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Rutger Hauer: Blade Runner actor dies aged 75

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Leading Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has died at the age of 75.

The actor died at his home in the Netherlands following a short illness, and his funeral was held on Wednesday.

Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role in the sci-fi blockbuster Blade Runner, has died at the age of 75.

The movie star died at his home in the Netherlands following a short illness, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, his agent said.

The actor appeared in more than 100 Dutch and international films and won a Golden Globe for his role in the 1988 film Escape from Sobibor.

Rutger Hauer in Escape from Sobibor

Hauer received critical acclaim for his portrayal of the replicant Roy Batty in the cult 1982 Ridley Scott-directed film Blade Runner.

He delivered a famous monologue in the movie, based around memory and death, which was one of the film’s stand-out moments.

“I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

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