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
- 2026 · Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! as Verteller (BE)
- 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
- 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 · 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
- 2010 · Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- 2010 · Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- 2009 · Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- 2008 · Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
- 2008 · Holland's past as Voice
- 2007 · Koning van de Wereld as Max
- 2007 · Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- 2007 · De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- 2006 · King of the World as Max
- 2006 · Crusade in Jeans as Count of Rottweil
- 2005 · Someone Else's Happiness as Johnny De Flow
- 2005 · Long Weekend as Jos
- 2005 · Off Screen as John Voerman
- 2004 · De zaak Alzheimer as
- 2004 · The Edelweiss Pirates as Ferdinand Kütter
- 2003 · The Memory of a Killer as Angelo Ledda
- 2003 · Rosenstrasse as Nathan Goldberg
- 2002 · Meiden van de Wit as Klaas de Wit
- 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 · Running Free as Boss Man
- 1999 · Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- 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
- 1990 · Dilemma as Leon Bekkers
- 1985 · The Lion of Flanders as Jan Breydel
- 1982 · Toute une nuit as
- 1981 · Two Queens and One Consort as Vader
- 1978 · Mortal Sin as Marcels vader
- 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
- 2024 · Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom as Verteller (BE)
- 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
- 2011 · The Spring of César as Buyer
- 2010 · Omokage as
- 2009 · Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
- 2009 · Les Barons as Julien
- 2009 · Limo as
- 2009 · Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- 2007 · Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- 2007 · A Perfect Match as Leopold
- 2007 · Wolfsbergen as Ernst
- 2007 · Firmin as Freddy White
- 2007 · Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- 2006 · De Zondvloed as man
- 2005 · Winky's Horse as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
- 2004 · The Kiss as Marcel Lenaerts
- 2003 · Father's Affair as Huib Minderhout
- 2003 · SuperTex as
- 2003 · The Missing Half as Le gynécologue
- 2003 · Flight of the Imagination as
- 2003 · Brush with Fate as Old Laurens
- 2002 · Hop as
- 2002 · Villa Des Roses as
- 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
- 1998 · S. as Moeders vriend
- 1996 · La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos as Arno's friend
- 1992 · Daens as Adolf Daens
- 1990 · Koko Flanel as Azère Smellekens
- 1990 · Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven as Jacob
- 1989 · The Sacrament as Albert
- 1986 · The van Paemel Family as Masco
- 1985 · Permeke as Stem van Permeke (voice)
- 1984 · John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
- 1984 · Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
- 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 · A Page of Love as Un ouvrier
- 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