Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 13, 1913
Died
Jan 15, 1995
Place of Birth
Duffel, Flanders, Belgium
Credits
25 titles
Jef Bruyninckx
Biography
Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995) was a Belgian actor, film editor, and director, born on 13 August 1919 in Duffel and died on 15 January 1995 in Antwerp. He became widely known for his iconic performance as Whitey (De Witte) in the 1934 film adaptation of Ernest Claes’ novel, a role that made him a household name in Flanders. From the late 1930s onward, Bruyninckx also worked behind the camera as an assistant director, editor, and later director, contributing to both film and television in Belgium. His career spanned several decades, during which he became involved in numerous comedies, documentaries, and short films.
Known For
Filmography
De Ordonnans
Editor
Het geluk komt morgen
Director
Bachelor with 40 children
Editor
What Do We Do With Love?
Director
De Gouden Gondel
Director
Fire, Love and Vitamins
Director
The Tale of the Good Murderer
Director
The Theft of Hop-Marianneke
Writer
It's a Cruel World!
Editor
Antwerp Through and Through
Editor
Ah! How good it is with us
Editor
The Damned
Editor
Pilgrimage to Hell
Editor
Antoon, de flierefluiter
Editor
Good Luck, Monique!
Editor
A Nice Case
Editor
Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden
Editor
White is Trump
Editor
Janssens versus Peeters
Tony Peeters
Met den helm geboren
Jan
Een Engel Van Een Man
Monneke
Music in the Harbour
Jefke
Uilenspiegel Still Lives
Guske
Alleen voor U
Willy Smet
Whitey
De witte