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.
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 abroad as well as at home, and within two years, its star was invited to make his English-language debut in the British film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975). Set in South Africa and starring Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier, the film was an action melodrama with a focus on apartheid. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Nighthawks (1981), cast as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named "Wolfgar" (after a character in the Old English poem Beowulf). The following year, he appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric, violent, yet sympathetic replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner.
Hauer was a dedicated environmentalist. He fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking a Norwegian whaling vessel. Hauer has also established an AIDS awareness foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation. He married his second wife, Ineke, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968); and he has one child, actress Aysha Hauer, who was born in 1966 and who made him a grandfather in 1988. In April 2007, he published his autobiography All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan) where he discussed many of his movie roles. Proceeds of the book go to Hauer's Starfish Foundation.
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Filmography (Movies)
Emperor
Character:John The Constant
Release Date:03/07/2026
Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/05/2021
Break
Character:Ray
Release Date:20/04/2020
Iron Mask
Character:English Ambassador
Release Date:16/08/2019
The Sonata
Character:Richard Marlowe
Release Date:15/11/2018
The Sisters Brothers
Character:The Commodore
Release Date:19/09/2018
Corbin Nash
Character:Stranger
Release Date:20/04/2018
Samson
Character:Manoah
Release Date:16/02/2018
Drawing Home
Character:Carl Rungius
Release Date:01/12/2017
The Broken Key
Character:Professor Moonlight
Release Date:16/11/2017
24 Hours to Live
Character:Frank
Release Date:26/10/2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Character:President of the World State Federation
Release Date:19/07/2017
Gangsterdam
Character:Dolph
Release Date:29/03/2017
Genderness
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2016
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
Character:Oskar Halminski
Release Date:03/10/2016
Wax - We Are The X
Character:Aron Mulder
Release Date:31/03/2016
The Worlds of Philip K. Dick
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:02/03/2016
Behind the White Glasses
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
Clones
Character:Dr. Richards
Release Date:04/07/2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:13/04/2015
Admiral
Character:Maarten Tromp
Release Date:29/01/2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Character:King Zakour
Release Date:09/01/2015
Francesco
Character:Padre di Francesco
Release Date:08/12/2014
2047: Sights of Death
Character:Colonel Asimov
Release Date:13/06/2014
The Letters
Character:Benjamin Praagh
Release Date:23/02/2014
The Future
Character:Maciste
Release Date:06/09/2013
Real Playing Game
Character:Steve Batier
Release Date:28/08/2013
Dracula 3D
Character:Abraham van Helsing
Release Date:09/11/2012
Michelangelo: The Heart and the Stone
Character:Michelangelo
Release Date:01/11/2012
Agent Ranjid Saves the World
Character:Freek van Dyk
Release Date:18/10/2012
The Heineken Kidnapping
Character:Alfred Heineken
Release Date:27/10/2011
The Cardboard Village
Character:Sacristan
Release Date:07/10/2011
Portable Life
Character:Antonio
Release Date:01/09/2011
The Reverend
Character:The Withstander
Release Date:03/08/2011
More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/07/2011
Hobo with a Shotgun
Character:Hobo
Release Date:06/05/2011
The 5th Execution
Character:Khant
Release Date:24/03/2011
The Mill and the Cross
Character:Peter Bruegel
Release Date:18/03/2011
All for One
Character:Niemeyer
Release Date:10/02/2011
Black Butterflies
Character:Abraham Jonker
Release Date:06/02/2011
The Rite
Character:Istvan Kovak
Release Date:28/01/2011
Spoon
Character:Victor Spoon
Release Date:01/01/2011
Requiem 2019
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
Happiness Runs
Character:Insley
Release Date:14/05/2010
Life's a Beach
Character:Jean-Luc
Release Date:01/01/2010
Barbarossa
Character:Federico Barbarossa
Release Date:09/10/2009
3
Character:Father (voice)
Release Date:11/08/2009
Dazzle
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2009
Bride Flight
Character:Old Frank
Release Date:15/10/2008
The Prince of Motor City
Character:William Hamilton
Release Date:09/07/2008
Magic Flute Diaries
Character:Dr. Richard Nagel
Release Date:15/04/2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2007
Starting Over
Character:Peter Rossen
Release Date:10/11/2007
Moving McAllister
Character:Maxwell McAllister
Release Date:13/09/2007
Dead Tone
Character:Det. John Criton
Release Date:16/05/2007
Goal II: Living the Dream
Character:Rudi van der Merwe
Release Date:09/02/2007
Blond, Blue Eyes
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2006
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
Character:Gen. Frank Lewis
Release Date:27/06/2006
Mentor
Character:Sanford Pollard
Release Date:28/04/2006
Minotaur
Character:Cyrnan
Release Date:11/03/2006
The Hunt for Eagle One
Character:Gen. Frank Lewis
Release Date:17/01/2006
The Poseidon Adventure
Character:Bishop August Schmidt
Release Date:20/11/2005
Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Character:Mysterious Man
Release Date:01/09/2005
Dracula III: Legacy
Character:Dracula
Release Date:12/07/2005
Batman Begins
Character:Earle
Release Date:10/06/2005
Sin City
Character:Cardinal Roark
Release Date:01/04/2005
Never Enough
Character:Sebastian
Release Date:24/11/2004
Tempesta
Character:Van Beuningen
Release Date:10/05/2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Character:Self
Release Date:22/01/2004
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
Character:
Release Date:04/03/2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Character:Keeler
Release Date:31/12/2002
Warrior Angels
Character:Grekkor
Release Date:11/10/2002
Scorcher
Character:US President Nelson
Release Date:04/10/2002
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
Character:Paul Marcinkus
Release Date:07/03/2002
Flying Virus
Character:Ezekial
Release Date:31/12/2001
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Character:Dutch Schultz(voice)
Release Date:31/12/2001
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
Character:Copilot MacIntosh
Release Date:13/05/2001
The Room
Character:
Release Date:03/04/2001
Lying in Wait
Character:Keith Miller
Release Date:15/03/2001
Wilder
Character:Dr. Sam Dennis Charney
Release Date:01/11/2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Character:Self
Release Date:15/07/2000
Partners in Crime
Character:Gene Reardon
Release Date:07/01/2000
New World Disorder
Character:David Marx
Release Date:03/12/1999
Simon Magus
Character:Count Albrecht, the Squire
Release Date:17/02/1999
Bone Daddy
Character:Palmer
Release Date:19/07/1998
Tactical Assault
Character:Capitaine John 'Doc' Holiday
Release Date:07/04/1998
The Ruby Ring
Character:Patrick Collins
Release Date:26/11/1997
Hostile Waters
Character:Cap. Britanov
Release Date:18/10/1997
Deathline
Character:John Wade
Release Date:26/09/1997
Eating Pattern
Character:Bog
Release Date:04/09/1997
Bleeders
Character:Dr. Marlowe
Release Date:31/07/1997
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Character:John Thornton
Release Date:22/06/1997
Blast
Character:Leo
Release Date:13/03/1997
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Character:Curtiz
Release Date:20/02/1997
Omega Doom
Character:Omega Doom
Release Date:21/10/1996
Mariette in Ecstasy
Character:Chaplan
Release Date:04/07/1996
Precious Find
Character:Armond Crille
Release Date:26/06/1996
Crossworlds
Character:A.T.
Release Date:14/02/1996
Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
Character:Himself
Release Date:08/01/1996
Mr. Stitch
Character:Doctor Rue Wakeman
Release Date:20/11/1995
Fatherland
Character:SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March
Release Date:26/11/1994
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
Character:Rueben Bean
Release Date:23/11/1994
Nostradamus
Character:The Mystic Monk
Release Date:18/08/1994
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Character:Fred Noonan
Release Date:12/06/1994
Surviving the Game
Character:Burns
Release Date:15/04/1994
Blood of the Innocent
Character:Dr. Lem
Release Date:01/01/1994
Voyage
Character:Morgan Norvell
Release Date:01/06/1993
Blind Side
Character:Jake Shell
Release Date:30/01/1993
Arctic Blue
Character:Ben Corbett
Release Date:01/01/1993
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1993
Beyond Justice
Character:Tom Burton
Release Date:02/12/1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character:Lothos
Release Date:24/07/1992
Past Midnight
Character:Ben Jordan
Release Date:03/05/1992
Split Second
Character:Stone
Release Date:01/05/1992
Wedlock
Character:Frank Warren
Release Date:10/05/1991
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Character:The Brain
Release Date:03/11/1989
The Blood of Heroes
Character:Sallow
Release Date:19/10/1989
On a Moonlit Night
Character:John Knott
Release Date:05/09/1989
The Edge
Character:Sheriff Emil Abel (Indian Poker)
Release Date:23/08/1989
Blind Fury
Character:Nick Parker
Release Date:17/08/1989
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Character:Andreas Kartak
Release Date:02/09/1988
Escape from Sobibor
Character:Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky
Release Date:12/04/1987
The Best of Max Headroom
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Nick Randall
Release Date:16/01/1987
The Hitcher
Character:John Ryder
Release Date:17/01/1986
Flesh + Blood
Character:Martin
Release Date:30/08/1985
Ladyhawke
Character:Captain Etienne Navarre
Release Date:27/03/1985
A Breed Apart
Character:Jim Malden
Release Date:01/06/1984
The Osterman Weekend
Character:John Tanner
Release Date:14/10/1983
Eureka
Character:Claude Maillot Van Horn
Release Date:01/05/1983
Blade Runner
Character:Batty
Release Date:25/06/1982
Chanel Solitaire
Character:Etienne de Balsan
Release Date:16/10/1981
Nighthawks
Character:Wulfgar
Release Date:17/03/1981
Spetters
Character:Gerrit Witkamp
Release Date:28/02/1980
Fatal Error
Character:Rinus de Gier
Release Date:20/09/1979
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Character:Adriaan
Release Date:04/06/1979
Es begann bei Tiffany
Character:Ryder
Release Date:30/04/1979
Mysteries
Character:Simonsen aka Johan Frederik Nagel
Release Date:07/09/1978
Pastorale 1943
Character:August Schultz
Release Date:20/04/1978
Heilige Jeanne
Character:Dunois
Release Date:24/03/1978
Soldier of Orange
Character:Erik Lanshof
Release Date:22/09/1977
Naked and Lustful
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1976
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Character:Lieutenant Duclari
Release Date:09/09/1976
Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:de Valvert
Release Date:11/10/1975
Cancer Rising
Character:Pierre
Release Date:18/09/1975
Cold Blood
Character:Chris
Release Date:18/07/1975
Katie Tippel
Character:Hugo
Release Date:06/03/1975
The Wilby Conspiracy
Character:Blane Van Niekirk
Release Date:01/02/1975
Dandelions
Character:Rick
Release Date:11/10/1974
Turkish Delight
Character:Erik Vonk
Release Date:22/02/1973
Rond Floris
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/1969
Television Appearances
Porters
Character:Tillman
Mata Hari
Character:Стольбаккен
Channel Zero
Character:Joseph Peach
The Last Kingdom
Character:Ravn
Galavant
Character:Kingsley
Francesco
Character:Padre di Francesco
The Real History of Science Fiction
Character:Himself
Flight of the Storks
Character:Sonderman
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Character:Kerm
True Blood
Character:Niall Brigant
Zomer Draait Door, De
Character:
De Wereld Draait Door
Character:Self
Salem's Lot
Character:Kurt Barlow
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
Smallville
Character:Morgan Edge
Alias
Character:Anthony Geiger
The 10th Kingdom
Character:Huntsman
Merlin
Character:King Vortingern
Lexx
Character:Bog
The Law of the Desert
Character:Tom Burton
The Max Headroom Show
Character:Self
Inside the Third Reich
Character:Albert Speer
Duel In De Diepte
Character:John van der Velde
For Queen and Country
Character:Erik Lanshof
Floris von Rosemund
Character:Floris
Floris
Character:Floris van Rosemondt
Omnibus
Character:Narrator (voice)
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