Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19,2019) was a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist.
His career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series Floris. His film credits include Flesh+Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Escape from Sobibor (for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor), Nighthawks, Wedlock, Sin City, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Ladyhawke, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Osterman Weekend, The Blood of Heroes, Batman Begins, Hobo with a Shotgun, and The Rite. Hauer founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, an AIDS awareness organization. Hauer is a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion since 2013. Hauer married his second wife, Ineke ten Cate, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968). He has one child, actress Aysha Hauer (born 1966), who made him a grandfather in 1987. Hauer died on July 19, 2019 at the age of 75.
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