
Rutger Hauer
Born
1944-01-23
Place of birth
Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
Died
2019-07-19
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

Batman Begins
Earle

Blade Runner
Batty

Sin City
Cardinal Roark

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
President of the World State Federation

Smallville
Morgan Edge

The Rite
Istvan Kovak

The Sisters Brothers
The Commodore

True Blood
Niall Brigant

The Last Kingdom
Ravn

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Keeler

Ladyhawke
Captain Etienne Navarre

The Hitcher
John Ryder

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lothos

24 Hours to Live
Frank

Alias
Anthony Geiger