Rutger Hauer
Acting
Born January 23, 1944 · Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Smallville
The Last Kingdom
De Wereld Draait Door
True Blood
Omnibus
American Playhouse
Lexx
Batman Begins
Channel Zero
Blade Runner
V Graham Norton
Sin City
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Merlin
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Alias
Mysteries
Galavant
Flesh + Blood
The Sisters Brothers
The 10th Kingdom
Iron Mask
The Rite
Ladyhawke
The Hitcher
The Real History of Science Fiction
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Porters
The Max Headroom Show
Goal II: Living the Dream
Mata Hari
Salem's Lot
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Samson
The Poseidon Adventure
Nighthawks
Split Second
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