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
Loft (2008)
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Two Queens and One Consort (1981)
as Vader
Flying Home (2014)
as Jos Pauwels
Antonia's Line (1995)
as Sebastian
The Claus Family (2020)
as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 2 (2021)
as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 3 (2022)
as Noël Claus
Marieke, Marieke (2010)
as Jacoby
WILL (2023)
as The Professor
Running Free (1999)
as Boss Man
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
as Bishop Köckerman
Pallieter (1975)
as Bohumil
Me and Kaminski (2015)
as Holm
Dilemma (1990)
as Leon Bekkers
Long Weekend (2005)
as Jos
Don't Shoot (2018)
as Albert
Brush with Fate (2003)
as Old Laurens
The Conscript (1974)
as Jan Braems
The Surprise (2015)
as Cornald Muller
Crusade in Jeans (2006)
as Count of Rottweil
Paparazzo (2007)
as Jeff Castelli
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht (2009)
as Henning Brühl
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
as Angelo Ledda
Finn (2013)
as Luuk
Anchoress (1993)
as Mason
Burned Bridges (1977)
as Charel
Character (1997)
as Dreverhaven
Toute une nuit (1982)
Actor
Mira (1971)
as Lander
Café Derby (2015)
as Bisschop
Villa Des Roses (2002)
Actor
Beck – De gesloten kamer (1993)
as Beck
A Page of Love (1978)
as Un ouvrier
Mariken (2000)
as Archibald
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear (2024)
as Verteller (BE)
Father's Affair (2003)
as Huib Minderhout
Chronicle of a Passion (1973)
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Where Is Winky's Horse? (2007)
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
Someone Else's Happiness (2005)
as Johnny De Flow
Off Screen (2005)
as John Voerman
Rosenstrasse (2003)
as Nathan Goldberg
The Lion of Flanders (1985)
as Jan Breydel
Smoorverliefd (2010)
as Bob Seynens
Wolfsbergen (2007)
as Ernst
Nova Zembla (2011)
as Petrus Plancius
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1990)
as Jacob
Winky's Horse (2005)
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Mortal Sin (1978)
as Marcels vader
The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
as Ferdinand Kütter
SuperTex (2003)
Actor
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! (2026)
as Verteller (BE)
Sister Smile (2009)
as Lucien Deckers
The van Paemel Family (1986)
as Masco
King of the World (2006)
as Max
14-18 Spektakel-Musical (2015)
as Verteller
Daens (1992)
as Adolf Daens
The Baronesses (2025)
as Lucien
Blind (2007)
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten (2018)
as Sinterklaas
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos (1996)
as Arno's friend
Little Crumb (1999)
as Vader Keyzer
The Barefoot Emperor (2020)
as Willy Brandt
The Spring of César (2011)
as Buyer
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom (2024)
as Verteller (BE)
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (2018)
as Sinterklaas
Le Filet Américain (1981)
Actor
Shades (1999)
as Freddy Lebecq
Koko Flanel (1990)
as Azère Smellekens
The Blind Spot (2017)
as Partijvoorzitter
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn (1982)
as De man
Lijmen/Het been (2000)
as rechter Teugels
Les Barons (2009)
as Julien
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint (2017)
as Sinterklaas
Szvo (2015)
as Szvo
Hop (2002)
Actor
De Sint Danst de Tango (2011)
as Sinterklaas
This Magnificent Cake! (2018)
as The King (voice)
The Life We Dreamt Of (1982)
as Kommentaar
Een verkeerde toekomst (2019)
as Jules
John the Fearless (1984)
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Ay Ramon! (2015)
as Saint Nicholas
Firmin (2007)
as Freddy White
Flight of the Imagination (2003)
Actor
The Sacrament (1989)
as Albert
Wat Mannen Willen (2015)
as Pastoor
Permeke (1985)
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
S. (1998)
as Moeders vriend
Zware jongens (1984)
as Gevangene 1
A Perfect Match (2007)
as Leopold
the Detour (2000)
as Vader van Joanna
The Missing Half (2003)
as Le gynécologue
Taming the Floods (1999)
Actor
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. (1968)
as Hendrik Vandersteen
Omokage (2010)
Actor
De Proefkonijnen (1979)
as Jef
The Kiss (2004)
as Marcel Lenaerts
Things Past (1982)
as Kees
De Verlossing (2001)
as Oscar
Limo (2009)
Actor
Verloren maandag (1974)
as Katangees
De Zondvloed (2006)
as man