Rutger Hauer (1944-2019)
Dutch-born actor Rutger Hauer died from a short illness on July 19th, 2019, at 75. Hauer was famous for his role as the rogue replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's sci-fi cult classic "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford. He came up with the closing monologue said by Hauer's character Roy as he talks to Ford's Rick Deckard about the things he has seen, and it was a memorable scene in the iconic movie.
Before his fame in "Blade Runner", Hauer starred in a Dutch television series "Floris" in 1969. Years later, the actor began his career when during the 1970s, he worked with Paul Verhoeven in films like "Turkish Delight" and "Soldiers of Fortune". Hauer would not get his Hollywood debut until he starred with Sylvester Stallone in "Nighthawks" in 1981. 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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