Editing Rutger Hauer

{{Short description|Dutch actor (1944–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Rutger Hauer
| image              = Rutger Hauer (2018).jpg
| caption            = Hauer in 2018
| birth_name         = Rutger Oelsen Hauer
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1944|01|23|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Breukelen]], [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]], Netherlands
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2019|07|19|1944|01|23|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Beetsterzwaag]], [[Friesland]], Netherlands
| other_names        = 
| children           = Ayesha Hauer
| parents            = [[Arend Hauer]] (father)
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1969–2019
| spouse             = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|Heidi Merz|end=div}}
  | {{Marriage|Ineke ten Cate|1985}}
  }}
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'''Rutger Oelsen Hauer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈrʏtxər ˈulsə(n) ˈɦʌuər|lang}}; born 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, with a film career that spanned over 170 roles across nearly 50 years, beginning in 1969. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century.<ref name=elsevier>{{cite web|url =https://www.elsevierweekblad.nl/cultuur/article/2015/10/1973-monique-van-de-ven-voor-altijd-olga-2698674W/|title =1973 – Monique van de Ven: Voor altijd Olga|first =Bram|last =Hahn|website =Elsevier Weekblad|date =7 October 2015|language =nl|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726013056/https://www.elsevierweekblad.nl/cultuur/article/2015/10/1973-monique-van-de-ven-voor-altijd-olga-2698674W/|url-status =dead}}</ref><ref name=NOSsteenhoff/>

Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ''[[Floris (TV series)|Floris]]'' and surged with his leading role in ''[[Turkish Delight (1973 film)|Turkish Delight]]'' (1973), which in 1999 was named the Best Dutch Film of the Century.<ref name=elsevier/> After gaining international recognition with ''[[Soldier of Orange]]'' (1977) and ''[[Spetters]]'' (1980), he moved into American films such as ''[[Nighthawks (1981 film)|Nighthawks]]'' (1981) and ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware [[replicant]] [[List of Blade Runner characters#Roy Batty|Roy Batty]].<ref name="NYT-20190725">{{cite news |last=Ebiri |first=Bilge |title=Even Now, Rutger Hauer's Performance in 'Blade Runner' Is a Marvel - With his combination of menace and anguish, he created an unforgettable character that made the movie the classic it remains today. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/movies/blade-runner-rutger-hauer.html |date=25 July 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725134017/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/movies/blade-runner-rutger-hauer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His performance in ''Blade Runner'' led to roles in ''[[The Osterman Weekend (film)|The Osterman Weekend]]'' (1983), ''[[Ladyhawke (film)|Ladyhawke]]'' (1985), ''[[The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher]]'' (1986), ''[[The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film)|The Legend of the Holy Drinker]]'' (1988), and ''[[Blind Fury]]'' (1989), among other films.

From the 1990s on, Hauer moved into low-budget films, and supporting roles in major films like ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1992), ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' (2002), ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), and ''[[The Rite (2011 film)|The Rite]]'' (2011).<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fccff0b|title=Rutger Hauer|work=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203155516/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fccff0b|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hauer also became well known for his work in commercials. Towards the end of his career, he made a return to Dutch cinema, and won the 2012 [[Rembrandt Award]] for Best Actor in recognition of his lead role in ''[[The Heineken Kidnapping]]'' (2011).

Hauer supported environmentalist causes and was a member of the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]. He also founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, an [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] awareness organization. He was made a knight in the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news| language= nl| url= http://nos.nl/artikel/548833-acteur-rutger-hauer-krijgt-lintje.html| title= Acteur Rutger Hauer krijgt lintje| work= [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]]| year= 2013| access-date= 12 February 2015| archive-date= 12 February 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150212125944/http://nos.nl/artikel/548833-acteur-rutger-hauer-krijgt-lintje.html| url-status= live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Hauer was born in [[Breukelen]], in the [[Province of Utrecht]], on 23 January 1944,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/5449151/__Rutger_Hauer__Bescheiden_wereldster__.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108085536/http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/5449151/__Rutger_Hauer__Bescheiden_wereldster__.html |archive-date=8 January 2011 |title=Rutger Hauer: Bescheiden wereldster – Privé {{!}} Het laatste Privé nieuws leest u op Prive.nl van De Telegraaf [prive&#93;]. Telegraaf.nl (30 November 2009). Retrieved on 28 December 2012}}</ref> while the Netherlands was under [[Netherlands in World War II|German occupation]] during [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.50plusser.nl/?page=vandaag&p=foto&photo_id=52193 De Boerderij van Rutger Hauer te Beetsterzwaag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929141634/https://www.50plusser.nl/?page=vandaag&p=foto&photo_id=52193 |date=29 September 2020 }}, 50plusser.nl; accessed 17 January 2018.{{in lang|nl}}</ref> He stated in a 1981 interview, "I was born in the middle of the war, and I think for that reason I have deep roots in [[pacifism]]. Violence frightens me."<ref name=1981clipping/> His parents were Teunke ([[née]] Mellema) and [[Arend Hauer]], both actors who operated an acting school in nearby [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/movies/rutger-hauer-dead.html|title =Rutger Hauer, a Memorable Villain in 'Blade Runner,' Dies at 75|first =Neil|last =Genzlinger|website =The New York Times|date =24 July 2019|access-date =25 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://archive.today/20190726120406/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/movies/rutger-hauer-dead.html|url-status =live}}</ref> He had three sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/rutger-hauer-feel-lucky-not-famous/|title =Rutger Hauer: I feel lucky I'm not that famous|first =Boudicca|last =Fox-Leonard|website =The Telegraph|date =11 March 2019|access-date =25 July 2019|archive-date =30 March 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170031/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/rutger-hauer-feel-lucky-not-famous/|url-status =live}}</ref> According to Hauer, his parents were more interested in their art than their children. He did not have a close relationship with his father, and writer [[Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema]] later became a father figure to Hauer after they met during the filming of ''[[Soldier of Orange]]''.<ref name=NOSsteenhoff/>

Hauer attended a [[Waldorf education|Rudolf Steiner school]], as his parents wanted him to develop his creativity.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.watson.ch/interview/film/964909270-so-erlebte-rutger-hauer-1962-die-schweiz-tagsueber-hassten-sie-messer-nachts-voegelten-alle-durcheinander|title ="Blade Runner"-Star Rutger Hauer ist tot – sein letztes grosses watson-Interview|first =Simone|last =Meier|website =[[Watson (newspaper)|Watson]]|date =24 July 2019|access-date =25 July 2019|archive-date =25 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190725042510/https://www.watson.ch/interview/film/964909270-so-erlebte-rutger-hauer-1962-die-schweiz-tagsueber-hassten-sie-messer-nachts-voegelten-alle-durcheinander|url-status =live}}</ref> At the age of 15, he left school to join the Dutch [[merchant navy]]. He spent a year travelling the world aboard a freighter, but was unable to become a [[Captain (naval)|captain]] due to his [[colourblindness]].<ref name=nd75>{{cite web|url =https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/nederland/ook-75-rutger-hauer-werd-een-boegbeeld.3257757.lynkx|title =Ook 75: Rutger Hauer werd een boegbeeld|website =Nederlands Dagblad|first =Herman|last =Veenhof|date =22 January 2019|language =nl|access-date =25 July 2019|archive-date =25 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190725042512/https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/nederland/ook-75-rutger-hauer-werd-een-boegbeeld.3257757.lynkx|url-status =dead}}</ref> Returning home, he worked in odd jobs while finishing his high school diploma at night. He then entered the [[Theaterschool|Academy for Theater and Dance]] in Amsterdam for acting classes, but soon dropped out to join the [[Royal Netherlands Army]]. He received training as a [[combat medic]],<ref name=":2"/> but left the service after a few months as he opposed the use of deadly weapons.<ref name=nd75/> He subsequently returned to acting school and graduated in 1967.<ref name=1981clipping>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19810423&id=a8AqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4824,4379089&hl=en|title=Rutger Hauer Out of Character|author=Staff|work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=23 April 1981|page=6E|access-date=5 October 2020|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127021236/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19810423&id=a8AqAAAAIBAJ&pg=4824,4379089&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 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>

=== 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>

=== Commercials and later roles ===

By the 1990s, Hauer was well known for his humorous [[Guinness advertising|Guinness commercials]]<ref name=":2" /> as well as his screen roles, which had increasingly involved low-budget films,<ref name=NOSsteenhoff/> such as ''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]]'' (1992);  ''[[The Beans of Egypt, Maine]]'' (1994); ''[[Omega Doom]]'' (1996) and ''[[New World Disorder (film)|New World Disorder]]'' (1999). In 1992, he appeared in the horror-comedy film [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'']] as the main antagonist vampire Lothos.<ref name=":3" /> He also appeared in the [[Kylie Minogue]] music video "[[On a Night Like This#Music video|On a Night Like This]]" (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iltempo.it/cultura-spettacoli/2019/07/24/news/rutger-hauer-morto-replicante-blade-runner-ridley-scott-lutto-cinema-1192207/|title=È morto Rutger Hauer. Addio al replicante di Blade Runner|date=24 July 2019|website=Il Tempo|language=it|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724195454/https://www.iltempo.it/cultura-spettacoli/2019/07/24/news/rutger-hauer-morto-replicante-blade-runner-ridley-scott-lutto-cinema-1192207/|url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, Hauer acted in several British, Canadian and American television productions, including ''[[Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight]]'' (1994) as Earhart's navigator [[Fred Noonan]],<ref>{{cite web|url =https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/amelia-earhart-the-final-flight-1200437656/|title =Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight|first =Todd|last =Everett|work =Variety|date =10 June 1994|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030815/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/amelia-earhart-the-final-flight-1200437656/|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Fatherland (1994 film)|Fatherland]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.screendaily.com/production/ufa-moves-ahead-with-fatherland-adaptation/5038896.article|title =UFA moves ahead with Fatherland adaptation|first =Andreas|last =Wiseman|website =Screendaily|date =7 March 2012|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726025343/https://www.screendaily.com/production/ufa-moves-ahead-with-fatherland-adaptation/5038896.article|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Hostile Waters (film)|Hostile Waters]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/07/26/hostile-waters-hbos-depth-defying-cold-war-thriller/20ab0396-41f6-4ead-aacc-b0e7a6e021f9/|title ='Hostile Waters': HBO's Depth-Defying Cold War Thriller|first =Ken|last =Ringle|newspaper =The Washington Post|date =26 July 1997|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726032317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/07/26/hostile-waters-hbos-depth-defying-cold-war-thriller/20ab0396-41f6-4ead-aacc-b0e7a6e021f9/|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon]]'' (1997), ''[[Merlin (miniseries)|Merlin]]'' (1998),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-from-blade-runner-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-in-pictures|title =Rutger Hauer: from Blade Runner to Buffy the Vampire Slayer – in pictures|website =The Guardian|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030813/https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/jul/24/rutger-hauer-from-blade-runner-to-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-in-pictures|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[The 10th Kingdom]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-26-ca-2689-story.html|title ='10th Kingdom' a Jumbled Fairy-Tale World|first =Howard|last =Rosenberg|website =Los Angeles Times|date =26 February 2000|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030815/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-26-ca-2689-story.html|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Smallville]]'' (2003),<ref name=etgawley>{{cite web|url =https://www.etonline.com/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dead-at-75-129221|title =Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Star, Dead at 75|first =Paige|last =Gawley|website =Entertainment Tonight|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030816/https://www.etonline.com/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dead-at-75-129221|url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2003),<ref name=etgawley/> and ''[[Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)|Salem's Lot]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435|title =Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75|website =BBC News|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726042955/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49098435|url-status =live}}</ref>

Hauer played an assassin in ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' (2003), a villainous cardinal with influential power in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005) and a devious corporate executive running [[Wayne Enterprises]] in ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005).<ref name=":1" /> Also in 2005, he played [[Count Dracula|the title role]] in [[Patrick Lussier]]'s film ''[[Dracula III: Legacy]]''. Seven years later, he portrayed the vampire hunter [[Abraham Van Helsing]] in [[Dario Argento]]'s ''[[Dracula 3D]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo|title=Rutger Hauer confirms he will play Van Helsing in Dario Argento's 'Dracula 3D'|first=Clark|last=Collis|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=5 March 2011|archive-date=4 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904084537/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer hosted the British reality television documentary ''[[Shock Treatment (TV series)|Shock Treatment]]'' in 2005, and featured in ''[[Goal II: Living the Dream]]'' (2007) as [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] coach Rudi Van der Merwe. He also recorded [[voice-over]]s for the British advertising campaign for the Danish butter brand [[Lurpak]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/apr/24/lurpak-advert-butter |title=AdWatch: Lurpak can't butter us up |first=Tony |last=Naylor |website=The Guardian |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726014455/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/apr/24/lurpak-advert-butter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/09/rutger-hauer-lurpak-spreadable-advert |title=Rutger Hauer's Lurpak Spreadable advert |first=Graeme |last=Virtue |website=The Guardian |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726014452/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/09/rutger-hauer-lurpak-spreadable-advert |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:RutgerHauer OdFest.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hauer at the [[Odesa International Film Festival]], 2010]]

In 2008, Hauer received the [[Golden Calf Culture Prize]] for his contributions to Dutch cinema.<ref name=nrc2008/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dutch-film-festival-honor-rutger-118929|title=Dutch Film Festival to honor Rutger Hauer|first=Ab|last=Zagt|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=10 September 2008|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730022835/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dutch-film-festival-honor-rutger-118929|url-status=live}}</ref> The award recognised his work as an actor as well as his efforts to aid the development of young filmmakers and actors, through initiatives such as the {{ill|Rutger Hauer Film Factory|nl}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/rutger-hauer-krijgt-speciaal-gouden-kalf~bffb59c7/ |title=Rutger Hauer krijgt speciaal Gouden Kalf |website=Trouw |date=10 September 2008 |language=nl |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730022836/https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/rutger-hauer-krijgt-speciaal-gouden-kalf~bffb59c7/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, his role in avant-garde filmmaker [[Cyrus Frisch]]'s ''Dazzle'' received positive reviews; it was described in Dutch press as "the most relevant Dutch film of the year". The same year, Hauer starred in the title role of ''[[Barbarossa (film)|Barbarossa]]'', an Italian film directed by [[Renzo Martinelli]]. In April 2010, he was cast in the live action adaptation of the short and fictitious ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' trailer ''[[Hobo with a Shotgun]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/18/rutger-hauer-starring-in-a-full-hobo-with-a-shotgun-movie|title=Rutger Hauer Starring in a Full 'Hobo With a Shotgun' Movie|first=Alex|last=Billington|date=19 April 2010|access-date=19 April 2010|archive-date=21 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421065307/http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/18/rutger-hauer-starring-in-a-full-hobo-with-a-shotgun-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer played Freddie Heineken in ''[[The Heineken Kidnapping]]'' (2011), for which he received the 2012 [[Rembrandt Award]] for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hln.be/showbizz/film/-gooische-vrouwen-beste-nederlandse-film~a166fbe8/ |title='Gooische Vrouwen' beste Nederlandse film |first=Matthias |last=Van den Bossche |website=HLN |date=12 March 2012 |language=nl |access-date=26 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011557/https://www.hln.be/showbizz/film/-gooische-vrouwen-beste-nederlandse-film~a166fbe8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2011, Hauer appeared in the supernatural horror film ''[[The Rite (2011 film)|The Rite]]'' as an undertaker named Istvan, the protagonist's father.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133182395/an-exorcism-tale-with-too-little-of-the-rite-stuff|title =An Exorcism Tale With Too Little Of The Rite Stuff|first =Ian|last =Buckwalter|website =NPR|date =27 January 2011|access-date =29 January 2020|archive-date =29 January 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200129050117/https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133182395/an-exorcism-tale-with-too-little-of-the-rite-stuff|url-status =live}}</ref>

From 2013 to 2014, Hauer featured as [[Niall Brigant]] in [[HBO]]'s ''[[True Blood]]''.<ref name=":1" /> In 2015, he starred as Ravn in ''[[The Last Kingdom (TV series)|The Last Kingdom]]'' and as Kingsley in ''[[Galavant]]''.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016, he joined the film jury for [[ShortCutz Amsterdam]], an annual [[film festival]] promoting short films in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards|url=http://hollandsefilm.nl/shortcutz-amsterdam-annual-awards/|website=hollandsefilm.nl|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214180751/http://hollandsefilm.nl/shortcutz-amsterdam-annual-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/profs_nl/nieuws/nieuws-maart-2016/rutger-hauer-en-jan-harlan-treden-toe-tot-shortcutz-jury/|title=Rutger Hauer en Jan Harlan treden toe tot Shortcutz Amsterdam juryteam|publisher=filmfestival.nl|date=6 March 2016|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916022927/https://www.filmfestival.nl/profs_nl/nieuws/nieuws-maart-2016/rutger-hauer-en-jan-harlan-treden-toe-tot-shortcutz-jury/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer voiced the role of Daniel Lazarski in the 2017 video game [[Observer (video game)|''Observer'']], set in post-apocalyptic [[Poland]]. Lazarski is a member of a special elite police unit that can hack into minds and interact with memories within.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-observer-trailer-reveals-rutger-hauer-as-a-blade-runner-like-neural-detective/|title=A new Observer trailer reveals Rutger Hauer as a Blade Runner-like 'neural detective' - PC Gamer|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=20 July 2017|website=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215012/https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-observer-trailer-reveals-rutger-hauer-as-a-blade-runner-like-neural-detective/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hauer also provided the voice of [[Xehanort]] in the 2019 video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', replacing the late [[Leonard Nimoy]]; following his death, he was replaced by [[Christopher Lloyd]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url =https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/rutger-hauer-genre-actor-and-blade-runner-icon-has-died-at-75/|title =Rutger Hauer, genre actor and Blade Runner icon, has died at 75|first =Samuel|last =Axon|website =ArsTechnica|date =24 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726015038/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/rutger-hauer-genre-actor-and-blade-runner-icon-has-died-at-75/|url-status =live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hauer was married twice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' star, dies at 75 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dies-75-n1034026 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=NBC News |date=24 July 2019 |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206190220/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-star-dies-75-n1034026 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hauer and his first wife, Heidi Merz, had one child.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmgek.nl/default.asp?section=acteur&r=acteur&fid=11419 |title=Acteur - Ayesha Hauer |publisher=Filmgek.nl |date=14 December 1987 |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801154411/http://www.filmgek.nl/default.asp?section=acteur&r=acteur&fid=11419 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hauer was with his second wife, Ineke ten Cate, from 1968, and they married in a private ceremony on 22 November 1985.<ref name="omropfy">{{cite web|url =https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nijs/897210-akteur-rutger-hauer-75-ferstoarn|title =Akteur Rutger Hauer (75) ferstoarn|website =Omrop Fryslân|date =24 July 2019|language =fy|access-date =5 August 2019|archive-date =5 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190805055708/https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nijs/897210-akteur-rutger-hauer-75-ferstoarn|url-status =live}}</ref>

Although born in [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]], Hauer had strong links to [[Friesland]].<ref name="frisian" /> He once stated in an interview with the ''[[Algemeen Dagblad]]'' that he "needed to feel the Frisian clay under [his] feet".<ref name="frisian">{{cite web|url =https://northerntimes.nl/famed-dutch-actor-rutger-hauer-an-honorary-frisian/|title =Famed Dutch actor Rutger Hauer an honorary Frisian|first =Hans|last =de Preter|website =The Northern Times|date =25 July 2019|access-date =26 July 2019|archive-date =26 July 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190726011554/https://northerntimes.nl/famed-dutch-actor-rutger-hauer-an-honorary-frisian/|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.gelderlander.nl/show/rutger-hauer-was-onze-grootste-internationale-filmster~aed19517/|title =Rutger Hauer was onze grootste internationale filmster|first =Ab|last =Zagt|website =De Gelderlander|date =24 July 2019|language =nl|access-date =5 August 2019|archive-date =5 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190805055705/https://www.gelderlander.nl/show/rutger-hauer-was-onze-grootste-internationale-filmster~aed19517/|url-status =live}}</ref> Hauer was an [[environmentalist]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2011/03/21/rutger_hauer_prefers_to_shoot_quips_not_guns.html|title=Rutger Hauer prefers to shoot quips, not guns|last=Howell|first=Peter|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=21 March 2011|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125207/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2011/03/21/rutger_hauer_prefers_to_shoot_quips_not_guns.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He supported the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] and was a member of its board of advisors.<ref name="frisian" /> He also established an [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] awareness organization called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20230918141909/https://www.rutgerhauer.org/ Rutger Hauer Starfish Association]}}. Accessed 30 May 2008.</ref> In April 2007, he published his autobiography, ''All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners'' (co-written with [[Patrick Quinlan (author)|Patrick Quinlan]]), in which he discussed many of his acting roles.<ref>Rutger Hauer and Patrick Quinlan. ''All those moments: stories of heroes, villains, replicants, and Blade Runners'', New York, NY: HarperEntertainment, 2007. {{ISBN|0-06-113389-2}}.</ref> Proceeds from the book go to the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.<ref>{{Cite news| author = Todd Leopold| title = 'Blade Runner' actor on 'strange profession'| work = [[CNN#Website|CNN.com]]| url = http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/12/rutger.hauer/index.html| access-date = 12 June 2007| archive-date = 30 January 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210130004149/http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/12/rutger.hauer/index.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

Hauer died from [[pancreatic cancer]] on 19 July 2019 at his residence in the Netherlands, age 75.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Koelewijn |first1=Jannetje |last2=Koelewijn |first2=Rinskje |date=2024-10-04 |title=De weduwe van Rutger Hauer: 'Zijn schoenen staan onder het bed en zijn kleerkast durf ik niet open te doen' |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/04/de-weduwe-van-rutger-hauer-zijn-schoenen-staan-onder-het-bed-en-zijn-kleerkast-durf-ik-niet-open-te-doen-a4867974 |access-date=2024-10-04 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Rutger Hauer filmography }}

== Discography ==
* ''[[Lost in the New Real]]'' by [[Arjen Anthony Lucassen]] (2012) – Narrator/[[Voight Kampff]], lyrics<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/new-project-arjen-lucassen-solo-album/|title=New project – Arjen Lucassen solo album – Arjen Lucassen|website=www.arjenlucassen.com|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725220356/https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/new-project-arjen-lucassen-solo-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes person|rutger_hauer|Rutger Hauer}}
* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/14/rutger-hauer Rutger Hauer] at Virtual History
* [https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/foia/Rutger_Hauer.pdf Rutger Hauer] [[Form I-140|Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker]] – [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]]

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