Jan Decleir

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 14, 1946 (80 yrs)

place of birth

Niel, Flanders, Belgium

also known as

Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Two Queens and One Consort
5.8

Two Queens and One Consort

1981as Vader
Loft
6.9

Loft

2008as Ludwig Tyberghein
Antonia's Line
6.9

Antonia's Line

1995as Sebastian
WILL
6.6

WILL

2023as The Professor
Crusade in Jeans
5.9

Crusade in Jeans

2006as Count of Rottweil
The Memory of a Killer
6.7

The Memory of a Killer

2003as Angelo Ledda
The Baronesses
5.8

The Baronesses

2025as Lucien
Flying Home
5.9

Flying Home

2014as Jos Pauwels
Nova Zembla
5.5

Nova Zembla

2011as Petrus Plancius
Priest Daens
7.1

Priest Daens

1992as Adolf Daens
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
6.2

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999as Bishop Köckerman
Rosenstrasse
6.4

Rosenstrasse

2003as Nathan Goldberg
Character
7.3

Character

1997as Dreverhaven
Blind
5.9

Blind

2007as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
The Claus Family
6.0

The Claus Family

2020as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 3
5.7

The Claus Family 3

2022as Noël Claus
The Claus Family 2
6.5

The Claus Family 2

2021as Noël Claus
Brush with Fate
6.0

Brush with Fate

2003as Old Laurens
Me and Kaminski
6.0

Me and Kaminski

2015as Holm
The Surprise
6.8

The Surprise

2015as Cornald Muller
All Night Long
6.5

All Night Long

1982
Sister Smile
6.5

Sister Smile

2009as Lucien Deckers
Little Crumb
6.3

Little Crumb

1999as Vader Keyzer
Running Free
5.9

Running Free

1999as Boss Man
Pallieter
5.3

Pallieter

1975as Bohumil
Don't Shoot
7.3

Don't Shoot

2018as Albert
The Edelweiss Pirates
5.4

The Edelweiss Pirates

2004as Ferdinand Kütter
Anchoress
5.9

Anchoress

1993as Mason
Father's Affair
5.9

Father's Affair

2003as Huib Minderhout
Villa Des Roses
5.2

Villa Des Roses

2002
Koko Flanel
6.4

Koko Flanel

1990as Azère Smellekens
The Blind Spot
5.9

The Blind Spot

2017as Partijvoorzitter
Les Barons
5.7

Les Barons

2009as Julien
Mortal Sin
5.0

Mortal Sin

1978as Marcels vader
Smoorverliefd
5.2

Smoorverliefd

2010as Bob Seynens
Finn
6.4

Finn

2013as Luuk
The Sacrament
5.9

The Sacrament

1990as Albert
the Detour
10.0

the Detour

2000as Vader van Joanna
Shades
6.0

Shades

1999as Freddy Lebecq
Lijmen/Het been
7.0

Lijmen/Het been

2000as rechter Teugels
Marieke, Marieke
2.2

Marieke, Marieke

2010as Jacoby
Limo
4.7

Limo

2009
The Barefoot Emperor
5.5

The Barefoot Emperor

2020as Willy Brandt
The Missing Half
6.5

The Missing Half

2003as Le gynécologue
The Lion of Flanders
6.3

The Lion of Flanders

1985as Jan Breydel
Zware jongens
5.8

Zware jongens

1984as Gevangene 1
Mira
5.3

Mira

1971as Lander
Someone Else's Happiness
6.4

Someone Else's Happiness

2005as Johnny De Flow
Off Screen
6.5

Off Screen

2005as John Voerman
The Kiss
6.5

The Kiss

2004as Marcel Lenaerts