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Rutger Hauer

Dutch actor known for Blade Runner, Golden Globe winner, and knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Rutger Hauer was born in Breukelen on 23 January 1944 during the German occupation of the Netherlands.[1] His career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris.[2] On 19 July 2019, at the age of 75, Rutger Hauer passed away at his residence in the Netherlands due to pancreatic cancer.[3]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Rutger Oelsen Hauer
Born
23 January 1944
Birthplace
Breukelen, Utrecht, Reichskommissariat Niederlande
Died
19 July 2019
Place of death
Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, Netherlands
Children
1
Parents
Arend Hauer (father)
Occupation
Actor

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

He appeared as Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, delivering the famous tears in rain monologue.[4] In 2008, he received the Golden Calf Culture Prize for his contributions to Dutch cinema.[5] After a year traveling the world on a freighter, he came back, did odd jobs, and earned his high school diploma through night classes.[6] He enrolled at the Academy for Theater and Dance in Amsterdam, then left to join the Royal Netherlands Army, where he was trained as a combat medic; he quit after a few months because he was against deadly weapons.[7]

In 1969, Paul Verhoeven gave Hauer the starring role in the television series Floris, which brought him fame in his home country.[8] Hauer's first American film appearance was as the terrorist Wulfgar in the Sylvester Stallone movie Nighthawks (1981).[4] For his performance in the TV movie Escape from Sobibor, Hauer was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 1987.[9]

What the cited sources add

The Guardian reported that Hauer's website announced his death on Friday "after a very short illness" and that he "passed away peacefully at his Dutch home"[10] The Guardian also noted that Hauer wrote much of the dialogue for his memorable final speech in Blade Runner.[10] The NL Times stated that Hauer was pronounced dead in his hometown of Beetsterzwaag, Friesland.[11] The A.V. Club noted that Hauer performed with the Noorder Compagnie theater troupe before his screen debut.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Rutger Hauer: Bescheiden wereldster – Privé Het laatste Privé nieuws leest u op Prive.nl van De Telegraaf [prive]]. Telegraaf.nl (30 November 2009). Retrieved on 28 December 2012"; De Boerderij van Rutger Hauer te Beetsterzwaag , 50plusser.nl; accessed 17 January 2018. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hahn, "1973 – Monique van de Ven: Voor altijd Olga", Elsevier Weekblad, 7 October 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Axon, "Rutger Hauer, genre actor and Blade Runner icon, has died at 75", ArsTechnica, 24 July 2019; Koelewijn, "De weduwe van Rutger Hauer: 'Zijn schoenen staan onder het bed en zijn kleerkast durf ik niet open te doen'", NRC, 4 October 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Colburn, "R.I.P. Rutger Hauer", The A.V. Club, 24 July 2019; Mann, "For Dutch Actor Hauer, the Accent Is Real", The Los Angeles Times, 20 May 1985, p. V1; Steenhoff, "Rutger Hauer wilde iedere dag acteren", Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, 24 July 2019; Saad, "Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' villain, dies at 75", Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019; "BBC Two - Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction - Rutger Hauer", bbc.co.uk; "Rutger Hauer dissects his iconic "tears in rain" Blade Runner monologue", Radio Times; Gayd en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hauer krijgt Gouden Kalf Cultuurprijs", NRC, 10 September 2008; Zagt, "Dutch Film Festival to honor Rutger Hauer", Hollywood Reporter, 10 September 2008; "Rutger Hauer krijgt speciaal Gouden Kalf", Trouw, 10 September 2008 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Veenhof, "Ook 75: Rutger Hauer werd een boegbeeld", Nederlands Dagblad, 22 January 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pulver, "Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75", The Guardian, 24 July 2019; Veenhof, "Ook 75: Rutger Hauer werd een boegbeeld", Nederlands Dagblad, 22 January 2019; Staff, "Rutger Hauer Out of Character", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 23 April 1981, p. 6E (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Veenhof, "Ook 75: Rutger Hauer werd een boegbeeld", Nederlands Dagblad, 22 January 2019; Steenhoff, "Rutger Hauer wilde iedere dag acteren", Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, 24 July 2019; Colburn, "R.I.P. Rutger Hauer", The A.V. Club, 24 July 2019; Andreeva, "Rutger Hauer Joins ABC Fairytale Comedy 'Galavant'", Deadline Hollywood, 26 September 2014; Libbey, "Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer Is Dead At 75", Cinemablend, 24 July 2019; Morris, "Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Co-Star, Dies at 75", Variety, 24 July 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Rutger Hauer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pulver, "Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75", The Guardian, 24 July 2019; Napoli, "'Blade Runner' star Rutger Hauer dead at 75", Fox News, 24 July 2019; Stevens, "Robocop: More ahead of its time than ever", Slate, 26 October 2012; Barnes, "Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Actor, Dies at 75", The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Pulver, "Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75", The Guardian, 24 July 2019. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  11. Newmark, "Rutger Hauer dead at age 75 after short illness", NL Times, 24 July 2019. facts only, no text reused. nltimes.nl
  12. Colburn, "R.I.P. Rutger Hauer", The A.V. Club, 24 July 2019. facts only, no text reused. avclub.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Rutger Hauer (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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