#Rutger Oelsen Hauer

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In MEMORY of RUTGER HAUER on his BIRTHDAY - (January 23, 1944 - July 19, 2019)

Career years: 1969 - his death

Born Rutger Oelsen Hauer, Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.

Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris and surged with his leading role in Turkish Delight (1973), which in 1999 was named the Best Dutch Film of the Century. After gaining international recognition with Soldier of Orange (1977) and Spetters (1980), he moved into American films such as Nighthawks (1981) and Blade Runner (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware replicant Roy Batty. His performance in Blade Runner led to roles in The Osterman Weekend (1983), Ladyhawke (1985), The Hitcher (1986), The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988), and Blind Fury (1989), among other films.

From the 1990s on, Hauer moved into low-budget films, and supporting roles in major films like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Batman Begins (2005), Sin City (2005), and The Rite (2011). Hauer also became well known for his work in commercials. Towards the end of his career, he made a return to Dutch cinema, and won the 2012 Rembrandt Award for Best Actor in recognition of his lead role in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011).

Hauer supported environmentalist causes and was a member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. He also founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, an AIDS awareness organization. He was made a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2013.

Early life -

Hauer was born in Breukelen, in the Province of Utrecht, while the Netherlands was under German occupation during World War II. He stated in a 1981 interview, "I was born in the middle of the war, and I think for that reason I have deep roots in pacifism. Violence frightens me." His parents were Teunke (née Mellema) and Arend Hauer, both actors who operated an acting school in nearby Amsterdam. He had three sisters. According to Hauer, his parents were more interested in their art than their children. He did not have a close relationship with his father, and writer Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema later became a father figure to Hauer after they met during the filming of Soldier of Orange.

Hauer attended a Rudolf Steiner school, as his parents wanted him to develop his creativity. At the age of 15, he left school to join the Dutch merchant navy. He spent a year travelling the world aboard a freighter, but was unable to become a captain due to his colourblindness. Returning home, he worked odd jobs while finishing his high school diploma at night. He then entered the Academy for Theater and Dance in Amsterdam for acting classes, but soon dropped out to join the Royal Netherlands Army. He received training as a combat medic, but left the service after a few months as he opposed the use of deadly weapons. He subsequently returned to acting school and graduated in 1967.

Career:

Early works -

Hauer had his first acting role at the age of 11, as Eurysakes in the play Ajax. After graduating from the Academy for Theater and Dance, he became a stage actor with the Toneelgroep Noorder Compagnie. Hauer made his screen debut in 1969 when Paul Verhoeven cast him in the lead role of the television series Floris, a Dutch medieval action drama. The role made him famous in his native country, and Hauer reprised his role for the 1975 German remake Floris von Rosemund.

Hauer's career changed course when Verhoeven cast him in Turkish Delight (1973), which received an Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film. The film found box office favour abroad and at home, and Hauer looked to appear in more international films. Within two years, Hauer made his English-language debut in the British film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975). Set in South Africa, the film was an action-drama with a focus on apartheid. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. During this period, he made Katie Tippel (1975) and worked again with Verhoeven on Soldier of Orange (1977), and Spetters (1980). These two films paired Hauer with fellow Dutch actor Jeroen Krabbé. At the 1981 Netherlands Film Festival, Hauer received the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his overall body of work.

American breakthrough -

Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone film Nighthawks (1981) as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named Wulfgar. With his sights set on a long-term career in Hollywood, Hauer worked with an accent coach in the early 1980s to develop a convincing American accent. Unafraid of controversial roles, he portrayed Albert Speer in the 1982 American Broadcasting Company production Inside the Third Reich. The same year, Hauer appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric and violent but sympathetic antihero Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction thriller Blade Runner, in which he delivered the famous tears in rain monologue. Hauer composed parts of the monologue the evening prior to filming, "cutting away swathes of the original script before adding the speech’s poignant final line". He went on to play the adventurer courting Theresa Russell in Eureka (1983), investigative reporter opposite John Hurt in The Osterman Weekend (1983), hardened mercenary Martin in Flesh & Blood (1985), and knight paired with Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke (1985).

He appeared in The Hitcher (1986), in which he played a mysterious hitchhiker tormenting a lone motorist and murdering anyone in his way. He received the 1987 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the television film Escape from Sobibor. At the height of Hauer's fame, he was set to be cast as RoboCop (1987), but Verhoeven, the film's director, considered his frame as too large to move comfortably in the character's suit. Also in 1987, Hauer starred as Nick Randall in Wanted: Dead or Alive as the descendant of the character played by Steve McQueen in the television series of the same name.

In 1988, he played a homeless man in Ermanno Olmi's The Legend of the Holy Drinker. This performance won Hauer the Best Actor award at the 1989 Seattle International Film Festival. Hauer was chosen to portray a blind martial artist superhero in Phillip Noyce's action film Blind Fury (1989). He initially struggled with the implausibility of the character, but learned to "unfocus my eyes, to react to smells and sounds" after meeting with blind judo practitioner Lynn Manning during his research for the role. Hauer returned to science fiction in 1989 with The Blood of Heroes, in which he played a gladiator in a post-apocalyptic world.

Commercials and later roles -

By the 1990s, Hauer was well known for his humorous Guinness commercials as well as his screen roles, which had increasingly involved low-budget films, such as Split Second (1992); The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994); Omega Doom (1996) and New World Disorder (1999). In 1992, he appeared in the horror-comedy film Buffy the Vampire Slayer as the main antagonist vampire Lothos. He also appeared in the Kylie Minogue music video "On a Night Like This" (2000). During this time, Hauer acted in several British, Canadian and American television productions, including Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) as Earhart's navigator Fred Noonan, Fatherland (1994), Hostile Waters (1997), The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997), Merlin (1998), The 10th Kingdom (2000), Smallville (2003), Alias (2003), and Salem's Lot (2004).

Hauer played an assassin in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003), a villainous cardinal with influential power in Sin City (2005) and a devious corporate executive running Wayne Enterprises in Batman Begins (2005). Also in 2005, he played the title role in Patrick Lussier's film Dracula III: Legacy. Seven years later, he portrayed the vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing in Dario Argento's Dracula 3D. Hauer hosted the British reality television documentary Shock Treatment in 2005, and featured in Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) as Real Madrid coach Rudi Van der Merwe. He also recorded voice-overs for the British advertising campaign for the Danish butter brand Lurpak.

In 2008, Hauer received the Golden Calf Culture Prize for his contributions to Dutch cinema. The award recognised his work as an actor as well as his efforts to aid the development of young filmmakers and actors, through initiatives such as the Rutger Hauer Film Factory. In 2009, his role in avant-garde filmmaker Cyrus Frisch's Dazzle received positive reviews; it was described in Dutch press as "the most relevant Dutch film of the year". The same year, Hauer starred in the title role of Barbarossa, an Italian film directed by Renzo Martinelli. In April 2010, he was cast in the live action adaptation of the short and fictitious Grindhouse trailer Hobo with a Shotgun (2011). Hauer played Freddie Heineken in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011), for which he received the 2012 Rembrandt Award for Best Actor. Also in 2011, Hauer appeared in the supernatural horror film The Rite as an undertaker named Istvan, the protagonist's father.

From 2013 to 2014, Hauer featured as Niall Brigant in HBO's True Blood. In 2015, he starred as Ravn in The Last Kingdom and as Kingsley in Galavant. In 2016, he joined the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam, an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam. Hauer voiced the role of Daniel Lazarski in the 2017 video game Observer, set in post-apocalyptic Poland. Lazarski is a member of a special elite police unit that can hack into minds and interact with memories within. Hauer also provided the voice of Xehanort in the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III, replacing the late Leonard Nimoy and was himself replaced by Christopher Lloyd following his death.

Personal life -

Hauer was married twice:

Hauer and his first wife, Heidi Merz, produced Hauer’s only child, Aysha Hauer (born 1966). An actress, she gave birth to Hauer's grandson in 1987.

Hauer was with his second wife, Ineke ten Cate, from 1968, and they married in a private ceremony on 22 November 1985. Cate was the daughter of Laurens ten Cate, the editor-in-chief of the Friesland-based newspaper Leeuwarder Courant.

Although born in Utrecht, Hauer had strong links to Friesland. He once stated in an interview with the Algemeen Dagblad that he "needed to feel the Frisian clay under his feet".

Hauer was an environmentalist. He supported the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and was a member of its board of advisors. He also established an AIDS awareness organization called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.

In April 2007, he published his autobiography, All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan), in which he discussed many of his acting roles. Proceeds from the book go to the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.

Death -

Hauer died at his home in Beetsterzwaag, following a short illness. He was 75 years old. A private funeral service was held on 24 July. On 23 January 2020, which would have been Hauer's 76th birthday, a ceremony was held in Beetsterzwaag in his honour. Attendees included Sharon Stone, Miranda Richardson, Diederik van Rooijen, and Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer ( 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019)

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly, Roy.

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Ridley Scott month 3 - Blade Runner

Ridley Scott month 3 – Blade Runner

Even if I wasn’t spending a month focusing on Ridley Scott movies, Blade Runner is worth fitting into a fairly nerdy blog that’s been doing a variety of movies for a while now. It’s often considered to be among the greatest sci-fi movies of all-time. It’s certainly a very inspirational one, influencing the visual styles, soundtracks, and speculative side of the genre in movies, games, and TV…

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19,2019) was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist.

His career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris. His film credits include Flesh+Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Escape from Sobibor (for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor), Nighthawks, Wedlock, Sin City, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Ladyhawke, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Osterman Weekend, The Blood of Heroes, Batman Begins, Hobo with a Shotgun, and The Rite. Hauer founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, an AIDS awareness organization. Hauer is a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion since 2013. Hauer married his second wife, Ineke ten Cate, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968). He has one child, actress Aysha Hauer (born 1966), who made him a grandfather in 1987. Hauer died on July 19, 2019 at the age of 75.

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what's ladyhawke?

Ooooooh, man, buckle up bc I’m about to info dump.

So Ladyhawke is a 1985 medieval fantasy movie starring Rutger Oelsen Hauer (you may know him from Blade Runner), Michelle Pfeiffer, and Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller). It’s about a thief who gets tangled into an angsty love story of an ex-Captain, his lover, and their dark and demonic secret. The music was done by Andrew Powell who you may know from the Alan Parsons Project so there’s a lot of 80 synth goodness (think Toto for 1984 Dune). But if you like Willow, Legend, The Princess Bride, or Labyrinth- I recommend this movie. I love fantasy movies very much and this one was just so, so good. And I’m a sucker for tragic romance. It took a bit to warm up to but it was worth it! It’s really fun to use as an AU if you have any OTPs. After this movie, I also recommend Stardust (2007) also with Michell Pfeiffer!

You can rent/buy it on Amazon Prime and it might be on Netflix.

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19 июля 2019 года скончался Рутгер Хауэр.

Этот человек внёс огромный вклад в развитие киберпанка и в культуру в целом, снявшись в просто огромном количестве фильмов и написав ��ценарии к ним. Благодаря ему и его харизме и филосовским мыслям которые он излагал мир увидел тот самый бегущий по лезвию 1982 года, один из моих самых любимых фильмов за все время. От того для меня стало шоком и сильным ударом известие о его смерти.

- "Я видел такое, во что вы, люди, просто не поверите. Штурмовые корабли в огне на подступах к Ориону. Я смотрел, как Си-лучи мерцают во тьме близ врат Тангейзера. Все эти мгновения исчезнут во времени, как слёзы под дождём. Пора умирать."

Rest In Peace Rutger Oelsen Hauer

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist noted for his ability to infuse roles with both determined action and pensive intelligence

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Dernière réplique...

RIP  Rutger Oelsen Hauer (1944-2019)

(Photo - 5 : Bob Willoughby - 6 : Nancy Rica Schiff)

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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. 💔 Rutger Oelsen Hauer January 23, 1944 - July 19, 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TrMfoHGsE/?igshid=uxvxgkvf1vmf

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer (23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019)

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All Those Moments Will Be Lost In Time,

Like Tears In Rain..

One Of My Favorite Movies Is Blade Runner

Today, Sadly Rutger Hauer Has Passed Away

At The Age Of 75.

Thank You Sir, For Such Great Memories

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer (Dutch)

Jan. 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019

Rutger Hauer was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist. He acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films.

Hauer was an environmentalist.[16] Hauer also established an AIDS awareness organization called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.

Hauer married his second wife, Ineke ten Cate, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968). He had one child, actress Aysha Hauer [nl] (born 1966), who made him a grandfather in 1987.

In April 2007, he published his autobiography All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan), in which he discussed many of his movie roles. Proceeds from the book go to the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.

Hauer died on 19 July 2019 at his home in Beetsterzwaag at the age of 75 following a short illness.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer (Dutch: 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist. He acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films. His career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris. His film credits include Flesh+Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Escape from Sobibor (for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor), Nighthawks, Wedlock, Sin City, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Ladyhawke, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Osterman Weekend, The Blood of Heroes, Batman Begins, Hobo with a Shotgun, and The Rite. • • Shot in Winnipeg for the incredible show Channel Zero. Season 2. Thank you to SYFY and Nick for having me on all three seasons, but meeting a legend like Rutger was an incredible highlight. The bluest eyes and loveliest of subject. What a legend! #rutgerhauer #channelzero (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Tyyy0F4MK/?igshid=akow7ru2ecmx

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer ( 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019)

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer: 23 January 1944 –

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Time to die.

Blade Runner (1982), dir. Ridley Scott

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RIP 22: REMEMBERING RUTGER HAUER

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (1944 - 2019) was the iconic Dutch actor who made a name for himself in Europe before heading to Hollywood alongside director and frequent collaborator Paul Verhoeven (ROBOCOP). Rutger proved he could inhabit a number of different characters but would frequently find a niche for himself taking on the darker roles of the International terrorist, the lonely hitchhiker, the Italian mercenary, the vampire king, and the renegade Replicant.

Aaron and Brad dive into all things Hauer by dusting off their old Voight-Kampff machines for BLADE RUNNER, sharpen their katanas for BLIND FURY, load up their 12-gauges for HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, and more!

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