Jan Decleir
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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 i...
Known For
Filmography
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
2026
as Verteller (BE)
The Baronesses
2025
as Lucien
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom
2024
as Verteller (BE)
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear
2024
as Verteller (BE)
WILL
2023
as The Professor
The Claus Family 3
2022
as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 2
2021
as Noël Claus
The Barefoot Emperor
2020
as Willy Brandt
The Claus Family
2020
as Noël Claus
Een verkeerde toekomst
2019
as Jules
This Magnificent Cake!
2018
as The King (voice)
Don't Shoot
2018
as Albert
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
2018
as Sinterklaas
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2018
as Sinterklaas
The Blind Spot
2017
as Partijvoorzitter
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2017
as Sinterklaas
Tytgat Chocolat
2017
as Achille Verherstraeten
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
2016
as Hubert Geunings
Me and Kaminski
2015
as Holm
The Surprise
2015
as Cornald Muller
Ay Ramon!
2015
as Saint Nicholas
Café Derby
2015
as Bisschop
Wat Mannen Willen
2015
as Pastoor
Szvo
2015
as Szvo
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
2015
as Verteller
New Texas
2015
as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
Flying Home
2014
as Jos Pauwels
Finn
2013
as Luuk
De Sint Danst de Tango
2011
as Sinterklaas
Nova Zembla
2011
as Petrus Plancius
The Spring of César
2011
as Buyer
Omokage
2010
Smoorverliefd
2010
as Bob Seynens
Marieke, Marieke
2010
as Jacoby
Les Barons
2009
as Julien
Sister Smile
2009
as Lucien Deckers
Limo
2009
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
2009
as Henning Brühl
Sinteressante dingen
2009
as Sinterklaas
Loft
2008
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Holland's past
2008
as Voice
Firmin
2007
as Freddy White
Where Is Winky's Horse?
2007
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
A Perfect Match
2007
as Leopold
Wolfsbergen
2007
as Ernst
Paparazzo
2007
as Jeff Castelli
Blind
2007
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
Koning van de Wereld
2007
as Max
De Kavijaks
2007
as De Generaal
De Zondvloed
2006
as man
King of the World
2006
as Max
Crusade in Jeans
2006
as Count of Rottweil
Long Weekend
2005
as Jos
Winky's Horse
2005
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Someone Else's Happiness
2005
as Johnny De Flow
Off Screen
2005
as John Voerman
The Kiss
2004
as Marcel Lenaerts
The Edelweiss Pirates
2004
as Ferdinand Kütter
De zaak Alzheimer
2004
Rosenstrasse
2003
as Nathan Goldberg
Father's Affair
2003
as Huib Minderhout
The Memory of a Killer
2003
as Angelo Ledda
Brush with Fate
2003
as Old Laurens
SuperTex
2003
The Missing Half
2003
as Le gynécologue
Flight of the Imagination
2003
Villa Des Roses
2002
Hop
2002
Meiden van de Wit
2002
as Klaas de Wit
De Verlossing
2001
as Oscar
Stille Waters
2001
as Stan Moreels
9 Days of the Vulture
2001
as Victor Dielemans
Stille Waters
2001
as Stan Moereels
Lijmen/Het been
2000
as rechter Teugels
Mariken
2000
as Archibald
the Detour
2000
as Vader van Joanna
De grote boze wolf show
2000
as Bob de Beer
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Bishop Köckerman
Running Free
1999
as Boss Man
Taming the Floods
1999
Little Crumb
1999
as Vader Keyzer
Shades
1999
as Freddy Lebecq
S.
1998
as Moeders vriend
Character
1997
as Dreverhaven
Diamant
1997
as Karel Van Grieken
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
1996
as Arno's friend
Antonia's Line
1995
as Sebastian
Kulderzipken
1995
as Koning Jozef
Buiten De Zone
1994
as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
Anchoress
1993
as Mason
Beck – De gesloten kamer
1993
as Beck
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
1993
Daens
1992
as Adolf Daens
Dag Sinterklaas
1992
as Sinterklaas
Koko Flanel
1990
as Azère Smellekens
Dilemma
1990
as Leon Bekkers
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
1990
as Jacob
The Sacrament
1989
as Albert
The van Paemel Family
1986
as Masco
The Lion of Flanders
1985
as Jan Breydel
Permeke
1985
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
John the Fearless
1984
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Zware jongens
1984
as Gevangene 1
Things Past
1982
as Kees
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
1982
as De man
Toute une nuit
1982
The Life We Dreamt Of
1982
as Kommentaar
Two Queens and One Consort
1981
as Vader
Le Filet Américain
1981
De Proefkonijnen
1979
as Jef
Mortal Sin
1978
as Marcels vader
A Page of Love
1978
as Un ouvrier
Burned Bridges
1977
as Charel
Sil de strandjutter
1976
Pallieter
1975
as Bohumil
The Conscript
1974
as Jan Braems
Verloren maandag
1974
as Katangees
Chronicle of a Passion
1973
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Mira
1971
as Lander
Keromar
1971
as Odo
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
1968
as Hendrik Vandersteen
Wij Heren Van Zichem
1968
as Stegger