1998Nominee
Best Performance
Blade
Udo Kier
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Cologne, Germany
October 14, 1944
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1998Nominee
Best Performance
Armageddon
2013Nominee
Best Performance
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Career Highlights
1975Highlight
Best Performance
The Story of O
1999Highlight
Best Performance
End of Days