
Jan Decleir
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.
Filmography

Keromar
1971 · 10.0

Dilemma
1990 · 10.0
Permeke
1985 · 10.0

the Detour
2000 · 10.0

De grote boze wolf show
2000 · 9.0

Buiten De Zone
1994 · 9.0

Le Filet Américain
1981 · 9.0
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
1968 · 9.0

De Kavijaks
2007 · 8.7

9 Days of the Vulture
2001 · 8.5

Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom
2024 · 8.5

Dag Sinterklaas
1992 · 8.0

De zaak Alzheimer
2004 · 8.0

Beck – De gesloten kamer
1993 · 8.0

Flight of the Imagination
2003 · 8.0

John the Fearless
1984 · 8.0
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
1982 · 8.0

De Verlossing
2001 · 8.0
Things Past
1982 · 8.0

Taming the Floods
1999 · 8.0

Kulderzipken
1995 · 7.8
A Page of Love
1978 · 7.8

Stille Waters
2001 · 7.5

Meiden van de Wit
2002 · 7.5

Wij Heren Van Zichem
1968 · 7.5

Tytgat Chocolat
2017 · 7.4

Character
1997 · 7.3

Don't Shoot
2018 · 7.3

14-18 Spektakel-Musical
2015 · 7.2

Daens
1992 · 7.1

New Texas
2015 · 7.0

SuperTex
2003 · 7.0

Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
2018 · 7.0

Lijmen/Het been
2000 · 7.0

The Life We Dreamt Of
1982 · 7.0

Antonia's Line
1995 · 6.9

Loft
2008 · 6.9

The Surprise
2015 · 6.8

Sil de strandjutter
1976 · 6.7

Winky's Horse
2005 · 6.7

Where Is Winky's Horse?
2007 · 6.7

This Magnificent Cake!
2018 · 6.7

The Memory of a Killer
2003 · 6.7

Toute une nuit
1982 · 6.6

Hop
2002 · 6.6

WILL
2023 · 6.5

Moeder, waarom leven wij?
1993 · 6.5

Off Screen
2005 · 6.5

The Kiss
2004 · 6.5

The Missing Half
2003 · 6.5

Rosenstrasse
2003 · 6.4

Finn
2013 · 6.4

Café Derby
2015 · 6.4

Someone Else's Happiness
2005 · 6.4

Sister Smile
2009 · 6.4

Long Weekend
2005 · 6.4

The Claus Family 2
2021 · 6.4

Chronicle of a Passion
1973 · 6.3

Koko Flanel
1990 · 6.3

Little Crumb
1999 · 6.3

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999 · 6.2

Running Free
1999 · 6.2

The Lion of Flanders
1985 · 6.2

Anchoress
1993 · 6.1

The Sacrament
1989 · 6.1

The Claus Family
2020 · 6.1

Brush with Fate
2003 · 6.0

Shades
1999 · 6.0

Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
1990 · 6.0

The Blind Spot
2017 · 6.0

A Perfect Match
2007 · 6.0

Flying Home
2014 · 5.9
Crusade in Jeans
2006 · 5.9

Me and Kaminski
2015 · 5.9

Blind
2007 · 5.9

Father's Affair
2003 · 5.9

Two Queens and One Consort
1981 · 5.8

The Baronesses
2025 · 5.8

Les Barons
2009 · 5.8

Ay Ramon!
2015 · 5.8

Mariken
2000 · 5.7

The van Paemel Family
1986 · 5.7

Zware jongens
1984 · 5.7

The Claus Family 3
2022 · 5.7

Diamant
1997 · 5.5

Nova Zembla
2011 · 5.5

The Barefoot Emperor
2020 · 5.5

The Edelweiss Pirates
2004 · 5.4

The Eleventh of the Eleventh
2016 · 5.3

Mira
1971 · 5.3

The Conscript
1974 · 5.3

Pallieter
1975 · 5.3

Firmin
2007 · 5.3

Limo
2009 · 5.2

Burned Bridges
1977 · 5.2

Villa Des Roses
2002 · 5.2

Smoorverliefd
2010 · 5.2

Camping Cosmos
1996 · 5.1

Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddybear
2024 · 5.0

Wolfsbergen
2007 · 5.0

Mortal Sin
1978 · 5.0

Verloren maandag
1974 · 4.8

Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
2009 · 4.3

De Proefkonijnen
1979 · 4.3

S.
1998 · 4.3

Koning van de Wereld
2007 · 4.0

Wat Mannen Willen
2015 · 3.5

Marieke, Marieke
2010 · 2.2
Paparazzo
2007 · 2.0

Holland's past
2008 · 0.0

Tummy Tom 3: Look Who's Visiting Tummy Tom!
2026 · 0.0

Sinteressante dingen
2009 · 0.0
10 Broeders
— · 0.0

Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2018 · 0.0

King of the World
2006 · 0.0

Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2017 · 0.0
De Sint Danst de Tango
2011 · 0.0
The Spring of César
2011 · 0.0
Szvo
2015 · 0.0
De Zondvloed
2006 · 0.0

Omokage
2010 · 0.0

Een verkeerde toekomst
2019 · 0.0