Actor Rutger Hauer passed away last Friday, July 19 due to an undisclosed illness.
Hauer is perhaps best known for playing antagonist Roy Batty in the 1982 film Blade Runner.
The character’s climactic “tears in rain” monologue, which Hauer improvised during the shoot, has been immortalized in pop culture.
Hauer entered Hollywood after that, and acted in such films and television series as Nighthawks, Soldier of Orange, Sin City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman Begins, and True Blood.