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