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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.
The roles that explain the career.
58 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WILL | The Professor | Film |
| 2018 | This Magnificent Cake! | The King (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius | Film |
| 2010 | Marieke, Marieke | Jacoby | Film |
| 2010 | Smoorverliefd | Bob Seynens | Film |
| 2009 | Les Barons | Julien | Film |
| 2009 | Limo | Film | |
| 2009 | Sister Smile | Lucien Deckers | Film |
| 2009 | Ob ihr wollt oder nicht | Henning Brühl | Film |
| 2008 | Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein | Film |
| 2007 | A Perfect Match | Leopold | Film |
| 2007 | Firmin | Freddy White | Film |
| 2007 | Blind | Dokter Victor Verbeecke | Film |
| 2007 | Wolfsbergen | Ernst | Film |
| 2007 | Where Is Winky's Horse? | Oom Siem/Sinterklaas | Film |
| 2006 | Crusade in Jeans | Count of Rottweil | Film |
| 2005 | Long Weekend | Jos | Film |
| 2005 | Off Screen | John Voerman | Film |
| 2005 | Winky's Horse | Oom Siem / Sinterklaas | Film |
| 2005 | Someone Else's Happiness | Johnny De Flow | Film |
| 2004 | The Edelweiss Pirates | Ferdinand Kütter | Film |
| 2004 | The Kiss | Marcel Lenaerts | Film |
| 2003 | Rosenstrasse | Nathan Goldberg | Film |
| 2003 | The Memory of a Killer | Angelo Ledda | Film |
| 2003 | Brush with Fate | Old Laurens | Film |
| 2003 | The Missing Half | Le gynécologue | Film |
| 2003 | Father's Affair | Huib Minderhout | Film |
| 2002 | Hop | Film | |
| 2002 | Villa Des Roses | Film | |
| 2000 | Mariken | Archibald | Film |
| 2000 | Lijmen/Het been | rechter Teugels | Film |
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Bishop Köckerman | Film |
| 1999 | Shades | Freddy Lebecq | Film |
| 1999 | Running Free | Boss Man | Film |
| 1999 | Little Crumb | Vader Keyzer | Film |
| 1998 | S. | Moeders vriend | Film |
| 1997 | Character | Dreverhaven | Film |
| 1996 | La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos | Arno's friend | Film |
| 1995 | Antonia's Line | Sebastian | Film |
| 1993 | Anchoress | Mason | Film |
| 1993 | Beck – De gesloten kamer | Beck | Film |
| 1992 | Priest Daens | Adolf Daens | Film |
| 1990 | Dilemma | Leon Bekkers | Film |
| 1990 | The Sacrament | Albert | Film |
| 1990 | Koko Flanel | Azère Smellekens | Film |
| 1985 | The Lion of Flanders | Jan Breydel | Film |
| 1984 | Zware jongens | Gevangene 1 | Film |
| 1984 | John the Fearless | John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice) | Film |
| 1982 | Tijd om gelukkig te zijn | De man | Film |
| 1982 | All Night Long | Film | |
| 1981 | Two Queens and One Consort | Vader | Film |
| 1981 | Le Filet Américain | Film | |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutter | TV | |
| 1975 | Pallieter | Bohumil | Film |
| 1974 | Verloren maandag | Katangees | Film |
| 1974 | The Conscript | Jan Braems | Film |
| 1973 | Chronicle of a Passion | Renier Joskin de Lamarache | Film |
| 1971 | Mira | Lander | Film |
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