FrameThrower · Actors · Udo Kier
Udo Kier
19 films · 1,565 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1973–2022
Born 14 October 1944 · Cologne, Germany · died 23 November 2025
Udo Kierspe, 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.
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,565 frames from the 19 films we hold. This is the look of the work Udo takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 19 films we hold, 52% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Udo takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
My Neighbor Adolf
2022 · Herman Herzog
Keyhole
2011 · Dr. Lemke
Invincible
2001 · Count Helldorf
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · Albin Grau
Europa
1991 · Lawrence Hartmann
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
1981 · Dr. Henry Jekyll
Blood For Dracula
1974 · Count Dracula
Flesh For Frankenstein
1973 · Baron Frankenstein
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · Hans
American Animals
2018 · Mr. Van Der Hoek
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017 · The Placid Man
The Forbidden Room
2015 · Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
The Editor
2014 · Dr Casini
Nymphomaniac Vol 2
2013 · The Waiter
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
2009 · Lee Meyers
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Sadistic Sailor
Lili Marleen
1981 · Drewitz
The Third Generation
1979 · Edgar Gast
Suspiria
1977 · Dr. Frank Mandel
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,565 frames from Udo Kier's 19 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.