He has to break glass over his head, and then the evil children that made him do it make him eat that glass in order to get the money that he was promised. Nothing is more humiliating or degrading that what he is forced to do for money in the scene above. As the titular hobo in the 2011 pulp Hobo With a Shotgun, Hauer's character is forced to undergo all kinds of degrading acts before he finally snaps and goes full-on vigilante. Though he only makes this one appearance, it is vital, and it is powerful. Ravn gives wisdom like a drunk and violent Gandalf- he warns Uthred to never, ever fight Ubba (which Uthred eventually does), and also gives the lost child some comfort, telling him, "You are a warrior." Prophetic words, because that is precisely what Uthred grows up to be. Not only does Hauer play one hell of a Viking, he also manages to map out the complicated history of early Britain in the process, with your Mercias and Northumbrias and Wessexes all included. Ravn is blind, and a Viking wise man - he takes young Uthred under his wing after the boy's family is lost, and for all intents and purposes, Ravn begins Uthred on the journey that we'll follow for the rest of the series. Still, the scenes that he does have stick out from the pack.ĭelivering exposition in a scene while also keeping things exciting is a challenge for any actor, but you'd never know it by the way Hauer makes it work. He's not alone - a few other big names that are poised to be major players get dusted before the episode is done. Hauer, and here's to all of the moments you gave us.Īs the Viking Ravn on the highly underrated The Last Kingdom, Hauer (spoiler) doesn't live through the pilot. no way around it), we're only interested in celebrating, not critiquing. Though our final entry here won't surprise anyone in the slightest (it is, without a doubt, his most legendary scene. There will be no numbers, no winners, and no losers.
We're looking at all of it, and we're not ranking, either. From 1969 until his death (he has several credits listed as still pending, or being in production), Hauer left behind a rich legacy, and it didn't always come from the realms of genre. On this sad occasion, we've decided to go through his career and celebrate him by taking a look at some of our favorite scenes from the films that he appeared in. He may have gained notoriety for playing a synthetic replicant, but his work was truly and deeply human. He died last week at the age of 75, but he leaves behind a body of work that any actor would be proud of.
Though he was most famous for his unforgettable turn as Roy Batty in Blade Runner, there was so much more to the career of Rutger Hauer.
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