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Ludo Busschots appeared regularly in various Flemish series from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. After several years on stage, History of my youth, in which he played writer Hendrik Conscience, was his first major achievement on TV. Then followed Alfa papa tango, FC De Kampioenen, Flikken, Witse, Stille waters and more.
Raised in Vosselaar, a fan of Antwerp
Ludo Busschots grew up in the Kempen, more specifically in Vosselaar. “In a new allotment that came behind Janssen Pharmaceutica. In the 1960s there were very few houses there. A fantastic environment to grow up in. At that time it was still a very watery area with many fens. There I went on a salamander hunt. The Rabbit Mountain was close by. We enjoyed ourselves there from early morning until late at night ”, he said in an interview with your newspaper. He learned acting in Turnhout. Afterwards Ludo Busschots went to study in Antwerp at Studio Herman Teirlinck.
The actor was also a true Antwerp supporter. In his own words, he entered the Bosuil in his early teens and was immediately in love with the stadium. He also presented fan days for the club. Striking: At the time, Busschots was a great supporter of a merger with football club Germinal Beerschot. “Most Sian people think they live in a metropolis, that is of course not the case. There is only room for one football team here. Most people still don’t get that ”, it sounded in 2002.
Patrick Adams
His most famous role was that of Patrick Adams, the boastful mechanic in Windkracht 10. He also played in the 2006 film version. In which he lovingly gave the Sea King a fist and the winged words “Cargo has control, winch going down!” spoke.
The definition of Busschots, says Erwin Provoost, producer of Windkracht 10 and good friend of Busschots. “His death comes as a surprise to everyone. Flanders has lost a good actor. He wasn’t always the easiest. Sometimes there were discussions, he wanted the finishing touches. But we also laughed and partied a lot together. Every year Ludo went back to Koksijde (where Windkracht 10 was recorded, ed.). Also this year. To me he was more than an actor. He was a difficult friend (laughs), with whom I drank a lot of pints and of whom I have fond memories. ”
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In addition to his work as an actor, he sometimes also acted as a director and producer, for episodes of Flikken and Katarakt for example. From 2008, Busschots withdrew somewhat from the attention. He fell into depression and was at home for fourteen months. “I stayed in bed almost all day. If I got dressed by three in the afternoon, I could be happy. At six in the evening I was so tired that I got back to bed. ”
He found a second breath in a new job behind the scenes, at the archive of the VRT. In 2013 he returned to the small screen in a striking role: that of Chef de Cabinet Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou in Albert II, the series about our royal family.
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