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 Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in the province of Utrecht.He was the son of Teunke Hauer (n��e Mellema) and Arend Hauer, actors who operated an acting school. As his parents were often touring, he and his three sisters were raised by a nanny. A bit of a rebel during his childhood, he chafed at the rules and rigors of school and was often getting into mischief. His grandfather had been the captain of a schooner and at age fifteen, Hauer ran away to work on a freighter for a year. Like his great-grandfather, Hauer was color-blind, which prevented him from furthering his career as a sailor.Upon his return he attended night school and started working in the construction industry. When he again bombed at school, his parents enrolled him in drama classes. An amateur poet, he spent most of his time writing poetry and hanging out in Amsterdam coffee houses instead of studying. He was expelled for poor attendance and afterward spent a brief period in the Dutch navy.Deciding he didn't like military life, Hauer honed his acting skills trying to convince his superiors he was mentally unfit and was sent to a special home for psych patients. It was an unpleasant place, but Hauer remained there until he had convinced his ranking officers that the military really did not need him.
Bio:
Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in the province of Utrecht.He was the son of Teunke Hauer (n��e Mellema) and Arend Hauer, actors who operated an acting school. As his parents were often touring, he and his three sisters were raised by a nanny. A bit of a rebel during his childhood, he chafed at the rules and rigors of school and was often getting into mischief. His grandfather had been the captain of a schooner and at age fifteen, Hauer ran away to work on a freighter for a year. Like his great-grandfather, Hauer was color-blind, which prevented him from furthering his career as a sailor.Upon his return he attended night school and started working in the construction industry. When he again bombed at school, his parents enrolled him in drama classes. An amateur poet, he spent most of his time writing poetry and hanging out in Amsterdam coffee houses instead of studying. He was expelled for poor attendance and afterward spent a brief period in the Dutch navy.Deciding he didn't like military life, Hauer honed his acting skills trying to convince his superiors he was mentally unfit and was sent to a special home for psych patients. It was an unpleasant place, but Hauer remained there until he had convinced his ranking officers that the military really did not need him.
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When making his debut in the United States, he was advised to use a more English-sounding name in order to better appeal to the US public. He refused, assuming that his US career would be short-lived anyway.Was offered the lead role in Das Boot (1981). He turned it down in favour of Blade Runner (1982).During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hauer became well known to the British mainstream for a series of Guinness commercials where he is clad in black. He publicly took a dislike for the drink and had to spit it out after each take. His appearance is credited for an increase in sales of Guinness.Loved to ride motorcycles. While on a break from filming The Blood of Heroes (1989), he made a tour and subsequently got lost in the Australian desert. It was by chance that he found the setback on his own.Spent five years in a pantomime company prior to seriously pursuing an acting career.Had set up an AIDS research foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation.He did his own stunt driving on The Hitcher (1986).Spoke German fluently (more or less accent-free).Director Richard Donner originally wanted to use him as the villain Marquet in Ladyhawke (1985), but Hauer turned that role down and expressed more interest in playing the film's hero Etienne Navarre.Was Paul Verhoeven's first choice to play RoboCop (1987), before Peter Weller was cast.As a hobby, he used to design trucks in the 1980s.Had a tattoo on each shoulder: one on his right shoulder for his wife Ineke Ten Cate, to whom he was married from 1985 (after a 16-year-relationship) until his death; the other was for his best friend, Marius, the brother of Ineke Ten Cate, who died of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1980. Explained that, "It's a way of saying 'You're under my skin.'".The Dutch Mail Service issued a stamp in 1995 with Rutger on it, taken from a scene in Turkish Delight (1973).He gives master classes in moviemaking to students and new actors and moviemakers. This takes places in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has been doing this for several years.Had made a television series and five movies directed by Paul Verhoeven. However, they had a falling-out on their last combined effort, the much-troubled Flesh+Blood (1985), and the two have not worked again since.Wife, Ineke ten Kate, who he married in 1985, was a painter and sculptor.According to an interview she gave when Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 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, so Rice could not have been aware of him in 1976 when she was writing the book; Rutger has been acting since 1968. Rice may have said Sands would be great for the part when they were casting the film, because she has said that by the time the film was being made Hauer was too old to play Lestat.Was an environmentalist. Fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking an illegal Norwegian whaling vessel. According to the Official Rutger Hauer website, the vessel was sunk in 1992 as a protest to Norway's announced intention to return to the commercial slaughter of whales, which was to be done in violation of the International Whaling Commission's global ban on whaling.Was considered for the role of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987) but the role was given to Mel Gibson.Interesting trivia: he passed away in year 2019. The year his most remembered film, Blade Runner (1982) was set in.Founded the I've Seen Films International Film Festival.Former father-in-law of his Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) co-star Thomas Jane.Once named his five favorite films as Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Apocalypse Now (1979), Wings of Desire (1987), GasLand (2010) and Position Among the Stars (2010).Has appeared in two vampire movies with Donald Sutherland: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Salem's Lot (2004).Played Dracula in Dracula III: Legacy (2005), and the arch-nemesis of Dracula, Van Helsing in Dracula 3D (2012) where Thomas Kretschmann was Dracula. Ironically, Kretschmann went on to play the role of Van Helsing on the television series Dracula (2013) a year after.In 1988 Fred DeBoer presented him with a Friesian horse for what he had done to promote the breed in the movie Ladyhawke (1985).Father of Ayesha Hauer and grandfather of Leandro Maeder, her son.Played a vampire named Kurt Barlow in Salem's Lot (2004) and a fairy named Niall Brigant on the television series True Blood (2008).Turned down a role in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book (2006).Parents, Teunke Hauer and Arend Hauer, operated an acting school in Amsterdam.In 2016, Hauer joined the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam, an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fellow Dutch jury members include Roel Rein��, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Vincent van Ommen, Pieter Kuijpers and Tygo Gernandt.During the initial release of The Hitcher (1986), he stated that he would not be seeking antagonist roles. In 1986, a periodical in Spokane, Washington, The Spokesman Review, ran the headline "He plays villains without a 'Hitch'". He was concerned about being typecast.Did adverts for Guinness but never drank any as very sensitive to alcohol.Was considered for the role of Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985).In 1988 he was the Grand Marshall at the Spring Breed Classic USET Benefit Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. The participants were Fred DeBoer and Family, with their Friesian horses; John Koster and Family, with their Friesian horses.Both his first and last name end with the letters "er". He has appeared in 13 movies/television-series whose title or alternative title end with "er" or "ers". He has played 8 characters whose names end with "er". |
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Rutger Hauer |
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Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
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| Height: |
6' 1' (1.85 m) |
| Biography: |
Blond, blue-eyed, tall and handsome Dutch actor Rutger Hauer enjoyed an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. Hauer was born in Breukelen, a Dutch town and former municipality in th |
| Trivia: |
When making his debut in the United States, he was advised to use a more English-sounding name in order to better appeal to the US public. He refused, assuming that his US career would be short-lived anyway.Was offered the lead role in Das Boot (1981). He turned it down in favour of Blade Runner (1982).During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hauer became well known to the British mainstream for a series of Guinness commercials where he is clad in black. He publicly took a dislike for the drink and had to spit it out after each take. His appearance is credited for an increase in sales of Guinness.Loved to ride motorcycles. While on a break from filming The Blood of Heroes (1989), he made a tour and subsequently got lost in the Australian desert. It was by chance that he found the setback on his own.Spent five years in a pantomime company prior to seriously pursuing an acting career.Had set up an AIDS research foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation.He did his own stunt driving on The Hitcher (1986).Spoke German fluently (more or less accent-free).Director Richard Donner originally wanted to use him as the villain Marquet in Ladyhawke (1985), but Hauer turned that role down and expressed more interest in playing the film's hero Etienne Navarre.Was Paul Verhoeven's first choice to play RoboCop (1987), before Peter Weller was cast.As a hobby, he used to design trucks in the 1980s.Had a tattoo on each shoulder: one on his right shoulder for his wife Ineke Ten Cate, to whom he was married from 1985 (after a 16-year-relationship) until his death; the other was for his best friend, Marius, the brother of Ineke Ten Cate, who died of Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1980. Explained that, "It's a way of saying 'You're under my skin.'".The Dutch Mail Service issued a stamp in 1995 with Rutger on it, taken from a scene in Turkish Delight (1973).He gives master classes in moviemaking to students and new actors and moviemakers. This takes places in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has been doing this for several years.Had made a television series and five movies directed by Paul Verhoeven. However, they had a falling-out on their last combined effort, the much-troubled Flesh+Blood (1985), and the two have not worked again since.Wife, Ineke ten Kate, who he married in 1985, was a painter and sculptor.According to an interview she gave when Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 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, so Rice could not have been aware of him in 1976 when she was writing the book; Rutger has been acting since 1968. Rice may have said Sands would be great for the part when they were casting the film, because she has said that by the time the film was being made Hauer was too old to play Lestat.Was an environmentalist. Fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking an illegal Norwegian whaling vessel. According to the Official Rutger Hauer website, the vessel was sunk in 1992 as a protest to Norway's announced intention to return to the commercial slaughter of whales, which was to be done in violation of the International Whaling Commission's global ban on whaling.Was considered for the role of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987) but the role was given to Mel Gibson.Interesting trivia: he passed away in year 2019. The year his most remembered film, Blade Runner (1982) was set in.Founded the I've Seen Films International Film Festival.Former father-in-law of his Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) co-star Thomas Jane.Once named his five favorite films as Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), Apocalypse Now (1979), Wings of Desire (1987), GasLand (2010) and Position Among the Stars (2010).Has appeared in two vampire movies with Donald Sutherland: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Salem's Lot (2004).Played Dracula in Dracula III: Legacy (2005), and the arch-nemesis of Dracula, Van Helsing in Dracula 3D (2012) where Thomas Kretschmann was Dracula. Ironically, Kretschmann went on to play the role of Van Helsing on the television series Dracula (2013) a year after.In 1988 Fred DeBoer presented him with a Friesian horse for what he had done to promote the breed in the movie Ladyhawke (1985).Father of Ayesha Hauer and grandfather of Leandro Maeder, her son.Played a vampire named Kurt Barlow in Salem's Lot (2004) and a fairy named Niall Brigant on the television series True Blood (2008).Turned down a role in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book (2006).Parents, Teunke Hauer and Arend Hauer, operated an acting school in Amsterdam.In 2016, Hauer joined the film jury for ShortCutz Amsterdam, an annual film festival promoting short films in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fellow Dutch jury members include Roel Rein��, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Vincent van Ommen, Pieter Kuijpers and Tygo Gernandt.During the initial release of The Hitcher (1986), he stated that he would not be seeking antagonist roles. In 1986, a periodical in Spokane, Washington, The Spokesman Review, ran the headline "He plays villains without a 'Hitch'". He was concerned about being typecast.Did adverts for Guinness but never drank any as very sensitive to alcohol.Was considered for the role of Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985).In 1988 he was the Grand Marshall at the Spring Breed Classic USET Benefit Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. The participants were Fred DeBoer and Family, with their Friesian horses; John Koster and Family, with their Friesian horses.Both his first and last name end with the letters "er". He has appeared in 13 movies/television-series whose title or alternative title end with "er" or "ers". He has played 8 characters whose names end with "er". |
| Trademarks: |
Frequently played sinister villains
Clear baritone voice
Blond hair and blue eyes
Frequently worked with Paul Verhoeven
His intense depictions of psychopaths |
| Quotes: |
"Good guy" or "bad guy", hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical.
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I don't know what the appeal is. I can see I've got blue eyes and I don't look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I can't understand the fuss.
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I have a lot of energy. I'm a lot stronger than most people.
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[on what his favorite or most memorable performance is of his own]: The deepest was Blade Runner (1982), because it was the first time where I just danced with the director and, let's say, the concept and the tone: I understood, on a very strong level, what he wanted, and by instinct I gave it to him. Half the time, what the hell did I know? I was just starting out to be an actor right there. This was after an experience on Nighthawks (1981) which was pretty tough and very bureaucratic and difficult. If your creative ideas are strangled, that doesn't work for me. It doesn't mean I have to be right -- that's not the point at all. It's just there needs to be a click between the creator and you. That was Blade Runner for me. To dance along, so long and beautifully, and then for it to be reformatted so it could live another 20 years; this is something completely unique. So there's only one way to answer that question.
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Film is not a medium for actors. Everyone seems to think so, since it is the actors who get promoted to stardom. Creating stars is only a marketing ploy. It's the stars that sell a movie. The same technique is used in selling music, baseball games and hamburgers. An actor does not make or break a movie. Some of them look good on screen, but they are not important. How many extremely bad movies are there with one good or very good actor, or even two or three very good actors in the credits? I like to think of myself as a good actor, and even I made quite a lot of bad movies. Why are good actors no longer good when they play in a bad movie? And how many good movies have actors that are normally mediocre at best? |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(1998) TV commercial for Canal+
(1987 - 1994) TV commercials for Guinness
(2000) In Search of the Muse (TV documentary)
(2002) De ridder en de fakir (Dutch TV documentary made in 1999 about the Dutch television series "Floris")
(2000) On the |
| Spouse: |
Ineke Ten Kate (November 22, 1985 - July 19, 2019) (his death)Heidi Merz (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Ayesha Hauer |
| Parents: |
Teunke Hauer (Mellema)
Arend Hauer |
| Relatives: |
Leandro Maeder (Grandchild)
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