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Kier in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Udo Kierspe
Date of Birth: 14 October, 1944
Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of Death: November 23, 2025
Place of Death: Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: German
Udo Kier was a German actor. He appeared in over 200 films, often playing villains. His roles included the films Mark of the Devil (1970), Flesh for Frankenstein , Blood for Dracula , The Last Word , Story of O , Suspiria (1977), The Fifth Commandment , My Own Private Idaho , Josh and S.A.M. , Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , Johnny Mnemonic , Barb Wire , Breaking the Waves , The Adventures of Pinocchio , Armageddon , Blade (1998), End of Days , Shadow of the Vampire , FeardotCom , Dogville , Surviving Christmas , Manderlay , BloodRayne , Grindhouse , Halloween (2007), The Mother of Tears , My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? ; Melancholia , Nymphomaniac , Downsizing , American Animals , Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot ; Dragged Across Concrete , The Painted Bird , and The Secret Agent (2025).
His mother’s name was Thekla. Udo was raised Catholic. He moved to London, England, at eighteen.