A truly great and versatile actor...
One of the pities is how Hollywood always wanted to have him play heavies or psychos; Hauer had a really great sense of humor and got very few chances to show his comedic skills. One action film made use of his humor, Blind Fury, where he plays a Viet Vet who was blinded in action and learned swordsmanship from masters; the film was based on the popular Japanese Toho Studios series of Zatoichi, Blind Swordsman, Samurai films; Blind Fury was intended to be a franchise series, but it didn't pan out:
RIP, Mr. Hauer, and thanks for all the great memories...
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