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Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75
Born Jan. 23, 1944, in Breukelen, the Netherlands, near Amsterdam. Though both his parents were acting teachers, he took a circuitous route to the craft. He ran away from home at 15 to join the Dutch merchant navy; after returning to Amsterdam in 1962 he briefly studied acting, but exited school again for a stint in the army.
Finally committing himself to the stage, he became a member of the touring experimental troupe Noorder Compagnie, in which he acted, directed and served as costume designer and translator for several years.
His major break came in 1969 when Verhoeven cast him in the title role of “Floris,” an Ivanhoe-like knight who becomes embroiled in court intrigue upon his return from the Crusades. The show proved wildly popular, and Hauer reprised the part in a 1975 revival of the series, “Floris von Rosemund.”
By that time, the steamy, affecting “Turkish Delight” had firmly established him as the Netherlands’ top B.O. attraction.
Kerel heeft zomaar even 172 credits achter zijn naam. Enkele uitschieters;
The Sisters Brothers
Hobo with a Shotgun
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Ladyhawke
Sin City
Eureka
Turkish Delight
Batman Begins
Nighthawks
Split Second
The Hitcher
Flesh+Blood
True Blood
Salem's Lot
Maar het is natuurlijk als Blade Runner's Roy Batty dat hij de geschiedenis ingaat.
"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly, Roy."
Born Jan. 23, 1944, in Breukelen, the Netherlands, near Amsterdam. Though both his parents were acting teachers, he took a circuitous route to the craft. He ran away from home at 15 to join the Dutch merchant navy; after returning to Amsterdam in 1962 he briefly studied acting, but exited school again for a stint in the army.
Finally committing himself to the stage, he became a member of the touring experimental troupe Noorder Compagnie, in which he acted, directed and served as costume designer and translator for several years.
His major break came in 1969 when Verhoeven cast him in the title role of “Floris,” an Ivanhoe-like knight who becomes embroiled in court intrigue upon his return from the Crusades. The show proved wildly popular, and Hauer reprised the part in a 1975 revival of the series, “Floris von Rosemund.”
By that time, the steamy, affecting “Turkish Delight” had firmly established him as the Netherlands’ top B.O. attraction.
Kerel heeft zomaar even 172 credits achter zijn naam. Enkele uitschieters;
The Sisters Brothers
Hobo with a Shotgun
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Ladyhawke
Sin City
Eureka
Turkish Delight
Batman Begins
Nighthawks
Split Second
The Hitcher
Flesh+Blood
True Blood
Salem's Lot
Maar het is natuurlijk als Blade Runner's Roy Batty dat hij de geschiedenis ingaat.
"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly, Roy."