Editing Jan Decleir (section)

==Career==
He had his first big role in [[Fons Rademakers]]'s ''[[Mira (1971 film)|Mira]]'' (1971). Since then, he has appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and TV productions. In the world of theater he gained his fame by acting at the International New Scene for the play [[Mistero Buffo]] by Dario Fo. 
To the larger audiences of television he became known through his role of ''Sil de strandjutter'' in 1976 in the equally named TV series. He starred in [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winning movies including ''[[Character (1997 film)|Karakter]]'' by Mike van Diem and ''[[Antonia's Line|Antonia]]'' and the Oscar-nominated social drama ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]''. More recently he turned down roles in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' (due to commitments to other projects) and the James Bond film ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''. Decleir was also Belgium's national performer of [[Sinterklaas]] from 1993 until 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2023 |title=Filmografie Jan Decleir |url=https://www.cinenews.be/nl/actoren/203/jan-decleir/filmografie/ |website=CineNews |language=nl}}</ref>

In 2003 he had the starring role in the critically acclaimed thriller ''[[The Memory of a Killer]]'' (The Alzheimer Case) of which the leading American critic [[Roger Ebert]] wrote in his review: ''"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. Talks are underway for a Hollywood remake, but this performance will not be easily equaled. Gene Hackman, maybe. Morgan Freeman. Robert Mitchum, if he were alive. Decleir is the real thing."<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2005 |title="The Memory of a Killer" Review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-memory-of-a-killer-2005 |website=rogerebert.com |language=}}</ref>''

For several years he also led the Studio Herman Teirnlick where he brought in many new teachers: actors from various theater companies (e.g., de Blauwe Maandag Compagnie, STAN, etc.). {{citation needed|date=January 2021}}