Udo Kier

Udo Kier is the kind of actor whose face you recognize even when his name slips your mind. Born in Cologne in 1944, he appeared in well over 220 films, drifting effortlessly between European arthouse and American genre cinema. He rarely carried the lead, yet he could shift the entire mood of a scene with a single uncanny glance, specializing in eccentrics and villains nobody else could play quite like him. His passing in 2025 closed a remarkable chapter. I have always loved this kind of craftsman-actor, the one who values presence over stardom and leaves an indelible mark.

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Name (English)

Udo Kier

Name (Japanese)

ウド・キア

Reading

うど・きあ

Born

October 14, 1944

Origin

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / voice actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

• Official sitehttp://www.udokier.de
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udo%20Kier
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77035

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• film actor
• stage actor
• voice actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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