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Jan Decleir
ACTOR

Jan Decleir

Known for Two Queens and One Consort · The Conscript

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…

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Born
Feb 14, 1946
Birthplace
Niel, Flanders, Belgium
Known For
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.

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Known For

MOVIETwo Queens and One Consort
Two Queens and One ConsortVader · 1981
★ 5.8
MOVIEThe Conscript
The ConscriptJan Braems · 1974
★ 5.3

Filmography

Movies

DG
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.Hendrik Vandersteen
1968
MiraLander
1971
Chronicle of a PassionRenier Joskin de Lamarache
1973
The ConscriptJan Braems
1974
Verloren maandagKatangees
1974
PallieterBohumil
1975
Burned BridgesCharel
1977
AP
A Page of LoveUn ouvrier
1978
Mortal SinMarcels vader
1978
De ProefkonijnenJef
1979
Le Filet Américain
1981
Two Queens and One ConsortVader
1981
The Life We Dreamt OfKommentaar
1982
TP
Things PastKees
1982
TO
Tijd om gelukkig te zijnDe man
1982
Toute une nuit
1982
John the FearlessJohn the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
1984
Zware jongensGevangene 1
1984
P
PermekeStem van Permeke (voice)
1985
The Lion of FlandersJan Breydel
1985
The van Paemel FamilyMasco
1986
The SacramentAlbert
1989
DilemmaLeon Bekkers
1990
Koko FlanelAzère Smellekens
1990
Le grand paysage d'Alexis DroevenJacob
1990
DaensAdolf Daens
1992
AnchoressMason
1993
Beck – De gesloten kamerBeck
1993
Antonia's LineSebastian
1995
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping CosmosArno's friend
1996
CharacterDreverhaven
1997
S.Moeders vriend
1998
Little CrumbVader Keyzer
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father DamienBishop Köckerman
1999
Running FreeBoss Man
1999
ShadesFreddy Lebecq
1999
Taming the Floods
1999
Lijmen/Het beenrechter Teugels
2000
MarikenArchibald
2000
the DetourVader van Joanna
2000
De VerlossingOscar
2001
Hop
2002
Villa Des Roses
2002
Brush with FateOld Laurens
2003
Father's AffairHuib Minderhout
2003
Flight of the Imagination
2003
RosenstrasseNathan Goldberg
2003
SuperTex
2003
The Memory of a KillerAngelo Ledda
2003
The Missing HalfLe gynécologue
2003
The Edelweiss PiratesFerdinand Kütter
2004
The KissMarcel Lenaerts
2004
Long WeekendJos
2005
Off ScreenJohn Voerman
2005
Someone Else's HappinessJohnny De Flow
2005
Winky's HorseOom Siem / Sinterklaas
2005
Crusade in JeansCount of Rottweil
2006
DZ
De Zondvloedman
2006
King of the WorldMax
2006
A Perfect MatchLeopold
2007
BlindDokter Victor Verbeecke
2007
FirminFreddy White
2007
P
PaparazzoJeff Castelli
2007
Where Is Winky's Horse?Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
2007
WolfsbergenErnst
2007
LoftLudwig Tyberghein
2008
Les BaronsJulien
2009
Limo
2009
Ob ihr wollt oder nichtHenning Brühl
2009
Sister SmileLucien Deckers
2009
Marieke, MariekeJacoby
2010
Omokage
2010
SmoorverliefdBob Seynens
2010
DS
De Sint Danst de TangoSinterklaas
2011
Nova ZemblaPetrus Plancius
2011
TS
The Spring of CésarBuyer
2011
FinnLuuk
2013
Flying HomeJos Pauwels
2014
14-18 Spektakel-MusicalVerteller
2015
Ay Ramon!Saint Nicholas
2015
Café DerbyBisschop
2015
Me and KaminskiHolm
2015
S
SzvoSzvo
2015
The SurpriseCornald Muller
2015
Wat Mannen WillenPastoor
2015
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas
2017
The Blind SpotPartijvoorzitter
2017
Don't ShootAlbert
2018
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de SintSinterklaas
2018
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere NachtenSinterklaas
2018
This Magnificent Cake!The King (voice)
2018
Een verkeerde toekomstJules
2019
The Barefoot EmperorWilly Brandt
2020
The Claus FamilyNoël Claus
2020
The Claus Family 2Noël Claus
2021
The Claus Family 3Noël Claus
2022
WILLThe Professor
2023
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy TomVerteller (BE)
2024
Tummy Tom and the Lost TeddybearVerteller (BE)
2024
The BaronessesLucien
2025
Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!Verteller (BE)
2026

Television

Wij Heren Van ZichemStegger · 1 eps
1968
KeromarOdo · 13 eps
1971
Sil de strandjutter7 eps
1976
Dag SinterklaasSinterklaas · 20 eps
1992
Moeder, waarom leven wij?6 eps
1993
Buiten De ZoneUitvinder van het woordenboek · 1 eps
1994
KulderzipkenKoning Jozef · 20 eps
1995
DiamantKarel Van Grieken · 6 eps
1997
De grote boze wolf showBob de Beer · 39 eps
2000
9 Days of the VultureVictor Dielemans · 8 eps
2001
Stille WatersStan Moreels · 13 eps
2001
Stille WatersStan Moereels · 4 eps
2001
Meiden van de WitKlaas de Wit · 1 eps
2002
De zaak Alzheimer3 eps
2004
De KavijaksDe Generaal · 5 eps
2007
Koning van de WereldMax · 5 eps
2007
Holland's pastVoice · 8 eps
2008
Sinteressante dingenSinterklaas · 13 eps
2009
New TexasLudo Vrancken (oud) · 13 eps
2015
The Eleventh of the EleventhHubert Geunings · 7 eps
2016
Tytgat ChocolatAchille Verherstraeten · 7 eps
2017
1B
10 Broeders1 eps

Photos

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