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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81

Udo Kier, pictured at the Venice film festival in 2019. The German actor has died aged 81
Udo Kier at the Venice film festival in 2019. The German actor has died aged 81. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

Udo Kier, the German actor who appeared in 275 roles across Hollywood and European cinema, including multiple films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died aged 81.

Kier died on Sunday morning, his partner Delbert McBride told Variety. The actor died in hospital in Palm Springs, California, his friend the photographer Michael Childers announced on social media. No cause of death was given.

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