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Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995) was a Belgian actor, film editor, and director, born on 13 August 1919 in Duffel and died on 15 January 1995 in Antwerp. He became widely known for his iconic performance as Whitey (De Witte) in the 1934 film adaptation of Ernest Claes’ novel, a role that made him a household name in Flanders. From the late 1930s onward, Bruyninckx also worked behind the camera as an assistant director, editor, and later director, contributing to both film and television in Belgium. His career spanned several decades, during which he became involved in numerous comedies, documentaries, and short films.
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1962
De Ordonnans
Movie Editor
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1958
Bachelor with 40 children
Movie Editor
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1958
Het geluk komt morgen
Movie Editor
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1957
What Do We Do With Love?
Movie Writer
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1957
De Gouden Gondel
Movie Director
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1956
Fire, Love and Vitamins
Movie Director
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1956
The Tale of the Good Murderer
Movie Editor
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1955
The Theft of Hop-Marianneke
Movie Editor
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1954
It's a Cruel World!
Movie Editor
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1953
Antwerp Through and Through
Movie Editor
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1951
Ah! How good it is with us
Movie Editor
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1949
The Damned
Movie Editor
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1946
Pilgrimage to Hell
Movie Editor
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1942
Antoon, de flierefluiter
Movie Editor
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1941
Good Luck, Monique!
Movie Editor
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1941
A Nice Case
Movie Editor
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1940
White is Trump
Movie Editor
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1940
Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden
Movie Editor
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1939
Janssens versus Peeters
Movie Tony Peeters
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1939
Met den helm geboren
Movie Jan
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1939
Een Engel Van Een Man
Movie Monneke
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1937
Music in the Harbour
Movie Jefke
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1935
Uilenspiegel Still Lives
Movie Guske
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1935
Alleen voor U
Movie Willy Smet
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1934
Whitey
Movie De witte