Actor Rutger Hauer has died at the age of 75.
The Blade Runner star passed away in the Netherlands after a short illness, his agent confirmed. His funeral was held on Wednesday.
He played Roy Batty in the Ridley Scott-directed cult sci-fi flick opposite Harrison Ford.
Director Guillermo Del Toro paid tribute to the actor on Twitter, saying: RIP the great Rutger Hauer: an intense, deep, genuine and magnetic actor that brought truth, power and beauty to his films.
My personal favorites: Flesh + Blood, Eureka, The Hitcher, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke and Blind Fury.
His other notable roles were 2005 releases Sin City, as Cardinal Roark and Batman Begins as Earle, Bruce Waynes corporate nemesis.
He also appeared in TV series True Blood as Niall Brigant and The Last Kingdom as Ravn.
Upcoming projects include festive mini-series A Christmas Carol and Lyras Wish: Saving Santa.
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Born in 1944 in Breukelen, the Netherlands, to two acting teachers, he joined the Dutch merchant Navy at 15 before returning to Amsterdam in 1962.
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