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Overview
- Kier died on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at age 81, with no cause of death disclosed in the reports.
- Over six decades he appeared in more than 250 films spanning horror, drama, comedy, science fiction, thriller and erotic cinema.
- His filmography includes work with noted directors such as Lars von Trier, Dario Argento, Wim Wenders, Gus Van Sant, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Morrissey and Michael Bay.
- In recent years he was prominent in Brazil through roles in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Bacurau (2019) and the current release O agente secreto (2025).
- Born in wartime Cologne, he later moved to the United Kingdom at 16 and made an early screen appearance in Michael Sarne’s 1966 short Road to Saint Tropez.