German actor Udo Kier has an amazing 275 acting credits on IMDb.com. The first on the list is from 1966, when he was cast in Road to Saint Tropez, directed by Mike Sarne; he then played Baron Von Frankenstein in 1973’s Flesh for Frankenstein for Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol; and, in the years since, he’s done everything from Fassbinder projects to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
The 77-year-old actor is now starring in drama Swan Song with Linda “Krystle Carrington from Dynasty” Evans, Michael “Ugly Betty” Urie and Jennifer “Stifler’s mom” Coolidge, in which he plays a former hairdresser who takes a long walk across town after being tasked to style his former client’s hair for her funeral. So, you know, don’t expect any big car chases or bits set in space. You can read a far more qualified Guardian review when it’s released in cinemas next month.
So with such a varied career that’s spanned several decades, here’s the bit where *you* get to drum up the questions you’d like to ask in the comments below. Please do so by 6pm on Tuesday 10 May, and we’ll get him on the blower (or “das Telefon” as they call it in Germany), and print the answers in Film und Musik and online on 20 May. Danke sehr.
• Swan Song is in cinemas on 10 June.
