Known For
Acting
Known Credits
120
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 14, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2025 | The Baronessesas Lucien | |
| 2023 | WILLas The Professor | |
| 2022 | The Claus Family 3as Noël Claus | |
| 2021 | The Claus Family 2as Noël Claus | |
| 2020 | The Claus Familyas Noël Claus | |
| 2020 | The Barefoot Emperoras Willy Brandt | |
| 2019 | Een verkeerde toekomstas Jules | |
| 2018 | This Magnificent Cake!as The King (voice) | |
| 2018 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas | |
| 2018 | Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachtenas Sinterklaas | |
| 2018 | Don't Shootas Albert | |
| 2017 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sintas Sinterklaas | |
| 2017 | Tytgat Chocolatas Achille Verherstraeten | |
| 2017 | The Blind Spotas Partijvoorzitter | |
| 2016 | The Eleventh of the Eleventhas Hubert Geunings | |
| 2015 | Wat Mannen Willenas Pastoor | |
| 2015 | Ay Ramon!as Saint Nicholas | |
| 2015 | Me and Kaminskias Holm | |
| 2015 | Café Derbyas Bisschop | |
| 2015 | The Surpriseas Cornald Muller | |
| 2015 | New Texasas Ludo Vrancken (oud) | |
| 2015 | 14-18 Spektakel-Musicalas Verteller | |
| 2015 | Szvoas Szvo | |
| 2014 | Flying Homeas Jos Pauwels | |
| 2013 | Finnas Luuk | |
| 2011 | De Sint Danst de Tangoas Sinterklaas | |
| 2011 | Nova Zemblaas Petrus Plancius | |
| 2011 | The Spring of Césaras Buyer | |
| 2010 | Smoorverliefdas Bob Seynens | |
| 2010 | Omokageas | |
| 2010 | Marieke, Mariekeas Jacoby | |
| 2009 | Ob ihr wollt oder nichtas Henning Brühl | |
| 2009 | Sinteressante dingenas Sinterklaas | |
| 2009 | Les Baronsas Julien | |
| 2009 | Limoas | |
| 2009 | Sister Smileas Lucien Deckers | |
| 2008 | Loftas Ludwig Tyberghein | |
| 2008 | Holland's pastas Voice | |
| 2007 | Koning van de Wereldas Max | |
| 2007 | Where Is Winky's Horse?as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas | |
| 2007 | Paparazzoas Jeff Castelli | |
| 2007 | A Perfect Matchas Leopold | |
| 2007 | Wolfsbergenas Ernst | |
| 2007 | Firminas Freddy White | |
| 2007 | Blindas Dokter Victor Verbeecke | |
| 2007 | De Kavijaksas De Generaal | |
| 2006 | King of the Worldas Max | |
| 2006 | Crusade in Jeansas Count of Rottweil | |
| 2006 | De Zondvloedas man | |
| 2005 | Someone Else's Happinessas Johnny De Flow | |
| 2005 | Winky's Horseas Oom Siem / Sinterklaas | |
| 2005 | Long Weekendas Jos | |
| 2005 | Off Screenas John Voerman | |
| 2004 | De zaak Alzheimeras | |
| 2004 | The Kissas Marcel Lenaerts | |
| 2004 | The Edelweiss Piratesas Ferdinand Kütter | |
| 2003 | Father's Affairas Huib Minderhout | |
| 2003 | SuperTexas | |
| 2003 | The Missing Halfas Le gynécologue | |
| 2003 | The Memory of a Killeras Angelo Ledda | |
| 2003 | Flight of the Imaginationas | |
| 2003 | Rosenstrasseas Nathan Goldberg | |
| 2003 | Brush with Fateas Old Laurens | |
| 2002 | Hopas | |
| 2002 | Meiden van de Witas Klaas de Wit | |
| 2002 | Villa Des Rosesas | |
| 2001 | 9 Days of the Vultureas Victor Dielemans | |
| 2001 | Stille Watersas Stan Moereels | |
| 2001 | Stille Watersas Stan Moreels | |
| 2001 | De Verlossingas Oscar | |
| 2000 | Marikenas Archibald | |
| 2000 | Lijmen/Het beenas rechter Teugels | |
| 2000 | De grote boze wolf showas Bob de Beer | |
| 2000 | the Detouras Vader van Joanna | |
| 1999 | Little Crumbas Vader Keyzer | |
| 1999 | Running Freeas Boss Man | |
| 1999 | Shadesas Freddy Lebecq | |
| 1999 | Taming the Floodsas | |
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damienas Bishop Köckerman | |
| 1998 | S.as Moeders vriend | |
| 1997 | Diamantas Karel Van Grieken | |
| 1997 | Characteras Dreverhaven | |
| 1996 | La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmosas Arno's friend | |
| 1995 | Kulderzipkenas Koning Jozef | |
| 1995 | Antonia's Lineas Sebastian | |
| 1994 | Buiten De Zoneas Uitvinder van het woordenboek | |
| 1993 | Moeder, waarom leven wij?as | |
| 1993 | Anchoressas Mason | |
| 1993 | Beck – De gesloten kameras Beck | |
| 1992 | Dag Sinterklaasas Sinterklaas | |
| 1992 | Priest Daensas Adolf Daens | |
| 1990 | Dilemmaas Leon Bekkers | |
| 1990 | Koko Flanelas Azère Smellekens | |
| 1990 | The Sacramentas Albert | |
| 1990 | Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droevenas Jacob | |
| 1986 | The van Paemel Familyas Masco | |
| 1985 | The Lion of Flandersas Jan Breydel | |
| 1985 | Permekeas Stem van Permeke (voice) | |
| 1984 | John the Fearlessas John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) | |
| 1984 | Zware jongensas Gevangene 1 | |
| 1982 | All Night Longas | |
| 1982 | The Life We Dreamt Ofas Kommentaar | |
| 1982 | Tijd om gelukkig te zijnas De man | |
| 1982 | Things Pastas Kees | |
| 1981 | Two Queens and One Consortas Vader | |
| 1981 | Le Filet Américainas | |
| 1979 | De Proefkonijnenas Jef | |
| 1978 | Mortal Sinas Marcels vader | |
| 1978 | A Page of Loveas Un ouvrier | |
| 1977 | Burned Bridgesas Charel | |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutteras | |
| 1975 | Pallieteras Bohumil | |
| 1974 | Verloren maandagas Katangees | |
| 1974 | The Conscriptas Jan Braems | |
| 1973 | Chronicle of a Passionas Renier Joskin de Lamarache | |
| 1971 | Miraas Lander | |
| 1971 | Keromaras Odo | |
| 1968 | De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.as Hendrik Vandersteen | |
| 1968 | Wij Heren Van Zichemas Stegger | |
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