Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 14, 1946
Place of Birth:
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
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Jan Decleir
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Baronesses | Lucien |
| 2023 | WILL | The Professor |
| 2022 | The Claus Family 3 | Noël Claus |
| 2021 | The Claus Family 2 | Noël Claus |
| 2020 | The Barefoot Emperor | Willy Brandt |
| 2020 | The Claus Family | Noël Claus |
| 2019 | Een verkeerde toekomst | Jules |
| 2018 | This Magnificent Cake! | The King (voice) |
| 2018 | Don't Shoot | Albert |
| 2018 | Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten | Sinterklaas |
| 2018 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas |
| 2017 | The Blind Spot | Partijvoorzitter |
| 2017 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas |
| 2015 | Me and Kaminski | Holm |
| 2015 | The Surprise | Cornald Muller |
| 2015 | Ay Ramon! | Saint Nicholas |
| 2015 | Café Derby | Bisschop |
| 2015 | Wat Mannen Willen | Pastoor |
| 2015 | Szvo | Szvo |
| 2014 | Flying Home | Jos Pauwels |
| 2014 | 14-18 Spektakel-Musical | Verteller |
| 2013 | Finn | Luuk |
| 2011 | De Sint Danst de Tango | Sinterklaas |
| 2011 | Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius |
| 2011 | The Spring of César | Buyer |
| 2010 | Omokage | |
| 2010 | Smoorverliefd | Bob Seynens |
| 2010 | Marieke, Marieke | Jacoby |
| 2009 | Les Barons | Julien |
| 2009 | Sister Smile | Lucien Deckers |
| 2009 | Limo | |
| 2009 | Ob ihr wollt oder nicht | Henning Brühl |
| 2008 | Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein |
| 2007 | Firmin | Freddy White |
| 2007 | Where Is Winky's Horse? | Oom Siem/Sinterklaas |
| 2007 | A Perfect Match | Leopold |
| 2007 | Wolfsbergen | Ernst |
| 2007 | Paparazzo | Jeff Castelli |
| 2007 | Blind | Dokter Victor Verbeecke |
| 2006 | De Zondvloed | man |
| 2006 | King of the World | Max |
| 2005 | Long Weekend | Jos |
| 2005 | Winky's Horse | Oom Siem / Sinterklaas |
| 2005 | Someone Else's Happiness | Johnny De Flow |
| 2005 | Off Screen | John Voerman |
| 2004 | The Kiss | Marcel Lenaerts |
| 2004 | The Edelweiss Pirates | Ferdinand Kütter |
| 2003 | Father's Affair | Huib Minderhout |
| 2003 | Rosenstrasse | Nathan Goldberg |
| 2003 | The Memory of a Killer | Angelo Ledda |
| 2003 | Brush with Fate | Old Laurens |
| 2003 | SuperTex | |
| 2003 | The Missing Half | Le gynécologue |
| 2003 | Flight of the Imagination | |
| 2002 | Villa Des Roses | |
| 2002 | Hop | |
| 2001 | De Verlossing | Oscar |
| 2000 | Lijmen/Het been | rechter Teugels |
| 2000 | Mariken | Archibald |
| 2000 | the Detour | |
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Bishop Köckerman |
| 1999 | Running Free | Boss Man |
| 1999 | Taming the Floods | |
| 1999 | Little Crumb | Vader Keyzer |
| 1999 | Shades | Freddy Lebecq |
| 1998 | S. | Moeders vriend |
| 1997 | Character | Dreverhaven |
| 1996 | La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos | Arno's friend |
| 1995 | Antonia's Line | Sebastian |
| 1993 | Anchoress | Mason |
| 1993 | Beck – De gesloten kamer | Beck |
| 1992 | Priest Daens | Adolf Daens |
| 1990 | Koko Flanel | Azère Smellekens |
| 1990 | The Sacrament | Albert |
| 1990 | Dilemma | Leon Bekkers |
| 1990 | Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Jacob |
| 1986 | The van Paemel Family | Masco |
| 1985 | The Lion of Flanders | Jan Breydel |
| 1985 | Permeke | Stem van Permeke (voice) |
| 1984 | John the Fearless | John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) |
| 1984 | Zware jongens | Gevangene 1 |
| 1982 | Things Past | Kees |
| 1982 | Tijd om gelukkig te zijn | De man |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit | |
| 1982 | The Life We Dreamt Of | Kommentaar |
| 1981 | Two Queens and One Consort | Vader |
| 1981 | Le Filet Américain | |
| 1979 | De Proefkonijnen | Jef |
| 1978 | Mortal Sin | Marcels vader |
| 1977 | Burned Bridges | Charel |
| 1975 | Pallieter | Bohumil |
| 1974 | The Conscript | Jan Braems |
| 1974 | Verloren maandag | Katangees |
| 1973 | Chronicle of a Passion | Renier Joskin de Lamarache |
| 1971 | Mira | Lander |
| 1968 | De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. | Hendrik Vandersteen |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tytgat Chocolat | Achille Verherstraeten |
| 2016 | The Eleventh of the Eleventh | Hubert Geunings |
| 2015 | New Texas | Ludo Vrancken (oud) |
| 2009 | Sinteressante dingen | Sinterklaas |
| 2008 | Holland's past | Voice |
| 2007 | Koning van de Wereld | Max |
| 2007 | De Kavijaks | De Generaal |
| 2004 | De zaak Alzheimer | |
| 2002 | Meiden van de Wit | Klaas de Wit |
| 2001 | Stille Waters | Stan Moreels |
| 2001 | 9 Days of the Vulture | Victor Dielemans |
| 2001 | Stille Waters | Stan Moereels |
| 2000 | De grote boze wolf show | Bob de Beer |
| 1997 | Diamant | Karel Van Grieken |
| 1995 | Kulderzipken | Koning Jozef |
| 1994 | Buiten De Zone | Uitvinder van het woordenboek |
| 1993 | Moeder, waarom leven wij? | |
| 1992 | Dag Sinterklaas | Sinterklaas |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutter | |
| 1971 | Keromar | Odo |
| 1968 | Wij Heren Van Zichem | Stegger |