Udo Kier

Birth Name:

Udo Kierspe

Birth Place:

Cologne, Germany

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Production designer, Assistant director

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"

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