# Udo Kier has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091 "2025-11-24T07:29:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/1 "2025-11-24T07:29:37Z")
Udo Kier - German actor who was equally at home in Euro-arty, Euro-trashy, Hollywooden and Warhol films - has died aged 81. I remember him best from _Blood for Dracula_ and _Flesh for Frankenstein_, two films by Andy Warhol (who was only a producer but still got his name above the title). He perfectly played demented and driven European nutcases, and suffered grizzly scene-stealing deaths as a result. Over the years he popped up here and there, and did equally well in background, supporting or lead roles. The most recent I saw was _Swan Song_, a sweet film which he completely stole. Maybe not the greatest, but one of the people who made movies better than life. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/2 "2025-11-24T21:24:52Z")
A very distinctive presence in a film. I recommend _Shadow of the Vampire_, plus the psychology scene from _Armageddon_. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/3 "2025-11-25T00:22:59Z")
> _To know death, Otto, you have to fuck life… in the gall bladder_! He will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/4 "2025-11-25T00:24:27Z")
I met him at the Palm Springs film festival one year. Nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/5 "2025-11-25T00:28:54Z")
He was one of the most naturally creepy guys I have ever seen on screen, but in a cool way. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBorQVheIxnsCmyebgVnMmTiUkQqoOxi9iEYJwsrQOVbh0362ewqiHkbT-rXbYQsV5FlI&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBorQVheIxnsCmyebgVnMmTiUkQqoOxi9iEYJwsrQOVbh0362ewqiHkbT-rXbYQsV5FlI&usqp=CAU) And it just got better with time. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSKeKOBh7oYHLkPIi9Qza3LCbU5YFxqCet_zTLpAhfH6WsXVrpwsnPwR5LL0-abqutHJPs&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSKeKOBh7oYHLkPIi9Qza3LCbU5YFxqCet_zTLpAhfH6WsXVrpwsnPwR5LL0-abqutHJPs&usqp=CAU) Of all things, I mainly remember him from _Ace Ventura, Pet Detective_. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CMh3auKU0co/hqdefault.jpg "Ace Ventura - You Smell Terrific!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMh3auKU0co) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/6 "2025-11-25T04:08:29Z")
He was in a lot of random films I’ve seen over the yers, but what always stuck in my head was him in Lars von Trier’s Riget (transl. The Kingdom), which made Twin Peaks look like a Mickey Rooney movie. The man definitely grabbed onto the screen anytime he appeared. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091/7 "2025-11-26T11:32:50Z")
I read an obituary yesterday in my local newspaper, and the author remembered that he once told Kier in an interview that he’s “the King of supporting actors”. Kier’s answer “No, that sounds a bit cheap. I’m the _Kaiser_ of supporting actors”. Gave me a chuckle.