Person
Jan Decleir
Acting · Born 1946-02-14 · 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.
Known for
Loft
Ludwig Tyberghein
Two Queens and One Consort
Vader
Café Derby
Bisschop
Tytgat Chocolat
Achille Verherstraeten
Me and Kaminski
Holm
De grote boze wolf show
Bob de Beer
Don't Shoot
Albert
Buiten De Zone
Uitvinder van het woordenboek
Long Weekend
Jos
New Texas
Ludo Vrancken (oud)
Filmography
- 2025The BaronessesLucien
- 2023WILLThe Professor
- 2022The Claus Family 3Noël Claus
- 2021The Claus Family 2Noël Claus
- 2020The Claus FamilyNoël Claus
- 2020The Barefoot EmperorWilly Brandt
- 2019Een verkeerde toekomstJules
- 2018This Magnificent Cake!The King (voice)
- 2018Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas
- 2018Sinterklaas en de Wakkere NachtenSinterklaas
- 2018Don't ShootAlbert
- 2017Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas
- 2017Tytgat ChocolatAchille Verherstraeten
- 2017The Blind SpotPartijvoorzitter
- 2016The Eleventh of the EleventhHubert Geunings
- 2015Wat Mannen WillenPastoor
- 2015Ay Ramon!Saint Nicholas
- 2015Me and KaminskiHolm
- 2015Café DerbyBisschop
- 2015The SurpriseCornald Muller
- 2015New TexasLudo Vrancken (oud)
- 201514-18 Spektakel-MusicalVerteller
- 2015SzvoSzvo
- 2014Flying HomeJos Pauwels
- 2013FinnLuuk
- 2011De Sint Danst de TangoSinterklaas
- 2011Nova ZemblaPetrus Plancius
- 2011The Spring of CésarBuyer
- 2010SmoorverliefdBob Seynens
- 2010Omokage
- 2010Marieke, MariekeJacoby
- 2009Ob ihr wollt oder nichtHenning Brühl
- 2009Sinteressante dingenSinterklaas
- 2009Les BaronsJulien
- 2009Limo
- 2009Sister SmileLucien Deckers
- 2008LoftLudwig Tyberghein
- 2008Holland's pastVoice
- 2007Koning van de WereldMax
- 2007Where Is Winky's Horse?Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- 2007A Perfect MatchLeopold
- 2007PaparazzoJeff Castelli
- 2007WolfsbergenErnst
- 2007FirminFreddy White
- 2007BlindDokter Victor Verbeecke
- 2007De KavijaksDe Generaal
- 2006King of the WorldMax
- 2006Crusade in JeansCount of Rottweil
- 2006De Zondvloedman
- 2005Someone Else's HappinessJohnny De Flow
- 2005Winky's HorseOom Siem / Sinterklaas
- 2005Long WeekendJos
- 2005Off ScreenJohn Voerman
- 2004De zaak Alzheimer
- 2004The KissMarcel Lenaerts
- 2004The Edelweiss PiratesFerdinand Kütter
- 2003Father's AffairHuib Minderhout
- 2003SuperTex
- 2003The Missing HalfLe gynécologue
- 2003The Memory of a KillerAngelo Ledda
- 2003Flight of the Imagination
- 2003RosenstrasseNathan Goldberg
- 2003Brush with FateOld Laurens
- 2002Hop
- 2002Meiden van de WitKlaas de Wit
- 2002Villa Des Roses
- 20019 Days of the VultureVictor Dielemans
- 2001Stille WatersStan Moreels
- 2001De VerlossingOscar
- 2000MarikenArchibald
- 2000Lijmen/Het beenrechter Teugels
- 2000De grote boze wolf showBob de Beer
- 2000the DetourVader van Joanna
- 1999Little CrumbVader Keyzer
- 1999Running FreeBoss Man
- 1999ShadesFreddy Lebecq
- 1999Taming the Floods
- 1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienBishop Köckerman
- 1998S.Moeders vriend
- 1997DiamantKarel Van Grieken
- 1997CharacterDreverhaven
- 1996La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping CosmosArno's friend
- 1995KulderzipkenKoning Jozef
- 1995Antonia's LineSebastian
- 1994Buiten De ZoneUitvinder van het woordenboek
- 1993Moeder, waarom leven wij?
- 1993AnchoressMason
- 1993Beck – De gesloten kamerBeck
- 1992Dag SinterklaasSinterklaas
- 1992Priest DaensAdolf Daens
- 1990DilemmaLeon Bekkers
- 1990Koko FlanelAzère Smellekens
- 1990The SacramentAlbert
- 1990Le grand paysage d'Alexis DroevenJacob
- 1986The van Paemel FamilyMasco
- 1985The Lion of FlandersJan Breydel
- 1985PermekeStem van Permeke (voice)
- 1984John the FearlessJohn the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
- 1984Zware jongensGevangene 1
- 1982All Night Long
- 1982The Life We Dreamt OfKommentaar
- 1982Tijd om gelukkig te zijnDe man
- 1982Things PastKees
- 1981Two Queens and One ConsortVader
- 1981Le Filet Américain
- 1979De ProefkonijnenJef
- 1978Mortal SinMarcels vader
- 1978A Page of LoveUn ouvrier
- 1977Burned BridgesCharel
- 1976Sil de strandjutter
- 1975PallieterBohumil
- 1974Verloren maandagKatangees
- 1974The ConscriptJan Braems
- 1973Chronicle of a PassionRenier Joskin de Lamarache
- 1971MiraLander
- 1971KeromarOdo
- 1968De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.Hendrik Vandersteen
- 1968Wij Heren Van ZichemStegger
- —10 Broeders
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