The German cult actor Udo
Kier has passed on to the movie shoot in the sky. "Kier was born in Cologne on 14 October 1944, towards the end of World
War II. The hospital where he was born was bombed by the Allies of World
War II moments after his birth, and he and his mother had to be dug out of
the rubble. Kier grew up without a father. In his youth, he was an altar boy
and cantor. [Wikipedia]" He has
long been a gay icon, but longer than that he has been a memorable presence in
numerous movies. His career was a colorful one of ups and downs, and spans from
exploitation and arthouse classics to mainstream Hollywood product to D2V trash
to television series. Although he is in some of our favorite films
— the original Suspiria (1977 / trailer) and Mark of the Devil (1970 / trailer) and Flesh of Frankenstein (1973 / trailer) and Blood for Dracula (1974 / trailer) and Iron Sky (2012 / trailer) to name those that pop quickly to mind — only two
films that we have reviewed here at a wasted life feature him: Blade
(1998) and Iron
Sky: The Coming Race (2019). All mentioned movies are worth a watch.
Udo Kier — His presence will be missed.
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