The Netherlands - Cinema: Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75 - by Andrew Pulver

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor best known for his role as android Roy Batty in seminal sci-fi film Blade Runner, died at the age of 75. His website announced the news, saying that Hauer had died on Friday “after a very short illness… Rutger passed away peacefully at his Dutch home”.

Director Guillermo del Toro was among those paying tribute, calling him “an intense, deep, genuine and magnetic actor that brought truth, power and beauty to his films”.

Hauer’s appearance as the blond-haired “replicant” Batty in Ridley Scott’s 1982 film remained his signature, with Hauer writing much of the dialogue for his memorable final speech.

Dutch Actor Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75 | Film | The Guardian

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