Jan Decleir
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1946 (age 80)
Born in
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Credits
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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
Loft
21 Oct 2008
Flying Home
02 Apr 2014
The Memory of a Killer
15 Oct 2003
Antonia's Line
21 Sep 1995
The Claus Family
07 Dec 2020
WILL
27 Sep 2023
Character
17 Apr 1997
The Claus Family 2
07 Dec 2021
Filmography
2025
- The Baronessesas Lucien
2024
- Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tomas Verteller (BE)
- Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybearas Verteller (BE)
2023
- WILLas The Professor
2022
- The Claus Family 3as Noël Claus
2021
- The Claus Family 2as Noël Claus
2020
- The Claus Familyas Noël Claus
- The Barefoot Emperoras Willy Brandt
2019
- Een verkeerde toekomstas Jules
2018
- This Magnificent Cake!as The King (voice)
- Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas
- Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachtenas Sinterklaas
- Don't Shootas Albert
2017
- Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas
- Tytgat Chocolatas Achille Verherstraeten7 episodes
- The Blind Spotas Partijvoorzitter
2016
- The Eleventh of the Eleventhas Hubert Geunings7 episodes
2015
- Wat Mannen Willenas Pastoor
- Ay Ramon!as Saint Nicholas
- Me and Kaminskias Holm
- Café Derbyas Bisschop
- The Surpriseas Cornald Muller
- New Texasas Ludo Vrancken (oud)13 episodes
- 14-18 Spektakel-Musicalas Verteller
- Szvoas Szvo
2014
- Flying Homeas Jos Pauwels
2013
- Finnas Luuk
2011
- De Sint Danst de Tangoas Sinterklaas
- Nova Zemblaas Petrus Plancius
- The Spring of Césaras Buyer
2010
- Smoorverliefdas Bob Seynens
- Omokage
- Marieke, Mariekeas Jacoby
2009
- Ob ihr wollt oder nichtas Henning Brühl
- Sinteressante dingenas Sinterklaas13 episodes
- Les Baronsas Julien
- Limo
- Sister Smileas Lucien Deckers
2008
- Loftas Ludwig Tyberghein
- Holland's pastas Voice8 episodes
2007
- Koning van de Wereldas Max5 episodes
- Where Is Winky's Horse?as Oom Siem
- A Perfect Matchas Leopold
- Paparazzoas Jeff Castelli
- Wolfsbergenas Ernst
- Firminas Freddy White
- Blindas Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- De Kavijaksas De Generaal5 episodes
2006
- King of the Worldas Max
- Crusade in Jeansas Count of Rottweil
- De Zondvloedas man
2005
- Someone Else's Happinessas Johnny De Flow
- Winky's Horseas Oom Siem
- Long Weekendas Jos
- Off Screenas John Voerman
2004
- De zaak Alzheimer3 episodes
- The Kissas Marcel Lenaerts
- The Edelweiss Piratesas Ferdinand Kütter
2003
- Father's Affairas Huib Minderhout
- SuperTex
- The Missing Halfas Le gynécologue
- The Memory of a Killeras Angelo Ledda
- Flight of the Imagination
- Rosenstrasseas Nathan Goldberg
- Brush with Fateas Old Laurens
2002
- Hop
- Meiden van de Witas Klaas de Wit1 episode
- Villa Des Roses
2001
- 9 Days of the Vultureas Victor Dielemans8 episodes
- Stille Watersas Stan Moereels4 episodes
- De Verlossingas Oscar
2000
- Marikenas Archibald
- Lijmen/Het beenas rechter Teugels
- De grote boze wolf showas Bob de Beer39 episodes
- the Detouras Vader van Joanna
1999
- Little Crumbas Vader Keyzer
- Running Freeas Boss Man
- Shadesas Freddy Lebecq
- Taming the Floods
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Bishop Köckerman
1998
- S.as Moeders vriend
1996
- La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmosas Arno's friend
1995
- Kulderzipkenas Koning Jozef20 episodes
- Antonia's Lineas Sebastian
1994
- Buiten De Zoneas Uitvinder van het woordenboek1 episode
1993
- Moeder, waarom leven wij?6 episodes
- Anchoressas Mason
- Beck – De gesloten kameras Beck
1992
- Dag Sinterklaasas Sinterklaas20 episodes
- Daensas Adolf Daens
1990
- Dilemmaas Leon Bekkers
- Koko Flanelas Azère Smellekens
- The Sacramentas Albert
- Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droevenas Jacob
1986
- The van Paemel Familyas Masco
1985
- The Lion of Flandersas Jan Breydel
- Permekeas Stem van Permeke (voice)
1984
- John the Fearlessas John the Fearless
- Zware jongensas Gevangene 1
1982
- Toute une nuit
- The Life We Dreamt Ofas Kommentaar
- Tijd om gelukkig te zijnas De man
- Things Pastas Kees
1981
1979
- De Proefkonijnenas Jef
1978
- Mortal Sinas Marcels vader
- A Page of Loveas Un ouvrier
1977
- Burned Bridgesas Charel
1976
- Sil de strandjutter7 episodes
1975
- Pallieteras Bohumil
1974
- Verloren maandagas Katangees
- The Conscriptas Jan Braems
1973
- Chronicle of a Passionas Renier Joskin de Lamarache
1968
- De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.as Hendrik Vandersteen
- Wij Heren Van Zichemas Stegger1 episode