Overview
- He died Sunday in Palm Springs, according to partner Delbert McBride’s account to Variety and a confirmation from his management to dpa.
- No cause of death has been made public.
- Over six decades he appeared in more than 250 productions, including Warhol/Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula and work with Fassbinder, Lars von Trier and Gus Van Sant.
- His U.S. breakthrough came with My Own Private Idaho (1991), followed by notable turns in Blade, Armageddon and Ace Ventura.
- Arte scheduled the documentary “Der wunderbare Udo Kier” for Wednesday night, while his latest film, The Secret Agent, remains in German cinemas.