Rutger Hauer, famous for playing Roy Batty in the all-time science fiction classic Blade Runner, has died aged 75. Hauer’s agent Steve Kenis has revealed that the actor passed away on July 19th at his home in the Netherlands, and that his funeral took place today.
While Roy Batty remains his most iconic role, Hauer was a highlight in many movies over his career, appearing in Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City as Cardinal Roark and in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins as William Earle, the slimy executive who runs Wayne Enterprises while Bruce is absent during training.
He’s been a fixture in cinema since the early 1970s as well, showing up in two early Paul Verhoeven movies: Turkish Delight and Soldier of Orange. Those films garnered international attention, with his subsequent work drawing the attention of Ridley Scott, who cast him as Batty without an audition.
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While Roy Batty remains his most iconic role, Hauer was a highlight in many movies over his career, appearing in Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City as Cardinal Roark and in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins as William Earle, the slimy executive who runs Wayne Enterprises while Bruce is absent during training.
He’s been a fixture in cinema since the early 1970s as well, showing up in two early Paul Verhoeven movies: Turkish Delight and Soldier of Orange. Those films garnered international attention, with his subsequent work drawing the attention of Ridley Scott, who cast him as Batty without an audition.
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- 7/24/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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