Actor

Rutger Hauer

January 23, 1944 · Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands

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.

Notable work

7.7
Batman Begins (2005)
as Earle
7.9
Blade Runner (1982)
as Batty
7.5
Sin City (2005)
as Cardinal Roark
6.7
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
as President of the World State Federation
8.2
Smallville (2001)
as Morgan Edge
6.1
The Rite (2011)
as Istvan Kovak
6.8
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
as The Commodore
7.6
True Blood (2008)
as Niall Brigant
8.3
The Last Kingdom (2015)
as Ravn
6.7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
as Keeler
7
Ladyhawke (1985)
as Captain Etienne Navarre
7
The Hitcher (1986)
as John Ryder

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