François Beukelaers
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as Pa Verbeek Ex Drummer 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
JCVD
as JCVD's Father
Ex Drummer
as Pa Verbeek
Gangsta
as Priest
Zillion
as Diederik De Caluwe
Sister Smile
as L'évêque
Everybody's Famous!
as NTO directeur
The Vintner's Luck
as Chief Winemaker
One Night... a Train
as Val
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
as Patient
Crazy Love
as The doctor
22nd of May
as Salesman
Stormforce
as General Cassiman
Belle
as False Stranger
Brussels by Night
as Max
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
as Mr. Helmer
Anchoress
as Bishop
A Lady in Paris
as Maurice
Waste Land
as Jozef Woeste
Behind the Clouds
as Arnold