Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies, aged 75

[Nikkas]

Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies, aged 75

Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has died at the age of 75, his agent has said.

The Blade Runner star died on July 19 at his home in the Netherlands following a short illness, and his funeral was held on Wednesday.

Hauer received cult acclaim for his role as the philosophical replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

The actor delivered a famed monologue on memory and death in the film, which became one of its defining moments.

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."

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East Enders 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."

[maurice]

I remember him in "The Hitcher" good film for me, R.I.P. Rutger.

[3tv]

always remember him from the gunniess pure genius ads

[dostoy]

Wanted Dead or Alive was one of his best films, I love the ending.

He was also in a Kylie video.

RIP