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
- 2023 · WILL as The Professor
- 2022 · The Claus Family 3 as Noël Claus
- 2021 · The Claus Family 2 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 · 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
- 2010 · Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- 2010 · Omokage as
- 2009 · Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
- 2009 · Les Barons as Julien
- 2009 · Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- 2008 · Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
- 2008 · Holland's past as Voice
- 2007 · Koning van de Wereld as Max
- 2007 · A Perfect Match as Leopold
- 2007 · Firmin as Freddy White
- 2007 · Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Count of Rottweil
- 2005 · Winky's Horse as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
- 2005 · Off Screen as John Voerman
- 2004 · De zaak Alzheimer as
- 2004 · The Kiss as Marcel Lenaerts
- 2004 · The Edelweiss Pirates as Ferdinand Kütter
- 2003 · Father's Affair as Huib Minderhout
- 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
- 2002 · Villa Des Roses as
- 2001 · 9 Days of the Vulture as Victor Dielemans
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moreels
- 2001 · Stille Waters as Stan Moereels
- 2000 · De grote boze wolf show as Bob de Beer
- 1999 · Little Crumb as Vader Keyzer
- 1999 · Running Free as Boss Man
- 1999 · Shades as Freddy Lebecq
- 1999 · Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- 1998 · S. as Moeders vriend
- 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
- 1992 · Dag Sinterklaas as Sinterklaas
- 1992 · Priest Daens as Adolf Daens
- 1990 · Koko Flanel as Azère Smellekens
- 1982 · Toute une nuit as
- 1981 · Two Queens and One Consort as Vader
- 1976 · Sil de strandjutter as
- 1968 · Wij Heren Van Zichem as Stegger
- Future · 10 Broeders as
- 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 · Café Derby as Bisschop
- 2015 · Szvo as Szvo
- 2014 · 14-18 Spektakel-Musical as Verteller
- 2011 · De Sint Danst de Tango as Sinterklaas
- 2011 · The Spring of César as Buyer
- 2010 · Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- 2009 · Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- 2009 · Limo as
- 2007 · Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- 2007 · Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- 2007 · Wolfsbergen as Ernst
- 2007 · De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- 2006 · King of the World as Max
- 2006 · De Zondvloed as man
- 2005 · Someone Else's Happiness as Johnny De Flow
- 2005 · Long Weekend as Jos
- 2003 · SuperTex as
- 2003 · The Missing Half as Le gynécologue
- 2003 · Flight of the Imagination as
- 2002 · Hop as
- 2001 · De Verlossing as Oscar
- 2000 · Mariken as Archibald
- 2000 · Lijmen/Het been as rechter Teugels
- 2000 · the Detour as
- 1999 · Taming the Floods as
- 1996 · La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos as Arno's friend
- 1993 · Anchoress as Mason
- 1993 · Beck – De gesloten kamer as Beck
- 1990 · Dilemma as Leon Bekkers
- 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)
- 1984 · Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
- 1984 · John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (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
- 1978 · Mortal Sin as Marcels vader
- 1978 · A Page of Love as Un ouvrier
- 1977 · Burned Bridges as Charel
- 1975 · Pallieter as Bohumil
- 1974 · Verloren maandag as Katangees
- 1974 · The Conscript as Jan Braems
- 1973 · Chronicle of a Passion as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
- 1971 · Mira as Lander
- 1971 · Keromar as Odo
- 1968 · De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. as Hendrik Vandersteen