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