Overview
- His partner, artist Delbert McBride, confirmed to Variety that Kier died Sunday morning at 81, and no cause of death has been shared.
- Kier’s eclectic filmography topped 200 credits, including early breakthroughs with Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol on Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula and long-running collaborations with Lars von Trier.
- He crossed into wider U.S. recognition with My Own Private Idaho and appeared in Hollywood titles such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Blade and Armageddon.
- His final film, The Secret Agent, premiered at Cannes in 2025, won Wagner Moura Best Actor and was selected as Brazil’s submission for the International Feature Oscar.
- A longtime Palm Springs resident, Kier was remembered in tributes from colleagues and friends, including Hideo Kojima and producer Stephen Israel.