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Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas.
Mar 19, 2021 · An actor willing to take on any role, no matter how dark (remember “Dragged Across Concrete”?), surprises with sweet tale of reconciliation.
Aug 13, 2021 · Udo Kier shares why he felt compelled to drop the villain act for a surprisingly sentimental turn in Todd Stephens' Swan Song
Aug 6, 2021 · Udo Kier discusses Swan Song, his work across his 50-year-plus career, and how he feels about being labeled a gay icon.
Aug 16, 2021 · He's a leading man for the first time, rightly earning him some of the biggest buzz of his 50-year career. But there's no question the film's bittersweet coda, a scene that serves as an elegiac tribute that Kier shares with Urie ("Ugly Betty"), is something special in its own right.
Nov 23, 2021 · Known for his brooding character roles, Udo Kier lived his entire life as an openly gay man. He enjoyed a teenage fling with legendary German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder after meeting him in a bar as a 16-year-old. Fassbinder was 15. Udo Kier later acted in Fassbinders’ Lili Marlene and Berlin Alexanderplatz.