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.
Anchoress
(Bishop)
Ex Drummer
(Pa Verbeek)
The Over the Hill Band
(Jean)
The Vintner's Luck
(Chief Winemaker)
Sister Smile
(L'évêque)
One Night... a Train
(Val)
Belle
(False Stranger)
Oesje!
(Raymond Stasse)
22nd of May
(Salesman)
Everybody's Famous!
(NTO directeur)
Her name was
(Jef)
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
(Patient)
Brussels by Night
(Max)
A Man Needs a Plan
(Marcel)
JCVD
(JCVD's Father)
A Hard Day's Work
Stormforce
(General Cassiman)
Waste Land
(Jozef Woeste)
When Giants Die
Zillion
(Diederik De Caluwe)
Shadowland
La tricheuse
Toute une nuit
Behind the Clouds
(Arnold)
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
(Mr. Helmer)
A Lady in Paris
(Maurice)
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
(self)
Melancoly Baby
(Laurent)
't Bolleken
(Baron)
Met Dieric Bouts
Gangsta
(Priest)
Crazy Love
(The doctor)
Congo Express
(Jean, de Congolees)
Beef Cattle
(man in grey)
The Bastards
(Jack)
Istanbul
(Joseph)
Cruel Horizon
(Mike Forrester)
SIZZLIN’ BACON
(Dr. Löngschlöng)
Ana Temnei
Happy Together
(Hubert)
Homeful Bliss
(Zijn Vader)
After the Rain
Going Home
(Van Woerkom)
The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
(Self)
Danni Lowinski
(Ignace De Baerdemaeker)
Ons Geluk
(Dokter Floren)
Recht op Recht
(Giovanni Busso)
Tabula Rasa
(Walter)
Ella
(Antoine De Prins)
Katarakt
(Karel Donkers)
Veel Geluk, Professor!
(de kolonel)
Kats & Co
Familie
(Fons Verbiest)
Binnenstebuiten
(Staf Swinnen)
Aspe
(Dirk Van Stavoort)
Bevergem
(Dokter)
Aspe
(Francis Verkerk)
Dennis
(Directeur)
