Jan Decleir
Despite never having pursued a career outside of Europe, veteran actor Jan Decleir is respected worldwide and is arguably the greatest Belgian actor of his generation. A graduate of Antwerp's Studio Herman Teirlinck drama school, the physically-imposing Decleir started working on TV and short films in the mid-1960s, and had his first high-profile role in the 1971 Flemish drama "Mira." While racking up numerous TV credits, he won praise for his involvement in film festival favorites like "One Page of Love," with Geraldine Chaplin, and director Chantal Akerman's understated Brussels-set drama "A Whole Night." However, it was not until the 1990s that he entered the international spotlight. In that decade, Decleir played the lead in historical biopic "Daens," which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, and had major roles in the agricultural drama "Antonia's Line" and the 1997 psychological mystery "Character"--in which he played the intimidating Dreverhaven--both of which won the Academy Award in that category. Decleir subsequently turned down roles in both Stanley Kubrick's 1999 swan song, "Eyes Wide Shut," and the Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough," opting instead to work close to home. Describing Decleir in his review of the 2003 film "The Memory of a Killer," Roger Ebert wrote, "Jan Decleir never goes for the easy effect, never pushes too hard, is a rock-solid occupant of his character. Everything he has to say is embodied, not expressed. ...Decleir is the real thing."
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Jan Decleir
Filmography
Movies
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75% |
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Will | The Professor (Character) | - | 2023 |
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The Claus Family 3 | Noël Claus (Character) | - | 2022 |
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The Claus Family 2 | Noël Claus (Character) | - | 2021 |
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The Claus Family | Noël Claus (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Shoot | Albert (Character) | - | 2018 |
100% |
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This Magnificent Cake! | The King (Voice) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blind Spot | Voorzitter (Character) | - | 2017 |
88% |
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The Surprise | Cornald Muller (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wat mannen willen | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ay Ramon! | Sinterklaas (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Flying Home | Jos Pauwels (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finn | Luuk (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marieke, Marieke | Jacoby (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Sister Smile | Lucien Deckers (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Limo | Professor Ploffermans (Character) | - | 2009 |
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The Barons | Lucien (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Where Is Winky's Horse? | Oom Siem (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Blind | Dr. Verbeecke (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wolfsbergen | Ernst (Character) | - | 2007 |
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A Perfect Match | Leopold (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wolfsbergen | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Koning van de wereld | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
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Off Screen | John Voerman (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Someone Else's Happiness | Johnny De Flow (Character) | - | 2005 |
84% |
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The Alzheimer Affair | Angelo Ledda (Character) | $332.0K | 2003 |
56% |
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Rosenstraße | Nathan Goldberg (Character) | $732.0K | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | SuperTex | Simon Breslauer (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Brush With Fate | Old Laurens (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Villa des Roses | Monsieur Brizard (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Hop | Frans Misonne (Character) | - | 2002 |
27% |
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Running Free | Boss Man (Voice) | $101.4K | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mariken | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Shades | Freddy Lebecq (Character) | - | 1999 |
63% |
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Molokai | Bishop Köckerman (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | S. | Mother's friend (Character) | - | 1999 |
92% |
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Character | Dreverhaven (Character) | $743.9K | 1997 |
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Camping Cosmos | L'ami d'Arno (Character) | - | 1996 |
69% |
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Antonia's Line | Boer Bas (Character) | $45.1K | 1995 |
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Daens | Priester Daens (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Het sacrament | Albert (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Het gezin van Paemel | Masco (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | De leeuw van Vlaanderen | Jan Breydel (Character) | - | 1985 |
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John the Fearless | Jan zonder Vrees (Voice) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toute une nuit | Unknown (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Burned Bridges | Unknown (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chronicle of Passion | Unknown (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mira | Lander (Character) | - | 1971 |