is Dead | Erich | [134] | |
| TBA | OD | TBA | Voice and motion capture | [135] |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Erotica" | Madonna | Party Guest | |
| "Deeper and Deeper" | Lover | |||
| 1996 | "Naked" | Goo Goo Dolls | Himself | [136] |
| 1997 | "You Win, I Lose" | Supertramp | Party Guest | [136] |
| 1999 | "Die Schöne und das Biest" | Rauhfaser | Der Freier | |
| 2000 | "Make Me Bad" | Korn | Commander | |
| 2001 | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" | Eve featuring Gwen Stefani | Partyguest | |
| 2001 | "Deep Down Below" | RMB | Dr. Wagner | [136] |
| 2012 | "Prayer" | Terranova | Himself - Musician | [137] |