German actor Udo Kier, who worked with such renowned filmmakers as Andy Warhol, Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant and Werner Herzog, died on Sunday. He was 81.
His partner, artist Delbert McBride, confirmed the news to Variety. A cause of death was not provided.
Kier became a cult film icon with his starring roles in the Andy Warhol-produced (and Paul Morrissey-directed) movies “Flesh for Frankenstein” in 1973 and “Blood for Dracula” in 1974.
Later in that decade he appeared in such films as the horror classic “Suspiria,” as well as several movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including “The Stationmaster’s Wife,” “Berlin Alexanderplatz,” and “The Third Generation.”
In 1991 he appeared in Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho.” He also had roles in a number of big-budget Hollywood films, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Johnny Mnemonic,” “Armageddon” and “Blade.” Overall he had a role in over 250 movies.
He also worked extensively with the Danish director Lars von Trier, appearing in many of his films, including “Epidemic,” “Europa,” “Breaking the Waves,” “Dancer in the Dark,” “Dogville,” and “Melancholia.”
He even worked with Madonna, appearing in her video for “Deeper and Deeper,” as well as her coffee-table book, “Sex.”
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