Dutch Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies at 75

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Dutch Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies at 75 - ANP

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor Rutger Hauer of the movie "The Mill and the Cross", poses for the media before the screening of the film during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role in science fiction classic Blade Runner, died on July 19 after a short illness, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Wednesday, citing his family. He was 75.

 

Hauer, whose funeral took place in the Netherlands on Wednesday, appeared in a total of over 100 Dutch and international movies. He won a Golden Globe in 1988 for his role in Escape from Sobibor.

 

In Blade Runner, Hauer played the part of android Roy Batty, the adversary of "blade runner" Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford.

 

Hauer starred in Dutch classics and Hollywood blockbusters as well as in a whole range of B-movies, in which he was mostly cast as the villain.

 

"I'm not very good at judging movie scripts," he said in 1994, adding that the less budget a movie had, the more they were willing to pay him.

 

Hauer, who led a quiet life in the north of the Netherlands when not in Hollywood, used his money and fame to help children and pregnant women with HIV/Aids through his non-profit Starfish Association.

 

Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, who made five movies and TV series with Hauer, said he had lost his "alter ego."

 

"He was to me what Marcello Mastroianni was to Fellini. I have only good memories."

 

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by William Maclean and Alison Williams)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-07-29

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[Crossy]

Pure Genius. RIP Rutger.

 

 

[Just1Voice]

He will be missed with sadness. 

[Pedrogaz]

In my opinion, one of the finest SciFi movies ever made, and Rutger gave an outstanding performance....gripping.

[Mansell]

A wonderful actor and a very nice human being. Worked for him when we both lived in Laurel Canyon in Hollywood. If you have never seen it, try to watch"Soldier of Orange" which he made with Paul Verhoeven. This film and Turkish Delight are what brought Rutger to Hollywoods attention. Soldier of Orange is set in WWII and Rutger stars.....excellent film.

[puchooay]

Maybe I am the only one, but I enjoyed Wedlock.

[straylight]

Rutger has released the white dove. Wishing him happy trails on his journey through the bardo.

[keemapoot]

5 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

In my opinion, one of the finest SciFi movies ever made, and Rutger gave an outstanding performance....gripping.

No Question. Blade Runner set the standard for Sci-Fi movies and Rutger's final scene on the rooftop is simply unforgettable. 

[Skeptic7]

Time...to die. As Roy said at the end of the movie. Really coincidental is that Roy Batty and Rutger died in the same year! Blade Runner was set in Los Angeles 2019. ????

 

Excellent in every part ever saw him in.