BiographyCurriculum Vitae
- Jan Decleir
Date of birth:
1946
Height:
Hair:
Grey
Eyes:
Grey, Blue
Languages:
Dutch, French, English and German
Selection of Film Credits
| Year | Production | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Niet Schieten | Albert | Stijn Coninx | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama |
| 2017 | Dode Hoek | Chairman | Nabil Ben Yadir | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama |
| 2015 | The Surprise | Cornald Muller | Mike van Diem | Prime Time |
| 2015 | Café Derby | Bisschop 1 | Lenny Van Wesemael | Menuet |
| 2013 | Flying Home | Jos Pauwels | Dominique Deruddere | Kanakna Belgium |
| 2015 | Ich und Kaminski | Holm | Wolfgang Becker | X-Filme Creative Pool |
| 2013 | Finn | Luuk | Frans Weisz | Flinck Film |
| 2015 | Ay! Ramon | Sinterklaas | Stijn Coninx | Sylvester Productions |
| 2015 | Szvo (Short) | Szvo | Ken Eeraerts | Kenek Productions |
| 2015 | Wat Mannen Willen | Pastor | Filip Peeters | Marmalade Films |
| 2011 | Nova Zembla | Petrus Plancius | Reinout Oerlemans | Eyeworks Amsterdam |
| 2011 | The Spring of César | Buyer | Oscar Spierenburg | Picoux Productions |
| 2010 | Smoorverliefd | Bob | Hilde Van Mieghem | Caviar Films |
| 2010 | Marieke Marieke | Jacoby | Sophie Schoukens | Sophimage |
| 2010 | De schaduw van Bonifatius | Boniface | Thijs Schreuder | Lucas Camps |
| 2009 | The Barons | Lucien | Nabil Ben Yadir | Entre Chien et Loup |
| 2009 | Limo | Professor Bang | Guy Goossens | Independent Films |
| 2009 | Soeur Sourire | Lucien Deckers | Stijn Coninx | Eyeworks TV & Drama |
| 2008 | Ob ihr wohlt oder nicht | Henning | Ben Verbong | Elsani Films |
| 2008 | Loft | Ludwig Tyberghein | Erik Van Looy | Woestijnvis |
| 2007 | Man zkt Vrouw | Leopold | Miel Van Hoogenbempt | A Private View |
| 2007 | Firmin | Freddy White | Dolminique Deruddere | Firmin’s Boks Office Brussels |
| 2007 | Where is Winky's Horse | Oom Siem | Mischa Kamp | BosBros Film & TV Productions |
| 2006 | Wolfsbergen | Ernst | Nanouk Leopold | Circe films |
| 2006 | Blind | Victor Verbeecke | Tamar van den Dop | Phanta Vision/MMG |
| 2006 | Zondvloed (Short) | Actor | Peter Ghesquière | VAF |
| 2005 | Crusade in Jeans | Count of Rotweil | Ben Sombogaart | Kasanderfilms |
| 2005 | Een ander geluk | Johnny De Flow | Fien Troch | Prime Time |
| 2005 | Het paard van Sinterklaas | Mischa Kamp | Oom Sien | Bos Bros Film & TV Prod. |
| 2005 | Verlengd Weekend | Jos | Hans Herbots | A Private View |
| 2004 | Off screen | John Voerman | Pieter Kuijpers | Rinkel Film Productions |
| 2004 | Matin calme (short) | Jan | Annick Ghijzelings | Need Productions |
| 2003 | L’Autre | Gynecologist | Benoît Mariage | K2 sa. Brussels |
| 2003 | The Kiss (De Kus) | Marcel | Hilde Van Mieghem | Signature Films |
| 2003 | De Passievrucht | Huib Minderhout | Maarten Treurniet | 24fps Features Amsterdam |
| 2003 | The Memory of a Killer (De Zaak Alzheimer) | Angelo Ledda | Erik Van Looy | MMG Brussels |
| 2003 | Vlucht der Verbeelding (Short) | Actor | Boris Paval Conen | Nederlands Filmfest |
| 2003 | SuperTex | Simon Breslauer | Jan Schütte | Halebob Emmerich |
| 2003 | Rosenstrasse | Nathan | Margarethe von Trotta | Studio Hamburg Letterbox |
| 2002 | Brush with Fate | Laurens | Brent Shields | Hallmark Hall of Fame LA |
| 2001 | The Edelweiss piraten | Kütter | Niko von Glasow | Brücher Palladio Film |
| 2001 | Hop | Fran | Dominique Standaert | Signature Films |
| 2000 | Villa des Roses | Brizard | Frank Van Passel | Favourite Films |
| 2000 | De Verlossing | Oscar | Hugo Claus | Corsan Films |
| 2000 | Hoofbeats (Running Free) | Boss Man | Sergei Bodrov | Columbia Pictures Los Angeles |
| 2000 | Little Crumb (Kruimeltje) | Father Keyzer | Maria Peters | Shooting Star Filmproduction |
| 1999 | Mariken | Archibald | André van Duren | Egmond Film & Television |
| 1999 | De Omweg | Joanna’s Father | Frouke Fokkema | Sigma Films |
| 1999 | Lijmen/Het been | Judge Teugels | Robbe De Hert | Cineventura / Signature |
| 1999 | Taming the Floods | Actor | Jan van den Berg | DRS Film & Video |
| 1999 | Molokai | Bishop Köckerman | Paul Cox | Era Films |
| 1999 | Shades | Freddy Lebecq | Erik Van Looy | Corsan Films Antwerp |
| 1998 | S. | Mother’s Friend | Guido Henderickx | Europartners Film Cooperation |
| 1997 | Karakter (Character) | Dreverhaven | Mike van Diem | First Floor Features |
| 1996 | Camping Cosmos | Harry’s Friend | Jan Bucquoy | Transatlantic Films |
| 1995 | Antonia’s Line | Farmer Bas | Marleen Gorris | Bergen/Prime-Time |
| 1993 | Anchoress | Mason | Chris Newby | Corsan |
| 1993 | Beck de gesloten Kamer | Beck | Jacob Bijl | Prime-Time |
| 1992 | Daens | Daens | Stijn Coninx | Favourite Films |
| 1990 | Het Sacrament | Albert | Hugo Claus | Silent Sunset productions |
| 1990 | Koko Flanel | Placide | Stijn Coninx | Trampoline Films |
| 1989 | Dilemma | Leon Bekkers | Freddy Coppens | CinéTé Antwerp |
| 1987 | Het gezin van Paemel | Masco | Paul Cammermans | Kunst & Kino |
| 1984 | De Leeuw Van Vlaanderen | Jan Brey | Hugo Claus | Kunst & Kino |
| 1984 | Jan zonder vrees | Voice-over | Jef Cassiers | BRT |
| 1984 | Zware Jongens | Prisoner | Robbe De Hert | Emotion Pictures Dendermonde |
| 1982 | De tijd om gelukkig te zijn | Man | Frans Buyens | Iris Films Brussels |
| 1982 | Toute une nuit | Actor | Chantal Akerman | Paradise Films |
| 1981 | Twee vorstinnen en een vorst | Father | Otto Jongerius | Hollandia Filmproductions |
| 1979 | De Proefkonijnen | Jef | Guido Henderickx | Spiralfilm |
| 1978 | Une Page d’Amour | Ouvrier | Maurice Rabinowicz | Metafilms |
| 1975 | Pallieter | Bohumil | Roland Verhavert | Kunst & Kino |
| 1975 | Verbrande brug | Charel | Guido Henderickx | Pierre Films |
| 1973 | De Loteling | Jan Braems | Roland Verhavert | Kunst & Kino |
| 1973 | Verloren Maandag (Way Out) | Katangees | Luc Monheim | Sixpence Filmproductions |
| 1972 | Rolande met de bles | Renier Joski | Roland Verhavert | Visie |
| 1971 | Mira | Lander | Fons Rademakers | Kunst & Kino |
| 1968 | De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen Jr. (Short) | Hendrik Vandersteen | Robbe De Hert | Roland Verhavert |
Selection of Television Credits
| Year | Production | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tytgat Chocolat | Marc Bryssinck | deMENSEN | |
| 2016 | Den Elfde van den Elfde | Hubert Geunings | Tom Van Dyck | Toespijs |
| 2015 | Nieuw Texas | Vrancken | Jeroen Dumoulin - Dries Vos | Zodiak |
| 2012 | Met man en macht | Tony Verelst | T. Van Dyck - T. Lenaerts | Woestijnvis |
| 2007 | Stellenbosch | Bernard Castel | Michel van Jaarsveld | Motel Films Amsterdam |
| 1992-2007 | Dag Sinterklaas | Sinterklaas | Hugo Matthysen | VRT |
| 2005 | The King of the World | Sylvain’s manager | Guido Henderickx | Roses are Blue |
| 2005 | Als ’t maar beweegt | Newsanchor | Stany Crets | VRT |
| 2004 | Paparazzo | Jeff Castelli | Stephan Wagner | Müller & Seelig Filmproduktion |
| 2004 | De Kavijaks | General Kavijak | Stijn Coninx | D&D Productions |
| 2004 | Sprookjes van Grimm | Narrator | Rudi Van Den Bossche | Ciné3 Brussels |
| 2004 | Schippers van de Kameleon | Voice-over | Steven de Jong | Bridge Entertainment |
| 2003 | Matroesjka’s | Xavier Wilson | Marc Punt/Guy Goossens | Independent Films |
| 2003-2016 | Hij komt, De intrede van de Sint | Sinterklaas | Stijn Coninx | VRT |
| 2003 | Jester Till | Voice-over | Eberhard Junkerdsdorf | Munich Animation Film |
| 2003 | W817 | Stadeus | Steve De Wilde | BRT |
| 2002 | Meiden van De Wit | Klaas De Wit | Barbara Bredero | Egmond Film&Television |
| 2001 | Stille Waters | Stan Moereels | Frank Van Mechelen | Skyline Entertainment |
| 2001 | De 9 dagen van de gier | Victor Dielemans | Boris Paval Conen | NCRV Hilversum |
| 2000-2002 | De grote boze wolf show | Bob de Beer | Serge Leurs | VRT |
| 1999 | Retour Den Haag | Lubbers | Peter de Baan | Peter de Baan |
| 1997 | Diamant | Van Grieken | Jean-Pierre De Decker | Indepent Productios |
| 1996 | Kulderzipken II | King | Raf Verpooten | VRT Brussels |
| 1995 | Ons Geluk | Mr. Zaterdag | Serge Leurs | D&D Produtions |
| 1994 | Kulderzipken I | King | Raf Verpooten | VRT |
| 1994 | Buiten de Zone | Inventor | Luc Coghe | Wim Vanseveren |
| 1993 | Moeder waarom leven wij? | Edgard | Guido Henderickx | Prime-Time |
| 1988 | Het eerste mirakel van kindeke Jezus | Actor | Dario Flo | BRT |
| 1988 | De tijger | Actor | Dario Flo | BRT |
| 1987 | Klein Londen Klein Berlijn | Raymond | Dré Poppe | BRT |
| 1986 | Adriaen Brouwer | Lucas | Peter Simons | BRT |
| 1982 | Het verleden | Kees | Bram van Erkel | NCRV Hilversum |
| 1981 | Le Grand Paysage d’ Alexis Droeven | Jacob | Jean-Jacques Andrien | Les Films de la Drève |
| 1979 | Grueten broos | Broos | Paul Cammermans | BRT |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutter | Sil Droeviger | Bob Löwenstein | Cinécentrum Hilversum |
| 1976 | Sil de strandjutter | Sil | Bob Löwenstein | NCRV |
| 1976 | Als schilders konden spreken | Actor | Arturo Corso | BRT |
| 1976 | De man in de rok en de man zonder | Man | Arturo Corso | BRT |
| 1976 | Niet alle dieven komen ongelegen | Man | Arturo Corso | BRT |
| 1974 | De vrek | Valere | Walter Tillemans | BRT |
| 1971 | August, August, August | Stablemaster | Walter Tillemans | BRT |
| 1971 | De familie tot | Postman | Martin Van Zundert | BRT |
| 1970 | Keromar | Odo | Bert Struys | BRT |
| 1970 | Zeven miljoen moleculen | Hiram | Pieter Simon | BRT |
| 1969 | Het helleschip | Hanged man | Kris Betz | BRT |
| 1969 | King Lear | Edmund | Walter Tillemans | BRT |
| 1969 | Wij heren van Zichem | Stegger | Maurits Balfoort | BRT |
| 1969 | De klucht van de brave moordenaar | David | Willy Vandermeulen | BRT |
| 1968 | De meeuw | Jakov | Jo Dua | BRT |
| 1968 | Het huis met de maskers | David | Luc Philips | BRT |
| 1968 | Het heeft geleden onder Pontius Pilatus | Judas | Johan De Meester | BRT |
Awards and Nominations (Acting)
| Year | Festival | Category | Production | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nederlands Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The surprise | Nominated |
| 2013 | Film by the Sea International Film Festival | Grand Acting Award | Won | |
| 2011 | Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands | Best Film | Nova Zembla | Won |
| 2011 | Magritte Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Les barons | Won |
| 2008 | Tiburon International Film Festival | Best Actor | Man zkt vrouw | Won |
| 2007 | Nederlands Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Wolfsbergen | Won |
| 2005 | Montréal World Film Festival | Best Actor | Off screen | Won |
| 2004 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Belgian Actor | De zaak Alzheimer | Won |
| 2003 | European Film Awards | Best European Actor | Hop | Nominated |
| 2003 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Flemish TV Actor | Stille waters | Won |
| 2003 | Nederlands Film Festival | Dutch Culture Award | Won | |
| 2003 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Belgian Actor | Hop, De verlossing | Nominated |
| 1998 | Paris Film Festival | Best Actor | Karakter | Won |
| 1997 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Belgian Actor | Karakter | Won |
| 1997 | Nederlands Film Festival | Best Actor | Karakter | Nominated |
| 1997 | Nederlands Film Festival | Film Award | Karakter | Won |
| 1995 | Nederlands Film Festival | Best Actor | Antonia | Nominated |
| 1993 | European Film Awards | European Actor of the Year | Daens | Nominated |
| 1993 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Belgian Actor | Daens | Won |
| 1993 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actor | Daens | Won |
| 1990 | Joseph Plateau Awards | Best Belgian Actor | Het sacrament | Won |
Selection of Theatre Credits