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Jan Decleir
Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

ActingBorn February 14, 1946 (age 80)Niel, Flanders, Belgium

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.

Filmography

2025Movie
2023
WILL

as The Professor

Movie
2022
The Claus Family 3

as Noël Claus

Movie
2021
The Claus Family 2

as Noël Claus

Movie
2020
The Claus Family

as Noël Claus

Movie
2020
The Barefoot Emperor

as Willy Brandt

Movie
2019Movie
2018
This Magnificent Cake!

as The King (voice)

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Don't Shoot

as Albert

Movie
2017
Tytgat Chocolat

as Achille Verherstraeten

TV
2017
The Blind Spot

as Partijvoorzitter

Movie
2016TV
2015Movie
2015
Ay Ramon!

as Saint Nicholas

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Café Derby

as Bisschop

Movie
2015
The Surprise

as Cornald Muller

Movie
2015
New Texas

as Ludo Vrancken (oud)

TV
2015Movie
2015
Szvo

as Szvo

Movie
2014
Flying Home

as Jos Pauwels

Movie
2013
Finn

as Luuk

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Nova Zembla

as Petrus Plancius

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Smoorverliefd

as Bob Seynens

Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2009
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht

as Henning Brühl

Movie
2009
Sinteressante dingen

as Sinterklaas

TV
2009
Les Barons

as Julien

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Sister Smile

as Lucien Deckers

Movie
2008
Loft

as Ludwig Tyberghein

Movie
2008TV
2007
Where Is Winky's Horse?

as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas

Movie
2007
A Perfect Match

as Leopold

Movie
2007
Paparazzo

as Jeff Castelli

Movie
2007
Wolfsbergen

as Ernst

Movie
2007
Firmin

as Freddy White

Movie
2007
Blind

as Dokter Victor Verbeecke

Movie
2007
De Kavijaks

as De Generaal

TV
2006Movie
2006
Crusade in Jeans

as Count of Rottweil

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Someone Else's Happiness

as Johnny De Flow

Movie
2005
Winky's Horse

as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Off Screen

as John Voerman

Movie
2004
The Kiss

as Marcel Lenaerts

Movie
2004
The Edelweiss Pirates

as Ferdinand Kütter

Movie
2003
Father's Affair

as Huib Minderhout

Movie
2003Movie
2003
The Missing Half

as Le gynécologue

Movie
2003
The Memory of a Killer

as Angelo Ledda

Movie
2003
Rosenstrasse

as Nathan Goldberg

Movie
2003
Brush with Fate

as Old Laurens

Movie
2002Movie
2002
Meiden van de Wit

as Klaas de Wit

TV
2001
9 Days of the Vulture

as Victor Dielemans

TV
2001
Stille Waters

as Stan Moreels

TV
2001
Stille Waters

as Stan Moereels

TV
2001Movie
2000
Mariken

as Archibald

Movie
2000
Lijmen/Het been

as rechter Teugels

Movie
2000TV
2000
the Detour

as Vader van Joanna

Movie
1999
Little Crumb

as Vader Keyzer

Movie
1999
Running Free

as Boss Man

Movie
1999
Shades

as Freddy Lebecq

Movie
1999Movie
1998
S.

as Moeders vriend

Movie
1997
Diamant

as Karel Van Grieken

TV
1997
Character

as Dreverhaven

Movie
1995
Kulderzipken

as Koning Jozef

TV
1995
Antonia's Line

as Sebastian

Movie
1994
Buiten De Zone

as Uitvinder van het woordenboek

TV
1993
Anchoress

as Mason

Movie
1992
Dag Sinterklaas

as Sinterklaas

TV
1992
Priest Daens

as Adolf Daens

Movie
1990
Dilemma

as Leon Bekkers

Movie
1990
Koko Flanel

as Azère Smellekens

Movie
1990
The Sacrament

as Albert

Movie
1986Movie
1985
The Lion of Flanders

as Jan Breydel

Movie
1985
Permeke

as Stem van Permeke (voice)

Movie
1984
John the Fearless

as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)

Movie
1984
Zware jongens

as Gevangene 1

Movie
1982Movie
1982Movie
1982Movie
1979Movie
1978
Mortal Sin

as Marcels vader

Movie
1978
A Page of Love

as Un ouvrier

Movie
1977Movie
1975
Pallieter

as Bohumil

Movie
1974
Verloren maandag

as Katangees

Movie
1974
The Conscript

as Jan Braems

Movie
1973
Chronicle of a Passion

as Renier Joskin de Lamarache

Movie
1971
Mira

as Lander

Movie
1971
Keromar

as Odo

TV
1968Movie
1968TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 14, 1946
Place of BirthNiel, Flanders, Belgium
Popularity0.5