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name: "Philippe Nahon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philippe-nahon"
fi1m_id: "philippe-nahon"
imdb_id: "nm0619600"
tmdb_id: 5444
wikidata_id: "Q964474"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 December 1938"
died: "19 April 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T18:06:21.699408+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Philippe Nahon

## Identity

Philippe Nahon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philippe-nahon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philippe-nahon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0619600
- **TMDB ID:** 5444
- **Wikidata ID:** Q964474
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Nahon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964474, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619600/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5444

Actor. Born 24 December 1938 in Paris, France. Died 19 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 December 1938, Paris, France
- **Died:** 19 April 2020
- **Active:** 1995–2011
- **Also known as:** Nahon
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 90 (1), 2000s 55 (1), 2010s 62 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, History 1, Thriller 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $199m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Nahon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964474, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619600/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5444

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Irreversible*](https://film.one/film/irreversible.md) (55)

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## Biography

Philippe Nahon was a French actor. Born in Paris on 24 December 1938, he died in the same city on 19 April 2020.

He made his screen debut in Jean-Pierre Melville's *Le Doulos* (1962). From the 1990s he appeared in films by directors including Gaspar Noé, for whom he played the butcher in *Carne* (1991) and *I Stand Alone* (1998) and had a cameo in *Irreversible* (2002), Mathieu Kassovitz in *La Haine* (1995), and Christophe Gans in *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (2001). Other credits include *High Tension* (2003) and *The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec* (2010), in which he played Professeur Ménard. He was married to Elisabeth Weissman.

*Sources: imdb.com, allocine.fr, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *War Horse* (2011), Fi1m 62, as French Auctioneer — [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Irreversible* (2002), Fi1m 55, as Man — [page](https://film.one/film/irreversible.md)
- *La Haine* (1995), Fi1m 90, as Roof Police Chief — [page](https://film.one/film/la-haine.md)

## Complete filmography (105)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Journaliste(s)* (2021), as Hyppolyte
- *Moi, maman, ma mère et moi* (2019), as Jeff
- *Fornacis* (2018), as Owner of the Fornacis Bar
- *A jamais* (2018), series, as André Munoz
- *Me and El Che* (2018), as The photograph
- *The Cat's Regret* (2018), Actor
- *Besoin Dead* (2017), as Father Daniel
- *Mon frère bien-aimé* (2016), as Guy Fourvier
- *One Wild Moment* (2015), as Le voisin
- *Anton Tchekhov 1890* (2015), as Grigorovitch
- *La storia di Cino* (2014), as Le Chercheur D’or
- *ADN, l'âme de la terre* (2014), as Howard
- *Horsehead* (2014), as Priest
- *Colt 45* (2014), as Police Prefect Pradier
- *Ablations* (2014), as Wortz
- *14 Million Screams* (2014), as Le mari
- *Julia's Curse* (2014), as Julien
- *The Marchers* (2013), as René Ledu
- *Our Heroes Died Tonight* (2013), as Ferdinand
- *The Informant* (2013), as Glacose
- *Murders in...* (2013), series, as Père Ancel
- *Tied* (2013), as Le ministre
- *Autopsy of Delights* (2012), as Gary (voice)
- *No Limit* (2012), series, as Victor Cerda
- *In the Name of the Son* (2012), as Father Taon
- *Nothing Sacred* (2012), as Otho
- *War Horse* (2011), as French Auctioneer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Belleville Tokyo* (2011), as Jean-Jacques
- *Tony's Revenge* (2011), series, as Janvier
- *Cannibal* (2010), as Le père
- *The Pack* (2010), as Chinaski
- *Comme les 5 doigts de la main* (2010), as Kazan
- *Mammuth* (2010), as Le directeur gâteux de l'hospice
- *The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec* (2010), as Professeur Ménard
- *Blackout* (2010), as Père François
- *En chantier, monsieur Tanner !* (2010), as Tanner's father
- *Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète* (2010), as Guillaume de Villon
- *Wandering Streams* (2010), as Edmond
- *Humans* (2009), as Professeur Schneider
- *The Little Murders of Agatha Christie* (2009), series, as Émile Deboucke
- *Contre nature* (2008), as The patriarch
- *Lady Blood* (2008), as Jo Lamier
- *Eldorado* (2008), as Le Collectionneur
- *Dragon Hunters* (2008), as Le Seigneur Arnold (voice)
- *The Last Deadly Mission* (2008), as Charles Subra
- *Vous êtes de la police ?* (2007), as Francky Garcia
- *Cowboy* (2007), as Le borgne
- *The Second Wind* (2007), as Inspecteur Fardiano
- *Bloody Current Exchange* (2007), as Vincent
- *Eye for Eye* (2007), Actor
- *Michou d'Auber* (2007), as le cafetier
- *The Elf Case* (2007), as Alfred Sirven
- *Elf, Kings of Oil* (2007), as Alfred Sirven
- *Mafiosa* (2006), series, as Jules Acquaviva
- *Virgil* (2005), as Louis
- *Doo Wop* (2005), as Michel
- *Love Is in the Air* (2005), as Le père de Ludo
- *Calvaire* (2005), as Robert Orton
- *D77* (2005), as Le dépanneur
- *Kaamelott* (2005), series, as Goustan
- *Dérives* (2005), Actor
- *Handsome Jack* (2003), Actor
- *L'Enfant du pays* (2003), as Charles
- *Nickel and Dime* (2003), as Roger
- *High Tension* (2003), as The Killer
- *The Code* (2002), as Simon
- *Irreversible* (2002), as Man — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/irreversible.md)
- *Les Siens* (2001), as The father
- *Virilité* (2001), as Monsieur Max
- *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (2001), as Jean Chastel
- *The Outcasts* (2001), as The boss
- *The Château* (2001), as Pierre
- *Sans famille* (2000), series, as Barberin
- *Without Family* (2000), as Barberin
- *The Crimson Rivers* (2000), as Homme à la station service
- *Save Me* (2000), as Motte
- *Highway Melody* (2000), as Milou
- *Millevaches (Expérience)* (2000), as L'Homme
- *Prison à domicile* (1999), as The bowling alley boss
- *The Carriers Are Waiting* (1999), as Le responsable
- *I Stand Alone* (1999), as The Butcher
- *Melody for a Hustler* (1998), as L'inspecteur du Havre
- *The Octopus* (1998), as Bar boss 2
- *The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time* (1998), as Le gérant du supermarché
- *Sodomites* (1998), as Un Spectateur
- *Noël en Quercy* (1997), as Maurice Lacassagne
- *Seule* (1997), Actor
- *A Self-Made Hero* (1996), as The Général
- *Happiness Is No Joke* (1995), as André
- *Guardian Angels* (1995), as Le chauffeur de taxi
- *La Haine* (1995), as Roof Police Chief — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/la-haine.md)
- *Pigalle* (1995), as Lezzi
- *Red Shoe Diaries* (1992), series, as Groom
- *Toubab Bi* (1992), as Le concierge
- *Carne* (1991), as The Butcher
- *Richelieu ou La journée des dupes* (1983), as Tréville
- *Clara and the Why Notes* (1981), Actor
- *Solemn Communion* (1977), as Un syndicaliste
- *Un mari, c'est un mari* (1976), as Thomas
- *Police Commissioner Moulin* (1976), series, as Pillette
- *Touched in the Head* (1974), as Jean-Paul, l'ouvrier-boulanger
- *Ardéchois, cœur fidèle* (1974), series, as Poitevin
- *The French Calvinists* (1972), as Reboul
- *Le Doulos* (1962), as Remy
- *Les Cinq Dernières Minutes* (1958), series, as Parité, Le chef de carreau, André, Un racketteur, Le chauffeur de taxi

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