Rufus

Biography

Rufus (born 19 December 1942; Riom, Puy-de-Dôme) is the stage name of French actor Jacques Narcy. He is best known by the international film audience for his performance as Raphaël, the father of Amélie Poulain in Amélie (2001). He has appeared in numerous French TV series and productions, including most of the films directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He had the lead role in the movie Train de vie (1998), an award-winning tragicomedy about the Holocaust. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Apostrophes

Champs-Elysées

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

HIP - High Intellectual Potential

Amélie

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

30 millions d'amis

All Movies (128)

• Class Reunion2025 · as Rolland
• An Ideal Father2024 · as L'Evêque
• Amélie: The Real Story2023 · as (archive footage)
• Family2022 · as Jean
• The Takeover2022 · as Michel
• Shoot to Live2022 · as Self
• Folon2021 · as Self
• Mine de rien2020 · as Roger Morels
• In the Name of the Land2019 · as Jacques Jarjeau
• Dance of Chance2019 · as Le voisin
• Noir Enigma2017 · as Roger Baudouin
• Knock2017 · as Le vieux Jules
• Go, Toto!2017 · as Joseph (voice)
• Two Snails Set Off2017 · as (voice)
• Brothers2017 · as Emile
• Vive la crise !2017 · as Lucien
• Everyone's Life2017 · as Le chauffeur de taxi
• The African Doctor2016 · as Jean
• Stornoway2015 · as Keller
• Winter Song2015 · as Concierge
• Soleils2014 · as Voltaire
• We Love You, You Bastard2014 · as Le Ruf
• La Déesse aux cent bras2014 · as Le Dantec
• À votre bon cœur, mesdames2013 · as Doctor Andreausse
• The Marchers2013 · as François, le pasteur
• Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité2013 · as Self
• Marius2013 · as 'Piquoiseau'
• Not Very Normal Activities2013 · as Levantour
• I'm Going Home To Mum2012 · as Gorbatchev
• 10 jours en or2012 · as Père Clément Rozière
• My Name Is Bernadette2011 · as Forcade
• La part des anges2011 · as Émile
• Les Insomniaques2011 · as Le commissaire
• Crédit pour tous2011 · as Pistille
• Colère2010 · as Germain Bougron, l'expert
• Colombe2010 · as La Surette
• Freedom2009 · as Fernand
• So Woman!2009 · as M. Paroquet
• King Guillaume2009 · as Roi Cyril John Delagny
• My Stars2008 · as Victor
• It Had to be You2007 · as le père de Thomas
• His Majesty Minor2007 · as Rectus
• La Volière aux enfants2006 · as The Bishop
• Rascals2006 · as Fouchs
• If You Love Me, Follow Me2006 · as Jean-Pierre
• Les Irréductibles2006 · as Edmond
• Red Needles2006 · as Marullaz
• One Fine Day2006 · as Cremer
• Iznogoud2005 · as le conseiller du calife
• A Very Long Engagement2004 · as Breton
• The Great Role2004 · as Monsieur Silberman
• Madame Edouard2004 · as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
• In Your Image2004 · as O pai de Mathilde
• Bonhomme de chemin2004 · as Oscar
• Saint-Germain ou La négociation2003 · as M. de Biron
• Tales of the Magic Clock2003
• Comme si de rien n'était2003 · as Edouard
• Entrusted2003 · as Prof. Bergot
• That Day2003 · as Hubus
• Hôtel des deux mondes2002
• Amélie2001 · as Raphaël Poulain
• My Father Saved My Life2001 · as Grinval
• Train of Life1998 · as Mordechai
• Le radeau de la Méduse1998 · as Harmonica
• Let There Be Light!1998 · as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper
• Let There Be Light!1998 · as Dieu l'infirmière
• Metroland1997 · as Henri
• Love, Math and Sex1997 · as Un spectateur au cinéma
• Crime à l'altimètre1996 · as Octave
• Tendre piège1996 · as Mr. Gallibert
• The City of Lost Children1995 · as Peeler
• Les Miserables1995 · as Thénardier 1830 / 1990
• Le Mangeur de lune1994 · as Simon
• L'amour est un jeu d'enfant1994 · as Dorta
• Poorly Extinguished Fires1994 · as Commander Perleau
• Delicatessen1991 · as Robert Kube
• The Elegant Criminal1990 · as Canler
• Promotion canapé1990 · as Inspecteur de justice
• The Austrian1990 · as L'abbé Girard
• La Goutte d'or1990 · as Sigisbert
• Paperback Woman1989 · as M. Courtois
• En attendant Godot1989 · as Vladimir
• Keep Your Right Up1987 · as Policeman
• Ubac1987 · as Le Bossu
• Exploits of a Young Don Juan1986 · as Le moine
• A Plan of Hell1986
• Weekend Killer1985
• Side Roads1983 · as Cyprien
• La Chanson du mal-aimé1982 · as Guillaume Apollinaire
• The Police War1979 · as Le Garrec, chicken farmer
• Zoo zéro1979 · as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque
• Surprise Sock1978 · as Antoine
• Fire's Share1978 · as Patrick Delbaut
• The Goodbye Singing1977 · as Michel
• March or Die1977 · as Sgt. Triand
• Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 20001976 · as Mathieu
• The Tenant1976 · as Georges Badar
• Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre1976 · as Self
• La adúltera1975 · as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)
• Trop c'est trop1975 · as Gendarme
• Lily, aime-moi1975 · as Claude
• Au long de rivière Fango1975 · as Jérémie
• Marriage1974 · as Henri
• Ce que savait Morgan1974 · as Mr. Pemberton
• A Cloud in the Teeth1974 · as Man with the dog (uncredited)
• The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot1973 · as 'Gagnepain'
• L'école sauvage1973
• Valparaiso, Valparaiso1973 · as Un méchant
• La vie facile1973 · as Vicar (uncredited)
• The French Calvinists1972 · as Jacques Combassous
• As Far as Love Can Go1971 · as Le barman
• Where Did Tom Go?1971 · as Tom Coupar
• One Way Ticket1971 · as Tom Mills
• Troubleshooters1971 · as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
• Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad1971 · as Charles
• Fantasia Among the Squares1971 · as Wesson
• The Wedding Ring1971 · as L'éleveur de pigeons
• Promise at Dawn1970 · as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
• The Cop1970 · as Raymond Aulnay
• Safety Catch1970 · as Photographer's assistant
• Potatoes1969 · as Larobesse
• The American1969 · as Corbeau
• Erotissimo1969 · as le comptable de Philippe
• Miss Paris et le Majordome1969
• Mr. Freedom1969 · as Freddie Fric
• The Surrounded1968 · as Didier
• Doctor Dolittle1967 · as Dog (uncredited)
• Le Point Mort1967

All TV Shows (14)

• A French Case2021 · as Le gendarme Féru
• HIP - High Intellectual Potential2021 · as Henri
• The Art of Crime2017 · as Père Christophe
• Le Cri2006 · as M. Lesage
• Une soupe aux herbes sauvages2001 · as Joseph
• Strangers1996 · as Dr Hoskin
• Ferbac1991 · as Fernand Graucourt
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Henry James Stories1976 · as Mr Pemberton
• 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Apostrophes1975 · as Self
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Hacker
• À bout portant1968 · as Self