Jan Decleir
Born in Niel, Flanders, Belgium — Feb 14 1946
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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.
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The Memory of a Killer
Angelo Ledda
Stille Waters
Stan Moreels
Loft
Ludwig Tyberghein
Crusade in Jeans
Count of Rottweil
Kulderzipken
Koning Jozef
Two Queens and One Consort
Vader
Dag Sinterklaas
Sinterklaas
Blind
Dokter Victor Verbeecke
9 Days of the Vulture
Victor Dielemans
Meiden van de Wit
Klaas de Wit
Koning van de Wereld
Max
Antonia's Line
Sebastian
De grote boze wolf show
Bob de Beer
Priest Daens
Adolf Daens
Me and Kaminski
Holm
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Bishop Köckerman
De zaak Alzheimer
Shades
Freddy Lebecq
Character
Dreverhaven
Anchoress
Mason
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
Hubert Geunings
The Claus Family
Noël Claus
Diamant
Karel Van Grieken
Don't Shoot
Albert
Buiten De Zone
Uitvinder van het woordenboek
WILL
The Professor
Flying Home
Jos Pauwels
The Blind Spot
Partijvoorzitter
The Surprise
Cornald Muller
Koko Flanel
Azère Smellekens
New Texas
Ludo Vrancken (oud)
Nova Zembla
Petrus Plancius
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
Mariken
Archibald
Burned Bridges
Charel
Villa Des Roses
Holland's past
Voice
Keromar
Odo
Mortal Sin
Marcels vader
Les Barons
Julien
Rosenstrasse
Nathan Goldberg
Toute une nuit
Wij Heren Van Zichem
Stegger
Off Screen
John Voerman
Sister Smile
Lucien Deckers
Finn
Luuk
Mira
Lander
Running Free
Boss Man
Smoorverliefd
Bob Seynens
Ay Ramon!
Saint Nicholas
Little Crumb
Vader Keyzer
Tytgat Chocolat
Achille Verherstraeten
The Edelweiss Pirates
Ferdinand Kütter
the Detour
Pallieter
Bohumil
Brush with Fate
Old Laurens
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
Henning Brühl
Sinteressante dingen
Sinterklaas
Someone Else's Happiness
Johnny De Flow
Dilemma
Leon Bekkers
De Proefkonijnen
Jef
Where Is Winky's Horse?
Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
De Kavijaks
De Generaal
The Kiss
Marcel Lenaerts
S.
Moeders vriend
The Claus Family 2
Noël Claus
Chronicle of a Passion
Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Firmin
Freddy White
Father's Affair
Huib Minderhout
Long Weekend
Jos
Beck – De gesloten kamer
Beck
Paparazzo
Jeff Castelli
Wat Mannen Willen
Pastoor
The Conscript
Jan Braems
The Barefoot Emperor
Willy Brandt
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
Jacob
A Page of Love
Un ouvrier
Winky's Horse
Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
The Lion of Flanders
Jan Breydel
Limo
Zware jongens
Gevangene 1
Permeke
Stem van Permeke (voice)
Wolfsbergen
Ernst
The Claus Family 3
Noël Claus
Hop
Lijmen/Het been
rechter Teugels
King of the World
Max
The Missing Half
Le gynécologue
The Sacrament
Albert
Things Past
Kees
Taming the Floods
The van Paemel Family
Masco
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
Arno's friend
Marieke, Marieke
Jacoby
Café Derby
Bisschop
John the Fearless
John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
The Baronesses
Lucien
De Verlossing
Oscar
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
De man
A Perfect Match
Leopold
This Magnificent Cake!
The King (voice)
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
Verteller
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
Hendrik Vandersteen
Sil de strandjutter
Een verkeerde toekomst
Jules
SuperTex
Flight of the Imagination
Verloren maandag
Katangees
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
Sinterklaas
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
Sinterklaas
Omokage
De Zondvloed
man
The Life We Dreamt Of
Kommentaar
De Sint Danst de Tango
Sinterklaas
Le Filet Américain
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
Sinterklaas
Szvo
Szvo
The Spring of César
Buyer
10 Broeders