Rutger Hauer passed away at his home in the Netherlands. He was 75 years of age. The star of Blade Runner and True Blood is reported to have battled a short illness before passing away. His representative, Steve Kenis has confirmed the news. He passed away on July 19 and his funeral is July 24.
Although Hauer may have played in a number of different movies, he is perhaps best known for the roles that he played in Flesh+Blood, Blind Fury, The Hitcher, Escape from Sobibor (for which he won a Golden Globe Award), Nighthawks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Osterman Weekend, The Blood of Heroes, and Batman. There is no doubt that we would recognize him from many other roles, and he enjoyed a lot of success over his career.
The History of Rutger Hauer
Hauer was born into a family of drama teachers. His birth was on January 23, 1944, and he eventually adopted his parents’ love of acting. Interestingly, he didn’t take to it at first but later, he went to Amsterdam to attend the Academy for theater and dance. Eventually, he joined an experimental troupe and continued for five years before he was finally cast as the lead role in Floris, a 1969 television series.
That show launched him into fame and he continued to star in many films over his career. In America, he debuted in Nighthawks, a Stallone flick and eventually in Blade Runner
He became a well-known face of Guinness beer in the 1990s and began starring in various low-budget films. Some of those films included Split-Second, Omega Doom and New World Disorder. He continued acting in the early 2000s and eventually, earned a Golden Globe award for best-supporting actor.
He did a voiceover in 2017 for a UK advertising campaign for Lurpak butter. He continued acting until he passed away.
You can see Hauer in the final scene of Blade Runner in the following video:
Source: Do You Remember