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François Beukelaers(1938-2026)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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François Beukelaers was born on 2 February 1938 in Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor and director, known for JCVD (2008), Veel geluk, professor! (2001) and Windkracht 10 (1997). He died on 4 February 2026 in Belgium.
BornFebruary 2, 1938
DiedFebruary 4, 2026(88)
BornFebruary 2, 1938
DiedFebruary 4, 2026(88)
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Known for

Jean-Claude Van Damme in JCVD (2008)
JCVD
7.0
  • Père JCVD
  • 2008
Veel geluk, professor! (2001)
Veel geluk, professor!
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Kolonel
Windkracht 10 (1997)
Windkracht 10
7.0
TV Series
  • Generaal Cassiman
Veerle Baetens and Kevin Janssens in Stormforce (2006)
Stormforce
6.0
  • Generaal Cassiman
  • 2006

Credits

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Actor

  • Kris Cuppens, Axel Daeseleire, Jenne Decleir, and Manon Verbeeck in Alias Wolf (2025)
    Alias Wolf
    • Marc Segers
    • 2025
  • Oldtown (2024)
    Oldtown
    Short
    • Omer
    • 2024
  • Holy Mother (2024)
    Holy Mother
    6.0
    • Emisario
    • 2024
  • Jonas Vermeulen in Zillion (2022)
    Zillion
    7.2
    • Diederik De Caluwe
    • 2022
  • Koen De Bouw, Lucas Van den Eynde, Viv Van Dingenen, Vincent Van Sande, and Lize Feryn in Glad ijs (2021)
    Glad ijs
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Vader Romain
    • 2021
  • Familie (1991)
    Familie
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Fons Verbiest
    • 2016–2021
  • Chris Lomme in Na de regen (2020)
    Na de regen
    Short
    • 2020
  • Joke Emmers in Lieve (2019)
    Lieve
    7.0
    Short
    • François Simons
    • 2019
  • Haar naam was (2018)
    Haar naam was
    7.7
    Short
    • 2018
  • Titus De Voogdt and Sofie Decleir in De dag (2018)
    The Day
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Gustav
    • 2018
  • Axel Daeseleire, Matteo Simoni, Ali B., Hendrik Verthé, Werner Kolf, Jeroen Perceval, Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Robrecht Heyvaert, Bilall Fallah, Nabil Mallat, Adil El Arbi, Junes Lazaar, Donnya Zidan, Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Michael Thivaios, Saïd Boumazoughe, Nora Gharib, and Hef Frans in Gangsta (2018)
    Gangsta
    6.5
    • Priester
    • 2018
  • François Beukelaers, Merijn Sep, Wim Willaert, Peter De Maegd, Simon Lenski, Ellen Schoenaerts, Tibo Vandenborre, Bart Hollanders, Wim Vanswijgenhoven, Deben Van Dam, Thijs Van Nuffel, Lize Lefaible, and Carlos Schram in Remise (2017)
    Remise
    5.4
    Short
    • Father Moulin
    • 2017
  • Veerle Baetens in Tabula Rasa (2017)
    Tabula Rasa
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Walter
    • 2017
  • Spek voor uw bek (2016)
    Spek voor uw bek
    7.3
    Short
    • Dokter Löngschlöng
    • 2016
  • Ruth Becquart in Chaussée d'Amour (2016)
    Chaussée d'Amour
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • 2016

Director

  • Elckerlyc
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Warenar
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Amateurtoneel in Vlaanderen
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Derrière l'écran
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1965)
    The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Frans Beukelaers)
    • 1965

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About the Boy who ate an Oakwood Chair - trailer
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About the Boy who ate an Oakwood Chair - trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Francois Beuckelaers
  • Born
    • February 2, 1938
    • Vilvoorde, Flanders, Belgium
  • Died
    • February 4, 2026
    • Belgium
  • Other works
    Provided a voice in the Dutch version of Simsala Grimm - Die Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1999).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He sang under the pseudonym of Frank Montezuma
  • Quotes
    As Shakespeare wrote: to die, to sleep, no more. Life is but a day. How short that is. Let's not make more of it than it is, but let's try to do it as best we can.

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