Marc Van Eeghem
{{Short description|Belgian actor (1960–2017)}}
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| death_place = Brugge, Belgium
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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.{{Cite web |date=15 December 2022 |title=ACTEUR Marc Van Eeghem |url=https://ita.nl/nl/personen/marc-van-eeghem/2890/ |website=ita.nl |language=nl}}
= 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.{{cite news |last1=Vanclooster |first1=Lucas |date=14 December 2017 |title=Marc Van Eeghem overleden: gretige en hyperactieve theater-, film- en tv-acteur |language=nl |website=Vrt.be |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/Obits/marc-van-eeghem-overleden--hyper-actieve-theater---film--en-tv-a |accessdate=15 December 2017}}
Van Eeghem had leading roles in series like Ons geluk, Return to Oosterdonk, De Parelvissers, Matroesjka's, Katarakt, De Ronde, The Divine Monster, Windkracht 10 and Tytgat Chocolat. He had countless guest roles in series like Witse, Code 37, Zone Stad, Heterdaad or Flikken.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=Acteur Marc Van Eeghem (57) overleden |url=https://www.hln.be/showbizz/acteur-marc-van-eeghem-57-overleden~a43d3418/ |website=www.hln.be |language=nl}}
In the cinema, Van Eeghem was seen in Wildschut, The van Paemel Family, Daens and Hector, among others.{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=Marc Van Eeghem(1960-2017) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886780/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_q_marc%2520van%2520ee |website=IMDb |language=}}
Personal life
Born in Bruges, he had four siblings, including presenter Kurt Van Eeghem.{{Cite web |date=15 December 2017 |title=Marc Van Eeghem 1960 - 2017 |url=https://klara.be/lees/marc-van-eeghem-1960-2017 |website=klara.be |language=nl}}
Shortly after Van Eeghem married the mother of his children, he died on 14 December 2017, aged 57, from prostate cancer.{{Cite web |date=19 December 2017 |title=Marc Van Eeghem in afscheidsinterview: 'Ik ben onlangs getrouwd met de moeder van mijn kinderen' |url=https://www.flair.be/nl/chillax/lifestyle/marc-van-eeghem-afscheidsinterview-getrouwd-moeder-kinderen/ |website=flair.be |language=nl}} He had been diagnosed seven years earlier and had stopped his chemotherapy in October.{{cite web|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20171214_03242976|title=Acteur Marc Van Eeghem (57) overleden|website=Nieuwsblad.be|date=14 December 2017 |accessdate=16 December 2017}}
Selected filmography
- The van Paemel Family (1986)
- Hector (1987)
- Daens (1992)
- Kulderzipken (1995)
- Ons geluk (1995–1996)
- Russian Dolls: Sex Trade (2005–2006)
- Kiss Me Softly (Kus me zachtjes) (2012)
References
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Category:Flemish male stage actors
Category:Flemish male television actors
Category:Flemish male film actors
Category:20th-century Flemish male actors
Category:Entertainers from Bruges
Category:Deaths from prostate cancer