US EditionUdo Kier, German Actor Who Starred in Art House and Hollywood Movies Alike, Dies at 81
- On Sunday, Udo Kier, the German actor, died at age 81 in a hospital in Palm Springs, California, his partner Delbert McBride confirmed and Variety first reported.
- Born in Cologne, Germany in 1944, Kier survived a wartime bombing and moved to London at 18, launching a career spanning nearly 60 years and more than 200 roles.
- His breakout roles were in Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula, with Dane Cook paying tribute, saying, `I will miss you Udo Kier. You had not only the coolest stories but you were a gracious host and I don’t believe people will believe me when I say you were one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.`
- The actor is survived by Delbert McBride, who confirmed the news, and the Palm Springs community called Kier's death a loss, recalling his warm presence at festivals.
- Posthumously, Kier is slated to appear in OD, and his final film The Secret Agent is tipped for awards-season attention after Cannes this year.
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From trash turnips to film-writers, the actor, sometimes great villain, often German on duty, who worked with Paul Morrissey, Lars von Trier or Gus Van Sant, died on Sunday at 81 years of age.
He worked under the orders of Andy Warhol and also with Madonna, not forgetting the most demanding directors of European author cinema and even those vampire films that marked the pulse of entertainment in Hollywood. Thus, with a career between art and industry, Udo Kier became a cult actor and an indubitable face endowed with an incisive look that helped to chisel several of the most perverse, terrifying and grotesque characters who contributed…
Gay Hollywood and art house star Udo Kier dies at 81
Iconic German actor Udo Kier died Sunday at the age of 81. His partner, Delbert McBride, confirmed the news to Variety.The publication notes that he performed in over 200 films, including celebrated collaborations with Andy Warhol as well as Lars von Trier. Kier starred in the Warhol-produced, Paul Morrissey-directed films "Flesh for Frankenstein" and "Blood for Dracula.""The films are subversive, sultry reimaginings of the classic Hollywood mon…
After successes in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Lars von Trier, German actor Udo Kier moved to Hollywood, where there was always room for a cool villain with a German accent.
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