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Udo Kier

1944 - 2025

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Udo Kierspe (14 October 1944 – 23 November 2025), known professionally as Udo Kier, was a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor who often portrayed eccentric and deviant figures, he appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. Kier made his breakthrough playing the title characters in the cult films Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) and Blood for Dracula (1974), both directed by Paul Morrissey, which established him as an icon of the horror film genre. He became a staple figure in both mainstream genre film and art house circles, described by one obituary as a "cult icon". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Udo Kier is the 602nd most popular actor (down from 503rd in 2024), the 903rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 784th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Actor.

Udo Kier is most famous for his role in the movie "Blade" as the vampire Deacon Frost.

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Among actors, Udo Kier ranks 602 out of 13,578. Before him are Stéphane Audran, Mickey Rourke, Robert Vaughn, Burt Young, Winona Ryder, and Hardy Krüger. After him are Sean Bean, John Belushi, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Nastassja Kinski, Frank Marshall, and Lita Grey.

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Among people born in 1944, Udo Kier ranks 82. Before him are Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Jonathan Demme, David J. Wineland, Marc Ouellet, R. Lee Ermey, and Raymond Moody. After him are Rudy Giuliani, Maria João Pires, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Peter Weir, Bernard Hill, and Graham Taylor. Among people deceased in 2025, Udo Kier ranks 55. Before him are Yang Chen-Ning, Robert Benton, Denis Law, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Peter Lax. After him are Violeta Chamorro, Jochen Mass, Costas Simitis, Ján Zachara, Alfredo Palacio, and Vitold Fokin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Udo Kier ranks 903 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Fallada (1893), Theodor Fontane (1819), Frederica of Baden (1781), Constantin Fehrenbach (1852), Hardy Krüger (1928), and Albert O. Hirschman (1915). After him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Joachim Frank (1940), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Hartmut Michel (1948), Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876), and Hugo Junkers (1859).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Udo Kier ranks 9. Before him are Simone Signoret (1921), Curd Jürgens (1915), Magda Schneider (1909), Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Emmy Göring (1893), and Hardy Krüger (1928). After him are Nastassja Kinski (1961), Luise Rainer (1910), Karlheinz Böhm (1928), Horst Buchholz (1933), Max Schreck (1879), and Karin Schubert (1944).

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