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