Editing Rutger Hauer (section)

=== American breakthrough ===

Hauer made his American debut in the [[Sylvester Stallone]] film ''[[Nighthawks (1981 film)|Nighthawks]]'' (1981) as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named Wulfgar.<ref name=":0" /> With his sights set on a long-term career in Hollywood, Hauer worked with an [[Dialect coach|accent coach]] in the early 1980s to develop a convincing American accent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mann |first=Roderick |date=20 May 1985 |title=For Dutch Actor Hauer, the Accent Is Real |work=The Los Angeles Times |page=V1}}</ref> Unafraid of controversial roles,<ref name=NOSsteenhoff/> he portrayed the German architect and Nazi minister [[Albert Speer]] in the 1982 [[American Broadcasting Company]] production ''[[Inside the Third Reich (film)|Inside the Third Reich]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-24/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner|title =Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' villain, dies at 75|first =Nardine|last =Saad|website =Los Angeles Times|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =25 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190725164809/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-07-24/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner|url-status =live}}</ref> The same year, Hauer appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric and violent but sympathetic [[antihero]] [[List of Blade Runner characters#Roy Batty|Roy Batty]] in [[Ridley Scott]]'s 1982 science fiction thriller ''[[Blade Runner]]'', in which he delivered the famous [[tears in rain monologue]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1NZrTvN4jK47KzPY7YH6b37/rutger-hauer|title=BBC Two - Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction - Rutger Hauer|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713231215/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1NZrTvN4jK47KzPY7YH6b37/rutger-hauer|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer composed parts of the monologue the evening prior to filming, "cutting away swathes of the original script before adding the speech's poignant final line".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2019-07-25/blade-runner-tears-in-rain-speech/|title=Rutger Hauer dissects his iconic "tears in rain" Blade Runner monologue|website=Radio Times|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720081037/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2017-10-05/blade-runner-tears-in-rain-speech/|url-status=live}}</ref> He went on to play the adventurer courting [[Theresa Russell]] in ''[[Eureka (1983 film)|Eureka]]'' (1983),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dies-five-essential-performances-blade-runner-1203278586/|title=Rutger Hauer: Five of the 'Blade Runner' Star's Essential Performances|last=Gaydos|first=Steven|date=24 July 2019|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725000229/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rutger-hauer-dies-five-essential-performances-blade-runner-1203278586/|url-status=live}}</ref> an investigative reporter opposite [[John Hurt]] in ''[[The Osterman Weekend (film)|The Osterman Weekend]]'' (1983),<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner-actor-was-75-1226629|title=Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Actor, Dies at 75|last1=Barnes|first1=Mike|last2=Parker|first2=Ryan|date=24 July 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725001602/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner-actor-was-75-1226629|url-status=live}}</ref> the hardened mercenary Martin in ''[[Flesh and Blood (1985 film)|Flesh & Blood]]'' (1985), and a knight paired with [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] in ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' (1985).<ref name=":3" />

He appeared in ''[[The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher]]'' (1986) as the titular mysterious hitchhiker tormenting a lone motorist, murdering anyone in his way.<ref name=":2" /> He received the 1987 [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in the television film ''[[Escape from Sobibor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner|title ='Blade Runner' star Rutger Hauer dead at 75|first1 =Jessica|last1 =Napoli|first2 =Sasha|last2 =Savitsky|website =Fox News|date =24 July 2019|access-date =30 July 2019|archive-date =30 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190730042436/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rutger-hauer-dead-blade-runner|url-status =live}}</ref> At the height of Hauer's fame, he was set to be cast as [[RoboCop]] (1987), but Verhoeven, the film's director, considered his frame as too large to move comfortably in the character's suit.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://slate.com/culture/2012/10/robocop-revisited-paul-verhoevens-caustic-political-wit-feels-as-radical-as-ever.html|title =Robocop: More ahead of its time than ever|first =Dana|last =Stevens|website =Slate|date =26 October 2012|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =18 September 2023|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20230918141858/https://slate.com/culture/2012/10/robocop-revisited-paul-verhoevens-caustic-political-wit-feels-as-radical-as-ever.html|url-status =live}}</ref> Also in 1987, Hauer starred as Nick Randall in ''[[Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987 film)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'' as the descendant of the character played by [[Steve McQueen]] in the television series of the same name.<ref name=":3" />

In 1988, he played a homeless man in [[Ermanno Olmi]]'s ''[[The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film)|The Legend of the Holy Drinker]]''. This performance won Hauer the Best Actor award at the 1989 [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hidden-depths-1250177.html|title =Actor RUTGER HAUER talks with James Rampton|first =James|last =Rampton|website =The Independent|date =12 July 1997|access-date =30 July 2019|archive-date =30 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190730022837/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hidden-depths-1250177.html|url-status =live}}</ref> Hauer was chosen to portray a blind martial artist superhero in [[Phillip Noyce]]'s action film ''[[Blind Fury]]'' (1989). He initially struggled with the implausibility of the character, but learned to "unfocus my eyes, to react to smells and sounds" after meeting with blind judo practitioner [[Lynn Manning]] during his research for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://people.com/archive/rutger-hauer-owes-his-nice-judo-moves-in-blind-fury-to-sightless-martial-arts-expert-lynn-manning-vol-33-no-18/|title =Rutger Hauer Owes His Nice Judo Moves in Blind Fury to Sightless Martial Arts Expert Lynn Manning|first1 =Susan|last1 =Schindehette|first2 =Craig|last2 =Tomashoff|website =People|date =7 May 1990|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011553/https://people.com/archive/rutger-hauer-owes-his-nice-judo-moves-in-blind-fury-to-sightless-martial-arts-expert-lynn-manning-vol-33-no-18/|url-status =live}}</ref> Hauer returned to science fiction in 1989 with ''[[The Blood of Heroes]]'', in which he played a gladiator in a post-apocalyptic world.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/02/25/the-inescapable-eyes-of-rutger-hauer/88cf05bd-13ea-44af-921e-76f36cbcbd8f/|title =The Inescapable Eyes of Rutger Hauer|first =Desson|last =Howe|newspaper =The Washington Post|date =25 February 1990|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011557/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/02/25/the-inescapable-eyes-of-rutger-hauer/88cf05bd-13ea-44af-921e-76f36cbcbd8f/|url-status =live}}</ref>