Jan Decleir
Known for acting · Born 14 February 1946 · 80 · Niel, Flanders, Belgium
122 credits
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
Flying Home
2014
The Memory of a Killer
2003
The Claus Family
2020
Character
1997
The Claus Family 2
2021
Nova Zembla
2011
De grote boze wolf show
2000
The Surprise
2015
Daens
1992
The Claus Family 3
2022
Sister Smile
2009
Don't Shoot
2018
Acting (122)
2026Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!Verteller (BE)Film
2025The BaronessesLucienFilm
2024Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy TomVerteller (BE)Film
2024Tummy Tom and the Lost TeddybearVerteller (BE)Film
2023WILLThe ProfessorFilm
2022The Claus Family 3Noël ClausFilm
2021The Claus Family 2Noël ClausFilm
2020The Claus FamilyNoël ClausFilm
2020The Barefoot EmperorWilly BrandtFilm
2019Een verkeerde toekomstJulesFilm
2018Don't ShootAlbertFilm
2018This Magnificent Cake!The King (voice)Film
2018Sinterklaas en de Wakkere NachtenSinterklaasFilm
2018Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaasFilm
2017The Blind SpotPartijvoorzitterFilm
2017Tytgat ChocolatAchille Verherstraeten · 7 episodesSeries
2017Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaasFilm
2016The Eleventh of the EleventhHubert Geunings · 7 episodesSeries
2015The SurpriseCornald MullerFilm
2015Me and KaminskiHolmFilm
2015Café DerbyBisschopFilm
2015Wat Mannen WillenPastoorFilm
2015Ay Ramon!Saint NicholasFilm
201514-18 Spektakel-MusicalVertellerFilm
2015New TexasLudo Vrancken (oud) · 13 episodesSeries
2015SzvoSzvoFilm
2014Flying HomeJos PauwelsFilm
2013FinnLuukFilm
2011Nova ZemblaPetrus PlanciusFilm
2011De Sint Danst de TangoSinterklaasFilm
2011The Spring of CésarBuyerFilm
2010SmoorverliefdBob SeynensFilm
2010Marieke, MariekeJacobyFilm
2010OmokageFilm
2009Sister SmileLucien DeckersFilm
2009Les BaronsJulienFilm
2009LimoFilm
2009Ob ihr wollt oder nichtHenning BrühlFilm
2009Sinteressante dingenSinterklaas · 13 episodesSeries
2008LoftLudwig TybergheinFilm
2008Holland's pastVoice · 8 episodesSeries
2007BlindDokter Victor VerbeeckeFilm
2007Where Is Winky's Horse?Oom Siem/SinterklaasFilm
2007WolfsbergenErnstFilm
2007FirminFreddy WhiteFilm
2007A Perfect MatchLeopoldFilm
2007Koning van de WereldMax · 5 episodesSeries
2007De KavijaksDe Generaal · 5 episodesSeries
2007PaparazzoJeff CastelliFilm
2006Crusade in JeansCount of RottweilFilm
2006De ZondvloedmanFilm
2006King of the WorldMaxFilm
2005Winky's HorseOom Siem / SinterklaasFilm
2005Off ScreenJohn VoermanFilm
2005Long WeekendJosFilm
2005Someone Else's HappinessJohnny De FlowFilm
2004The Edelweiss PiratesFerdinand KütterFilm
2004The KissMarcel LenaertsFilm
2004De zaak Alzheimer · 3 episodesSeries
2003The Memory of a KillerAngelo LeddaFilm
2003RosenstrasseNathan GoldbergFilm
2003Father's AffairHuib MinderhoutFilm
2003Brush with FateOld LaurensFilm
2003SuperTexFilm
2003The Missing HalfLe gynécologueFilm
2003Flight of the ImaginationFilm
2002Villa Des RosesFilm
2002HopFilm
2002Meiden van de WitKlaas de WitSeries
2001Stille WatersStan Moreels · 13 episodes, Stan Moereels · 4 episodesSeries
20019 Days of the VultureVictor Dielemans · 8 episodesSeries
2001De VerlossingOscarFilm
2000MarikenArchibaldFilm
2000Lijmen/Het beenrechter TeugelsFilm
2000De grote boze wolf showBob de Beer · 39 episodesSeries
2000the DetourVader van JoannaFilm
1999Little CrumbVader KeyzerFilm
1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienBishop KöckermanFilm
1999Running FreeBoss ManFilm
1999ShadesFreddy LebecqFilm
1999Taming the FloodsFilm
1998S.Moeders vriendFilm
1997CharacterDreverhavenFilm
1997DiamantKarel Van Grieken · 6 episodesSeries
1996La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping CosmosArno's friendFilm
1995Antonia's LineSebastianFilm
1995KulderzipkenKoning Jozef · 20 episodesSeries
1994Buiten De ZoneUitvinder van het woordenboekSeries
1993AnchoressMasonFilm
1993Beck – De gesloten kamerBeckFilm
1993Moeder, waarom leven wij? · 6 episodesSeries
1992DaensAdolf DaensFilm
1992Dag SinterklaasSinterklaas · 20 episodesSeries
1990Koko FlanelAzère SmellekensFilm
1990Le grand paysage d'Alexis DroevenJacobFilm
1990DilemmaLeon BekkersFilm
1989The SacramentAlbertFilm
1986The van Paemel FamilyMascoFilm
1985The Lion of FlandersJan BreydelFilm
1985PermekeStem van Permeke (voice)Film
1984Zware jongensGevangene 1Film
1984John the FearlessJohn the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)Film
1982Toute une nuitFilm
1982Things PastKeesFilm
1982Tijd om gelukkig te zijnDe manFilm
1982The Life We Dreamt OfKommentaarFilm
1981Two Queens and One ConsortVaderFilm
1981Le Filet AméricainFilm
1979De ProefkonijnenJefFilm
1978A Page of LoveUn ouvrierFilm
1978Mortal SinMarcels vaderFilm
1977Burned BridgesCharelFilm
1976Sil de strandjutter · 7 episodesSeries
1975PallieterBohumilFilm
1974The ConscriptJan BraemsFilm
1974Verloren maandagKatangeesFilm
1973Chronicle of a PassionRenier Joskin de LamaracheFilm
1971MiraLanderFilm
1971KeromarOdo · 13 episodesSeries
1968Wij Heren Van ZichemSteggerSeries
1968De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.Hendrik VandersteenFilm
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