{"id":2175513,"date":"2025-11-24T20:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2175513"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:56:35","slug":"legendary-actor-who-appeared-in-over-250-films-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/legendary-actor-who-appeared-in-over-250-films-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary actor who appeared in over 250 films dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B4LBU4HPW5BGJBPPSKFSUMGVFU\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HSWG2K6UA5FYRGPZV37D37FSEE\">His partner, artist Delbert McBride, confirmed the news <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/udo-kier-german-actor-appeared-000230340.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/udo-kier-german-actor-appeared-000230340.html?guccounter=1\">to Variety<\/a>. A cause of death was not provided. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PTNYLYYETFFUDIPPDRZCQETMWQ\">Kier became a cult film icon with his starring roles in the Andy Warhol-produced (and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/acclaimed-cult-filmmaker-andy-warhol-collaborator-dies-at-86.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/acclaimed-cult-filmmaker-andy-warhol-collaborator-dies-at-86.html\">Paul Morrissey<\/a>-directed) movies \u201cFlesh for Frankenstein\u201d in 1973 and \u201cBlood for Dracula\u201d in 1974. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XH2D6HVXEFGIXOLOFBG55USA2I\">Later in that decade he appeared in such films as the horror classic \u201cSuspiria,\u201d as well as several movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including \u201cThe Stationmaster\u2019s Wife,\u201d \u201cBerlin Alexanderplatz,\u201d and \u201cThe Third Generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A4D7HI4CBRA6RFJSR7HP7TDSXM\">In 1991 he appeared in Gus Van Sant\u2019s \u201cMy Own Private Idaho.\u201d He also had roles in a number of big-budget Hollywood films, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,\u201d \u201cJohnny Mnemonic,\u201d \u201cArmageddon\u201d and \u201cBlade.\u201d Overall he had a role in over 250 movies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XN5355362VB4TA3X5I3IODX6VA\">He also worked extensively with the Danish director Lars von Trier, appearing in many of his films, including \u201cEpidemic,\u201d \u201cEuropa,\u201d \u201cBreaking the Waves,\u201d \u201cDancer in the Dark,\u201d \u201cDogville,\u201d and \u201cMelancholia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SA3DUKEOEVAC5CF22TQVHYGI44\">He even worked with Madonna, appearing in her video for \u201cDeeper and Deeper,\u201d as well as her coffee-table book, \u201cSex.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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