Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 02, 1938
Died
Feb 04, 2026
Place of Birth
Vilvoorde, Belgium
Credits
62 titles
François Beukelaers
Biography
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
Filmography
The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
Self
Zillion
Diederik De Caluwe
When Giants Die
After the Rain
Gangsta
Priest
Her name was
Jef
Tabula Rasa
Walter
SIZZLIN’ BACON
Dr. Löngschlöng
Behind the Clouds
Arnold
Bevergem
Dokter
Homeful Bliss
Zijn Vader
Waste Land
Jozef Woeste
Binnenstebuiten
Staf Swinnen
A Lady in Paris
Maurice
Danni Lowinski
Ignace De Baerdemaeker
22nd of May
Salesman
Ella
Antoine De Prins
The Vintner's Luck
Chief Winemaker
The Over the Hill Band
Jean
Sister Smile
L'évêque
JCVD
JCVD's Father
Happy Together
Hubert
Katarakt
Karel Donkers
Ex Drummer
Pa Verbeek
Stormforce
General Cassiman
Aspe
Dirk Van Stavoort
Dennis
Directeur
Veel Geluk, Professor!
de kolonel
Everybody's Famous!
NTO directeur
Recht op Recht
Giovanni Busso
Oesje!
Raymond Stasse
A Hard Day's Work
Ons Geluk
Dokter Floren
Ana Temnei
Kats & Co
Shadowland
Anchoress
Bishop
Going Home
Van Woerkom
A Man Needs a Plan
Marcel
The Bastards
Jack
Familie
Fons Verbiest
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
self
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Mr. Helmer
Cruel Horizon
Mike Forrester
't Bolleken
Baron
Crazy Love
The doctor
Congo Express
Jean, de Congolees
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
François
Istanbul
Joseph
Brussels by Night
Max