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jan decleir in august 2009 at jazz middelheim . niel , belgium '' wolfsbergen '' '' ` culture prize '' ' 2003 lifetime ` archievement '' ` grolsch film award '' ' 1997 '' best character '' supporting actor '' ' 2007 '' jan decleir 14 february 1946 jandecleir677.jpg jan decleir
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jan decleir

jan decleir -lrb- born 14 february 1946 -rrb- is a prolific belgian -lrb- flemish -rrb- movie and stage actor born in niel , antwerp -lrb- flanders , belgium -rrb- .
he had his first big role in fons rademakers `` mira '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- .
since then , he has appeared in countless flemish and dutch films and tv productions .
he starred in academy award winning movies including `` karakter '' and `` antonia '' and the oscar-nominated social drama `` daens '' .
more recently he turned down roles in stanley kubrick 's `` eyes wide shut '' -lrb- due to commitments to other projects -rrb- and the james bond film `` the world is not enough '' .
decleir is also belgium 's national performer of sinterklaas since 1993 .
in 2003 he had the starring role in the critically acclaimed thriller `` the memory of a killer '' -lrb- the alzheimer case -rrb- 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 under way 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 . '' ''
for his role in `` the barons '' , he received the magritte award for best supporting actor .
