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