Actor
François Beukelaers
February 2, 1938 · Vilvoorde, Belgium
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Gene Bervoets
4 titles together
Tabula Rasa, Gangsta, Crazy Love
Josse De Pauw
4 titles together
Everybody's Famous!, Crazy Love, Brussels by Night
Jan Decleir
3 titles together
Sister Smile, Toute une nuit, Anchoress
Senne Rouffaer
3 titles together
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short, One Night... a Train, Brussels by Night
Bernard Eylenbosch
2 titles together
JCVD, Sister Smile
Norman Baert
2 titles together
Ex Drummer, 22nd of May
Full filmography · 59
Zillion
as Diederik De Caluwe
20227
When Giants Die
cast
2022
Gangsta
as Priest
20186.7
Her name was
as Jef
2018
SIZZLIN’ BACON
as Dr. Löngschlöng
2016
Behind the Clouds
as Arnold
2016
Homeful Bliss
as Zijn Vader
2015
Waste Land
as Jozef Woeste
2014
A Lady in Paris
as Maurice
2012
22nd of May
as Salesman
20106.1
The Vintner's Luck
as Chief Winemaker
20094.7
The Over the Hill Band
as Jean
2009