Rutger Hauer (1944-2019)
Dutch-born actor Rutger Hauer died from a short illness on July 19th, 2019, at 75. Hauer was best known for playing the rogue replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's sci-fi cult classic "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford. He ad-libbed the closing monologue that Hauer's character, Roy, says to Ford's Rick Deckard about what he has seen, making it a memorable scene in the iconic movie.
Before his fame in "Blade Runner," Hauer starred in the Dutch television series "Floris" in 1969. Years later, the actor began his career in the 1970s, working with Paul Verhoeven on films like "Turkish Delight" and "Soldiers of Fortune." Hauer didn't make his Hollywood debut until he starred with Sylvester Stallone in "Nighthawks." In addition to "Blade Runner," Hauer had other roles in numerous features, including "Flesh + Blood," "Ladyhawke," "Blind Fury," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," "Batman Begins," "Sin City," "The Rite," "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," and "The Sisters Brothers." Hauer had even appeared on television in shows like "Smallville," "Merlin," "Alias," "Galavant," and "True Blood."
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