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.

Filmography

• 2022When Giants Die
• 2022Zillion — Diederik De Caluwe
• 2020After the Rain
• 2018Gangsta — Priest
• 2018Her name was — Jef
• Tabula Rasa — Walter
• 2016Behind the Clouds — Arnold
• 2016SIZZLIN’ BACON — Dr. Löngschlöng
• Bevergem — Dokter
• 2015Homeful Bliss — Zijn Vader
• 2014Waste Land — Jozef Woeste
• Binnenstebuiten — Staf Swinnen
• 2012A Lady in Paris — Maurice
• Danni Lowinski — Ignace De Baerdemaeker
• 201022nd of May — Salesman
• Ella — Antoine De Prins
• 2009Sister Smile — L'évêque
• 2009The Over the Hill Band — Jean
• 2009The Vintner's Luck — Chief Winemaker
• 2008Happy Together — Hubert
• 2008JCVD — JCVD's Father
• 2007Ex Drummer — Pa Verbeek
• Katarakt — Karel Donkers
• 2006Stormforce — General Cassiman
• Aspe — Dirk Van Stavoort, Francis Verkerk
• Dennis — Directeur
• 2001Pauline & Paulette — Directeur
• Veel Geluk, Professor! — de kolonel
• 2000Everybody's Famous! — NTO directeur
• Recht op Recht — Giovanni Busso
• 1997A Hard Day's Work
• 1997Oesje! — Raymond Stasse
• 1995Ana Temnei
• Ons Geluk — Dokter Floren
• Kats & Co
• 1993A Man Needs a Plan — Marcel
• 1993Anchoress — Bishop
• 1993Going Home — Van Woerkom
• 1993Shadowland
• 1993The Bastards — Jack
• Familie — Fons Verbiest
• 1989Cruel Horizon — Mike Forrester
• 1989Wait Until Spring, Bandini — Mr. Helmer
• 1988't Bolleken — Baron
• 1987Crazy Love — The doctor
• 1986Congo Express — Jean, de Congolees
• 1985Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — François
• 1985Istanbul — Joseph
• 1983Brussels by Night — Max
• 1982Toute une nuit
• 1979Beef Cattle — man in grey
• 1979Melancoly Baby — Laurent
• 1975Met Dieric Bouts
• 1973Belle — False Stranger
• 1968One Night... a Train — Val
• 1968The Enemies — Amerikaanse militair
• Behind the Screen — Director
• 1966Behind the screens : Jacques Demy’s Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Les décors — Director
• 1966Behind the screens : Les demoiselles de Rochefort — Director
• 1966The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short — Patient
• 1960La tricheuse

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2025The Making Of "Ex Drummer" — Self
• 1991Babel: A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium — self