François Beukelaers
Acting
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.
As actor 59
Familie
1991
Aspe
2004
Melancoly Baby
1979
Ella
2010
Binnenstebuiten
2013
Recht op Recht
1998
Tabula Rasa
2017
JCVD
2008
Dennis
2002
Danni Lowinski
2012
Ons Geluk
1995
Ex Drummer
2007
Congo Express
1986
Going Home
1993
Katarakt
2007
Bevergem
2015
Belle
1973
Istanbul
1985
The Enemies
1968
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1985
Gangsta
2018
The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
2025
Toute une nuit
1982
The Over the Hill Band
2009
Ana Temnei
1995
Zillion
2022
A Lady in Paris
2012
Everybody's Famous!
2000
Kats & Co
1994
Anchoress
1993
After the Rain
2020
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1989
Crazy Love
1987
Cruel Horizon
1989
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
1966
The Vintner's Luck
2009
Sister Smile
2009
Veel Geluk, Professor!
2001
Stormforce
2006
A Man Needs a Plan
1993
22nd of May
2010
't Bolleken
1988
Behind the Clouds
2016
One Night... a Train
1968
When Giants Die
2022
Met Dieric Bouts
1975
Happy Together
2008
Brussels by Night
1983
Oesje!
1997
Beef Cattle
1979
Her name was
2018
Waste Land
2014
Homeful Bliss
2015
La tricheuse
1960
Shadowland
1993
SIZZLIN’ BACON
2016
A Hard Day's Work
1997
The Bastards
1993
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
1991
