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Rutger Hauer

Actor

Rutger Hauer is a Dutch actor, arguably best known for his portrayal of replicant in Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterpiece .

Roy Batty in Blade Runner
actor

Hauer famously improvised the unforgettable β€œtears in rain” soliloquy at the end of his character Batty’s life. Hauer expressed that he wanted to add human qualities to his robot character, giving Batty a sense of poetry, sexuality and soul. Because of Hauer Roy Batty is amongst the most iconic characters in science fiction history.

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