Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Known for
Acting
Born
February 14, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

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10 Broeders

10 Broeders

TV · 1 ep

2026
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! poster

Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!

Movie · as Verteller (BE)

2025
The Baronesses poster

The Baronesses

Movie · as Lucien

2024
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom poster

Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom

Movie · as Verteller (BE)

2024
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear poster

Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear

Movie · as Verteller (BE)

2023
WILL poster

WILL

Movie · as The Professor

2022
The Claus Family 3 poster

The Claus Family 3

Movie · as Noël Claus

2021
The Claus Family 2 poster

The Claus Family 2

Movie · as Noël Claus

2020
The Barefoot Emperor poster

The Barefoot Emperor

Movie · as Willy Brandt

2020
The Claus Family poster

The Claus Family

Movie · as Noël Claus

2019
Een verkeerde toekomst poster

Een verkeerde toekomst

Movie · as Jules

2018
This Magnificent Cake! poster

This Magnificent Cake!

Movie · as The King (voice)

2018
Don't Shoot poster

Don't Shoot

Movie · as Albert

2018
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten poster

Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten

Movie · as Sinterklaas

2018
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint poster

Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint

Movie · as Sinterklaas

2017
The Blind Spot poster

The Blind Spot

Movie · as Partijvoorzitter

2017
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint poster

Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint

Movie · as Sinterklaas

2017
Tytgat Chocolat poster

Tytgat Chocolat

TV · as Achille Verherstraeten · 7 eps

2016
The Eleventh of the Eleventh poster

The Eleventh of the Eleventh

TV · as Hubert Geunings · 7 eps

2015
Me and Kaminski poster

Me and Kaminski

Movie · as Holm

2015
The Surprise poster

The Surprise

Movie · as Cornald Muller

2015
Ay Ramon! poster

Ay Ramon!

Movie · as Saint Nicholas

2015
Café Derby poster

Café Derby

Movie · as Bisschop

2015
Wat Mannen Willen poster

Wat Mannen Willen

Movie · as Pastoor

2015
Szvo

Szvo

Movie · as Szvo

2015
14-18 Spektakel-Musical poster

14-18 Spektakel-Musical

Movie · as Verteller

2015
New Texas poster

New Texas

TV · as Ludo Vrancken (oud) · 13 eps

2014
Flying Home poster

Flying Home

Movie · as Jos Pauwels

2013
Finn poster

Finn

Movie · as Luuk

2011
De Sint Danst de Tango

De Sint Danst de Tango

Movie · as Sinterklaas

2011
Nova Zembla poster

Nova Zembla

Movie · as Petrus Plancius

2011
The Spring of César

The Spring of César

Movie · as Buyer

2010
Omokage poster

Omokage

Movie

2010
Smoorverliefd poster

Smoorverliefd

Movie · as Bob Seynens

2010
Marieke, Marieke poster

Marieke, Marieke

Movie · as Jacoby

2009
Les Barons poster

Les Barons

Movie · as Julien

2009
Sister Smile poster

Sister Smile

Movie · as Lucien Deckers

2009
Limo poster

Limo

Movie

2009
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht poster

Ob ihr wollt oder nicht

Movie · as Henning Brühl

2009
Sinteressante dingen poster

Sinteressante dingen

TV · as Sinterklaas · 13 eps

2008
Loft poster

Loft

Movie · as Ludwig Tyberghein

2008
Holland's past poster

Holland's past

TV · as Voice · 8 eps

2007
Firmin poster

Firmin

Movie · as Freddy White

2007
Where Is Winky's Horse? poster

Where Is Winky's Horse?

Movie · as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas

2007
A Perfect Match poster

A Perfect Match

Movie · as Leopold

2007
Wolfsbergen poster

Wolfsbergen

Movie · as Ernst

2007
Paparazzo

Paparazzo

Movie · as Jeff Castelli

2007
Blind poster

Blind

Movie · as Dokter Victor Verbeecke

2007
Koning van de Wereld poster

Koning van de Wereld

TV · as Max · 5 eps

2007
De Kavijaks poster

De Kavijaks

TV · as De Generaal · 5 eps

2006
De Zondvloed

De Zondvloed

Movie · as man

2006
King of the World poster

King of the World

Movie · as Max

2006
Crusade in Jeans poster

Crusade in Jeans

Movie · as Count of Rottweil

2005
Long Weekend poster

Long Weekend

Movie · as Jos

2005
Winky's Horse poster

Winky's Horse

Movie · as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas

2005
Someone Else's Happiness poster

Someone Else's Happiness

Movie · as Johnny De Flow

2005
Off Screen poster

Off Screen

Movie · as John Voerman

2004
The Kiss poster

The Kiss

Movie · as Marcel Lenaerts

2004
The Edelweiss Pirates poster

The Edelweiss Pirates

Movie · as Ferdinand Kütter

2004
De zaak Alzheimer poster

De zaak Alzheimer

TV · 3 eps

2003
Father's Affair poster

Father's Affair

Movie · as Huib Minderhout

2003
Rosenstrasse poster

Rosenstrasse

Movie · as Nathan Goldberg

2003
The Memory of a Killer poster

The Memory of a Killer

Movie · as Angelo Ledda

2003
Brush with Fate poster

Brush with Fate

Movie · as Old Laurens

2003
SuperTex poster

SuperTex

Movie

2003
The Missing Half poster

The Missing Half

Movie · as Le gynécologue

2003
Flight of the Imagination poster

Flight of the Imagination

Movie

2002
Villa Des Roses poster

Villa Des Roses

Movie

2002
Hop poster

Hop

Movie

2002
Meiden van de Wit poster

Meiden van de Wit

TV · as Klaas de Wit · 1 ep

2001
De Verlossing poster

De Verlossing

Movie · as Oscar

2001
Stille Waters poster

Stille Waters

TV · as Stan Moreels, Stan Moereels · 13 eps

2001
9 Days of the Vulture poster

9 Days of the Vulture

TV · as Victor Dielemans · 8 eps

2000
Lijmen/Het been poster

Lijmen/Het been

Movie · as rechter Teugels

2000
Mariken poster

Mariken

Movie · as Archibald

2000
the Detour poster

the Detour

Movie · as Vader van Joanna

2000
De grote boze wolf show poster

De grote boze wolf show

TV · as Bob de Beer · 39 eps

1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien poster

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Movie · as Bishop Köckerman

1999
Running Free poster

Running Free

Movie · as Boss Man

1999
Taming the Floods poster

Taming the Floods

Movie

1999
Little Crumb poster

Little Crumb

Movie · as Vader Keyzer

1999
Shades poster

Shades

Movie · as Freddy Lebecq

1998
S. poster

S.

Movie · as Moeders vriend

1997
Character poster

Character

Movie · as Dreverhaven

1997
Diamant poster

Diamant

TV · as Karel Van Grieken · 6 eps

1996
Camping Cosmos poster

Camping Cosmos

Movie · as Arno's friend

1995
Antonia's Line poster

Antonia's Line

Movie · as Sebastian

1995
Kulderzipken poster

Kulderzipken

TV · as Koning Jozef · 20 eps

1994
Buiten De Zone poster

Buiten De Zone

TV · as Uitvinder van het woordenboek · 1 ep

1993
Anchoress poster

Anchoress

Movie · as Mason

1993
Beck – De gesloten kamer poster

Beck – De gesloten kamer

Movie · as Beck

1993
Moeder, waarom leven wij? poster

Moeder, waarom leven wij?

TV · 6 eps

1992
Daens poster

Daens

Movie · as Adolf Daens

1992
Dag Sinterklaas poster

Dag Sinterklaas

TV · as Sinterklaas · 20 eps

1990
Koko Flanel poster

Koko Flanel

Movie · as Azère Smellekens

1990
Dilemma poster

Dilemma

Movie · as Leon Bekkers

1990
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven poster

Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven

Movie · as Jacob

1989
The Sacrament poster

The Sacrament

Movie · as Albert

1986
The van Paemel Family poster

The van Paemel Family

Movie · as Masco

1985
The Lion of Flanders poster

The Lion of Flanders

Movie · as Jan Breydel

1985
Permeke

Permeke

Movie · as Stem van Permeke (voice)

1984
John the Fearless poster

John the Fearless

Movie · as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)

1984
Zware jongens poster

Zware jongens

Movie · as Gevangene 1

1982
Things Past

Things Past

Movie · as Kees

1982
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn

Tijd om gelukkig te zijn

Movie · as De man

1982
Toute une nuit poster

Toute une nuit

Movie

1982
The Life We Dreamt Of poster

The Life We Dreamt Of

Movie · as Kommentaar

1981
Two Queens and One Consort poster

Two Queens and One Consort

Movie · as Vader

1981
Le Filet Américain poster

Le Filet Américain

Movie

1979
De Proefkonijnen poster

De Proefkonijnen

Movie · as Jef

1978
Mortal Sin poster

Mortal Sin

Movie · as Marcels vader

1978
A Page of Love

A Page of Love

Movie · as Un ouvrier

1977
Burned Bridges poster

Burned Bridges

Movie · as Charel

1976
Sil de strandjutter poster

Sil de strandjutter

TV · 7 eps

1975
Pallieter poster

Pallieter

Movie · as Bohumil

1974
The Conscript poster

The Conscript

Movie · as Jan Braems

1974
Verloren maandag poster

Verloren maandag

Movie · as Katangees

1973
Chronicle of a Passion poster

Chronicle of a Passion

Movie · as Renier Joskin de Lamarache

1971
Mira poster

Mira

Movie · as Lander

1971
Keromar poster

Keromar

TV · as Odo · 13 eps

1968
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.

De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.

Movie · as Hendrik Vandersteen

1968
Wij Heren Van Zichem poster

Wij Heren Van Zichem

TV · as Stegger · 1 ep