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Jan Decleir

Acting Born Feb 14, 1946 Niel, Flanders, Belgium 24 credits

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

Film

Two Queens and One Consort

as Vader

The Dain Curse

as Angelo Ledda

The Real Ghostbusters

as Count of Rottweil

Full filmography

  • Two Queens and One Consort (1981) as Vader
  • Loft (2008) as Ludwig Tyberghein
  • Antonia's Line (1995) as Sebastian
  • Meiden van de Wit (2002) as Klaas de Wit
  • New Texas (2015) as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
  • Flying Home (2014) as Jos Pauwels
  • Kulderzipken (1995) as Koning Jozef
  • WILL (2023) as The Professor
  • Stille Waters (2001) as Stan Moreels
  • Stille Waters (2001) as Stan Moereels
  • Moeder, waarom leven wij? (1993)
  • Tytgat Chocolat (2017) as Achille Verherstraeten
  • The Memory of a Killer (2003) as Angelo Ledda
  • Buiten De Zone (1994) as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
  • Nova Zembla (2011) as Petrus Plancius
  • Crusade in Jeans (2006) as Count of Rottweil
  • De grote boze wolf show (2000) as Bob de Beer
  • Diamant (1997) as Karel Van Grieken
  • Rosenstrasse (2003) as Nathan Goldberg
  • The Eleventh of the Eleventh (2016) as Hubert Geunings
  • 9 Days of the Vulture (2001) as Victor Dielemans
  • Don't Shoot (2018) as Albert
  • Character (1997) as Dreverhaven
  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) as Bishop Köckerman