Jan Decleir
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Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.
Known for
Credits
Two Queens and One Consort (1981)
as Vader
Loft (2008)
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Long Weekend (2005)
as Jos
Mira (1971)
as Lander
Don't Shoot (2018)
as Albert
Wolfsbergen (2007)
as Ernst
The Conscript (1974)
as Jan Braems
Beck – De gesloten kamer (1993)
as Beck
Off Screen (2005)
as John Voerman
Pallieter (1975)
as Bohumil
Finn (2013)
as Luuk
Burned Bridges (1977)
as Charel
Marieke, Marieke (2010)
as Jacoby
Smoorverliefd (2010)
as Bob Seynens
Anchoress (1993)
as Mason
Dilemma (1990)
as Leon Bekkers
Paparazzo (2007)
as Jeff Castelli
Me and Kaminski (2015)
as Holm
Mariken (2000)
as Archibald
Flying Home (2014)
as Jos Pauwels
Café Derby (2015)
as Bisschop
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
as Angelo Ledda
SuperTex (2003)
Actor
Antonia's Line (1995)
as Sebastian
Toute une nuit (1982)
Actor
Nova Zembla (2011)
as Petrus Plancius
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1990)
as Jacob
Running Free (1999)
as Boss Man
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
as Bishop Köckerman
Priest Daens (1992)
as Adolf Daens
The Baronesses (2025)
as Lucien
Le Filet Américain (1981)
Actor
WILL (2023)
as The Professor
Character (1997)
as Dreverhaven
Szvo (2015)
as Szvo
Mortal Sin (1978)
as Marcels vader
Omokage (2010)
Actor
A Page of Love (1978)
as Un ouvrier
John the Fearless (1984)
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Chronicle of a Passion (1973)
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Flight of the Imagination (2003)
Actor
Villa Des Roses (2002)
Actor
Brush with Fate (2003)
as Old Laurens
King of the World (2006)
as Max
Hop (2002)
Actor
Crusade in Jeans (2006)
as Count of Rottweil
Rosenstrasse (2003)
as Nathan Goldberg
Limo (2009)
Actor
Een verkeerde toekomst (2019)
as Jules
The Claus Family 3 (2022)
as Noël Claus
Father's Affair (2003)
as Huib Minderhout
The Claus Family (2020)
as Noël Claus
The Surprise (2015)
as Cornald Muller
Where Is Winky's Horse? (2007)
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
Les Barons (2009)
as Julien
The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
as Ferdinand Kütter
Little Crumb (1999)
as Vader Keyzer
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht (2009)
as Henning Brühl
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos (1996)
as Arno's friend
The Spring of César (2011)
as Buyer
The Blind Spot (2017)
as Partijvoorzitter
Winky's Horse (2005)
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Shades (1999)
as Freddy Lebecq
Someone Else's Happiness (2005)
as Johnny De Flow
Zware jongens (1984)
as Gevangene 1
Sister Smile (2009)
as Lucien Deckers
The Lion of Flanders (1985)
as Jan Breydel
Blind (2007)
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
The Claus Family 2 (2021)
as Noël Claus
Koko Flanel (1990)
as Azère Smellekens
A Perfect Match (2007)
as Leopold
The Missing Half (2003)
as Le gynécologue
The Sacrament (1990)
as Albert
The Barefoot Emperor (2020)
as Willy Brandt
Firmin (2007)
as Freddy White
The Kiss (2004)
as Marcel Lenaerts
Wat Mannen Willen (2015)
as Pastoor
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. (1968)
as Hendrik Vandersteen
De Proefkonijnen (1979)
as Jef
The van Paemel Family (1986)
as Masco
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (2017)
as Sinterklaas
Verloren maandag (1974)
as Katangees
This Magnificent Cake! (2018)
as The King (voice)
S. (1998)
as Moeders vriend
the Detour (2000)
as Vader van Joanna
14-18 Spektakel-Musical (2015)
as Verteller
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (2018)
as Sinterklaas
Lijmen/Het been (2000)
as rechter Teugels
De Verlossing (2001)
as Oscar
Ay Ramon! (2015)
as Saint Nicholas
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten (2018)
as Sinterklaas
The Life We Dreamt Of (1982)
as Kommentaar
Things Past (1982)
as Kees
De Zondvloed (2006)
as man
Permeke (1985)
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn (1982)
as De man
De Sint Danst de Tango (2011)
as Sinterklaas
Taming the Floods (1999)
Actor