Overview
- Delbert McBride told Variety that Kier died Sunday at a hospital in Palm Springs, California, and no cause has been disclosed.
- Across roughly six decades, he amassed about 250–275 credits, often portraying villains and eccentric figures in film and television.
- He broke out in Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol’s Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) and Blood for Dracula (1974), cementing his cult status.
- Kier collaborated with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog and appeared in U.S. titles like My Own Private Idaho, Ace Ventura, Armageddon and Blade.
- His recent work includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s El agente secreto, shown at Cannes 2025, with a posthumous appearance reported in Hideo Kojima’s game OD.