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Udo Kier Biography
Birth Name:Udo Kierspe
Birth Place:Cologne, Germany
Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Production designer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Honored with the Artistic Achievement Award in 2002 at the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Born in Germany during WWII, he and his mother were rescued from rubble after the hospital he was born in was bombed on the night of his birth
- Relocated to Britain at 18-years-old, where he enrolled in several acting classes while hoping to learn English
- Quote: "Audition is the worst thing․ It's like cleaning furniture in a department store․"
- Best known for his roles in several horror films from the 1970s, including "Mark of the Devil", "Blood for Dracula" and "Flesh for Frankenstein"
Awards
- 1999Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2001Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2005INOCA-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2011ICP Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
- 2016Festival Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2021Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
- 2021Jury Prize-Best Actor: winner
- 2021SFCS Award-Best Villain: nominated
- 2022Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2022DFCC-Best Actor: nominated
- 2022Dublin Film Critics Award-Best Actor: winner
- 2022Independent Spirit Award-Best Male Lead: nominated
- 2022Queerty-Film Performance: nominated
- 2024CinEuphoria-Best Actor - International Competition: nominated