Overview
- The announcement was shared publicly by Delbert McBride, with reports noting Kier died Sunday morning.
- Kier’s career spanned nearly six decades with more than 220 screen credits across arthouse, mainstream, and genre films.
- He broke through internationally with Andy Warhol–associated titles such as Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula.
- He later collaborated repeatedly with Lars von Trier and reached wider U.S. recognition with My Own Private Idaho.
- Noted for memorable turns in films like Ace Ventura and Blade, he also worked in television and video games, with The Secret Agent cited as his final film.