Jan Decleir
Acting • Born 1946-02-14
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
118 credits
Omokage
Movie • 2010
Antonia's Line
Movie • 1995
Sebastian
The Claus Family 2
Movie • 2021
Noël Claus
Rosenstrasse
Movie • 2003
Nathan Goldberg
Father's Affair
Movie • 2003
Huib Minderhout
The Memory of a Killer
Movie • 2003
Angelo Ledda
Anchoress
Movie • 1993
Mason
De Sint Danst de Tango
Movie • 2011
Sinterklaas
Firmin
Movie • 2007
Freddy White
Koko Flanel
Movie • 1990
Azère Smellekens
Les Barons
Movie • 2009
Julien
Pallieter
Movie • 1975
Bohumil
Priest Daens
Movie • 1992
Adolf Daens
Lijmen/Het been
Movie • 2000
rechter Teugels
Long Weekend
Movie • 2005
Jos
Sister Smile
Movie • 2009
Lucien Deckers
Character
Movie • 1997
Dreverhaven
Where Is Winky's Horse?
Movie • 2007
Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
Winky's Horse
Movie • 2005
Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Smoorverliefd
Movie • 2010
Bob Seynens
Limo
Movie • 2009
Two Queens and One Consort
Movie • 1981
Vader
A Perfect Match
Movie • 2007
Leopold
The Lion of Flanders
Movie • 1985
Jan Breydel
Someone Else's Happiness
Movie • 2005
Johnny De Flow
Villa Des Roses
Movie • 2002
Mira
Movie • 1971
Lander
Brush with Fate
Movie • 2003
Old Laurens
Mariken
Movie • 2000
Archibald
Nova Zembla
Movie • 2011
Petrus Plancius
Marieke, Marieke
Movie • 2010
Jacoby
Wolfsbergen
Movie • 2007
Ernst
Off Screen
Movie • 2005
John Voerman
John the Fearless
Movie • 1984
John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Mortal Sin
Movie • 1978
Marcels vader
WILL
Movie • 2023
The Professor
The Kiss
Movie • 2004
Marcel Lenaerts
Things Past
Movie • 1982
Kees
Finn
Movie • 2013
Luuk
SuperTex
Movie • 2003
The Conscript
Movie • 1974
Jan Braems
Flying Home
Movie • 2014
Jos Pauwels
Me and Kaminski
Movie • 2015
Holm
The van Paemel Family
Movie • 1986
Masco
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Movie • 1999
Bishop Köckerman
Running Free
Movie • 1999
Boss Man
Taming the Floods
Movie • 1999
The Sacrament
Movie • 1990
Albert
Paparazzo
Movie • 2007
Jeff Castelli
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
Movie • 1982
De man
The Surprise
Movie • 2015
Cornald Muller
Chronicle of a Passion
Movie • 1973
Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Burned Bridges
Movie • 1977
Charel
The Claus Family 3
Movie • 2022
Noël Claus
De Verlossing
Movie • 2001
Oscar
Ay Ramon!
Movie • 2015
Saint Nicholas
Toute une nuit
Movie • 1982
Blind
Movie • 2007
Dokter Victor Verbeecke
De Zondvloed
Movie • 2006
man
The Spring of César
Movie • 2011
Buyer
Café Derby
Movie • 2015
Bisschop
Wat Mannen Willen
Movie • 2015
Pastoor
La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
Movie • 1996
Arno's friend
De Proefkonijnen
Movie • 1979
Jef
The Baronesses
Movie • 2025
Lucien
Szvo
Movie • 2015
Szvo
The Blind Spot
Movie • 2017
Partijvoorzitter
The Edelweiss Pirates
Movie • 2004
Ferdinand Kütter
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
Movie • 2009
Henning Brühl
The Missing Half
Movie • 2003
Le gynécologue
Little Crumb
Movie • 1999
Vader Keyzer
This Magnificent Cake!
Movie • 2018
The King (voice)
Don't Shoot
Movie • 2018
Albert
The Barefoot Emperor
Movie • 2020
Willy Brandt
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
Movie • 2018
Sinterklaas
Permeke
Movie • 1985
Stem van Permeke (voice)
King of the World
Movie • 2006
Max
Verloren maandag
Movie • 1974
Katangees
Beck – De gesloten kamer
Movie • 1993
Beck
Dilemma
Movie • 1990
Leon Bekkers
Een verkeerde toekomst
Movie • 2019
Jules
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
Movie • 2014
Verteller
Flight of the Imagination
Movie • 2003
The Life We Dreamt Of
Movie • 1982
Kommentaar
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
Movie • 1968
Hendrik Vandersteen
Hop
Movie • 2002
The Claus Family
Movie • 2020
Noël Claus
Loft
Movie • 2008
Ludwig Tyberghein
Le Filet Américain
Movie • 1981
Zware jongens
Movie • 1984
Gevangene 1
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
Movie • 1990
Jacob
Shades
Movie • 1999
Freddy Lebecq
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
Movie • 2017
Sinterklaas
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
Movie • 2018
Sinterklaas
the Detour
Movie • 2000
S.
Movie • 1998
Moeders vriend
Crusade in Jeans
Movie • 2006
Count of Rottweil
Meiden van de Wit
TV • 2002
Klaas de Wit
Stille Waters
TV • 2001
Stan Moreels
Sil de strandjutter
TV • 1976
Kulderzipken
TV • 1995
Koning Jozef
Holland's past
TV • 2008
Voice
Sinteressante dingen
TV • 2009
Sinterklaas
De zaak Alzheimer
TV • 2004
9 Days of the Vulture
TV • 2001
Victor Dielemans
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
TV • 2016
Hubert Geunings
Koning van de Wereld
TV • 2007
Max
Diamant
TV • 1997
Karel Van Grieken
Dag Sinterklaas
TV • 1992
Sinterklaas
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
TV • 1993
De grote boze wolf show
TV • 2000
Bob de Beer
Tytgat Chocolat
TV • 2017
Achille Verherstraeten
New Texas
TV • 2015
Ludo Vrancken (oud)
De Kavijaks
TV • 2007
De Generaal
Wij Heren Van Zichem
TV • 1968
Stegger
Buiten De Zone
TV • 1994
Uitvinder van het woordenboek
Keromar
TV • 1971
Odo
Stille Waters
TV • 2001
Stan Moereels