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Rutger Hauer (1944-2019) 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’s IMDb page shows 174 acting credits from 1969 to 2019. This page will rank 35 Rutger Hauer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, movies that were not released in North American and a handful of his movies that we could not find box office on, were not included in the rankings.
Rutger Hauer Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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Ruther Hauer, is the # 31 most connected actor of the 1990’s, and the # 69 most connected of the 1980’s.
Been reading that his Blade Runner character died in 2019 and how eerie it is that he died for real in 2019. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Hey Will. That is some interesting information. Rest In Peace Rutger and Roy.
RIP Rutger Hauer. Sad news.
The first film I saw Rutger in was Nighthawks (1981) he played a terrorist chased around New York by Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams.
But his most iconic role IMO has to be as Roy Batty, the murderous replicant in Blade Runner. His last words in that film is one of the most famous in science fiction –
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… time to die.”
I’ve seen 15 of the 37 films on the chart, I haven’t seen any of his Dutch output. Favorites include – Nighthawks, Blind Fury, Ladyhawke, Sin City, Flesh + Blood, Valerian, Batman Begins and of course Blade Runner.
Blade Runner wasn’t a big hit but over the years it’s gained in popularity and ratings with some critics dubbing it the Citizen Kane of sci-fi movies.
A good tribute Bruce. Vote Up.
Hey Steve….thanks for the return comment after yesterday’s alert comment. First all of….“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… time to die.” is a great movie scene….cue the white dove and you might have the best death scene in movie history. Right there with Harry Stamper in Armageddon…lol.
I have seen 20 of the movies listed…so I am just a little bit higher than yours. He blew me away in Blade Runner…..and after seeing that one…he was in heavy rotation on HBO (my main source for movies in the early 1980s) in Nighthawks. I am surprised more people have not mentioned his role in The Hitcher…..that is a cult classic…and he is amazing in the role.
Blade Runner’s legacy grows and grows with each passing year. Thanks for sharing your movie memoires on Mr. Hauer. Rest in Peace.
Didn’t even know he passed. Rutger believe it or not was # 22 on the December 15, 2018 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe, Actors on the list he appeared with;
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
5 MICHAEL CAINE Batman Begins (2005)
5 MICHAEL CAINE The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
7 HARRISON FORD Blade Runner (1982)
8 JOHN HURT The Osterman Weekend (1983)
12 MAX VON SYDOW THE LETTERS (2015)
19 DENNIS HOPPER The Osterman Weekend (1983)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Nighthawks (1981)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Tempesta (2004)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2005)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN 2047 – SIGHTS OF DEATH (2015)
26 MICHAEL MADSEN Sin City (2005)
32 PETER O’TOOLE In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
33 MORGAN FREEMAN Batman Begins (2005)
34 ALFRED MOLINA Ladyhawke (1985)
42 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Tempesta (2004)
45 OMAR SHARIFF Beyond Justice (1992)
56 ELLIOTT GOULD Beyond Justice (1992)
60 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Blood of the Innocent (1995)
60 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Scorcher (2002/I)
64 TOM WILKINSON BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
66 BRUCE WILLIS Sin City (2005)
74 GENE HACKMAN Eureka (1983)
75 DONALD PLEASENCE A Breed Apart (1984)
82 LIAM NEESON Batman Begins (2005)
86 DANNY TREJO Wedlock (1991)
107 EDWARD FOX Soldier of Orange (1977)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Blade Runner (1982)
113 JULIA ROBERTS Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
124 MICHAEL GOUGH Nostradamus (1994)
125 SHANE RIMMER Batman Begins (2005)
127 BURT LANCASTER The Osterman Weekend (1983)
133 IAN HOLM Simon Magus (1999)
139 JAMES HONG Blade Runner (1982)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Nostradamus (1994)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Surviving the Game (1994)
147 TOM SIZEMORE BEYOND VALKYRIE: DAWN OF THE 4TH REICH (2016)
151 BRAD PITT Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
157 MATT DAMON Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
160 DANNY GLOVER 2047 – SIGHTS OF DEATH (2015)
162 GARY OLDMAN Batman Begins (2005)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Wedlock (1991)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Ladyhawke (1985)
194 GIANCARLO GIANNINI I banchieri di Dio (2002)
217 MICKEY ROURKE Eureka (1983)
217 MICKEY ROURKE Sin City (2005)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS Moving McAllister (2007)
230 JEFF COREY Surviving the Game (1994)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
244 RANDY QUAID Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
247 JOHN WOOD Ladyhawke (1985)
250 JOHN VERNON Warrior Angels (2002)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON Sin City (2005)
268 CAROL KANE THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI Past Midnight (1991)
282 VINCENT D’ONOFRIO The Blood of Heroes (1989)
300 BILLY ZANE SAMSON (2018)
319 PETER JASON Moving McAllister (2007)
323 STEPHEN ROOT Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
327 DARYL HANNAH Blade Runner (1982)
336 JACK BLACK Crossworlds (1997)
386 TCHEKY KARYO Nostradamus (1994)
393 JAMES REMAR Wedlock (1991)
394 ED LAUTER Eureka (1983)
400 KIM CATTRALL Split Second (1992)
401 ARMAND ASSANTE Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2005)
402 KABIR BEDI BEYOND JUSTICE (1992)
406 GARY BUSEY Surviving the Game (1994)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Flesh+Blood (1985)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Hitcher (1986)
437 TOBY JONES SIMON MAGUS (1999)
442 CLANCY BROWN PAST MIDNIGHT (1991)
466 CHRISTIAN BALE Batman Begins (2005)
481 KAREN BLACK Chanel Solitaire (1981)
482 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Surviving the Game (1994)
505 ELIJAH WOOD Sin City (2005)
523 DREW BARRYMORE Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
527 MICHAEL WINCOTT Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
533 ETHAN HAWKE 24 HOURS TO LIVE (2017)
533 ETHAN HAWKE VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS (2017)
535 LESLIE CARON Chanel Solitaire (1981)
538 AMANDA PLUMMER Nostradamus (1994)
541 SAEED JAFFREY THE WILBY CONSPIRACY (1975)
542 PETE POSTLEWAITE Split Second (1992)
544 MICHAEL BYRNE NOSTRADAMUS (1994)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON SURVIVING THE GAME (1994)
552 GEORGE CLOONEY Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
564 MATT DILLON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
582 RICHARD EDSON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
582 RICHARD EDSON Happiness Runs (2010)
590 BEN AFFLECK Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
592 JOHN C. REILLY THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)
599 NASTASSJA KINSKI In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
624 LAMBERT WILSON CHANEL SOLITAIRE (1981)
649 BENICIO DEL TORO Sin City (2005)
658 ALEXANDRA STEWART Chanel Solitaire (1981)
662 CLIVE OWEN Sin City (2005)
666 TIL SCHWEIGER KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR (1997)
673 CARLA GUGINO Sin City (2005)
684 C. THOMAS HOWELL The Hitcher (1986)
686 SAM ROCKWELL Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
697 SEAN YOUNG Blade Runner (1982)
697 SEAN YOUNG In the Shadow of the Cobra (2004)
704 VIRGINIA MADSEN Lying in Wait (2000)
710 SETH GREEN BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992)
714 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Split Second (1992)
743 LEO MCKERN LADYHAWKE (1985)
766 LINUS ROACHE BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
767 SIDNEY POITIER The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
804 NIGEL DAVENPORT Nighthawks (1981)
817 STEPHEN MCHATTIE BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
825 JOAN CHEN PRECIOUS FIND (1996)
825 JOAN CHEN THE BLOOD OF HEROES (1989)
825 JOAN CHEN WEDLOCK (1991)
836 JOSEF SOMMER Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
855 ANDIE MACDOWELL Happiness Runs (2010)
860 TERRY O’QUINN BLIND FURY (1989)
861 RADE SERBEDZIJA Batman Begins (2005)
865 TIMOTHY DALTON Chanel Solitaire (1981)
872 STEPHEN DILLANE GOAL II: LIVING THE DREAM (2007)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
886 STEPHEN LANG BEYOND VALKYRIE: DAWN OF THE 4TH REICH (2016)
887 JEFFREY DEMUNN THE HITCHER (1986)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK Ladyhawke (1985)
902 ALUN ARMSTRONG SPLIT SECOND (1992)
910 MIMI ROGERS Wedlock (1991)
915 DAVID ARQUETTE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992)
948 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN SIN CITY (2005)
958 VENANTINO VENANTINI Ladyhawke (1985)
969 BRION JAMES A Breed Apart (1984)
969 BRION JAMES Blade Runner (1982)
969 BRION JAMES Flesh+Blood (1985)
969 BRION JAMES Precious Find (1996)
995 RICHARD KIND Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
HM (509) JACK THOMPSON FLESH+BLOOD (1985)
HM (834) NICOL WILLIAMSON The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
HM (936) THOMAS JANE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992)
HM (950) CORIN REDGRAVE EUREKA (1983)
Rutger appeared with 16 Oscar winners,
BENICIO DEL TORO Sin City (2005)
BURT LANCASTER The Osterman Weekend (1983)
CHRISTIAN BALE Batman Begins (2005)
EVA MARIE SAINT Mariette in Ecstasy (1996)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Nostradamus (1994)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Surviving the Game (1994)
FAYE DUNAWAY In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
GARY OLDMAN Batman Begins (2005)
GENE HACKMAN Eureka (1983)
GEORGE CLOONEY Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
HILARY SWANK Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
JOE PESCI Eureka (1983)
JULIA ROBERTS Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
MICHAEL CAINE Batman Begins (2005)
MICHAEL CAINE The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
MORGAN FREEMAN Batman Begins (2005)
SAM ROCKWELL Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
SIDNEY POITIER The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
Hey Dan…yep…sad sad news. I was really surprised when Steve told me and us about his passing. He might not have been a leading star anymore….but he was constantly working…which made the news so surprising. Apparently his death was after a short illness….so it least he was not in pain too long.
With 170 plus IMDb credits….I am not too surprised he was #22…..he has a few more credits left to be released…so he will be highly rated for awhile. Great lists as always…..16 Oscar winning co-stars seems on the low side…..but he made many of his movies in his homeland.
Good stuff as always…Rest in Peace.