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UDO Kier

Udo Kier in Andy Warhol's Frankenstein

Udo Kier (1944 - )

Film Deaths[]

  • Schamlos (1968) [Alexander Pohlmann]: Shot to death at the end of the film by gangsters.
  • Mark of the Devil (1970) [Count Christian von Meruh]: Tortured to death by townspeoples; his body is shown when Olivera Katarina discovers him at the end of the film.
  • Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (Flesh for Frankenstein) (1973) [Baron Frankenstein]: Impaled through the back and liver with a spear by Srdjan Zelenovic on top of having his hand cut off in the gate; he dies after making a final speech to the captive Joe Dallesandro.
  • Andy Warhol's Dracula (Blood for Dracula) (1974) [Count Dracula]: Stabbed in the chest with a wooden stake by Joe Dallesandro after Joe chops off Udo's arms and legs. Milena Vukotic then throws herself onto the stake to join Udo in death.
  • Flocon D'or (Goldflocken) (1976) [Franzl]: Hits his head several times against a stone and rolling down the hill.
  • Spermula (1976) [Werner]: Drives with a car into an empty pool. It is zoomed on his dead body.
  • Nárcisz és Psyché (1980) [Nárcisz - Laci Tóth]: Dies from the effects of syphilis. His dead body is seen lying on the bed.
  • Die Geschwister (1982) [Brother]: Shoots himself in the head; then his dead body is seen on the bed.
  • アナザーウェイ D機関情報 (Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho) (1988) [Hansmann]: Shot by the Nazis and then hanged.
  • 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler – Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker (1989) [Adolf Hitler]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself in the head in the bunker.
  • Europa (1991) [Lawrence Hartmann]: Shot to death due to his homosexuality. His dead body is seen lying on the ground afterwards.
  • Paradise Framed (1995) [?]: Dies after several stones of a collapsing wall fall on him.
  • Johnny Mnemonic (1995) [Ralfi]: Flogged/slashed to death causing a part of his body to be severed with a "laser whip" by Denis Akiyama.  
  • Nur über meine Leiche (Over my Dead Body) (1995) [Killer]: Poisoned to death.
  • Prince Valiant (1997) [Sligon]: Impaled through the back on the sword Excalibur when he's knocked into it at the end of a struggle with Thomas Kretschmann; Thomas then pulls the sword out of Udo's body while drawing it out of the stone floor.
  • Modern Vampires (Revenant(1998) [Vincent]: Stabbed in the chest with a wooden stake by Gabriel Casseus, acting on Rod Steiger's instructions. His severed head is shown afterwards when the other vampires discover it.
  • Blade (1998) [Vampire Elder Dragonetti]: Burned to death by sunlight after Stephen Dorff tears out Udo's fangs and leaves him in the sun to die. 
  • Besat (Possessed) (1999) [Vincent]: Shot to death.
  • Killer Deal (1999) [Dr. Roland Parker]: Dies from a laser on the operating table.
  • End of Days (1999) [Dr. Abel]: Head smashed when Gabriel Byrne punches him in the face, driving his fist completely through Udo's head.
  • Shadow of the Vampire (2000) [Albin Grau]: Neck snapped by Willem Dafoe when Udo tries to stab Willem with a stake as John Malkovich films it during a fight with Willem, Udo and Cary Elwes. His body is later seen slumped onto a bed as John talks to his dead body.
  • Critical Mass (2000) [Samson]: Killed when he drives his truck off the cliff while pushing a prison bus.
  • Doomsdayer (2000) [Max Gast]: Killed by an explosion at the end of the film.
  • Double Deception (2001) [Vincent]: Shot several times. His dead body is shown afterwards.
  • Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) [The Guardian]: Dies by a lightning bolt of God and dissolves.
  • Auf Herz und Nieren (2001) [Doc]: Dies from electrocution.
  • Die Gottesanbeterin (2001) [Julius Quellenreich]: Poisoned to death. His body while being inside a coffin is seen being carried out of the house.
  • FearDotCom (2002) [Polidori]: Hit by a subway train when he runs in front of it after being lured onto the tracks by Gesine Cukrowski's ghost. (Thanks to ND)
  • Love Object (2003) [Radley]: Bludgeoned to death and dismembered by Desmond Harrington.
  • Dracula 3000 (2004) [Captain Varna]: Dies (off-screen) after sealing himself in the control room to escape the vampires, several years before the story begins; his mummified body is shown when the salvage crew discovers him and the living Udo is only seen in video recordings from his log.
  • Jargo (2004) [Father]: Commits suicide by jumping out of the window.
  • Headspace (2005) [Reverend Karl Hartman]: Body torn apart by demons.
  • Bloodrayne (2005) [Regal Monk]: Stabbed in the chest with a sword by Will Sanderson.
  • Pray for Morning (2006) [Edouard Leopold Edu]: Ceases to exist after Robert F. Lyons is prayed to destroy him after being stabbed in the back by Dennis Flanagan while trying to kill Jessica Stroup with it’s power.
  • The Mother of Tears (La Terza madre; The Third Mother) (2007) [Father Johannes]: Stabbed and hacked to death by Barbara Mautino.
  • Fall Down Dead (2007) [Picasso Killer]: Falls to his death off the edge of a building when Dominique Swain beats him with a iron tube, fter being dazzled when the lights is activeated.
  • Children of Wax (2007) [P.]: Shot and then lies dead on the ground.
  • Far Cry (2008) [Dr. Lucas Krieger]: Possibly killed (off-screen) by the "super-soldiers"; we last see Udo standing on the dock after discovering that his escape boat has been taken, while a super-soldier approaches him. Although his fate appears open-ended in the film itself, director Uwe Boll remarks on the US DVD's commentary: "So Udo is dead now."
  • Lulu and Jimi (2009) [Schultz]: First shot and then his face is shown. The hand of a woman closes the eyes of his dead face.
  • Metropia (2009; animated) [Ivan Bahn]: Dies in an explosion.
  • Melancholia (2011) [Wedding Planner]: Killed, along with everybody else in the world, when the planet Melancholia collides with Earth. 
  • Iron Sky (2012) [Wolfgang Kortzfleisch]: Shot multiple times with a machine gun by Peta Sergeant, and then punched on the forehead by Götz Otto. His death is however not certain as he is confirmed to make a return in Iron Sky: The Coming Race. Whether it is his actual appearance or a flashback is not confirmed.
  • Night of the Templar (2013) [Father Paul]: Stabbed to death with a sword by Paul Sampson towards the end of the film.
  • The Forbidden Room (2015) [Count Yugh]: Shot to death and falls to the ground.
  • Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) [Placid Man]: Shot in the chest and then in the head by Marc Blucas as him and Tobee Paik attempts to drive away from Marc and Jennifer Carpenter.
  • Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018) [André Toulon]: Shot to death (off-camera) when the police comes into his home and shoots him, the scene cuts away to the opening titles.
  • American Exit (2019) [Anton]: Drives his car over a cliff.
  • La Fiera y la fiesta (Holy Beasts) (2019) [Henry]: Stabbed and then lies dead on the ground.
  • Bacurau (2019) [Michael]: Buried alive in a hole in the ground.
  • Skin Walker (2019) [Claus]: Stabbed to death.
  • Last Moment of Clarity (2020) [Ivan Demisovski]: Lies in a hospital bed and is then beaten to death.
  • The Blazing World (2021) [Lained]: Dissolves into fireflies.
  • Swan Song (2021) [Pat Pitsenbarger]: Dies of old age.

Television Deaths[]

  • Victor (1979): Cuts the pulse veins and then falls to the ground.
  • Medea (1988) [Jason]: Dies in madness from exhaustion, because his children were hanged.
  • Rosa Roth: In Liebe und Tod (1994) [Ommer]: Shot and then finally dies in the ambulance.
  • Nash Bridges: Aloha Nash (1996) [Wolfgang Herzog]: Shot to death by Tony Colitti in Udo's office.
  • The Sentinel: Ice Man (1996) [Klaus Zeller]: Falls from the roof down on the street.
  • Tatort: Das Mädchen mit der Puppe (1996) [Hans-Rudi Dreher]: Pushed from the roof by an unknown individual.
  • Riget: Pandæmonium (1997) [Lillebror]: Dies under the weight of his own body. His dead body is shown afterwards.
  • Die Diebin (1998) [Bühler]: Pushed from the roof. Several shots of him or stuntman falling from the roof.
  • Nina – Vom Kinderzimmer ins Bordell (1998) [Bongo]: Shot to death. His dead body is shown afterwards.
  • Ice (1998) [Dr. Norman Kistler]: Shot to death. His dead body is seen lying in the snow.
  • Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns (2005) [Bellinger]: Commits suicide by disemboweling himself and running his intestines through a film projector, after being driven mad by the cursed film.
  • 4 gegen Z: Entscheidung im Holstentor (2005) [Zanrelot]: Dies in a green fire and dissolves.
  • 4 gegen Z: Der letzte Kampf (2006) [Zanrelot]: Crumbles to dust.
  • Polizeiruf: Mit anderen Augen (2006) [Heinrich Zermahlen]: Stabbed and then dies from blood loss.
  • The Borgias: A Sacred Vow (2011) [Pope Innocent VIII]: Dies of old age in his bed surrounded by his clergy members.
  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Come Undone (2013) [Professor Pericles]: He is transformed into Evil Entity (voiced by Clancy Brown) and is sucked into a vortex and destroyed after Scooby (voiced by Frank Welker) destroys the sarcophagus.
  • Major Lazer: Vampire Week-end (2015) [Head Vampire Vampire]: Burned to death by sunlight when Major Lazer (voiced by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) aims the moon during laser battle.
  • Axe Cop: Heads Will Roll (2015; animated) [Warden]: Beheaded.

Short Film Deaths[]

  • Ausgestorben (1995) [York Cortex]: Shot to death. His dead body is shown afterwards.
  • Mrs. Meitlemeihr (2002) [Adolf Hitler]: Dies from a gas explosion. (This bears no resemblance to Hitler's actual death)

Video Game Deaths[]

  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000) [Yuri]: During the game's Soviet campaign, Udo is revealed to be a traitor in the second-to-last mission, and he physically dies in the Kremlin when the player destroys the building. Udo survives in the game's Allied campaign.
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge (2001) [Yuri]: In the conclusion of the game's Soviet campaign, Udo is eaten by a T-Rex after the Soviets overload his time-machine in order to send him to prehistoric times. Udo lives in captivity in the game's Allied campaign.
  • Martha is Dead (2022) [Erich]: Executed by partisans.

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