Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Date of Birth:

Jan 23, 1944

Place of Birth:

Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands

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.

filmography:

Wax: We Are The X Wax: We Are The X

2016

Genderness Genderness

2016

Desert Law Desert Law

1991

Arctic Blue Arctic Blue

1993

Francesco Francesco

2014

Starting Over Starting Over

2007

Behind the White Glasses Behind the White Glasses

2015

Dazzle Dazzle

2009

Sin City Sin City

2005

Chanel Solitaire Chanel Solitaire

1981

Corbin Nash Corbin Nash

2018

Clones Clones

2015

Mentor Mentor

2006

Dandelions Dandelions

1974

Iron Mask Iron Mask

2019

Gangsterdam Gangsterdam

2017

Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich

2016

Mr. Stitch Mr. Stitch

1995

Unity Unity

2015

The Ruby Ring The Ruby Ring

1997

The Beans of Egypt, Maine The Beans of Egypt, Maine

1994

Blast Blast

1997

Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

1996

The Letters The Letters

2014

Drawing Home Drawing Home

2017

More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun

2011

Real Playing Game Real Playing Game

2013

Woman Between Wolf and Dog Woman Between Wolf and Dog

1979

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

1994

The Revenge of the Dead Indians The Revenge of the Dead Indians

1993

Admiral Admiral

2015

Es begann bei Tiffany Es begann bei Tiffany

1979

Bone Daddy Bone Daddy

1998

Inside the Third Reich Inside the Third Reich

1982

Cancer Rising Cancer Rising

1975

Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal

2001

Warrior Angels Warrior Angels

2002

2047: Sights of Death 2047: Sights of Death

2014

Dracula III: Legacy Dracula III: Legacy

2005

Max Havelaar Max Havelaar

1976

Spoon Spoon

2011

Blond, Blue Eyes Blond, Blue Eyes

2006

Rond Floris Rond Floris

1969

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

The Prince of Motor City The Prince of Motor City

2008

Happiness Runs Happiness Runs

2010

Never Enough Never Enough

2004

Eating Pattern Eating Pattern

1997

Requiem 2019 Requiem 2019

1970

Starfish Tango Starfish Tango

1970

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

The Worlds of Philip K. Dick The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

2016

3 3

2009

Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac

1975

Heilige Jeanne Heilige Jeanne

1978

Isip the Warrior Isip the Warrior

1970

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007

Portable Life Portable Life

2011

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

2021

Terror in the Aisles Terror in the Aisles

1984

24 Hours to Live 24 Hours to Live

2017

Mariette in Ecstasy Mariette in Ecstasy

1996

The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

2002

The Broken Key The Broken Key

2017

The Sonata The Sonata

2018

Naked and Lustful Naked and Lustful

1976

Blood of the Innocent Blood of the Innocent

1994

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers

2018

Fifty Shades of Erotica Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

The Edge The Edge

1989

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004

Emperor Emperor

1970

Uncle Howard Uncle Howard

2017

Break Break

2020

Simon Magus Simon Magus

1999

The Room The Room

2001

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made? The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

2003

Mysteries Mysteries

1978

Partners in Crime Partners in Crime

2000

The Poseidon Adventure The Poseidon Adventure

2005

New World Disorder New World Disorder

1999

Katie Tippel Katie Tippel

1975

Spetters Spetters

1980

Goal! II: Living the Dream Goal! II: Living the Dream

2007

The Hitcher The Hitcher

1986

Flesh + Blood Flesh + Blood

1985

Split Second Split Second

1992

Tactical Assault Tactical Assault

1998

Blind Side Blind Side

1993

On a Moonlit Night On a Moonlit Night

1989

Barbarossa Barbarossa

2009

Deathline Deathline

1997

Eureka Eureka

1983

Precious Find Precious Find

1996

Wilder Wilder

2000

Dead Tone Dead Tone

2007

The 5th Execution The 5th Execution

2011

The Osterman Weekend The Osterman Weekend

1983

Escape from Sobibor Escape from Sobibor

1987

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point

2006

Hostile Waters Hostile Waters

1997

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

Soldier of Orange Soldier of Orange

1977

Ladyhawke Ladyhawke

1985

Blade Runner Blade Runner

1982

Knockin' on Heaven's Door Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997

Batman Begins Batman Begins

2005

Wedlock Wedlock

1991

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

Wanted: Dead or Alive Wanted: Dead or Alive

1987

The Wilby Conspiracy The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

Tonight at Noon Tonight at Noon

1970

Scorcher Scorcher

2002

Nighthawks Nighthawks

1981

Turkish Delight Turkish Delight

1973

Fatherland Fatherland

1994

The Blood of Heroes The Blood of Heroes

1989

Omega Doom Omega Doom

1996

Bride Flight Bride Flight

2008

A Breed Apart A Breed Apart

1984

Fatal Error Fatal Error

1979

Lying in Wait Lying in Wait

2001

Tempesta Tempesta

2004

The Cardboard Village The Cardboard Village

2011

The Mill and the Cross The Mill and the Cross

2011

The Heineken Kidnapping The Heineken Kidnapping

2011

Bleeders Bleeders

1997

The Reverend The Reverend

2011

Samson Samson

2018

Dracula 3D Dracula 3D

2012

Voyage Voyage

1993

Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt

2012

Mirror Wars: Reflection One Mirror Wars: Reflection One

2005

The Future The Future

2013

Magic Flute Diaries Magic Flute Diaries

2008

Life's a Beach Life's a Beach

2010

Beyond Justice Beyond Justice

1992

Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'

2007

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997

Moving McAllister Moving McAllister

2007

Nostradamus Nostradamus

1994

Hobo with a Shotgun Hobo with a Shotgun

2011

The Rite The Rite

2011

Crossworlds Crossworlds

1996

Surviving the Game Surviving the Game

1994

Past Midnight Past Midnight

1992

Cold Blood Cold Blood

1975

The Hunt for Eagle One The Hunt for Eagle One

2006

Minotaur Minotaur

2006

Bloodhounds of Broadway Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Flying Virus Flying Virus

2001

The Legend of the Holy Drinker The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988

Black Butterflies Black Butterflies

2011

All for One All for One

2011

Blind Fury Blind Fury

1989

Pastorale 1943 Pastorale 1943

1978

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

2015

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