Editing Rutger Hauer (section)

=== Early works ===
[[File:Rutger Hauer in "Floris".png|thumb|left|upright|Hauer in ''[[Floris (TV series)|Floris]]'', 1969]]

Hauer had his first acting role at the age of 11, as [[Eurysakes]] in the play ''[[Ajax (play)|Ajax]]''.<ref name=nd75/> After graduating from the Academy for Theater and Dance, he became a stage actor with the  '''{{ill|Toneelgroep Noorder Compagnie|nl}}'''.<ref name=NOSsteenhoff>{{cite web|url =https://nos.nl/artikel/2294938-rutger-hauer-wilde-iedere-dag-acteren.html|title =Rutger Hauer wilde iedere dag acteren|first =Petra|last =Steenhoff|date =24 July 2019|website =Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|language =nl|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011552/https://nos.nl/artikel/2294938-rutger-hauer-wilde-iedere-dag-acteren.html|url-status =live}}</ref> Hauer made his screen debut in 1969 when [[Paul Verhoeven]] cast him in the lead role of the television series ''[[Floris (TV series)|Floris]]'', a Dutch medieval action drama.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-rutger-hauer-1836667731|title=R.I.P. Rutger Hauer|last=Colburn|first=Randall|date=24 July 2019|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en-US|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724205458/https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-rutger-hauer-1836667731|url-status=live}}</ref> The role made him famous in his native country,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/rutger-hauer-cast-galavant-abc-842069|title=Rutger Hauer Joins ABC Fairytale Comedy 'Galavant'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=26 September 2014|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815232307/http://deadline.com/2014/09/rutger-hauer-cast-galavant-abc-842069/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Hauer reprised his role for the 1975 German remake ''Floris von Rosemund''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2477055/blade-runners-rutger-hauer-is-dead-at-75|title=Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer Is Dead At 75|last=Libbey|first=Dirk|date=24 July 2019|website=Cinemablend|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724201717/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2477055/blade-runners-rutger-hauer-is-dead-at-75|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/|title=Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Co-Star, Dies at 75|last=Morris|first=Chris|date=24 July 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724213224/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dead-dies-blade-runner-co-star-1203278050/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hauer's career changed course when Verhoeven cast him in ''[[Turkish Delight (1973 film)|Turkish Delight]]'' (1973), which received an Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rutgerhauer.org/plots/turks.php|title=Turks Fruit 1973|access-date=30 May 2008|publisher=Rutgerhauer.org|archive-date=15 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915191849/http://www.rutgerhauer.org/plots/turks.php|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The film found box office favour abroad and at home, and Hauer looked to appear in more international films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19870207&id=lEQjAAAAIBAJ&pg=5312,3642653&hl=en|title=Hauer Works Hard to Play a Nice Guy|last=Thomas|first=Bob|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=7 February 1987|page=C2|access-date=5 October 2020|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405221446/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19870207&id=lEQjAAAAIBAJ&pg=5312,3642653&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Within two years, Hauer made his English-language debut in the British film ''[[The Wilby Conspiracy]]'' (1975).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/rutger-hauer-57290815/|title=Rutger Hauer|work=[[Hollywood.com]]|date=22 February 2011|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921034641/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/rutger-hauer-57290815/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Set in [[South Africa]], the film was an action-drama with a focus on [[apartheid]]. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. During this period, he made ''[[Keetje Tippel|Katie Tippel]]'' (1975) and worked again with Verhoeven on ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977), and ''[[Spetters]]'' (1980).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-star-of-blade-runner-dies-aged-75|title=Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|date=24 July 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 July 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190724173852/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-star-of-blade-runner-dies-aged-75|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> These two films paired Hauer with fellow Dutch actor [[Jeroen Krabbé]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nltimes.nl/2019/07/24/rutger-hauer-dead-age-75-short-illness|title=Rutger Hauer dead at age 75 after short illness|last=Newmark|first=Zack|date=24 July 2019|website=NL Times|language=en|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=18 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918141859/https://nltimes.nl/2019/07/24/rutger-hauer-dead-age-75-short-illness|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 1981 [[Netherlands Film Festival]], Hauer received the [[Golden Calf for Best Actor]] for his overall body of work.<ref name=nrc2008>{{cite news|url =https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2008/09/10/hauer-krijgt-gouden-kalf-cultuurprijs-11603685-a1036205|title =Hauer krijgt Gouden Kalf Cultuurprijs|newspaper =NRC|date =10 September 2008|language =nl|access-date =30 July 2019|archive-date =6 August 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200806223314/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2008/09/10/hauer-krijgt-gouden-kalf-cultuurprijs-11603685-a1036205|url-status =live}}</ref>