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.
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Acting History
2025
Class 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
2021A French Case as Le gendarme Féru
2021HIP - High Intellectual Potential as Henri
2021Folon as Self
2020Mine de rien as Roger Morels
2019In the Name of the Land as Jacques Jarjeau
2019Dance of Chance as Le voisin
2017The Art of Crime as Père Christophe
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
2006Le Cri as M. Lesage
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
2001Une soupe aux herbes sauvages as Joseph
2001Amélie as Raphaël Poulain
2001My Father Saved My Life as Grinval
1998Train of Life as Mordechai
1998Le radeau de la Méduse as Harmonica
1998Let There Be Light! as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper
1998Let There Be Light! as Dieu l'infirmière
1997Metroland as Henri
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
1991Ferbac as Fernand Graucourt
1990The Elegant Criminal as Canler
1990Promotion canapé as Inspecteur de justice
1990The Austrian as L'abbé Girard
1990La Goutte d'or as Sigisbert
1989Front 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
1983Side Roads as Cyprien
1982La Chanson du mal-aimé as Guillaume Apollinaire
1982Champs-Elysées as Self
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
197630 millions d'amis 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
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1975Apostrophes as Self
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
1970Scene of the Crime as Hacker
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
1968À bout portant as Self
1968The Surrounded as Didier
1967Doctor Dolittle as Dog (uncredited)
1967Le Point Mort