Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75
by Andrew Pulver from on (#4KV84)
Dutch actor renowned for his role as 'replicant' Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's sci fi epic, was equally at home in Hollywood and European cinema
Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor best known for his role as android Roy Batty in seminal sci-fi film Blade Runner, died at the age of 75. His website announced the news, saying that Hauer had died on Friday "after a very short illness" Rutger passed away peacefully at his Dutch home".
Director Guillermo del Toro was among those paying tribute, calling him "an intense, deep, genuine and magnetic actor that brought truth, power and beauty to his films".
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