Rutger Hauer Height Weight Spouse
Rutger Oelsen Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, on January 23, 1944, was a Dutch actor. Young Rutger Hauer first started acting on stage, he landed his debut in a play "Ajax", in role as Eurysakes, at the age of 11. He began his professional acting career as a stage actor with the Toneelgroep Noorder Compagnie. He made his big screen debut in Dutch fantasy film Rumplestiltskin (1973) in role as The King. He landed his English-language debut in thriller film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) in role as Blane van Niekerk. He made his American film debut in neo-noir action thriller Nighthawks (1981) in role as Heymar "Wulfgar" Reinhardt / Eric. He got his television debut in Dutch action series Floris (1969) in role as Floris van Rosemond. Rutger's breakthrough performance came as Roy Batty in science fiction film Blade Runner (1982).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Rutger Hauer height was 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185.4 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight was 200 іn pоunds or 91 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Birth Date:
January 23, 1944
Died:
July 19, 2019
Nationality:
Netherlands
Sun Sign:
Aquarius
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
6 ft 1 in | 185.4 cm
Weight:
91 kg | 200 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Roy Batty in science fiction film Blade Runner (1982).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Lieutenant Aleksandr 'Sasha' Pechersky in war drama film Escape from Sobibor (1987).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance as SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March in historical drama movie Fatherland (1994).
He won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor for his role as Andreas Kartak in drama movie The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988).
He was nominated for the Gold Derby Film Award for Ensemble Cast for his role as Cardinal Patrick Henry Roark in neo-noir crime anthology film Sin City (2005).
He won the Fright Meter Award for Best Actor for his role as Hobo in black comedy action movie Hobo with a Shotgun (2011).
He was nominated for the Faro Island Film Festival Golden Carp Film Award - International for Best Ensemble Performance for his role as The Commodore in Western crime movie The Sisters Brothers (2018).
The Hitcher (1986) - John Ryder
Ladyhawke (1985) - Captain Etienne Navarre
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - Keeler
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Lothos
Soldier of Orange (1977) - Erik Lanshof
Blind Fury (1989) - Nick Parker
Flesh and Blood (1985) - Martin
The Blood of Heroes (1989) - Sallow
Turkish Delight (1973) - Eric Vonk
Surviving the Game (1994) - Thomas Burns
The Osterman Weekend (1983) - John Tanner
Split Second (1992) - Harley Stone
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) - Nick Randall
Spetters (1980) - Gerrit Witkamp
Wedlock (1991) - Frank Warren
The Mill and the Cross (2011) - Peter Bruegel
Dracula III: Legacy (2005) - Count Dracula
Past Midnight (1991) - Ben Jordan
24 Hours to Live (2017) - Frank
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) - The President of The World State Federation
Viy 2: Journey to China (2019) - Ambassador
Best TV Shows
Merlin (1998) NBC - King Vortigern
The 10th Kingdom (2000) NBC - Huntsman
Smallville (2003) The CW - Morgan Edge
Salem's Lot (2004) TNT - Kurt Barlow
True Blood (2013-2014) HBO - Niall Brigant
Galavant (2015) - Kingsley
Mata Hari (2017) Channel One and Inter - Stolbakken
Porters (2017-2019) Dave - Tillman
Channel Zero: Butcher's Block (2018) Syfy - Joseph Peach
Facts
Attended Rudolf Steiner school.
Graduated from Academy for Theater and Dance in Amsterdam (1967).
Had three sisters, Karen, Machteld and Brigitta.
He was made a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2013.
Loved to ride motorcycles.
Founded the I've Seen Films International Film Festival.
He was an environmentalist.
Published his autobiography "All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners" in 2007.
He voiced Detective Daniel Lazarski in video game Observer (2017).
He voiced Master Xehanort in video game Kingdom Hearts III (2019).
He was color-blind.
He was also known for his humorous Guinness commercials.
Featured in music video for Kylie Minogue "On a Night Like This" (2000).
Founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association.
Received the Golden Calf Culture Prize for his contributions to Dutch cinema in 2008.
Rutger died on July 19, 2019 in Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands, at the age of 75.
Spouse
He was married to:
Heidi Merz, they had one daughter, Aysha Hauer
Inece Tencate (1985-2019)