Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (23 January 1944 - 19 July 2019) was a Dutch film actor. He was well known for his roles in Flesh + Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Nighthawks, Sin City, Ladyhawke, The Blood of Heroes and Batman Begins. Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, to drama teachers Arend and Teunke, and grew up in Amsterdam. Since his parents were very occupied with their careers, he and his three sisters (one older, two younger) were raised mostly by nannies. At the age of 15, Hauer ran off to sea and spent a year scrubbing decks aboard a freighter. Returning home, he worked as an electrician and a carpenter for three years while attending acting classes at night school. He went on to join an experimental troupe, with which he remained for five years before he was cast in the lead role in the very successful 1969 television series Floris, a Dutch Ivanhoe-like medieval action drama. The role made him famous in his native country. Hauer's career changed course when director Paul Verhoeven cast him as the lead in Turkish Delight (1973) (based on the Jan Wolkers book of the same name). The movie found box-office favour abroad as well as at home, and within two years, its star was invited to make his English-language debut in the British film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975). Set in South Africa and starring Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier, the film was an action melodrama with a focus on apartheid. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Nighthawks (1981), cast as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named "Wolfgar" (after a character in the Old English poem Beowulf). The following year, he appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric, violent, yet sympathetic replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner. Hauer was a dedicated environmentalist. He fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking a Norwegian whaling vessel. Hauer has also established an AIDS awareness foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation. He married his second wife, Ineke, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968); and he has one child, actress Aysha Hauer, who was born in 1966 and who made him a grandfather in 1988. In April 2007, he published his autobiography All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan) where he discussed many of his movie roles. Proceeds of the book go to Hauer's Starfish Foundation.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Birthday
    1/23/1944
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Soldier of Orange
7.082
Wedlock
Wedlock
5.733
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Hostile Waters
5.6
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6.165
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The Blood of Heroes
5.8
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
5.861
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend
5.649
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The Hitcher
6.921
Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood
6.5
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5.908
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3.5
Tactical Assault
Tactical Assault
4.9
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Blind Side
5.531
Dead Tone
Dead Tone
4.697
The 5th Execution
The 5th Execution
3.8
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Precious Find
5.6
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On a Moonlit Night
7.2
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Barbarossa
5.023
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Redline
4.944
Omega Doom
Omega Doom
4.6
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Past Midnight
5.23
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Cold Blood
5.6
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Crossworlds
4.99
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Hobo with a Shotgun
5.9
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6.541
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The Legend of the Holy Drinker
6.5
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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
7.3
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The Mill and the Cross
6.546
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The Heineken Kidnapping
6
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A Breed Apart
5.688
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Lying in Wait
4.9
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Magic Flute Diaries
0
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Beyond Justice
4.188
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Voyage
5.1
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Partners in Crime
5.5
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Mysteries
5.4
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More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
6.5
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The Letters
5.9
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Drawing Home
0
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Inside the Third Reich
7.6
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Es begann bei Tiffany
0
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4.364
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Dazzle
5.8
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Arctic Blue
4.6
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0
Desert Law
Desert Law
5.5
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Mr. Stitch
4.563
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Dandelions
4.3
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Clones
6
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The Broken Key
3.5
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Fifty Shades of Erotica
7
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The Room
6
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Blond, Blue Eyes
6.5
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7.931
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Ladyhawke
7.031
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Turkish Delight
7
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The Poseidon Adventure
5.245
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Katie Tippel
6.523
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Wilder
4.2
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Surviving the Game
6.034
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Black Butterflies
5.983
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3.889
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The Cardboard Village
5.7
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Fatal Error
6
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The Reverend
4.1
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Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt
4.4
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Woman Between Wolf and Dog
5.6
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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
5
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2047: Sights of Death
2.986
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Cancer Rising
6.3
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Mentor
8
Never Enough
10
Spoon
Spoon
0
Portable Life
Portable Life
0
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Nighthawks
6.4
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Escape from Sobibor
7.256
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Eureka
5.2
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Nostradamus
5.828
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The Hunt for Eagle One
5
Pastorale 1943
Pastorale 1943
5
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Bleeders
4.455
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Tempesta
5
Dracula 3D
Dracula 3D
3.328
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The Beans of Egypt, Maine
5
Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
5.2
Admiral
Admiral
6.429
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The Ruby Ring
5
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Starting Over
4
Chanel Solitaire
Chanel Solitaire
3.2
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Corbin Nash
4.59
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Eating Pattern
7
The Prince of Motor City
0
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5.594
Bride Flight
Bride Flight
7
The Rite
The Rite
6.093
Moving McAllister
Moving McAllister
5.167
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.636
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
7.929
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
3.9
Blast
Blast
3.9
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
0
Warrior Angels
Warrior Angels
4.4
Francesco
Francesco
7
Wax: We Are The X
Wax: We Are The X
7.2
Dracula III: Legacy
Dracula III: Legacy
4.854
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The Sonata
4.7
24 Hours to Live
24 Hours to Live
5.95
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The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
5.974
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
0
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
4.962
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
6.7
Scorcher
Scorcher
4.2
Sin City
Sin City
7.448
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich
5.424
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
0
Heilige Jeanne
Heilige Jeanne
0
Spetters
Spetters
6.451
Minotaur
Minotaur
4.852
Samson
Samson
5.742
Life's a Beach
Life's a Beach
2.4
The Future
The Future
5.316
Behind the White Glasses
Behind the White Glasses
6
Simon Magus
Simon Magus
7.5
Break
Break
5.3
The Edge
The Edge
2
Gangsterdam
Gangsterdam
5.332
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
6.828
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
0
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
0
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy
6.4
Iron Mask
Iron Mask
6.219
Blood of the Innocent
Blood of the Innocent
4.4
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
6.625
Mariette in Ecstasy
0
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
7.66
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The Worlds of Philip K. Dick
7
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
0
All for One
All for One
5.944
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
4.061
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
7.333
Rond Floris
Rond Floris
10
Real Playing Game
Real Playing Game
4.35
Happiness Runs
Happiness Runs
4.364
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
7.701
Goal! II: Living the Dream
Goal! II: Living the Dream
5.969
Naked and Lustful
Naked and Lustful
5
Max Havelaar
Max Havelaar
6.385
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Uncle Howard
6.5
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
5.162
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
7.132
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6.122
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7.7
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