"For games players, Kier is most immediately identifiable as Lord Yuri, in what's widely considered to be one of the best Command & Conquer games, Red Alert 2. Leader of the Soviet Psychic Corps, Yuri was the antagonist of the game, and the star of the esteemed expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge. The C&C games were famous for their use of FMV and real-world actors, making Kier a very familiar face to a generation of strategy gamers."
"According to Kojima's post, OD 's filming (the game, like so many of the creator's, was due to use motion capture and astonishingly photorealistic faces for its characters) was delayed until 2026 by the recent voice actors strike, meaning none of Kier's scenes have been shot. Kojima stated that despite this, the two had stayed in close contact, emailing one another and meeting up as recently as September."
German actor Udo Kier died at age 81; his partner Delbert McBride announced the news and Hideo Kojima posted an online tribute. Kier became known to gamers as Lord Yuri in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and as the star of the Yuri's Revenge expansion, with the C&C series' FMV making his face familiar to a generation. Kier appeared in over 220 films and worked with directors such as Lars von Trier and Werner Herzog. Kier was due to play a lead in Hideo Kojima's OD, co-written with Jordan Peele; OD filming was delayed until 2026 by the voice actors strike and none of Kier's scenes had been shot. Kojima and Kier remained in contact and met as recently as September.
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