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