Jan Decleir
Birthday: 1946-02-14
Birthplace: Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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2025-12-03 | The Baronesses | Lucien |
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2023-09-27 | WILL | The Professor |
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2022-12-07 | The Claus Family 3 | Noël Claus |
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2021-12-07 | The Claus Family 2 | Noël Claus |
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2020-12-07 | The Claus Family | Noël Claus |
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2020-03-04 | The Barefoot Emperor | Willy Brandt |
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2019-05-02 | Een verkeerde toekomst | Jules |
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2018-12-20 | This Magnificent Cake! | The King (voice) |
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2018-11-17 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas |
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2018-10-24 | Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten | Sinterklaas |
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2018-10-04 | Don't Shoot | Albert |
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2017-11-18 | Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas |
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2017-01-25 | The Blind Spot | Partijvoorzitter |
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2015-11-25 | Wat Mannen Willen | Pastoor |
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2015-10-21 | Ay Ramon! | Saint Nicholas |
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2015-09-17 | Me and Kaminski | Holm |
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2015-09-16 | Café Derby | Bisschop |
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2015-05-21 | The Surprise | Cornald Muller |
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2015-01-01 | Szvo | Szvo |
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2014-11-26 | 14-18 Spektakel-Musical | Verteller |
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2014-04-02 | Flying Home | Jos Pauwels |
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2013-12-11 | Finn | Luuk |
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2011-11-23 | De Sint Danst de Tango | Sinterklaas |
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2011-11-23 | Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius |
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2011-05-11 | The Spring of César | Buyer |
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2010-12-08 | Smoorverliefd | Bob Seynens |
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2010-11-18 | Omokage | |
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2010-10-29 | Marieke, Marieke | Jacoby |
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2009-12-09 | Ob ihr wollt oder nicht | Henning Brühl |
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2009-11-04 | Les Barons | Julien |
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2009-08-31 | Limo | |
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2009-04-29 | Sister Smile | Lucien Deckers |
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2008-10-21 | Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein |
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2007-10-10 | Where Is Winky's Horse? | Oom Siem/Sinterklaas |
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2007-08-08 | A Perfect Match | Leopold |
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2007-08-08 | Paparazzo | Jeff Castelli |
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2007-04-14 | Wolfsbergen | Ernst |
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2007-02-14 | Firmin | Freddy White |
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2007-02-08 | Blind | Dokter Victor Verbeecke |
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2006-12-06 | King of the World | Max |
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2006-11-15 | Crusade in Jeans | Count of Rottweil |
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2006-07-11 | De Zondvloed | man |
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2005-12-07 | Someone Else's Happiness | Johnny De Flow |
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2005-11-01 | Winky's Horse | Oom Siem / Sinterklaas |
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2005-10-12 | Long Weekend | Jos |
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2005-02-03 | Off Screen | John Voerman |
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2004-11-17 | The Kiss | Marcel Lenaerts |
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2004-08-29 | The Edelweiss Pirates | Ferdinand Kütter |
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2003-12-11 | Father's Affair | Huib Minderhout |
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2003-11-10 | SuperTex | |
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2003-10-22 | The Missing Half | Le gynécologue |
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2003-10-15 | The Memory of a Killer | Angelo Ledda |
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2003-10-01 | Flight of the Imagination | |
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2003-09-18 | Rosenstrasse | Nathan Goldberg |
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2003-01-01 | Brush with Fate | Old Laurens |
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2002-10-16 | Hop | |
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2002-02-27 | Villa Des Roses | |
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2001-11-14 | De Verlossing | Oscar |
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2000-12-07 | Mariken | Archibald |
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2000-01-18 | Lijmen/Het been | rechter Teugels |
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2000-01-01 | the Detour | |
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1999-12-22 | Little Crumb | Vader Keyzer |
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1999-11-11 | Running Free | Boss Man |
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1999-10-19 | Shades | Freddy Lebecq |
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1999-07-01 | Taming the Floods | |
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1999-03-17 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Bishop Köckerman |
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1998-10-21 | S. | Moeders vriend |
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1997-04-17 | Character | Dreverhaven |
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1996-06-19 | La vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos | Arno's friend |
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1995-09-21 | Antonia's Line | Sebastian |
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1993-09-10 | Anchoress | Mason |
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1993-09-02 | Beck – De gesloten kamer | Beck |
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1992-10-01 | Priest Daens | Adolf Daens |
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1990-06-08 | Dilemma | Leon Bekkers |
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1990-02-23 | Koko Flanel | Azère Smellekens |
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1990-02-16 | The Sacrament | Albert |
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1990-01-11 | Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven | Jacob |
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1986-01-01 | The van Paemel Family | Masco |
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1985-03-14 | The Lion of Flanders | Jan Breydel |
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1985-01-01 | Permeke | Stem van Permeke (voice) |
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1984-01-01 | John the Fearless | John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) |
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1984-01-01 | Zware jongens | Gevangene 1 |
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1982-10-27 | Toute une nuit | |
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1982-10-21 | The Life We Dreamt Of | Kommentaar |
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1982-01-04 | Tijd om gelukkig te zijn | De man |
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1982-01-01 | Things Past | Kees |
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1981-10-01 | Two Queens and One Consort | Vader |
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1981-02-03 | Le Filet Américain | |
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1979-12-01 | De Proefkonijnen | Jef |
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1978-10-12 | Mortal Sin | Marcels vader |
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1977-04-21 | Burned Bridges | Charel |
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1975-12-12 | Pallieter | Bohumil |
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1974-05-23 | Verloren maandag | Katangees |
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1974-02-08 | The Conscript | Jan Braems |
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1973-01-01 | Chronicle of a Passion | Renier Joskin de Lamarache |
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1971-03-04 | Mira | Lander |
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1968-03-06 | De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr. | Hendrik Vandersteen |