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Rutger Hauer

1944 - 2019

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer (Dutch: [ˈrʏtxər ˈulsə(n) ˈɦʌuər]; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor, with a 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. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris and surged with his leading role in Turkish Delight (1973), which in 1999 was named the Best Dutch Film of the Century. After gaining international recognition with Soldier of Orange (1977) and Spetters (1980), he moved into American films such as Nighthawks (1981) and Blade Runner (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware replicant Roy Batty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rutger Hauer is the 154th most popular actor (down from 107th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Actor.

Rutger Hauer is most famous for his role as Roy Batty in the film Blade Runner.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rutger Hauer ranks 154 out of 13,578. Before him are Susan Sarandon, Rita Hayworth, Jean Renoir, Irene Papas, Spencer Tracy, and Robert Shaw. After him are Christoph Waltz, Ava Gardner, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Aishwarya Rai, and Jean-Louis Trintignant.

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Among people born in 1944, Rutger Hauer ranks 14. Before him are Barry White, John Holmes, Alexander Van der Bellen, Sebastião Salgado, Jairzinho, and Reinhold Messner. After him are Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Ernő Rubik, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Miloš Zeman, Geraldine Chaplin, and Jane Hawking. Among people deceased in 2019, Rutger Hauer ranks 12. Before him are Mohamed Morsi, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Robert Mugabe, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Jeffrey Epstein, and Robert Forster. After him are Bruno Ganz, Nuon Chea, Peter Mayhew, Frank Lucas, Manfred Eigen, and I. M. Pei.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rutger Hauer ranks 40 out of 1,646. Before him are Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Peter Debye (1884), Leo Beenhakker (1942), William I of the Netherlands (1772), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), and Guus Hiddink (1946). After him are Marco van Basten (1964), Simon van der Meer (1925), Johan Huizinga (1872), Rinus Michels (1928), Jan Tinbergen (1903), and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649).

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Among ACTORS In Netherlands

Among actors born in Netherlands, Rutger Hauer ranks 1. After him are Sylvia Kristel (1952), Jeroen Krabbé (1944), Famke Janssen (1964), Johannes Heesters (1903), Carel Struycken (1948), Herman van Veen (1945), Nina Foch (1924), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Fons Rademakers (1920), Derek de Lint (1950), and Willeke van Ammelrooy (1944).

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