François Beukelaers
- Acting
- February 2, 1938 · Vilvoorde, Belgium
- February 4, 2026
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, Francis Verkerk
- Dennis · Directeur
- Pauline & Paulette · Directeur
- Veel Geluk, Professor! · de kolonel
- Everybody's Famous! · NTO directeur
- Recht op Recht · Giovanni Busso
- Oesje! · Raymond Stasse
- A Hard Day's Work
- Ana Temnei
- Ons Geluk · Dokter Floren
- Kats & Co
- Shadowland
- Anchoress · Bishop
- A Man Needs a Plan · Marcel
- Going Home · Van Woerkom
- 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
- Toute une nuit
- Melancoly Baby · Laurent
- Beef Cattle · man in grey
- Met Dieric Bouts
- Belle · False Stranger
- One Night... a Train · Val
- The Enemies · Amerikaanse militair
- The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short · Patient
- Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort · Director
- Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors · Director
- Behind the Screen · Director
- La tricheuse