Marc Van Eeghem (14 September 1960 – 14 December 2017) was a Belgian actor.

Career

Theatre

Van Eeghem studied acting at the Studio Herman Teirlinck until 1983. That year marked the start of a career in theater, in addition to roles in feature films and television series. In the theater he played for the Flemish and Dutch companies Arca, De Tijd, Het Zuidelijk Toneel, Toneelhuis, DAS theater and 't Arsenaal. He made his name in productions such as The Man Without Qualities, Desperado, Hamlet vs Hamlet, The Blind, Maria Stuart and Passions Humaines.

Movie and television work

It is a somewhat ironic twist of fate that the authentic theater man Marc Van Eeghem became popular with his television work. There are few series in the nineties and noughties on the Flemish broadcasters VRT and VTM in which he has not appeared. And always with commitment and conviction, with strength and talent. Van Eeghem had leading roles in series like

Ons geluk ''Ons geluk'' (Our Happiness) is a Flanders, Flemish television series made by Belgium, Belgian channel VTM (TV channel), vtm from 1995–1996. The series is based on novels by Gerard Walschap. The scenario was written by Paul Koeck. It was the mo ...

'','' Return to Oosterdonk, De Parelvissers,

Matroesjka's ''Russian Dolls: Sex Trade'' (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Matroesjka's'', meaning Matryoshka doll, also known as ''Matrioshki'' or ''Matrёshki'') is a Flanders, Flemish drama Television program, series about a group of women from Lithuania and Rus ...

, Katarakt, De Ronde, The Divine Monster, Windkracht 10 and Tytgat Chocolat. He had countless guest roles in series like

Witse ''Witse'' is a Dutch language crime drama produced by Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, F ...

Code 37 ''Code 37'', also known as Code 37: Sex Crimes in English-speaking countries, is a Belgian television crime-drama. In both the U.S. and the UK, the series is shown on Walter Presents. Content The series focuses on a police unit, in particular i ...

Zone Stad Zone Stad was a popular Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. The show started in 2003 and ended in 2013. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible. It is ...

Heterdaad ''Heterdaad'' was a Belgian television series involving the activities of BOB, the former Belgian security and search brigade which was part of the gendarmerie. It was aired on Eén Eén (stylized as één; en, "one") is a public Dutch-langu ...

Flikken Flikken (Belgian Dutch for "Cops") was a popular Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Ghent. The show started in 1999 and ended on 19 April 2009. In the series, a team of six police officers solved various crimes, petty c ...

. In the cinema, Van Eeghem was seen in Wildschut,

The van Paemel Family ''The van Paemel Family'' ( nl, Het gezin van Paemel) is a 1986 Belgian historic drama directed by Paul Cammermans, based on a play written by Cyriel Buysse. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Assoc ...

Daens Daens might refer to: * Adolf Daens, Belgian Flemish priest and politician * Pieter Daens (novel), a novel by Louis Paul Boon *Daens (film) ''Daens'' is a 1992 Belgian period drama film directed by Stijn Coninx, after a novel by Louis Paul Bo ...

and

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, among others.

Personal life

Born in

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...

, he had four siblings, including presenter Kurt Van Eeghem. Shortly after Van Eeghem married the mother of his children, he died on 14 December 2017, aged 57, from prostate cancer. He had been diagnosed seven years earlier and had stopped his chemotherapy in October.

Selected filmography

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'' (1995) *''

'' (1995–1996) *'' Russian Dolls: Sex Trade'' (2005–2006) *'' Kiss Me Softly (Kus me zachtjes)'' (2012)

References

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