Overview
- His death on Sunday, November 23, 2025, was confirmed by partner Delbert McBride to Variety, with his Los Angeles management also confirming to dpa.
- No cause of death has been disclosed.
- Kier worked with filmmakers including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, and Andy Warhol’s collaborator Paul Morrissey, earning cult status in roles from Frankenstein and Dracula to memorable supporting parts.
- His most recent screen appearance is in The Secret Agent, a 2025 festival title now in cinemas.
- Born in Cologne in 1944 during Allied bombing, he later settled in the United States and became a transatlantic fixture of arthouse and mainstream productions.