Acting
Jan Decleir
NL, FR, EN, DE cinema · 101 credits
Born
14 February 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Also known as Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir
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
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
as Verteller (BE)
The Baronesses
as Lucien
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom
as Verteller (BE)
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear
as Verteller (BE)
WILL
as The Professor
The Claus Family 3
as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 2
as Noël Claus
The Barefoot Emperor
as Willy Brandt
The Claus Family
as Noël Claus
This Magnificent Cake!
as The King (voice)
Don't Shoot
as Albert
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
as Sinterklaas
The Blind Spot
as Partijvoorzitter
Me and Kaminski
as Holm
The Surprise
as Cornald Muller
Ay Ramon!
as Saint Nicholas
Café Derby
as Bisschop
Wat Mannen Willen
as Pastoor
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
as Verteller
Flying Home
as Jos Pauwels
Finn
as Luuk
Nova Zembla
as Petrus Plancius
Smoorverliefd
as Bob Seynens
Marieke, Marieke
as Jacoby
Les Barons
as Julien
Sister Smile
as Lucien Deckers
Limo
Actor
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
as Henning Brühl
Loft
as Ludwig Tyberghein
Firmin
as Freddy White
Where Is Winky's Horse?
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
A Perfect Match
as Leopold
Wolfsbergen
as Ernst
Paparazzo
2007
Paparazzo
as Jeff Castelli
Blind
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
Crusade in Jeans
as Count of Rottweil
Long Weekend
as Jos
Winky's Horse
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Someone Else's Happiness
as Johnny De Flow
Off Screen
as John Voerman
The Kiss
as Marcel Lenaerts
The Edelweiss Pirates
as Ferdinand Kütter
Father's Affair
as Huib Minderhout
Rosenstrasse
as Nathan Goldberg
The Memory of a Killer
as Angelo Ledda
Brush with Fate
as Old Laurens
SuperTex
Actor
The Missing Half
as Le gynécologue
Hop
Actor
De Verlossing
as Oscar
Lijmen/Het been
as rechter Teugels
Mariken
as Archibald
the Detour
as Vader van Joanna
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Bishop Köckerman
Running Free
as Boss Man
Little Crumb
as Vader Keyzer
Shades
as Freddy Lebecq
S.
as Moeders vriend
Character
as Dreverhaven
Camping Cosmos
as Arno's friend
Antonia's Line
as Sebastian
Anchoress
as Mason
Daens
as Adolf Daens
Koko Flanel
as Azère Smellekens
Dilemma
as Leon Bekkers
The Sacrament
as Albert
The Lion of Flanders
as Jan Breydel
Permeke
1985
Permeke
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
John the Fearless
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Zware jongens
as Gevangene 1
The Life We Dreamt Of
as Kommentaar
Mortal Sin
as Marcels vader
Une page d'amour
1978
A Page of Love
as Un ouvrier
Burned Bridges
as Charel
Pallieter
as Bohumil
The Conscript
as Jan Braems
Verloren maandag
as Katangees
Chronicle of a Passion
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Mira
as Lander