Acting

François Beukelaers

Born 1938-02-02 · Vilvoorde, Belgium

Died 2026-02-04

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
as Self
2025
Zillion
as Diederik De Caluwe
2022
When Giants Die
2022
After the Rain
2020
Gangsta
as Priest
2018
Her name was
as Jef
2018
Tabula Rasa
as Walter
2017
SIZZLIN’ BACON
as Dr. Löngschlöng
2016
Behind the Clouds
as Arnold
2016
Bevergem
as Dokter
2015
Homeful Bliss
as Zijn Vader
2015
Waste Land
as Jozef Woeste
2014
Binnenstebuiten
as Staf Swinnen
2013
A Lady in Paris
as Maurice
2012
Danni Lowinski
as Ignace De Baerdemaeker
2012
22nd of May
as Salesman
2010
Ella
as Antoine De Prins
2010
The Vintner's Luck
as Chief Winemaker
2009
The Over the Hill Band
as Jean
2009
Sister Smile
as L'évêque
2009
JCVD
as JCVD's Father
2008
Happy Together
as Hubert
2008
Katarakt
as Karel Donkers
2007
Ex Drummer
as Pa Verbeek
2007
Stormforce
as General Cassiman
2006
Aspe
as Dirk Van Stavoort
2004
Aspe
as Francis Verkerk
2004
Dennis
as Directeur
2002
Pauline & Paulette
as Directeur
2001
Veel Geluk, Professor!
as de kolonel
2001
Everybody's Famous!
as NTO directeur
2000
Recht op Recht
as Giovanni Busso
1998
Oesje!
as Raymond Stasse
1997
A Hard Day's Work
1997
Ana Temnei
1995
Ons Geluk
as Dokter Floren
1995
Kats & Co
1994
Shadowland
1993
Anchoress
as Bishop
1993
A Man Needs a Plan
as Marcel
1993
Going Home
as Van Woerkom
1993
The Bastards
as Jack
1993
Familie
as Fons Verbiest
1991
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
as self
1991
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
as Mr. Helmer
1989
Cruel Horizon
as Mike Forrester
1989
't Bolleken
as Baron
1988
Crazy Love
as The doctor
1987
Congo Express
as Jean, de Congolees
1986
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
as François
1985
Istanbul
as Joseph
1985
Brussels by Night
as Max
1983
Toute une nuit
1982
Melancoly Baby
as Laurent
1979
Beef Cattle
as man in grey
1979
Met Dieric Bouts
1975
Belle
as False Stranger
1973
One Night... a Train
as Val
1968
The Enemies
as Amerikaanse militair
1968
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
as Patient
1966
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
Director
1966
Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors
Director
1966
Behind the Screen
Director
1966
La tricheuse
1960