Ward Ruyslinck was born on June 17, 1929 in Berchem, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer and actor, known for Golden Ophelia (1974), De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. (1968) and Twaalf miljoen gaatjes (1984). He was married to Monika Macken and Alice Burn. He died on October 3, 2014 in Meise, Flanders.