Rufus
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 December 1942 · Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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.
Known for
Acting 127
- 2025Class Reunion as Rolland
- 2024An Ideal Father as L'Evêque
- 2023Amélie: The Real Story as (archive footage)
- 2022Family as Jean
- 2022The Takeover as Michel
- 2022Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021Folon as Self
- 2020Mine de rien as Roger Morels
- 2019In the Name of the Land as Jacques Jarjeau
- 2019Dance of Chance as Le voisin
- 2017Noir Enigma as Roger Baudouin
- 2017Knock as Le vieux Jules
- 2017Go, Toto! as Joseph (voice)
- 2017Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2017Brothers as Emile
- 2017Vive la crise ! as Lucien
- 2017Everyone's Life as Le chauffeur de taxi
- 2016The African Doctor as Jean
- 2015Stornoway as Keller
- 2015Winter Song as Concierge
- 2014Soleils as Voltaire
- 2014We Love You, You Bastard as Le Ruf
- 2014La Déesse aux cent bras as Le Dantec
- 2013À votre bon cœur, mesdames as Doctor Andreausse
- 2013The Marchers as François, le pasteur
- 2013Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité as Self
- 2013Marius as 'Piquoiseau'
- 2013Not Very Normal Activities as Levantour
- 2012I'm Going Home To Mum as Gorbatchev
- 201210 jours en or as Père Clément Rozière
- 2011My Name Is Bernadette as Forcade
- 2011La part des anges as Émile
- 2011Les Insomniaques as Le commissaire
- 2011Crédit pour tous as Pistille
- 2010Colère as Germain Bougron, l'expert
- 2010Colombe as La Surette
- 2009Freedom as Fernand
- 2009So Woman! as M. Paroquet
- 2009King Guillaume as Roi Cyril John Delagny
- 2008My Stars as Victor
- 2007It Had to be You as le père de Thomas
- 2007His Majesty Minor as Rectus
- 2006La Volière aux enfants as The Bishop
- 2006Rascals as Fouchs
- 2006If You Love Me, Follow Me as Jean-Pierre
- 2006Les Irréductibles as Edmond
- 2006Red Needles as Marullaz
- 2006One Fine Day as Cremer
- 2005Iznogoud as le conseiller du calife
- 2004A Very Long Engagement as Breton
- 2004The Great Role as Monsieur Silberman
- 2004Madame Edouard as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
- 2004In Your Image as O pai de Mathilde
- 2004Bonhomme de chemin as Oscar
- 2003Saint-Germain ou La négociation as M. de Biron
- 2003Tales of the Magic Clock
- 2003Comme si de rien n'était as Edouard
- 2003Entrusted as Prof. Bergot
- 2003That Day as Hubus
- 2002Hôtel des deux mondes
- 2001My Father Saved My Life as Grinval
- 2001Amélie as Raphaël Poulain
- 1998Train of Life as Mordechai
- 1998Metroland as Henri
- 1998Le radeau de la Méduse as Harmonica
- 1998Let There Be Light! as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper
- 1997Love, Math and Sex as Un spectateur au cinéma
- 1996Crime à l'altimètre as Octave
- 1996Tendre piège as Mr. Gallibert
- 1995The City of Lost Children as Peeler
- 1995Les Miserables as Thénardier 1830 / 1990
- 1994Le Mangeur de lune as Simon
- 1994L'amour est un jeu d'enfant as Dorta
- 1994Poorly Extinguished Fires as Commander Perleau
- 1991Delicatessen as Robert Kube
- 1990The Elegant Criminal as Canler
- 1990Promotion canapé as Inspecteur de justice
- 1990The Austrian as L'abbé Girard
- 1990La Goutte d'or as Sigisbert
- 1989Paperback Woman as M. Courtois
- 1989En attendant Godot as Vladimir
- 1987Keep Your Right Up as Policeman
- 1987Ubac as Le Bossu
- 1986Exploits of a Young Don Juan as Le moine
- 1986A Plan of Hell
- 1985Weekend Killer
- 1983Side Roads as Cyprien
- 1982La Chanson du mal-aimé as Guillaume Apollinaire
- 1979The Police War as Le Garrec, chicken farmer
- 1979Zoo zéro as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque
- 1978Surprise Sock as Antoine
- 1978Fire's Share as Patrick Delbaut
- 1977The Goodbye Singing as Michel
- 1977March or Die as Sgt. Triand
- 1976Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 as Mathieu
- 1976The Tenant as Georges Badar
- 1976Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre as Self
- 1975La adúltera as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)
- 1975Trop c'est trop as Gendarme
- 1975Lily, aime-moi as Claude
- 1975Au long de rivière Fango as Jérémie
- 1974Marriage as Henri
- 1974Ce que savait Morgan as Mr. Pemberton
- 1974A Cloud in the Teeth as Man with the dog (uncredited)
- 1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot as 'Gagnepain'
- 1973L'école sauvage
- 1973Valparaiso, Valparaiso as Un méchant
- 1973La vie facile as Vicar (uncredited)
- 1972The French Calvinists as Jacques Combassous
- 1971As Far as Love Can Go as Le barman
- 1971Where Did Tom Go? as Tom Coupar
- 1971One Way Ticket as Tom Mills
- 1971Troubleshooters as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
- 1971Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad as Charles
- 1971Fantasia Among the Squares as Wesson
- 1971The Wedding Ring as L'éleveur de pigeons
- 1970Promise at Dawn as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
- 1970The Cop as Raymond Aulnay
- 1970Safety Catch as Photographer's assistant
- 1969Potatoes as Larobesse
- 1969The American as Corbeau
- 1969Erotissimo as le comptable de Philippe
- 1969Miss Paris et le Majordome
- 1969Mr. Freedom as Freddie Fric
- 1968The Surrounded as Didier
- 1967Doctor Dolittle as Dog (uncredited)
- 1967Le Point Mort