Rutger Hauer filmography

Last updated January 20, 2026

The filmography of Rutger Hauer lists all his performances as an actor in films, television films and television series, from 1969 to his death, and in posthumous films.

Hauer said in the documentary film Blond, Blue Eyes (2006) that, from the beginning of his acting career, he turned down most of the roles which held little interest for him. He rarely accepted a role for the money. Hauer also said he might have been brilliant in only two or three films. He considered his performance in The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) to have been one of these instances of brilliance.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Monsieur Hawarden	Unknown	Deleted scenes^[2]
1973	Rumplestiltskin	The King^[3]	Original title: Repelsteeltje^[3]
1973	Turkish Delight	Eric Vonk^[4]	Original title: Turks Fruit^[4]
1974	Cold Blood [ de ]	Chris	Original title: Das Amulett des Todes
	Dandelions [ fr ]	Rick	Original title: Pusteblume
	The Wilby Conspiracy	Blane Van Niekerk
1975	Katie Tippel	Hugo	Original title: Keetje Tippel
1975	The Year of the Cancer	Pierre	Original title: Het jaar van de kreeft
1976	Max Havelaar	Duclari
1977	Soldier of Orange	Erik Lanshof	Original title: Soldaat van Oranje
1978	Pastorale 1943	August Schultz
	Woman Between Wolf and Dog	Adriaan	Original title: Femme entre chien et loup
	Mysteries	Johan Nagel	Alternate title: Evil Mysteries
1979	The Bank Robbery	Ryder	Original title: Es begann bei Tiffany
1979	Grijpstra & De Gier	Rinus de Gier
1980	Spetters	Gerrit Witkamp
1981	Nighthawks	Heymar "Wulfgar" Reinhardt / Eric	Hollywood debut film
1981	Chanel Solitaire	Étienne Balsan
1982	Blade Runner	Roy Batty ^[5]	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1983	The Osterman Weekend	John Tanner
1983	Eureka	Claude Maillot Van Horn
1984	A Breed Apart	Jim Malden
1984	Terror in the Aisles	Heymar "Wulfgar" Reinhardt / Eric	Archival footage
1985	Ladyhawke	Captain Etienne Navarre
1985	Flesh & Blood	Martin
1986	The Hitcher	John Ryder
1986	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Nick Randall
1988	The Legend of the Holy Drinker	Andreas Kartak	Original title: La leggenda del santo bevitore Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor
1989	Desert Law	Tom Burton
	Blind Fury	Nick Parker
	As Long as It's Love	John Knott	Original title: In una notte di chiaro di luna
	The Salute of the Jugger	Sallow	released in the US as: Blood of Heroes
	Bloodhounds of Broadway	"The Brain"
1991	Wedlock	Frank Warren
1991	Past Midnight	Ben Jordan
1992	Beyond Justice	Tom Burton
	Split Second	Harley Stone
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Lothos
1993	Voyage	Morgan Novell
1993	Arctic Blue	Ben Corbett
1994	Surviving the Game	Thomas Burns
	Nostradamus	The Mystic Monk
	The Beans of Egypt, Maine	Reuben Bean
	Blood of the Innocent	Dr. Lem
1995	Mr. Stitch	Dr. Rue Wakeman
1996	Crossworlds	Alex "A.T."	Direct-to-video
	Mariette in Ecstasy	Chaplain	Unreleased
	Precious Find	Armond Crille
	Omega Doom	Omega Doom
1997	Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Curtiz
	Blast	Leo
	The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon	John Thornton
	Bleeders	Dr. Marlowe
	Deathline	John Anderson Wade
1998	Bone Daddy	William H. Palmer
1998	Tactical Assault	Captain John "Doc" Holiday	Direct-to-video
1999	Simon Magus	Count Albrecht, The Squire
1999	New World Disorder	Detective David Marx
2000	Lying in Wait	Keith Miller
	Partners in Crime	Gene Reardon
	Wilder	Dr. Sam Dennis Charney
2001	Jungle Juice	Jean-Luc
	The Room	Harry	Short film; also co-director
	The Last Words of Dutch Schultz	Arthur "Dutch Schultz" Flegenheimer	Voice Short film
	Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal	MacIntosh, Co-Pilot	Direct-to-DVD
	Flying Virus	Colonel Ezekial
2002	The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair	Cardinale Marcinkus	Original title: I banchieri di Dio
	Scorcher	President Nelson
	Warrior Angels	Grekkor
	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	Keeler
2004	In the Shadow of the Cobra	Gallo
	Tempesta	Van Beuningen
	Never Enough	Sebastian	Original title: Camera ascunsa
2005	Sin City	Cardinal Patrick Henry Roark
	Batman Begins	William Earle
	Dracula III: Legacy	Count Dracula	Direct-to-DVD
	Mirror Wars	Mysterious Man	Original title: Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye
2006	The Hunt for Eagle One	General Frank Lewis	Direct-to-DVD
	Minotaur	Cyrnan
	Mentor	Sanford Pollard
	The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point	General Frank Lewis
2007	Goal II: Living the Dream	Rudi Van Der Merwe
	Moving McAllister	Maxwell McAllister
	Dead Tone	Detective John Criton
2008	Spoon	Victor Spoon
	Magic Flute Diaries	Dr. Richard Nagel
	Bride Flight	Old Frank de Rooy
2009	Barbarossa	Frederick Barbarossa
2009	Tonight at Noon	Diego Van Der Haagen
2010	Happiness Runs	Insley
2011	Hobo with a Shotgun	Hobo
	The Mill and the Cross	Peter Bruegel
	The Rite	Istvan Kovak
	Black Butterflies	Abraham Jonker
	Alle for én	Mr. Niemeyer
	The Heineken Kidnapping	Alfred Heineken	Original title: De Heineken Ontvoering
	The Cardboard Village	The Sacristan	Original title: Il Villaggio di Cartone
	The Reverend	Withstander	Direct-to-DVD
2012	Dracula 3D	Abraham Van Helsing
2012	Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt	Freek Van Dyk
2013	Real Playing Game	Steve Battier
2013	Il Futuro ("The Future")	Maciste
2014	Unity	Narrator	Voice; documentary
2014	2047 - Sights of Death	Colonel Asimov
2015	Clones	Dr Richards	Short film 15 min
	The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power	King Zakour	Direct-to-DVD
	Michiel de Ruyter ^[6]	Maarten Tromp ^[6]
	The Letters	Father Benjamin Praggh
2016	Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich	Oskar Halminski
2017	Drawing Home	Carl Rungius
	Gangsterdam	Dolph Van Tannen
	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	The President of The World State Federation
	24 Hours to Live	Frank
2018	Corbin Nash	Stranger
	Samson	Manoah
	The Sisters Brothers	The Commodore
	The Sonata	Richard Marlowe
2019	Viy 2: Journey to China	The Ambassador	Posthumous release
2020	Break	Ray	Posthumous release
TBA	Tonight at Noon	Diego	Completed, Posthumous release
TBA	Emperor	John, The Constant	Post-production, posthumous release

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Floris	Floris Van Rosemond^[7]
1969	Pathfinders	Pieter Van Paarsen^[8]	Episode: "Sitting Ducks"^[8]
1973	Waaldrecht	Rogier de Jonge^[9]	Episode: "Taxi, Meneer ?"^[9]
1975	Cyrano de Bergerac	De Valvert	Television recording
1975	Floris von Rosemund	Floris
1978	Heilige Jeanne	Dunois	Television recording of Saint Joan
1979	Duel in de diepte	John Van Der Velde	4 episodes
1982	Inside the Third Reich	Albert Speer	Television film
1987	Escape from Sobibor	Lieutenant Aleksandr 'Sasha' Pechersky	Television film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1989	The Edge	Sheriff Abel	Television film
1990	Late Night with David Letterman	Himself	1 episode
1990	The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson	Himself	1 episode
1991	The Law of the Desert	Tom Burton	3 episodes
1993	Blind Side	Jake Shell	Television film
1993	Voyage	Morgan Norvell
1994	Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight	Fred Noonan
1994	Fatherland	SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March	Television film Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
1997	Lexx	Bog	Episode: "Eating Pattern"
	Hostile Waters	Captain Igor Britanov	Television film
	The Ruby Ring	Patrick Collins	Television film
1998	Merlin	King Vortigern	2 episodes
2000	The 10th Kingdom	Huntsman	4 episodes
2003	Alias	Anthony Geiger	Episode: "Phase One"
2003	Smallville	Morgan Edge	2 episodes
2004	Salem's Lot	Kurt Barlow	2 episodes
2005	The Poseidon Adventure	Bishop August Schmidt	Television film
2007	Starting Over	Peter Rossen	Television film
2008	The Prince of Motor City	William Hamilton	Pilot
2012	Métal Hurlant Chronicles	Kern	Episode: "Pledge of Anya"
2012	Michelangelo - Il cuore e la pietra	Michelangelo	Television film
2013	Flight of the Storks	Sanderson	Episode: "Part Two: Fall in Hell"
2013–2014	True Blood	Niall Brigant	6 episodes
2014	Wilfred	Dr. Grummons	Episode: "Answers"
2014	Francesco	Padre di Francesco	Television film
2015	Galavant	Kingsley	3 episodes
2015	The Last Kingdom	Ravn	Episode: #1.1
2017	Mata Hari	Stolbakken	3 episodes
2017–2019	Porters	Tillman	7 episodes
2018	Channel Zero: Butcher's Block	Joseph Peach	6 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2017	Observer	Detective Daniel Lazarski
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Master Xehanort ^[10]
2020	Observer: System Redux	Detective Daniel Lazarski	Remaster of Observer Posthumous

References

↑ Rutger Hauer, Simone de Vries (interviewer) (2006). Blond, Blue Eyes (documentary film). Netherlands: Lagestee Film BV.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Monsieur Hawarden 1969". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
1 2 "Repelsteeltje 1973". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
1 2 "Turks Fruit 1973". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
↑ Ebiri, Bilge (25 July 2019). "Even Now, Rutger Hauer's Performance in 'Blade Runner' Is a Marvel - With his combination of menace and anguish, he created an unforgettable character that made the movie the classic it remains today". The New York Times . Retrieved 25 July 2019.
1 2 (in Dutch) Jeroen Wielaert, "'Met De Ruyter trots op Nederland'", NOS , 2015. Retrieved on 30 January 2015.
↑ "Floris 1969". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
1 2 "Pathfinders Sitting Ducks 1969". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
1 2 "Taxi, Meneer? 1973". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
↑ "Rutger Hauer (Visual voices guide)".

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[1] Rutger Hauer, Simone de Vries (interviewer) (2006). Blond, Blue Eyes (documentary film). Netherlands: Lagestee Film BV.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] "Monsieur Hawarden 1969". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-12.

[repel-3] 1 2 "Repelsteeltje 1973". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[turks-4] 1 2 "Turks Fruit 1973". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[NYT-20190725-5] Ebiri, Bilge (25 July 2019). "Even Now, Rutger Hauer's Performance in 'Blade Runner' Is a Marvel - With his combination of menace and anguish, he created an unforgettable character that made the movie the classic it remains today". The New York Times . Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[ruyter-6] 1 2 (in Dutch) Jeroen Wielaert, "'Met De Ruyter trots op Nederland'", NOS , 2015. Retrieved on 30 January 2015.

[7] "Floris 1969". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[pathf-8] 1 2 "Pathfinders Sitting Ducks 1969". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[taxim-9] 1 2 "Taxi, Meneer? 1973". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-17.

[10] "Rutger Hauer (Visual voices guide)".

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