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Blonde, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. The son of actors, Hauer was born in Breukelen, a town in the province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Because his parents were often touring... See full bio »

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Rutger Oelsen Hauer
in Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
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2013/I The Prodigal (pre-production)
Jack Burns (rumored)
 
2013 Drawing Home (post-production)
Carl Rungius
 
2013 The Letters (post-production)
Benjamin Praagh
 
2012 Real Playing Game (post-production)
Steve Batier
 
2013 True Blood (TV series)
– Who Are You, Really? (2013)
 
2013 Flight of the Storks (TV mini-series)
Sonderman
– Part Two: Fall in Hell (2013) … Sonderman
– Part One: A Solo Journey (2013) … Sonderman
 
2013 The Future
Maciste
 
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles (TV series)
Kern
– Pledge of Anya (2012) … Kern
 
2012 Michelangelo - Il cuore e la pietra (TV movie)
Michelangelo
 
2012 Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt
Freek van Dyk
 
2012 Dracula
Abraham Van Helsing
 
2011 The Heineken Kidnapping
Alfred Heineken
 
2011 The Reverend
Withstander
 
2011 Portable Life
Antonio
 
2011 The Cardboard Village
Il sacrestano
 
2011 Alle for én
Niemeyer
 
2011 Black Butterflies
Abraham Jonker
 
2011 The Rite
Istvan Kovak
 
2011 The Mill and the Cross
Pieter Bruegel
 
2011 Hobo with a Shotgun
Hobo
 
2011 Requiem 2019 (short)
 
2011 The 5th Execution
Khant (as Rutger Khauer)
 
2011/I Spoon
Victor Spoon
 
2010 Life's a Beach
Jean-Luc
 
2010 Happiness Runs
Insley
 
2009 Sword of War
Federico Barbarossa
 
2009 Dazzle
 
2008 The Rhapsody (short)
 
2008 Bride Flight
Old Frank
 
2008 Magic Flute Diaries
Dr. Richard Nagel
 
2008 The Prince of Motor City (TV movie)
William Hamilton
 
2007 Starting Over (TV movie)
Peter Rossen
 
2007 Sweet Betty (short)
Psychiatrist
 
2007 Moving McAllister
Maxwell McAllister
 
2007 Dead Tone
Detective John Criton
 
2007 Goal II: Living the Dream
Rudi van der Merwe
 
2006/I Mentor
Sanford Pollard
 
2006 Minotaur
Cyrnan
 
2006 The Hunt for Eagle One (video)
Gen. Frank Lewis
 
2005 The Poseidon Adventure (TV movie)
Bishop August Schmidt
 
2005 Mirror Wars: Reflection One
Mysterious Man
 
2005 Dracula III: Legacy (video)
Dracula III
 
2005 Batman Begins
Earle
 
2005 Sin City
Cardinal Roark
 
2004 Never Enough
Sebastian
 
2004 'Salem's Lot (TV movie)
Kurt Barlow
 
2004 Tempesta
Van Beuningen
 
2004 In the Shadow of the Cobra
Gallo
 
2003 Smallville (TV series)
Morgan Edge
– Phoenix (2003) … Morgan Edge
– Exile (2003) … Morgan Edge
 
2003 Alias (TV series)
Anthony Geiger
– Phase One (2003) … Anthony Geiger
 
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Keeler
 
2002 Warrior Angels
Grekkor
 
2002/I Scorcher
President Nelson
 
2002 The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
Cardinale Marcinkus
 
2001 Flying Virus
Ezekial
 
2001 Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (video)
Copilot MacIntosh
 
2001 Lying in Wait
Keith Miller
 
2001 The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (short)
Dutch Schultz (voice)
 
2001 The Room (short)
Harry
 
2000 Slow Burn
Dr. Sam Dennis Charney
 
2000 The 10th Kingdom (TV mini-series)
Huntsman
– Episode #1.9 (2000) … Huntsman
– Episode #1.7 (2000) … Huntsman
– Episode #1.8 (2000) … Huntsman
– Episode #1.5 (2000) … Huntsman
– Episode #1.6 (2000) … Huntsman
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2000 Partners in Crime
Gene Reardon
 
1999 New World Disorder
David Marx
 
1999 Simon Magus
Count Albrecht, the Squire
 
1998 Bone Daddy
Palmer
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
King Vortigern
– Part 1 (1998) … King Vortigern
– Part 2 (1998) … King Vortigern
– Part 3 (1998) … King Vortigern
 
1998 Tactical Assault (video)
Capt. John 'Doc' Holiday
 
1997 The Ruby Ring (TV movie)
Patrick Collins
 
1997 Lexx (TV series)
Bog
– Eating Pattern (1997) … Bog
 
1997 Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories (TV mini-series)
Bog
– Eating Pattern (1997) … Bog
 
1997 Redline
John Anderson Wade
 
1997 Bleeders
Dr. Marlowe
 
1997 Hostile Waters (TV movie)
Capt. Britanov
 
1997 The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (TV movie)
John Thornton
 
1997 Blast
Leo
 
1997 Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Curtiz
 
1996 Omega Doom
Omega Doom
 
1996 Precious Find
Armond Crille
 
1996 Mariette in Ecstasy
Chaplain
 
1996 Crossworlds (video)
A.T.
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie)
Doctor Rue Wakeman
 
1995 Blood of the Innocent
Dr. Lem
 
1994 Fatherland (TV movie)
SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March
 
1994 The Beans of Egypt, Maine
Reuben Bean
 
1994 Nostradamus
The Mystic Monk
 
1994 Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (TV movie)
Fred Noonan
 
1994 Surviving the Game
Thomas Burns
 
1993 Voyage (TV movie)
Morgan Norvell
 
1993 Blind Side (TV movie)
Jake Shell
 
1993 Arctic Blue
Ben Corbett
 
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lothos
 
1992 Beyond Justice
Tom Burton
 
1992 Split Second
Harley Stone
 
1992 T.V. (TV movie)
Kid Satin
 
1991 Past Midnight
Ben Jordan
 
1991 Wedlock
Frank Warren
 
1991 Il principe del deserto (TV mini-series)
Tom Burton
 
1989 The Blood of Heroes
Sallow
 
1989 Up to Date
John Knott
 
1989 The Edge (TV movie)
Sheriff Emil Abel
 
1989 Blind Fury
Nick Parker
 
1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway
The Brain
 
1988 The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Andreas Kartak
 
1987 Escape from Sobibor (TV movie)
Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky
 
1986 Wanted: Dead or Alive
Nick Randall
 
1986 The Hitcher
John Ryder
 
1985 Flesh+Blood
Martin
 
1985 Ladyhawke
Captain Etienne Navarre
 
1984 A Breed Apart
Jim Malden
 
1983 The Osterman Weekend
John Tanner
 
1983 Eureka
Claude Maillot Van Horn
 
1982 Blade Runner
Roy Batty
 
1982 Inside the Third Reich (TV movie)
Albert Speer
 
1981 Chanel Solitaire
Etienne de Balsan
 
1981 Nighthawks
Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt
 
1980 Spetters
Gerrit Witkamp
 
1979 Duel in de diepte (TV series)
John van der Velde
– Bekentenissen (1979) … John van der Velde
– Het geheim van de Cucaracha (1979) … John van der Velde
– Souvenirs (1979) … John van der Velde
– Een man een man, een woord een woord (1979) … John van der Velde
 
1979 Grijpstra & De Gier
Rinus de Gier
 
1979 Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Adriaan
 
1979 Es begann bei Tiffany (TV movie)
Ryder
 
1978 Mysteries
Johan Nagel
 
1978 Pastorale 1943
August Schultz
 
1978 Heilige Jeanne (TV movie)
Dunois
 
1977 Soldier of Orange
Erik Lanshof
 
1977 Soldaat van Oranje (TV mini-series)
Erik lanshof
 
1976 La donneuse
 
1976 Max Havelaar
Duclari
 
1975 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV movie)
De Valvert
 
1975 The Year of the Cancer
Pierre
 
1975 Floris von Rosemund (TV series)
Floris
– Der kupferne Hund (1975) … Floris
– Der Goldmacher (1975) … Floris
– Brennende Wasser (1975) … Floris
– Die schwarzen Kugeln (1975) … Floris
– Das gestohlene Schloß (1975) … Floris
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1975 Das Amulett des Todes
Cris
 
1975 Keetje Tippel
Hugo
 
1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
Blane Van Niekirk
 
1974 Hard to Remember
Rick
 
1973 Turkish Delight
Eric Vonk, the sculptor
 
1973 Waaldrecht (TV series)
Rogier de Jonge
– Taxi Meneer? … Rogier de Jonge
 
1973 Repelsteeltje
 
1972 The Pathfinders (TV series)
Pieter Van Pearsen
– Sitting Ducks (1972) … Pieter Van Pearsen
 
1969 Floris (TV series)
Floris
– De byzantijnse beker: De genezing (1969) … Floris
– De Byzantijnse beker: Het tournooi (1969) … Floris
– De wonderdoener (1969) … Floris
– Het brandende water (1969) … Floris
– De alruin (1969) … Floris
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1968 Monsieur Hawarden (scenes deleted)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2009 Dazzle (producer)
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Arctic Blue (co-executive producer)
 
1989 Submitting (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2011 Requiem 2019 (short)
 
2006 Starfish Tango (video short)
 
2001 The Room (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1989 Up to Date (dialogue)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2008 Blindspot (special thanks)
 
2006 Het uur van de wolf (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Rutger Hauer: Blond, blue eyes (2006) (thanks)
 
2003 The Hitcher: 'How Do These Movies Get Made?' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (36 titles)
2013 Unity (documentary)
Narrator
 
2011 Un foglio bianco - Appunti su 'Il villaggio di cartone' (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007-2011 De wereld draait door (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Acteur
– Episode #6.124 (2011) … Himself - Acteur
– Episode #2.90 (2007) … Himself
 
2008 Pauw & Witteman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.86 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Starfish Tango (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Het uur van de wolf (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rutger Hauer: Blond, blue eyes (2006) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2006 Blond, Blue Eyes (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Shock Treatment (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.5 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Hitcher: 'How Do These Movies Get Made?' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 De ridder en de fakir (video documentary short)
Zichzelf
 
2002 Soldaat van Oranje Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Science Fiction (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Barend en Van Dorp (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 My VH1 Music Awards (TV special documentary)
The General
 
2000 Road to Sundance (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 In Search of the Muse (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 February 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1997 The Making of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1994 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 November 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Willemsen - Das Fernsehgespräch (TV series)
Himself
– Rutger Hauer (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The Revenge of the Dead Indians (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.72 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Untitled 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Featurette (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 October 1990 (1990)
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1987 The Late Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1969 Floris (TV series)
Himself
– Rond Floris (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary)
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2007 Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (video documentary)
Roy Batty
 
2007 Página 2 (TV series)
 
2007 RTL Boulevard (TV series)
 
2007 De wereld draait door (TV series)
 
2007 Allemaal film (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Floris
Floris van Rozemond (uncredited)
 
1989 Rambo III (Video Game)
Secret Agent Prisoner
 

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Alternate Names:

Rutger Khauer

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

'Good guy' or 'bad guy', hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical. See more »

Trivia:

According to an interview she gave when Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles was first published, Rutger Hauer was Anne Rice's original vision for Lestat when the book was being written. Despite a popular rumor that Julian Sands was her first choice, he did not even begin to show up in films or television until 1982... See more »

Trademark:

Frequently worked with Paul Verhoeven See more »

Nickname:

The Dutch Paul Newman See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius