François Beukelaers
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François Beukelaers (2 February 1938 – February 2026) was a Belgian actor, stage director and singer. He studied theatre at the studio of the National Theatre in Antwerp. In 1965, Beukelaers made his debut as a professional director at the Antwerp KNS with Thornton Wilder's "Our Town". Throughout his career, he acted in a number of feature films, including Toute une nuit (1982), Brussels by Night (1983), and Ex Drummer (2007). Beukelaers received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Ostend Film Festival.
Known for
Credits
Melancoly Baby (1979)
as Laurent
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985)
as François
JCVD (2008)
as JCVD's Father
Ex Drummer (2007)
as Pa Verbeek
Congo Express (1986)
as Jean, de Congolees
The Enemies (1968)
as Amerikaanse militair
Istanbul (1985)
as Joseph
Anchoress (1993)
as Bishop
Zillion (2022)
as Diederik De Caluwe
Belle (1973)
as False Stranger
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
as Mr. Helmer
Going Home (1993)
as Van Woerkom
Toute une nuit (1982)
Actor
Gangsta (2018)
as Priest
The Over the Hill Band (2009)
as Jean
The Vintner's Luck (2009)
as Chief Winemaker
Ana Temnei (1995)
Actor
Stormforce (2006)
as General Cassiman
The Making Of "Ex Drummer" (2025)
as Self
After the Rain (2020)
Actor
Everybody's Famous! (2000)
as NTO directeur
Beef Cattle (1979)
as man in grey
Sister Smile (2009)
as L'évêque
One Night... a Train (1968)
as Val
When Giants Die (2022)
Actor
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1966)
as Patient
Crazy Love (1987)
as The doctor
A Lady in Paris (2012)
as Maurice
Behind the Clouds (2016)
as Arnold
Her name was (2018)
as Jef
Met Dieric Bouts (1975)
Actor
't Bolleken (1988)
as Baron
22nd of May (2010)
as Salesman
A Man Needs a Plan (1993)
as Marcel
Oesje! (1997)
as Raymond Stasse
Cruel Horizon (1989)
as Mike Forrester
Happy Together (2008)
as Hubert
Brussels by Night (1983)
as Max
La tricheuse (1960)
Actor
A Hard Day's Work (1997)
Actor
Waste Land (2014)
as Jozef Woeste
Shadowland (1993)
Actor
Homeful Bliss (2015)
as Zijn Vader
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium (1991)
as self
The Bastards (1993)
as Jack
SIZZLIN’ BACON (2016)
as Dr. Löngschlöng