Jan Decleir
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Omokage
2010
Antonia's Line
1995
The Claus Family 2
2021
Rosenstrasse
2003
Father's Affair
2003
The Memory of a Killer
2003
Anchoress
1993
De Sint Danst de Tango
2011
Firmin
2007
Koko Flanel
1990
Les Barons
2009
Pallieter
1975
Priest Daens
1992
Lijmen/Het been
2000
Long Weekend
2005
Sister Smile
2009
Character
1997
Where Is Winky's Horse?
2007
Winky's Horse
2005
Smoorverliefd
2010
Limo
2009
Two Queens and One Consort
1981
A Perfect Match
2007
The Lion of Flanders
1985
Someone Else's Happiness
2005
Villa Des Roses
2002
Mira
1971
Brush with Fate
2003
Mariken
2000
Nova Zembla
2011
Marieke, Marieke
2010
Wolfsbergen
2007
Off Screen
2005
John the Fearless
1984
Mortal Sin
1978
WILL
2023
The Kiss
2004
Things Past
1982
Finn
2013
SuperTex
2003
The Conscript
1974
Flying Home
2014
Me and Kaminski
2015
The van Paemel Family
1986
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
Running Free
1999
Taming the Floods
1999
The Sacrament
1990
Paparazzo
2007
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
1982
The Surprise
2015
Chronicle of a Passion
1973
Burned Bridges
1977
The Claus Family 3
2022
De Verlossing
2001
Ay Ramon!
2015
Toute une nuit
1982
Blind
2007
De Zondvloed
2006
The Spring of César
2011
Café Derby
2015
Wat Mannen Willen
2015
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
1996
De Proefkonijnen
1979
The Baronesses
2025
Szvo
2015
The Blind Spot
2017
The Edelweiss Pirates
2004
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
2009
The Missing Half
2003
Little Crumb
1999
This Magnificent Cake!
2018
Don't Shoot
2018
The Barefoot Emperor
2020
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
2018
Permeke
1985
King of the World
2006
Verloren maandag
1974
Beck – De gesloten kamer
1993
Dilemma
1990
Een verkeerde toekomst
2019
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
2014
Flight of the Imagination
2003
The Life We Dreamt Of
1982
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
1968
Hop
2002
The Claus Family
2020
Loft
2008
Le Filet Américain
1981
Zware jongens
1984
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
1990
Shades
1999
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2017
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2018
the Detour
2000
S.
1998
Crusade in Jeans
2006
A Page of Love
1978
Meiden van de Wit
2002
Stille Waters
2001
Sil de strandjutter
1976
Kulderzipken
1995
Holland's past
2008
Sinteressante dingen
2009
De zaak Alzheimer
2004
9 Days of the Vulture
2001
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
2016
Koning van de Wereld
2007
Diamant
1997
Dag Sinterklaas
1992
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
1993
De grote boze wolf show
2000
Tytgat Chocolat
2017
New Texas
2015
De Kavijaks
2007
Wij Heren Van Zichem
1968
Buiten De Zone
1994
Keromar
1971
Stille Waters
2001
10 Broeders
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