Udo Kier
Born October 14, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Cologne, Germany
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.
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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Filmography
The Secret Agent
2025
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as Hans
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Age: 80
Swan Song
2021
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as Pat Pitsenbarger
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Age: 76
The Painted Bird
2019
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as Miller
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Age: 74
Bacurau
2019
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as Michael
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Age: 74
The Mountain
2019
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as Frederick
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Age: 74
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
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as Friedrich
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Age: 74
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
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as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Adolf Hitler
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Age: 74
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018
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as Andre Toulon
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Age: 73
American Animals
2018
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as Mr. Van Der Hoek
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Age: 73
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018
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as Hans
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Age: 73
Downsizing
2017
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as Konrad
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Age: 73
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
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as The Placid Man
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Age: 72
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
2013
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as The Waiter
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Age: 69
The Lords of Salem
2013
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as Witchhunter (uncredited)
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Age: 68
Iron Sky
2012
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as Wolfgang Kortzfleisch
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Age: 67
Görünmeyen
2011
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as Bartok
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Age: 67
Keyhole
2011
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as Dr. Lemke
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Age: 66
Melancholia
2011
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as Wedding Planner
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Age: 66
No Image
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009
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as Count Dracula (archive footage)
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Age: 65
Soul Kitchen
2009
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as Herr Jung
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Age: 64
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
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as Self
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Age: 64
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
2008
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as Luipold Trumpf
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Age: 64
Far Cry
2008
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as Dr. Krieger
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Age: 63
The Mother of Tears
2007
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as Father Johannes
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Age: 63
Halloween
2007
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as Morgan Walker
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Age: 62
No Image
Unser Reigen
2006
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as
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Age: 62
13 Graves
2006
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as Debro
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Age: 62
Holly
2006
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as Klaus
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Age: 61
Cigarette Burns
2005
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as Bellinger
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Age: 61
BloodRayne
2005
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as Regal Monk
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Age: 61
No Image
Anecdotes from 'Epidemic'
2005
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as Interviewee-Actor
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Age: 60
Manderlay
2005
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as Mr. Kirspe
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Age: 60
No Image
Fear and Loathing in Materndorf
2004
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as
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Age: 60
Surviving Christmas
2004
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as Heinrich
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Age: 59
Celluloid Horror
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 59
Dogville
2003
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as The Man in the Coat
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Age: 58
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
2002
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as Hans Kramer
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Age: 58
Mrs. Meitlemeihr
2002
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as Hitler / Mrs. Meitlemeihr
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Age: 58
The Last Minute
2002
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as Nazi Fashion Shooter
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Age: 58
FearDotCom
2002
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as Polidori
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Age: 57
All the Queen's Men
2001
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as General Landssdorf
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Age: 57
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
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as The Guardian
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Age: 56
Revelation
2001
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as The Grand Master
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Age: 56
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
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as Self
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Age: 56
Just One Night
2000
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as Walter Lert
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Age: 55
Dancer in the Dark
2000
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as Dr. Porkorny
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Age: 55
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
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as Albin Grau
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Age: 55
Red Letters
2000
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as George Kessler
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Age: 55
Double Deception
2000
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as Vincent
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Age: 55
End of Days
1999
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as Head Priest
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Age: 55
Under the Palms
1999
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as Ludwig
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Age: 54
Stingers
1998
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as Mr. Scholnick / The Boss
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Age: 54
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998
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as Rocky
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Age: 54
Modern Vampires
1998
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as Vincent
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Age: 54
Blade
1998
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as Dragonetti
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Age: 53
Ice
1998
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as Dr. Norman Kistler
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Age: 53
The Kingdom II
1998
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as Lillebror / Age Krüger
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Age: 53
Armageddon
1998
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as Psychologist
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Age: 53
The 120 Days of Bottrop
1997
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as Self
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Age: 53
The End of Violence
1997
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as Zoltan
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Age: 52
Prince Valiant
1997
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as Sligon
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Age: 52
Betty
1997
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as Vincent Lord
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Age: 52
Lea
1996
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as Block
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Age: 52
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
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as Lorenzini
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Age: 51
Breaking the Waves
1996
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as Sadistic Sailor
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Age: 51
Duke of Groove
1996
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as Earl
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Age: 51
Barb Wire
1996
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as Curly
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Age: 51
United Trash
1996
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as UNO-General Werner Brenner
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Age: 51
Johnny Mnemonic
1995
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as Ralfi
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Age: 50
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
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as Ronald Camp
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Age: 49
Josh & S.A.M.
1993
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as Salon Manager
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Age: 49
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
1993
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as Giles Marquette
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Age: 49
For Love or Money
1993
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as Mr. Himmelman
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Age: 48
Three Shake-a-Leg Steps to Heaven
1993
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as Edouard Müllendorf
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Age: 48
Terror 2000
1993
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as Jablo
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Age: 48
Plötzlich und unerwartet - eine Déjà-Revue
1993
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as Egon Hettemann
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Age: 48
Sex
1992
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as Self
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Age: 48
No Image
The Making of Europa
1991
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as Self / Lawrence Hartmann
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Age: 47
Europa
1991
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as Lawrence Hartmann
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Age: 46
My Own Private Idaho
1991
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as Hans
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Age: 46
The German Chainsaw Massacre
1990
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as Jonny
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Age: 46
Medea
1989
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as Jason
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Age: 44
100 Years Of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour In The Führerbunker
1989
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as Adolf Hitler
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Age: 44
Mother's Mask
1988
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as Herr Seiler
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Age: 44
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
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as
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Age: 43
Epidemic
1987
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as Self
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Age: 42
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987
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as Baron Tante Teufel
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Age: 42
The Beginner
1985
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as Graf Frackstein
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Age: 40
No Image
Der Unbesiegbare
1985
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as Argon
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Age: 40
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
1984
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as Man and Woman in Train
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Age: 39
Lola
1981
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as Waiter (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981
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as Dr. Henry Jekyll
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Age: 36
Lili Marleen
1981
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as Drewitz
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Age: 36
Narcissus and Psyche
1980
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as Nárcisz
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Age: 36
Deutschland privat
1980
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as
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Age: 36
Lulu
1980
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as Jack the Ripper
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Age: 35
The Fifth Commandment
1978
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as Peter Dümmel
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Age: 33
És így s eképp tovább
1978
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as
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Age: 33
Bel Canto or May a Hooker Sob?
1977
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as Poulailler
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Age: 33
Suspiria
1977
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as Dr. Frank Mandel
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Age: 32
Blood for Dracula
1974
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as Count Dracula
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Age: 29
Flesh for Frankenstein
1973
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as Baron Frankenstein
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Age: 29
No Image
Pan
1973
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as Pilgrim of Death
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Age: 29
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Olifant
1973
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as Olifant / Edwin
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Age: 28
The Salzburg Connection
1972
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as Anton
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Age: 27
Conflict of Emotions
1971
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as Tonis Theodorou
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Age: 26
Season of the Senses
1969
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as Luca
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Age: 25