Jan Lemaire Sr. was born on March 11, 1884 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands as Johannes Joseph Petrus Lemaire. He was an actor, known for Dorp aan de rivier (1958), Levensschaduwen (1916) and Cirque hollandais (1924). He died on March 6, 1982 in Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland.