Rutger Hauer
Acting
Born: Jan 23, 1944 — Died: Jul 19, 2019
From: Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happiness Runs | Insley | 2010 | 4.5 |
| Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007 | — |
| Goal II: Living the Dream | Rudi van der Merwe | 2007 | 5.965 |
| The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | Gen. Frank Lewis | 2006 | 4.5 |
| Sin City | Cardinal Roark | 2005 | 7.464 |
| Batman Begins | Earle | 2005 | 7.723 |
| The Poseidon Adventure | Bishop August Schmidt | 2005 | 5.194 |
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Keeler | 2002 | 6.691 |
| Scorcher | US President Nelson | 2002 | 4.567 |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Curtiz | 1997 | 7.683 |
| Hostile Waters | Cap. Britanov | 1997 | 6.064 |
| Fatherland | SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March | 1994 | 6.211 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Lothos | 1992 | 5.622 |
| Split Second | Stone | 1992 | 5.947 |
| Wedlock | Frank Warren | 1991 | 5.802 |
| The Blood of Heroes | Sallow | 1989 | 5.884 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Nick Randall | 1987 | 5.979 |
| Escape from Sobibor | Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky | 1987 | 7.217 |
| The Hitcher | John Ryder | 1986 | 6.965 |
| Ladyhawke | Captain Etienne Navarre | 1985 | 6.998 |
| Flesh + Blood | Martin | 1985 | 6.578 |
| The Osterman Weekend | John Tanner | 1983 | 5.629 |
| Blade Runner | Batty | 1982 | 7.939 |
| Nighthawks | Wulfgar | 1981 | 6.386 |
| Spetters | Gerrit Witkamp | 1980 | 6.336 |
| Soldier of Orange | Erik Lanshof | 1977 | 7.06 |
| The Wilby Conspiracy | Blane Van Niekirk | 1975 | 6.417 |
| Turkish Delight | Erik Vonk | 1973 | 6.85 |
| Isip the Warrior | Catholic Priest | — | |
| Tonight at Noon | Diego | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1944 |
| From | Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands |