Rufus

Rufus

Known for
Acting
Born
December 19, 1942 (age 83)
Birthplace
Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Class Reunion poster

Class Reunion

Movie · as Rolland

2024
An Ideal Father poster

An Ideal Father

Movie · as L'Evêque

2023
Amélie: The Real Story poster

Amélie: The Real Story

Movie · as (archive footage)

2022
Shoot to Live poster

Shoot to Live

Movie · as Self

2022
The Takeover poster

The Takeover

Movie · as Michel

2022
Family poster

Family

Movie · as Jean

2021
Folon poster

Folon

Movie · as Self

2021
HIP - High Intellectual Potential poster

HIP - High Intellectual Potential

TV · as Henri · 40 eps

2021
A French Case poster

A French Case

TV · as Le gendarme Féru · 6 eps

2020
Mine de rien poster

Mine de rien

Movie · as Roger Morels

2019
In the Name of the Land poster

In the Name of the Land

Movie · as Jacques Jarjeau

2019
Dance of Chance poster

Dance of Chance

Movie · as Le voisin

2017
Everyone's Life poster

Everyone's Life

Movie · as Le chauffeur de taxi

2017
Vive la crise ! poster

Vive la crise !

Movie · as Lucien

2017
Brothers poster

Brothers

Movie · as Emile

2017
Knock poster

Knock

Movie · as Le vieux Jules

2017
Noir Enigma poster

Noir Enigma

Movie · as Roger Baudouin

2017
Two Snails Set Off poster

Two Snails Set Off

Movie · as (voice)

2017
Go, Toto! poster

Go, Toto!

Movie · as Joseph (voice)

2017
The Art of Crime poster

The Art of Crime

TV · as Père Christophe · 2 eps

2016
The African Doctor poster

The African Doctor

Movie · as Jean

2015
Stornoway poster

Stornoway

Movie · as Keller

2015
Winter Song poster

Winter Song

Movie · as Concierge

2014
We Love You, You Bastard poster

We Love You, You Bastard

Movie · as Le Ruf

2014
La Déesse aux cent bras poster

La Déesse aux cent bras

Movie · as Le Dantec

2014
Soleils poster

Soleils

Movie · as Voltaire

2013
Marius poster

Marius

Movie · as 'Piquoiseau'

2013
Not Very Normal Activities poster

Not Very Normal Activities

Movie · as Levantour

2013
À votre bon cœur, mesdames poster

À votre bon cœur, mesdames

Movie · as Doctor Andreausse

2013
The Marchers poster

The Marchers

Movie · as François, le pasteur

2013
Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité poster

Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité

Movie · as Self

2012
10 jours en or poster

10 jours en or

Movie · as Père Clément Rozière

2012
I'm Going Home To Mum poster

I'm Going Home To Mum

Movie · as Gorbatchev

2011
La part des anges poster

La part des anges

Movie · as Émile

2011
Crédit pour tous poster

Crédit pour tous

Movie · as Pistille

2011
Les Insomniaques poster

Les Insomniaques

Movie · as Le commissaire

2011
My Name Is Bernadette poster

My Name Is Bernadette

Movie · as Forcade

2010
Colère

Colère

Movie · as Germain Bougron, l'expert

2010
Colombe poster

Colombe

Movie · as La Surette

2009
King Guillaume poster

King Guillaume

Movie · as Roi Cyril John Delagny

2009
So Woman! poster

So Woman!

Movie · as M. Paroquet

2009
Freedom poster

Freedom

Movie · as Fernand

2008
My Stars poster

My Stars

Movie · as Victor

2007
His Majesty Minor poster

His Majesty Minor

Movie · as Rectus

2007
It Had to be You poster

It Had to be You

Movie · as le père de Thomas

2006
One Fine Day poster

One Fine Day

Movie · as Cremer

2006
Les Irréductibles poster

Les Irréductibles

Movie · as Edmond

2006
La Volière aux enfants poster

La Volière aux enfants

Movie · as The Bishop

2006
If You Love Me, Follow Me poster

If You Love Me, Follow Me

Movie · as Jean-Pierre

2006
Red Needles poster

Red Needles

Movie · as Marullaz

2006
Rascals poster

Rascals

Movie · as Fouchs

2006
Le Cri poster

Le Cri

TV · as M. Lesage · 4 eps

2005
Iznogoud poster

Iznogoud

Movie · as le conseiller du calife

2004
A Very Long Engagement poster

A Very Long Engagement

Movie · as Breton

2004
The Great Role poster

The Great Role

Movie · as Monsieur Silberman

2004
Madame Edouard poster

Madame Edouard

Movie · as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau

2004
In Your Image poster

In Your Image

Movie · as O pai de Mathilde

2004
Bonhomme de chemin poster

Bonhomme de chemin

Movie · as Oscar

2003
That Day poster

That Day

Movie · as Hubus

2003
Saint-Germain ou La négociation poster

Saint-Germain ou La négociation

Movie · as M. de Biron

2003
Comme si de rien n'était poster

Comme si de rien n'était

Movie · as Edouard

2003
Tales of the Magic Clock poster

Tales of the Magic Clock

Movie

2003
Entrusted poster

Entrusted

Movie · as Prof. Bergot

2002
Hôtel des deux mondes poster

Hôtel des deux mondes

Movie

2001
Amélie poster

Amélie

Movie · as Raphaël Poulain

2001
My Father Saved My Life poster

My Father Saved My Life

Movie · as Grinval

2001
Une soupe aux herbes sauvages poster

Une soupe aux herbes sauvages

TV · as Joseph · 2 eps

1998
Le radeau de la Méduse poster

Le radeau de la Méduse

Movie · as Harmonica

1998
Train of Life poster

Train of Life

Movie · as Mordechai

1998
Let There Be Light! poster

Let There Be Light!

Movie · as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper, Dieu l'infirmière

1998
Metroland poster

Metroland

Movie · as Henri

1997
Love, Math and Sex poster

Love, Math and Sex

Movie · as Un spectateur au cinéma

1996
Crime à l'altimètre poster

Crime à l'altimètre

Movie · as Octave

1996
Tendre piège poster

Tendre piège

Movie · as Mr. Gallibert

1996
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as Dr Hoskin · 1 ep

1995
The City of Lost Children poster

The City of Lost Children

Movie · as Peeler

1995
Les Miserables poster

Les Miserables

Movie · as Thénardier 1830 / 1990

1994
Le Mangeur de lune poster

Le Mangeur de lune

Movie · as Simon

1994
L'amour est un jeu d'enfant poster

L'amour est un jeu d'enfant

Movie · as Dorta

1994
Poorly Extinguished Fires poster

Poorly Extinguished Fires

Movie · as Commander Perleau

1991
Delicatessen poster

Delicatessen

Movie · as Robert Kube

1991
Ferbac poster

Ferbac

TV · as Fernand Graucourt · 1 ep

1990
The Austrian poster

The Austrian

Movie · as L'abbé Girard

1990
The Elegant Criminal poster

The Elegant Criminal

Movie · as Canler

1990
Promotion canapé poster

Promotion canapé

Movie · as Inspecteur de justice

1990
La Goutte d'or poster

La Goutte d'or

Movie · as Sigisbert

1989
En attendant Godot poster

En attendant Godot

Movie · as Vladimir

1989
Paperback Woman

Paperback Woman

Movie · as M. Courtois

1987
Keep Your Right Up poster

Keep Your Right Up

Movie · as Policeman

1987
Ubac poster

Ubac

Movie · as Le Bossu

1986
Exploits of a Young Don Juan poster

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

Movie · as Le moine

1986
A Plan of Hell

A Plan of Hell

Movie

1985
Weekend Killer poster

Weekend Killer

Movie

1983
Side Roads poster

Side Roads

Movie · as Cyprien

1983
Erendira poster

Erendira

Movie · as Photographer

1982
La Chanson du mal-aimé poster

La Chanson du mal-aimé

Movie · as Guillaume Apollinaire

1982
Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Zoo zéro poster

Zoo zéro

Movie · as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque

1979
The Police War poster

The Police War

Movie · as Le Garrec, chicken farmer

1978
Surprise Sock poster

Surprise Sock

Movie · as Antoine

1978
Fire's Share poster

Fire's Share

Movie · as Patrick Delbaut

1977
March or Die poster

March or Die

Movie · as Sgt. Triand

1977
The Goodbye Singing poster

The Goodbye Singing

Movie · as Michel

1976
Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre

Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre

Movie · as Self

1976
The Tenant poster

The Tenant

Movie · as Georges Badar

1976
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 poster

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Movie · as Mathieu

1976
30 millions d'amis poster

30 millions d'amis

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Henry James Stories

Henry James Stories

TV · as Mr Pemberton · 1 ep

1975
Trop c'est trop poster

Trop c'est trop

Movie · as Gendarme

1975
Lily, aime-moi poster

Lily, aime-moi

Movie · as Claude

1975
La adúltera poster

La adúltera

Movie · as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)

1975
Au long de rivière Fango poster

Au long de rivière Fango

Movie · as Jérémie

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1975
Apostrophes poster

Apostrophes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
Marriage poster

Marriage

Movie · as Henri

1974
A Cloud in the Teeth poster

A Cloud in the Teeth

Movie · as Man with the dog (uncredited)

1974
Ce que savait Morgan poster

Ce que savait Morgan

Movie · as Mr. Pemberton

1973
Valparaiso, Valparaiso poster

Valparaiso, Valparaiso

Movie · as Un méchant

1973
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot poster

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

Movie · as 'Gagnepain'

1973
L'école sauvage poster

L'école sauvage

Movie

1973
La vie facile poster

La vie facile

Movie · as Vicar (uncredited)

1972
The French Calvinists poster

The French Calvinists

Movie · as Jacques Combassous

1971
Fantasia Among the Squares poster

Fantasia Among the Squares

Movie · as Wesson

1971
Where Did Tom Go? poster

Where Did Tom Go?

Movie · as Tom Coupar

1971
Troubleshooters poster

Troubleshooters

Movie · as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais

1971
The Wedding Ring poster

The Wedding Ring

Movie · as L'éleveur de pigeons

1971
As Far as Love Can Go poster

As Far as Love Can Go

Movie · as Le barman

1971
Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad poster

Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad

Movie · as Charles

1971
One Way Ticket poster

One Way Ticket

Movie · as Tom Mills

1970
The Cop poster

The Cop

Movie · as Raymond Aulnay

1970
Safety Catch poster

Safety Catch

Movie · as Photographer's assistant

1970
Promise at Dawn poster

Promise at Dawn

Movie · as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Hacker · 1 ep

1969
Potatoes poster

Potatoes

Movie · as Larobesse

1969
Erotissimo poster

Erotissimo

Movie · as le comptable de Philippe

1969
Mr. Freedom poster

Mr. Freedom

Movie · as Freddie Fric

1969
Miss Paris et le Majordome

Miss Paris et le Majordome

Movie

1969
The American poster

The American

Movie · as Corbeau

1968
The Surrounded poster

The Surrounded

Movie · as Didier

1968
À bout portant poster

À bout portant

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1967
Le Point Mort

Le Point Mort

Movie

1967
Doctor Dolittle poster

Doctor Dolittle

Movie · as Dog (uncredited)