François Beukelaers
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.
57 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 57
Familie
1991
Aspe
2004
Melancoly Baby
1979
Binnenstebuiten
2013
Danni Lowinski
2012
Recht op Recht
1998
Ella
2010
Tabula Rasa
2017
Gangsta
2018
Brussels by Night
1983
Ons Geluk
1995
Dennis
2002
Bevergem
2015
JCVD
2008
Kats & Co
1994
Katarakt
2007
Going Home
1993
A Lady in Paris
2012
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1989
Zillion
2022
Toute une nuit
1982
The Vintner's Luck
2009
Anchoress
1993
Ex Drummer
2007
Sister Smile
2009
Veel Geluk, Professor!
2001
Stormforce
2006
One Night... a Train
1968
Crazy Love
1987
22nd of May
2010
Waste Land
2014
Belle
1973
Behind the Clouds
2016
The Over the Hill Band
2009
Everybody's Famous!
2000
Homeful Bliss
2015
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
1966
Istanbul
1985
Beef Cattle
1979
The Bastards
1993
't Bolleken
1988
Shadowland
1993
Oesje!
1997
Congo Express
1986
La tricheuse
1960
A Hard Day's Work
1997
SIZZLIN’ BACON
2016
A Man Needs a Plan
1993
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
1991
The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
2025
Her name was
2018
Met Dieric Bouts
1975
When Giants Die
2022
Happy Together
2008
After the Rain
2020
Ana Temnei
1995
Cruel Horizon
1989
