Rufus

Acting

Rufus

Born December 19, 1942Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France139 credits

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

Class Reunion
5.9

Class Reunion

Movie

2025

An Ideal Father
6.3

An Ideal Father

Movie

2024

Amélie: The Real Story
4.3

Amélie: The Real Story

Movie

2023

Family

Family

Movie

2022

The Takeover
6.6

The Takeover

Movie

2022

Shoot to Live
6.2

Shoot to Live

Movie

2022

Filmography

Class Reunion
2025Class Reunionas RollandMovie
An Ideal Father
2024An Ideal Fatheras L'EvêqueMovie
Amélie: The Real Story
2023Amélie: The Real Storyas (archive footage)Movie
Family
2022Familyas JeanMovie
The Takeover
2022The Takeoveras MichelMovie
Shoot to Live
2022Shoot to Liveas SelfMovie
A French Case
2021A French Caseas Le gendarme FéruTV
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
2021HIP - High Intellectual Potentialas HenriTV
Folon
2021Folonas SelfMovie
Mine de rien
2020Mine de rienas Roger MorelsMovie
In the Name of the Land
2019In the Name of the Landas Jacques JarjeauMovie
Dance of Chance
2019Dance of Chanceas Le voisinMovie
The Art of Crime
2017The Art of Crimeas Père ChristopheTV
Noir Enigma
2017Noir Enigmaas Roger BaudouinMovie
Knock
2017Knockas Le vieux JulesMovie
Go, Toto!
2017Go, Toto!as Joseph (voice)Movie
Two Snails Set Off
2017Two Snails Set Offas (voice)Movie
Brothers
2017Brothersas EmileMovie
Vive la crise !
2017Vive la crise !as LucienMovie
Everyone's Life
2017Everyone's Lifeas Le chauffeur de taxiMovie
The African Doctor
2016The African Doctoras JeanMovie
Stornoway
2015Stornowayas KellerMovie
Winter Song
2015Winter Songas ConciergeMovie
Soleils
2014Soleilsas VoltaireMovie
We Love You, You Bastard
2014We Love You, You Bastardas Le RufMovie
La Déesse aux cent bras
2014La Déesse aux cent brasas Le DantecMovie
À votre bon cœur, mesdames
2013À votre bon cœur, mesdamesas Doctor AndreausseMovie
The Marchers
2013The Marchersas François, le pasteurMovie
Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité
2013Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et cruditéas SelfMovie
Marius
2013Mariusas 'Piquoiseau'Movie
Not Very Normal Activities
2013Not Very Normal Activitiesas LevantourMovie
I'm Going Home To Mum
2012I'm Going Home To Mumas GorbatchevMovie
10 jours en or
201210 jours en oras Père Clément RozièreMovie
My Name Is Bernadette
2011My Name Is Bernadetteas ForcadeMovie
La part des anges
2011La part des angesas ÉmileMovie
Les Insomniaques
2011Les Insomniaquesas Le commissaireMovie
Crédit pour tous
2011Crédit pour tousas PistilleMovie
C
2010Colèreas Germain Bougron, l'expertMovie
Colombe
2010Colombeas La SuretteMovie
Freedom
2009Freedomas FernandMovie
So Woman!
2009So Woman!as M. ParoquetMovie
King Guillaume
2009King Guillaumeas Roi Cyril John DelagnyMovie
My Stars
2008My Starsas VictorMovie
It Had to be You
2007It Had to be Youas le père de ThomasMovie
His Majesty Minor
2007His Majesty Minoras RectusMovie
La Volière aux enfants
2006La Volière aux enfantsas The BishopMovie
Rascals
2006Rascalsas FouchsMovie
If You Love Me, Follow Me
2006If You Love Me, Follow Meas Jean-PierreMovie
Les Irréductibles
2006Les Irréductiblesas EdmondMovie
Red Needles
2006Red Needlesas MarullazMovie
One Fine Day
2006One Fine Dayas CremerMovie
Le Cri
2006Le Crias M. LesageTV
Iznogoud
2005Iznogoudas le conseiller du califeMovie
A Very Long Engagement
2004A Very Long Engagementas BretonMovie
The Great Role
2004The Great Roleas Monsieur SilbermanMovie
Madame Edouard
2004Madame Edouardas Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseauMovie
In Your Image
2004In Your Imageas O pai de MathildeMovie
Bonhomme de chemin
2004Bonhomme de cheminas OscarMovie
Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003Saint-Germain ou La négociationas M. de BironMovie
Tales of the Magic Clock
2003Tales of the Magic ClockMovie
Comme si de rien n'était
2003Comme si de rien n'étaitas EdouardMovie
Entrusted
2003Entrustedas Prof. BergotMovie
That Day
2003That Dayas HubusMovie
Hôtel des deux mondes
2002Hôtel des deux mondesMovie
Une soupe aux herbes sauvages
2001Une soupe aux herbes sauvagesas JosephTV
Amélie
2001Amélieas Raphaël PoulainMovie
My Father Saved My Life
2001My Father Saved My Lifeas GrinvalMovie
Train of Life
1998Train of Lifeas MordechaiMovie
Le radeau de la Méduse
1998Le radeau de la Méduseas HarmonicaMovie
Let There Be Light!
1998Let There Be Light!as Dieu le chauffeur de HarperMovie
Metroland
1997Metrolandas HenriMovie
Love, Math and Sex
1997Love, Math and Sexas Un spectateur au cinémaMovie
Crime à l'altimètre
1996Crime à l'altimètreas OctaveMovie
T
1996Tendre piègeas Mr. GallibertMovie
The City of Lost Children
1995The City of Lost Childrenas PeelerMovie
Les Miserables
1995Les Miserablesas Thénardier 1830 / 1990Movie
Le Mangeur de lune
1994Le Mangeur de luneas SimonMovie
L'amour est un jeu d'enfant
1994L'amour est un jeu d'enfantas DortaMovie
Poorly Extinguished Fires
1994Poorly Extinguished Firesas Commander PerleauMovie
Delicatessen
1991Delicatessenas Robert KubeMovie
Ferbac
1991Ferbacas Fernand GraucourtTV
The Elegant Criminal
1990The Elegant Criminalas CanlerMovie
Promotion canapé
1990Promotion canapéas Inspecteur de justiceMovie
The Austrian
1990The Austrianas L'abbé GirardMovie
La Goutte d'or
1990La Goutte d'oras SigisbertMovie
P
1989Paperback Womanas M. CourtoisMovie
En attendant Godot
1989En attendant Godotas VladimirMovie
Keep Your Right Up
1987Keep Your Right Upas PolicemanMovie
Ubac
1987Ubacas Le BossuMovie
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986Exploits of a Young Don Juanas Le moineMovie
A
1986A Plan of HellMovie
Weekend Killer
1985Weekend KillerMovie
Side Roads
1983Side Roadsas CyprienMovie
La Chanson du mal-aimé
1982La Chanson du mal-aiméas Guillaume ApollinaireMovie
Champs-Elysées
1982Champs-Elyséesas SelfTV
The Police War
1979The Police Waras Le Garrec, chicken farmerMovie
Zoo zéro
1979Zoo zéroas Yves, le chauffeur ventriloqueMovie
Surprise Sock
1978Surprise Sockas AntoineMovie
Fire's Share
1978Fire's Shareas Patrick DelbautMovie
The Goodbye Singing
1977The Goodbye Singingas MichelMovie
March or Die
1977March or Dieas Sgt. TriandMovie
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
1976Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000as MathieuMovie
The Tenant
1976The Tenantas Georges BadarMovie
J
1976Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartreas SelfMovie
30 millions d'amis
197630 millions d'amisas SelfTV
La adúltera
1975La adúlteraas Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)Movie
Trop c'est trop
1975Trop c'est tropas GendarmeMovie
Lily, aime-moi
1975Lily, aime-moias ClaudeMovie
Au long de rivière Fango
1975Au long de rivière Fangoas JérémieMovie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
Apostrophes
1975Apostrophesas SelfTV
Marriage
1974Marriageas HenriMovie
Ce que savait Morgan
1974Ce que savait Morganas Mr. PembertonMovie
A Cloud in the Teeth
1974A Cloud in the Teethas Man with the dog (uncredited)Movie
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinotas 'Gagnepain'Movie
L'école sauvage
1973L'école sauvageMovie
Valparaiso, Valparaiso
1973Valparaiso, Valparaisoas Un méchantMovie
La vie facile
1973La vie facileas Vicar (uncredited)Movie
The French Calvinists
1972The French Calvinistsas Jacques CombassousMovie
As Far as Love Can Go
1971As Far as Love Can Goas Le barmanMovie
Where Did Tom Go?
1971Where Did Tom Go?as Tom CouparMovie
One Way Ticket
1971One Way Ticketas Tom MillsMovie
Troubleshooters
1971Troubleshootersas Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglaisMovie
Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
1971Love Is Gay, Love Is Sadas CharlesMovie
Fantasia Among the Squares
1971Fantasia Among the Squaresas WessonMovie
The Wedding Ring
1971The Wedding Ringas L'éleveur de pigeonsMovie
Scene of the Crime
1970Scene of the Crimeas HackerTV
Promise at Dawn
1970Promise at Dawnas Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)Movie
The Cop
1970The Copas Raymond AulnayMovie
Safety Catch
1970Safety Catchas Photographer's assistantMovie
Potatoes
1969Potatoesas LarobesseMovie
The American
1969The Americanas CorbeauMovie
Erotissimo
1969Erotissimoas le comptable de PhilippeMovie
M
1969Miss Paris et le MajordomeMovie
Mr. Freedom
1969Mr. Freedomas Freddie FricMovie
À bout portant
1968À bout portantas SelfTV
The Surrounded
1968The Surroundedas DidierMovie
Doctor Dolittle
1967Doctor Dolittleas Dog (uncredited)Movie
L
1967Le Point MortMovie