Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor who went up against Harrison Ford in 1982’s Blade Runner, died on July 19 at his home in the Netherlands, after a brief illness. He was 75. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has ...

Rutger Hauer, the Dutch actor best known for his turn as the replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner, died last Friday at his home in the Netherlands, the actor’s agent, Steve Kenis, confirmed to Rolling ...

After wowing us with the Krautrock-indebted electronic pop nugget that was May’s “Dancing Light,” Grumbling Fur have returned with a video for “The Ballad of Roy Batty.” The English duo comprises ...

Today is Roy Batty's birthday. Or, rather, today is Roy Batty's date of inception. The character made famous in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner — which came out in 1982 — was the miscreant gang leader of ...

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe…” Actually, Roy, you’re about to see things we wouldn’t believe. Because as it turns out, today is the day you are going to be born. Happy Incept Day! I’m ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Well, listen. Christopher Lloyd and souped-up Deloreans are great and ...

The character was the villain of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 sci-fi novel, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, as well as the 1982 Scott film upon which it was loosely inspired. Batty was a synthetic ...