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
- This Magnificent Cake! as The King (voice)
- Don't Shoot as Albert
- 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
- Café Derby as Bisschop
- Ay Ramon! as Saint Nicholas
- Wat Mannen Willen as Pastoor
- 14-18 Spektakel-Musical as Verteller
- 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
- Smoorverliefd as Bob Seynens
- Marieke, Marieke as Jacoby
- Omokage
2009
- Sinteressante dingen as Sinterklaas
- Sister Smile as Lucien Deckers
- Limo
- Les Barons as Julien
- Ob ihr wollt oder nicht as Henning Brühl
2008
- Loft as Ludwig Tyberghein
- Holland's past as Voice
2007
- Koning van de Wereld as Max
- Blind as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
- A Perfect Match as Leopold
- Where Is Winky's Horse? as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
- Firmin as Freddy White
- Paparazzo as Jeff Castelli
- De Kavijaks as De Generaal
- Wolfsbergen as Ernst
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
- 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
- Mariken as Archibald
- Lijmen/Het been as rechter Teugels
- the Detour as Vader van Joanna
1999
- Shades as Freddy Lebecq
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Bishop Köckerman
- 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
- Antonia's Line as Sebastian
- Kulderzipken as Koning Jozef
1994
- Buiten De Zone as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
1993
- Moeder, waarom leven wij?
- Anchoress as Mason
- 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
- Permeke as Stem van Permeke (voice)
- The Lion of Flanders as Jan Breydel
1984
- Zware jongens as Gevangene 1
- John the Fearless as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
1982
- Toute une nuit
- Things Past as Kees
- Tijd om gelukkig te zijn as De man
- 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