THE RELEVANT QUEER: Udo Kier, Iconic Cult Actor

“I think to be the Devil you have to be an Angel.”

Udo Kier illustration by Troy Wise

Udo Kier, Born October 14, 1944

Udo Kier, an openly gay actor who has starred in over 250 films, was born in Cologne, Germany on October 14, 1944. In the 1960s, Kier started as a hustler in Frankfurt with his lover director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He has since built his…