Jan Decleir
February 14, 1946 (80 years old) in Niel, Flanders, Belgium
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
- 2025 · The Baronesses as Lucien
- 2024 · Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear as Verteller (BE)
- 2023 · WILL as The Professor
- 2022 · The Claus Family 3 as Noël Claus
- 2020 · The Claus Family as Noël Claus
- 2018 · Don't Shoot as Albert
- 2017 · Tytgat Chocolat as Achille Verherstraeten
- 2016 · The Eleventh of the Eleventh as Hubert Geunings
- 2015 · Me and Kaminski as Holm
- 2015 · Café Derby as Bisschop
- 2015 · The Surprise as Cornald Muller
- 2015 · New Texas as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
- 2014 · Flying Home as Jos Pauwels
- 2013 · Finn as Luuk
- 2011 · Nova Zembla as Petrus Plancius
- 2011 · The Spring of César as Buyer
- 2010 · Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- 2010 · Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- 2008 · Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
- 2008 · Holland's past as Voice
- 2007 · Koning van de Wereld as Max
- 2007 · Wolfsbergen as Ernst
- 2007 · Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- 2007 · De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Count of Rottweil
- 2005 · Long Weekend as Jos
- 2005 · Off Screen as John Voerman
- 2004 · The Edelweiss Pirates as Ferdinand Kütter
- 2003 · SuperTex as
- 2003 · The Memory of a Killer as Angelo Ledda
- 2003 · Rosenstrasse as Nathan Goldberg
- 2003 · Brush with Fate as Old Laurens
- 2002 · Meiden van de Wit as Klaas de Wit
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moreels
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moereels
- 2000 · De grote boze wolf show as Bob de Beer
- 1999 · Running Free as Boss Man
- 1997 · Diamant as Karel Van Grieken
- 1997 · Character as Dreverhaven
- 1995 · Kulderzipken as Koning Jozef
- 1995 · Antonia's Line as Sebastian
- 1994 · Buiten De Zone as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
- 1993 · Moeder, waarom leven wij? as
- 1993 · Anchoress as Mason
- 1993 · Beck – De gesloten kamer as Beck
- 1992 · Dag Sinterklaas as Sinterklaas
- 1992 · Daens as Adolf Daens
- 1990 · Dilemma as Leon Bekkers
- 1984 · John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
- 1984 · Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
- 1982 · Toute une nuit as
- 1981 · Two Queens and One Consort as Vader
- 1978 · Mortal Sin as Marcels vader
- 1978 · A Page of Love as Un ouvrier
- 1977 · Burned Bridges as Charel
- 1975 · Pallieter as Bohumil
- 1974 · The Conscript as Jan Braems
- 1971 · Mira as Lander
- 1971 · Keromar as Odo
- 1968 · Wij Heren Van Zichem as Stegger
- Future · 10 Broeders as
- 2026 · Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! as Verteller (BE)
- 2024 · Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom as Verteller (BE)
- 2021 · The Claus Family 2 as Noël Claus
- 2020 · The Barefoot Emperor as Willy Brandt
- 2019 · Een verkeerde toekomst as Jules
- 2018 · This Magnificent Cake! as The King (voice)
- 2018 · Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
- 2018 · Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten as Sinterklaas
- 2017 · Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
- 2017 · The Blind Spot as Partijvoorzitter
- 2015 · Wat Mannen Willen as Pastoor
- 2015 · Ay Ramon! as Saint Nicholas
- 2015 · 14-18 Spektakel-Musical as Verteller
- 2015 · Szvo as Szvo
- 2011 · De Sint Danst de Tango as Sinterklaas
- 2010 · Omokage as
- 2009 · Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
- 2009 · Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- 2009 · Les Barons as Julien
- 2009 · Limo as
- 2009 · Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- 2007 · Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- 2007 · Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- 2007 · A Perfect Match as Leopold
- 2007 · Firmin as Freddy White
- 2006 · King of the World as Max
- 2006 · De Zondvloed as man
- 2005 · Someone Else's Happiness as Johnny De Flow
- 2005 · Winky's Horse as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
- 2004 · De zaak Alzheimer as
- 2004 · The Kiss as Marcel Lenaerts
- 2003 · Father's Affair as Huib Minderhout
- 2003 · The Missing Half as Le gynécologue
- 2003 · Flight of the Imagination as
- 2002 · Hop as
- 2002 · Villa Des Roses as
- 2001 · 9 Days of the Vulture as Victor Dielemans
- 2001 · De Verlossing as Oscar
- 2000 · Mariken as Archibald
- 2000 · Lijmen/Het been as rechter Teugels
- 2000 · the Detour as Vader van Joanna
- 1999 · Little Crumb as Vader Keyzer
- 1999 · Shades as Freddy Lebecq
- 1999 · Taming the Floods as
- 1999 · Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- 1998 · S. as Moeders vriend
- 1996 · La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos as Arno's friend
- 1990 · Koko Flanel as Azère Smellekens
- 1990 · The Sacrament as Albert
- 1990 · Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven as Jacob
- 1986 · The van Paemel Family as Masco
- 1985 · The Lion of Flanders as Jan Breydel
- 1985 · Permeke as Stem van Permeke (voice)
- 1982 · The Life We Dreamt Of as Kommentaar
- 1982 · Tijd om gelukkig te zijn as De man
- 1982 · Things Past as Kees
- 1981 · Le Filet Américain as
- 1979 · De Proefkonijnen as Jef
- 1976 · Sil de strandjutter as
- 1974 · Verloren maandag as Katangees
- 1973 · Chronicle of a Passion as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
- 1968 · De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. as Hendrik Vandersteen