Jan 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.
Filmography · 110
Two Queens and One Consort
1981 · Vader
Tytgat Chocolat
2017 · Achille Verherstraeten
Loft
2008 · Ludwig Tyberghein
Meiden van de Wit
2002 · Klaas de Wit
Holland's past
2008 · Voice
Kulderzipken
1995 · Koning Jozef
Don't Shoot
2018 · Albert
Marieke, Marieke
2010 · Jacoby
New Texas
2015 · Ludo Vrancken (oud)
De grote boze wolf show
2000 · Bob de Beer
Beck – De gesloten kamer
1993 · Beck
Dag Sinterklaas
1992 · Sinterklaas
Antonia's Line
1995 · Sebastian
Café Derby
2015 · Bisschop
WILL
2023 · The Professor
Keromar
1971 · Odo
Mortal Sin
1978 · Marcels vader
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999 · Bishop Köckerman
John the Fearless
1984 · John the Fearless / Ja...
Pallieter
1975 · Bohumil
Flying Home
2014 · Jos Pauwels
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
2016 · Hubert Geunings
Finn
2013 · Luuk
The Conscript
1974 · Jan Braems
Me and Kaminski
2015 · Holm
Crusade in Jeans
2006 · Count of Rottweil
Mira
1971 · Lander
Buiten De Zone
1994 · Uitvinder van het woor...
Dilemma
1990 · Leon Bekkers
Diamant
1997 · Karel Van Grieken
The Claus Family
2020 · Noël Claus
Long Weekend
2005 · Jos
Anchoress
1993 · Mason
Smoorverliefd
2010 · Bob Seynens
9 Days of the Vulture
2001 · Victor Dielemans
The Memory of a Killer
2003 · Angelo Ledda
Chronicle of a Passion
1973 · Renier Joskin de Lamar...
The Surprise
2015 · Cornald Muller
Wolfsbergen
2007 · Ernst
SuperTex
2003
Off Screen
2005 · John Voerman
The Claus Family 3
2022 · Noël Claus
Rosenstrasse
2003 · Nathan Goldberg
Koning van de Wereld
2007 · Max
Nova Zembla
2011 · Petrus Plancius
Wij Heren Van Zichem
1968 · Stegger
Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear
2024 · Verteller (BE)
Sinteressante dingen
2009 · Sinterklaas
Mariken
2000 · Archibald
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
1993
Daens
1992 · Adolf Daens
Running Free
1999 · Boss Man
The Claus Family 2
2021 · Noël Claus
The Baronesses
2025 · Lucien
Sil de strandjutter
1976
Character
1997 · Dreverhaven
De Kavijaks
2007 · De Generaal
Stille Waters
2001 · Stan Moreels
The Edelweiss Pirates
2004 · Ferdinand Kütter
Koko Flanel
1990 · Azère Smellekens
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
1990 · Jacob
Brush with Fate
2003 · Old Laurens
King of the World
2006 · Max
Toute une nuit
1982
Flight of the Imagination
2003
De zaak Alzheimer
2004
The Barefoot Emperor
2020 · Willy Brandt
Blind
2007 · Dokter Victor Verbeeck...
Villa Des Roses
2002
Hop
2002
The Blind Spot
2017 · Partijvoorzitter
Sister Smile
2009 · Lucien Deckers
This Magnificent Cake!
2018 · The King (voice)
Father's Affair
2003 · Huib Minderhout
Les Barons
2009 · Julien
Shades
1999 · Freddy Lebecq
The Lion of Flanders
1985 · Jan Breydel
Le Filet Américain
1981
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
2026 · Verteller (BE)
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
2009 · Henning Brühl
Limo
2009
Firmin
2007 · Freddy White
Omokage
2010
Ay Ramon!
2015 · Saint Nicholas
the Detour
2000 · Vader van Joanna
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
1996 · Arno's friend
Winky's Horse
2005 · Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Little Crumb
1999 · Vader Keyzer
S.
1998 · Moeders vriend
Where Is Winky's Horse?
2007 · Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
The Sacrament
1990 · Albert
Someone Else's Happiness
2005 · Johnny De Flow
The Missing Half
2003 · Le gynécologue
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom
2024 · Verteller (BE)
The van Paemel Family
1986 · Masco
De Proefkonijnen
1979 · Jef
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2017 · Sinterklaas
Zware jongens
1984 · Gevangene 1
Wat Mannen Willen
2015 · Pastoor
Lijmen/Het been
2000 · rechter Teugels
De Verlossing
2001 · Oscar
The Kiss
2004 · Marcel Lenaerts
A Perfect Match
2007 · Leopold
Een verkeerde toekomst
2019 · Jules
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
2018 · Sinterklaas
Verloren maandag
1974 · Katangees
The Life We Dreamt Of
1982 · Kommentaar
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
2015 · Verteller
Taming the Floods
1999
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2018 · Sinterklaas