Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies at the age of 75
The actor died following a short illness.
Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer has died at the age of 75.
The Dutch actor died on July 19 at his home in the Netherlands following a short illness, his agent said.
His funeral was held on Wednesday.
The actor delivered a famed monologue on memory and death in the film, which became one of its defining moments.
Hauer began his career working on TV shows in the Netherlands, and formed a partnership with director Paul Verhoeven.
He starred in a number of his productions before making his English-language debut alongside Michael Caine in apartheid drama The Wilby Conspiracy (1975).
His other films include Blind Fury, The Hitcher, Sin City, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind and Batman Begins.
Director Guillermo Del Toro paid tribute to Hauer, tweeting: “RIP the great Rutger Hauer: an intense, deep, genuine and magnetic actor that brought truth, power and beauty to his films.
“My personal favorites: Flesh + Blood, Eureka, The Hitcher, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke and Blind Fury.”
EastEnders star Jake Wood tweeted: “So sad to hear of the passing of Rutger Hauer.
“I played the drummer boy in Flesh & Blood in 1984 and I got to spend 4 months in a castle in Spain with him, times I shall never forget. What an amazing guy, RIP my friend.”
News of the actor’s death was first reported by Variety.
