Rutger Hauer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

185

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-01-23

Day of death

2019-07-19 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands

Rutger Hauer

Biography

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19, 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

  • Smallville

    Smallville

  • The Last Kingdom

    The Last Kingdom

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • De Wereld Draait Door

    De Wereld Draait Door

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

  • Lexx

    Lexx

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Channel Zero

    Channel Zero

  • Omega Doom

    Omega Doom

  • Bride Flight

    Bride Flight

  • Barbarossa

    Barbarossa

  • Gangsterdam

    Gangsterdam

  • Turkish Delight

    Turkish Delight

  • Minotaur

    Minotaur

  • Fatherland

    Fatherland

  • Mysteries

    Mysteries

  • Sin City

    Sin City

  • Crossworlds

    Crossworlds

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Bleeders

    Bleeders

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  • Blast

    Blast

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Spetters

    Spetters

  • Bone Daddy

    Bone Daddy

  • Heilige Jeanne

    Heilige Jeanne

  • Samson

    Samson

  • Blind Fury

    Blind Fury

  • Real Playing Game

    Real Playing Game

  • Fifty Shades of Erotica

    Fifty Shades of Erotica

  • Precious Find

    Precious Find

  • Soldier of Orange

    Soldier of Orange

  • The Wilby Conspiracy

    The Wilby Conspiracy

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Deathline

    Deathline

  • Voyage

    Voyage

  • Nighthawks

    Nighthawks

  • Spoon

    Spoon

  • Behind the White Glasses

    Behind the White Glasses

  • Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal

    Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal

  • The 10th Kingdom

    The 10th Kingdom

  • Surviving the Game

    Surviving the Game

  • Fatal Error

    Fatal Error

  • Past Midnight

    Past Midnight

  • Life's a Beach

    Life's a Beach

  • Naked and Lustful

    Naked and Lustful

  • Black Butterflies

    Black Butterflies

  • Galavant

    Galavant

  • Tempesta

    Tempesta

  • Metal Hurlant Chronicles

    Metal Hurlant Chronicles

  • Admiral

    Admiral

  • The Sisters Brothers

    The Sisters Brothers

  • Ladyhawke

    Ladyhawke

  • Mentor

    Mentor

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Mr. Stitch

    Mr. Stitch

  • Warrior Angels

    Warrior Angels

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Salem's Lot

    Salem's Lot

  • The Rite

    The Rite

  • The Hitcher

    The Hitcher

  • Tonight at Noon

    Tonight at Noon

  • Rond Floris

    Rond Floris

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

    The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

  • Wedlock

    Wedlock

  • Magic Flute Diaries

    Magic Flute Diaries

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • Split Second

    Split Second

  • Dazzle

    Dazzle

  • 24 Hours to Live

    24 Hours to Live

  • Goal II: Living the Dream

    Goal II: Living the Dream

  • Flight of the Storks

    Flight of the Storks

  • 3

    3

  • Porters

    Porters

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

    Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

  • Simon Magus

    Simon Magus

  • Francesco

    Francesco

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • The Room

    The Room

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • Knockin' on Heaven's Door

    Knockin' on Heaven's Door

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Dracula 3D

    Dracula 3D

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Hobo with a Shotgun

    Hobo with a Shotgun

  • Chanel Solitaire

    Chanel Solitaire

  • Escape from Sobibor

    Escape from Sobibor

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Mirror Wars: Reflection One

    Mirror Wars: Reflection One

  • Zomer Draait Door, De

    Zomer Draait Door, De

  • Wilder

    Wilder

  • The Blood of Heroes

    The Blood of Heroes

  • Isip the Warrior

    Isip the Warrior

  • Hostile Waters

    Hostile Waters

  • The Sonata

    The Sonata

  • Moonage Daydream

    Moonage Daydream

  • The Heineken Kidnapping

    The Heineken Kidnapping

  • The 5th Execution

    The 5th Execution

  • Clones

    Clones

  • The Broken Key

    The Broken Key

  • Floris

    Floris

  • Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Bloodhounds of Broadway

  • A Breed Apart

    A Breed Apart

  • Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich

    Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich

  • For Queen and Country

    For Queen and Country

  • The Mill and the Cross

    The Mill and the Cross

  • Dead Tone

    Dead Tone

  • Dracula III: Legacy

    Dracula III: Legacy

  • Moving McAllister

    Moving McAllister

  • Francesco

    Francesco

  • On a Moonlit Night

    On a Moonlit Night

  • Arctic Blue

    Arctic Blue

  • Katie Tippel

    Katie Tippel

  • Floris von Rosemund

    Floris von Rosemund

  • The Letters

    The Letters

  • The Legend of the Holy Drinker

    The Legend of the Holy Drinker

  • Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

    Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

  • The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

    The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

  • Blind Side

    Blind Side

  • Corbin Nash

    Corbin Nash

  • Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

  • Requiem 2019

    Requiem 2019

  • The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • Duel In De Diepte

    Duel In De Diepte

  • All for One

    All for One

  • New World Disorder

    New World Disorder

  • Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

    Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

  • Starfish Tango

    Starfish Tango

  • Mariette in Ecstasy

    Mariette in Ecstasy

  • The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point

    The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • 2047: Sights of Death

    2047: Sights of Death

  • Scorcher

    Scorcher

  • The Edge

    The Edge

  • On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

    On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

  • Happiness Runs

    Happiness Runs

  • Beyond Justice

    Beyond Justice

  • Genderness

    Genderness

  • Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

    Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

  • The Law of the Desert

    The Law of the Desert

  • Flying Virus

    Flying Virus

  • Break

    Break

  • The Hunt for Eagle One

    The Hunt for Eagle One

  • Woman Between Wolf and Dog

    Woman Between Wolf and Dog

  • Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

    Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

  • Cold Blood

    Cold Blood

  • Lying in Wait

    Lying in Wait

  • Pastorale 1943

    Pastorale 1943

  • Eating Pattern

    Eating Pattern

  • Agent Ranjid Saves the World

    Agent Ranjid Saves the World

  • Blood of the Innocent

    Blood of the Innocent

  • The Reverend

    The Reverend

  • The Future

    The Future

  • The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

    The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

  • The Beans of Egypt, Maine

    The Beans of Egypt, Maine

  • The Ruby Ring

    The Ruby Ring

  • Dandelions

    Dandelions

  • The Prince of Motor City

    The Prince of Motor City

  • Tactical Assault

    Tactical Assault

  • Blade Runner White Dragon Cut

    Blade Runner White Dragon Cut

  • Blond, Blue Eyes

    Blond, Blue Eyes

  • The Cardboard Village

    The Cardboard Village

  • Drawing Home

    Drawing Home

  • Michelangelo: The Heart and the Stone

    Michelangelo: The Heart and the Stone

  • The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

  • Starting Over

    Starting Over

  • Es begann bei Tiffany

    Es begann bei Tiffany

  • Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

    Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

  • Cancer Rising

    Cancer Rising

  • Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

    Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

  • The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

    The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

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

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

  • Never Enough

    Never Enough

  • Portable Life

    Portable Life

  • Wax - We Are The X

    Wax - We Are The X

  • The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

    The Last Words of Dutch Schultz