Actor

Udo Kier

Udo Kier’s screen credits include Dr. Porkorny in Dancer in the Dark, Wedding Planner in Melancholia, and Dragonetti in Blade.

Born October 14, 1944† November 23, 2025 Cologne, Germany3 movies on MoviHero

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WHERE TO START

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A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Dancer in the Dark

2000 · 2h 20m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Dr. Porkorny.

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Melancholia

2011 · 2h 16m · Drama · Science Fiction

See the performance as Wedding Planner.

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Blade

1998 · 2h 1m · Action · Horror

See the performance as Dragonetti.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Udo Kier

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.

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2026
Return from Tomorrow
Tim Senior
2026
By Design
Aldo Fabbri
2025
The Secret Agent
Hans
2025
Bad Painter
Ö
2024
Schindler Space Architect
R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Self
2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Luc
2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Big Brother
2022
My Neighbor Adolf
Herman Herzog
2022
Staging Death
Actor
2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
Actor
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Michel
2021
The Blazing World
Lained
2021
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy (voice)
2021
Swan Song
Pat Pitsenbarger
2021
Haymaker
David
2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2020
Last Moment of Clarity
Ivan Demisovski
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
2020
The Barefoot Emperor
Dr. Otto Kroll
2019
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
Skin Walker
Claus
2019
The Painted Bird
Miller
2019
Bacurau
Michael
2019
Holy Beasts
Henry
2019
The Mountain
Frederick
2019
American Exit
Anton
2019
Dragged Across Concrete
Friedrich
2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
2018
I Knew Andy Warhol
Self
2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Andre Toulon
2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Alcyde
2018
American Animals
Mr. Van Der Hoek
2018
Zero
The lord of the world
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Hans
2018
Daughter of Mine
Bruno
2017
Downsizing
Konrad
2017
Instant Dreams
The Docter (Cameo)
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
The Placid Man
2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
2016
Courier X
Nathan Vogel
2016
Brother
Frank Solek
2015
The Forbidden Room
Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
Actor
2015
Coconut Hero
Mr. Morrow
2015
Johnny Walker
Fyodor (voice)
2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
The Material Boy
Self
2015
Lines of the Hand
Actor
2014
Arteholic
Self
2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
2014
The Editor
Dr Casini
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
The Waiter
2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Lords of Salem
Witchhunter (uncredited)
2012
Night of the Templar
Father Paul
2012
Iron Sky
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
2012
Ich - Udo
Himself
2012
My Own Private River
Hans (archive footage)
2011
Görünmeyen
Bartok
2011
The Berlin Project
Guru
2011
UFO in Her Eyes
Steve Frost
2011
Keyhole
Dr. Lemke
2011
The Theatre Bizarre
Peg Poett
2011
The Sky Has Four Corners
Graf Karpatovicz
2010
Life Is Too Long
Tabatabai
2010
Dimension
Actor
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Lee Meyers
2009
House of Boys
Madame
2009
Memories of a Young Pianist
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2009
Metropia
Ivan Bahn (voice)
2009
Soul Kitchen
Herr Jung
2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Self
2009
Lulu and Jimi
Schultz
2008
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Luipold Trumpf
2008
La deuxième femme
Udo Kier
2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
Far Cry
Dr. Krieger
2007
Tell
Gessler
2007
The Mother of Tears
Father Johannes
2007
Halloween
Morgan Walker
2007
Fall Down Dead
Producer · Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
2007
The Killing Grounds
P.
2007
Pars: Operation Cherry
Klaus Kayman
2007
Grindhouse
Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
2006
Unser Reigen
Actor
2006
13 Graves
Debro
2006
Crusade in Jeans
Dr. Lawerence
2006
Holly
Klaus
2006
Pray for Morning
Edouard Leopold Edu
2006
BloodRayne
Regal Monk
2005
Cigarette Burns
Bellinger
2005
Headspace
Rev. Karl Hartman
2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Interviewee-Actor
2005
Manderlay
Mr. Kirspe
2004
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
Actor
2004
Surviving Christmas
Heinrich

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Director · Writer

Lars von Trier

2 shared films on MoviHero

Dancer in the Dark Melancholia

Actor

Alexander Skarsgård

1 shared film on MoviHero

Melancholia

Actor

Arly Jover

1 shared film on MoviHero

Blade

Actor

Björk

1 shared film on MoviHero

Dancer in the Dark

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Actor

Udo Kier

Udo Kier’s screen credits include Dr. Porkorny in Dancer in the Dark, Wedding Planner in Melancholia, and Dragonetti in Blade.

Born October 14, 1944† November 23, 2025 Cologne, Germany3 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Dancer in the Dark

2000 · 2h 20m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Dr. Porkorny.

Open movie guide

Melancholia

2011 · 2h 16m · Drama · Science Fiction

See the performance as Wedding Planner.

Open movie guide

Blade

1998 · 2h 1m · Action · Horror

See the performance as Dragonetti.

Open movie guide

THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Udo Kier

GALLERY

Photos

Portraits of Udo Kier.

MOVIHERO CREDITS

Movies and roles

Explore 3 movie guides, credited roles and upcoming releases.

Movies on MoviHero 3

Showing 3 of 3 credits

More film credits 99 additional titles

These credits do not currently have a MoviHero movie guide. Use the filters to separate released and upcoming work.

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Showing 8 of 99 credits

2026
Return from Tomorrow
Tim Senior
2026
By Design
Aldo Fabbri
2025
The Secret Agent
Hans
2025
Bad Painter
Ö
2024
Schindler Space Architect
R.M. Schindler (voice)
2024
Der wunderbare Udo Kier
Self
2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Luc
2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
Self / Big Brother
2022
My Neighbor Adolf
Herman Herzog
2022
Staging Death
Actor
2022
A Kilo of Blue (The Music)
Actor
2022
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Michel
2021
The Blazing World
Lained
2021
Chompy & the Girls
Chompy (voice)
2021
Swan Song
Pat Pitsenbarger
2021
Haymaker
David
2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2020
Last Moment of Clarity
Ivan Demisovski
2020
11 Colours of the Bird
Self
2020
The Barefoot Emperor
Dr. Otto Kroll
2019
Bacurau no Mapa
Self
2019
Skin Walker
Claus
2019
The Painted Bird
Miller
2019
Bacurau
Michael
2019
Holy Beasts
Henry
2019
The Mountain
Frederick
2019
American Exit
Anton
2019
Dragged Across Concrete
Friedrich
2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
2018
I Knew Andy Warhol
Self
2018
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Andre Toulon
2018
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey
Alcyde
2018
American Animals
Mr. Van Der Hoek
2018
Zero
The lord of the world
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Hans
2018
Daughter of Mine
Bruno
2017
Downsizing
Konrad
2017
Instant Dreams
The Docter (Cameo)
2017
Brawl in Cell Block 99
The Placid Man
2017
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant
Self
2016
Courier X
Nathan Vogel
2016
Brother
Frank Solek
2015
The Forbidden Room
Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
Actor
2015
Coconut Hero
Mr. Morrow
2015
Johnny Walker
Fyodor (voice)
2015
Phantasmagoria of the Interior
Dr. Henry Jekyll (archive footage)
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
2015
The Material Boy
Self
2015
Lines of the Hand
Actor
2014
Arteholic
Self
2014
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
The Real Fritz Bruchschnauser
2014
The Editor
Dr Casini
2013
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
The Waiter
2013
The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence
The Magic Doctor / The Shaman
2013
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Lords of Salem
Witchhunter (uncredited)
2012
Night of the Templar
Father Paul
2012
Iron Sky
Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
2012
Ich - Udo
Himself
2012
My Own Private River
Hans (archive footage)
2011
Görünmeyen
Bartok
2011
The Berlin Project
Guru
2011
UFO in Her Eyes
Steve Frost
2011
Keyhole
Dr. Lemke
2011
The Theatre Bizarre
Peg Poett
2011
The Sky Has Four Corners
Graf Karpatovicz
2010
Life Is Too Long
Tabatabai
2010
Dimension
Actor
2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Lee Meyers
2009
House of Boys
Madame
2009
Memories of a Young Pianist
Count Dracula (archive footage)
2009
Metropia
Ivan Bahn (voice)
2009
Soul Kitchen
Herr Jung
2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Self
2009
Lulu and Jimi
Schultz
2008
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Luipold Trumpf
2008
La deuxième femme
Udo Kier
2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
Far Cry
Dr. Krieger
2007
Tell
Gessler
2007
The Mother of Tears
Father Johannes
2007
Halloween
Morgan Walker
2007
Fall Down Dead
Producer · Picasso Killer / Aaron Garvey
2007
The Killing Grounds
P.
2007
Pars: Operation Cherry
Klaus Kayman
2007
Grindhouse
Franz Hess (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
2006
Unser Reigen
Actor
2006
13 Graves
Debro
2006
Crusade in Jeans
Dr. Lawerence
2006
Holly
Klaus
2006
Pray for Morning
Edouard Leopold Edu
2006
BloodRayne
Regal Monk
2005
Cigarette Burns
Bellinger
2005
Headspace
Rev. Karl Hartman
2005
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
Interviewee-Actor
2005
Manderlay
Mr. Kirspe
2004
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
Actor
2004
Surviving Christmas
Heinrich

CONNECTED THROUGH MOVIES

Shared credits

Discover the people who share these films.

Director · Writer

Lars von Trier

2 shared films on MoviHero

Dancer in the Dark Melancholia

Actor

Alexander Skarsgård

1 shared film on MoviHero

Melancholia

Actor

Arly Jover

1 shared film on MoviHero

Blade

Actor

Björk

1 shared film on MoviHero

Dancer in the Dark

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