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
2026
- Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom! as Verteller (BE)
2025
- The Baronesses as Lucien
2024
- Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear as Verteller (BE)
- Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom as Verteller (BE)
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)
- Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten as Sinterklaas
- Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
2017
- Tytgat Chocolat as Achille Verherstraeten
- Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint as Sinterklaas
- The Blind Spot as Partijvoorzitter
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
- Café Derby as Bisschop
- 14-18 Spektakel-Musical as Verteller
- 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
- De Sint Danst de Tango as Sinterklaas
- The Spring of César as Buyer
2010
- Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- Omokage
2009
- Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
- Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- Les Barons as Julien
- Limo
2008
- Holland's past as Voice
- Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
2007
- Koning van de Wereld as Max
- Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- Wolfsbergen as Ernst
- A Perfect Match as Leopold
- Firmin as Freddy White
2006
- Crusade in Jeans as Count of Rottweil
- King of the World as Max
- De Zondvloed as man
2005
- Someone Else's Happiness as Johnny De Flow
- Off Screen as John Voerman
- Winky's Horse as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
- Long Weekend as Jos
2004
- De zaak Alzheimer
- The Edelweiss Pirates as Ferdinand Kütter
- The Kiss as Marcel Lenaerts
2003
- The Memory of a Killer as Angelo Ledda
- Rosenstrasse as Nathan Goldberg
- Brush with Fate as Old Laurens
- Father's Affair as Huib Minderhout
- Flight of the Imagination
- The Missing Half as Le gynécologue
- SuperTex
2002
- Meiden van de Wit as Klaas de Wit
- Villa Des Roses
- Hop
2001
- 9 Days of the Vulture as Victor Dielemans
- Stille Waters as Stan Moreels
- De Verlossing as Oscar
2000
- De grote boze wolf show as Bob de Beer
- Mariken as Archibald
- Lijmen/Het been as rechter Teugels
- the Detour as Vader van Joanna
1999
- Running Free as Boss Man
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- Shades as Freddy Lebecq
- 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
- Moeder, waarom leven wij?
- Beck – De gesloten kamer as Beck
- Anchoress as Mason
1992
- Dag Sinterklaas as Sinterklaas
- Daens as Adolf Daens
1990
- Dilemma as Leon Bekkers
- Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven as Jacob
- Koko Flanel as Azère Smellekens
1989
- The Sacrament as Albert
1986
- The van Paemel Family as Masco
1985
- The Lion of Flanders as Jan Breydel
- Permeke as Stem van Permeke (voice)
1984
- John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
- Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
1982
- Toute une nuit
- The Life We Dreamt Of as Kommentaar
- Tijd om gelukkig te zijn as De man
- Things Past as Kees
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