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Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Biography

Udo Kierspe (born October 14, 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, Canada and the Americas. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus van Sant, Werner Herzog, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Udo Kier

Love’s Holy Fools: The Raw, Reckless Heart of Breaking the Waves

on Breaking the Waves | Aug 05, 2025

What does it mean to love so fiercely you’d shatter yourself for it? Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996) dares to ask, plunging us into the windswept Scottish coast where Bess McNeill, played w... Read more

Shadows of Grit: The Brutal Elegance of Brawl in Cell Block 99

on Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Jul 21, 2025

S. Craig Zahler’s Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) is a cinematic paradox, a film that wields its brutality with the precision of a sculptor’s chisel, crafting a narrative that is both relentless and str... Read more

Shadows of Grit: The Unyielding Pulse of Dragged Across Concrete

on Dragged Across Concrete | Jul 20, 2025

S. Craig Zahler’s Dragged Across Concrete (2019) is a cinematic beast that prowls with deliberate menace, a neo-noir crime thriller that refuses to sprint when a slow, grinding tread will do. Zahler’s... Read more

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