Cast & creator
François Beukelaers
Best known for Familie, Aspe, Aspe
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.
49
film credits
15
television credits
61
1960–2025 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
Showing 64 of 64 credits
Familie
Fons Verbiest
1991
Aspe
Dirk Van Stavoort
2004Aspe
Francis Verkerk
2004
Ella
Antoine De Prins
2010
Binnenstebuiten
Staf Swinnen
2013
Recht op Recht
Giovanni Busso
1998
Tabula Rasa
Walter
2017
Danni Lowinski
Ignace De Baerdemaeker
2012
Dennis
Directeur
2002
Katarakt
Karel Donkers
2007
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Mr. Helmer
1989
Ons Geluk
Dokter Floren
1995
Melancoly Baby
Laurent
1979
Bevergem
Dokter
2015
Pauline & Paulette
Directeur
2001
JCVD
JCVD's Father
2008
The Vintner's Luck
Chief Winemaker
2009
Zillion
Diederik De Caluwe
2022
Belle
False Stranger
1973Behind the Screen
Director
1966
Kats & Co
1994
One Night... a Train
Val
1968
Going Home
Van Woerkom
1993Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
François
1985
Stormforce
General Cassiman
2006
Istanbul
Joseph
1985
A Lady in Paris
Maurice
2012
The Making Of "Ex Drummer"
Self
2025
Gangsta
Priest
2018
Toute une nuit
1982
Anchoress
Bishop
1993
Ex Drummer
Pa Verbeek
2007
The Enemies
Amerikaanse militair
1968
The Over the Hill Band
Jean
2009
Congo Express
Jean, de Congolees
1986
Crazy Love
The doctor
1987
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
Patient
1966
Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors
Director
1966
Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort
Director
1966
Sister Smile
L'évêque
2009
22nd of May
Salesman
2010
Everybody's Famous!
NTO directeur
2000
Met Dieric Bouts
1975
Veel Geluk, Professor!
de kolonel
2001
Behind the Clouds
Arnold
2016Ana Temnei
1995
A Hard Day's Work
1997After the Rain
2020
Her name was
Jef
2018
Brussels by Night
Max
1983
Beef Cattle
man in grey
1979
A Man Needs a Plan
Marcel
1993
Waste Land
Jozef Woeste
2014
SIZZLIN’ BACON
Dr. Löngschlöng
2016
When Giants Die
2022
Happy Together
Hubert
2008Cruel Horizon
Mike Forrester
1989
Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium
self
1991
't Bolleken
Baron
1988
Oesje!
Raymond Stasse
1997The Bastards
Jack
1993
Shadowland
1993
La tricheuse
1960
Homeful Bliss
Zijn Vader
2015