
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

Class Reunion
Movie · as Rolland

An Ideal Father
Movie · as L'Evêque

Amélie: The Real Story
Movie · as (archive footage)

Shoot to Live
Movie · as Self

The Takeover
Movie · as Michel

Family
Movie · as Jean

Folon
Movie · as Self

HIP - High Intellectual Potential
TV · as Henri · 40 eps

A French Case
TV · as Le gendarme Féru · 6 eps

Mine de rien
Movie · as Roger Morels

In the Name of the Land
Movie · as Jacques Jarjeau

Dance of Chance
Movie · as Le voisin

Everyone's Life
Movie · as Le chauffeur de taxi

Vive la crise !
Movie · as Lucien

Brothers
Movie · as Emile

Knock
Movie · as Le vieux Jules

Noir Enigma
Movie · as Roger Baudouin

Two Snails Set Off
Movie · as (voice)

Go, Toto!
Movie · as Joseph (voice)

The Art of Crime
TV · as Père Christophe · 2 eps

The African Doctor
Movie · as Jean

Stornoway
Movie · as Keller

Winter Song
Movie · as Concierge

We Love You, You Bastard
Movie · as Le Ruf

La Déesse aux cent bras
Movie · as Le Dantec

Soleils
Movie · as Voltaire

Marius
Movie · as 'Piquoiseau'

Not Very Normal Activities
Movie · as Levantour

À votre bon cœur, mesdames
Movie · as Doctor Andreausse

The Marchers
Movie · as François, le pasteur

Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité
Movie · as Self

10 jours en or
Movie · as Père Clément Rozière

I'm Going Home To Mum
Movie · as Gorbatchev

La part des anges
Movie · as Émile

Crédit pour tous
Movie · as Pistille

Les Insomniaques
Movie · as Le commissaire

My Name Is Bernadette
Movie · as Forcade
Colère
Movie · as Germain Bougron, l'expert

Colombe
Movie · as La Surette

King Guillaume
Movie · as Roi Cyril John Delagny

So Woman!
Movie · as M. Paroquet

Freedom
Movie · as Fernand

My Stars
Movie · as Victor

His Majesty Minor
Movie · as Rectus

It Had to be You
Movie · as le père de Thomas

One Fine Day
Movie · as Cremer

Les Irréductibles
Movie · as Edmond

La Volière aux enfants
Movie · as The Bishop

If You Love Me, Follow Me
Movie · as Jean-Pierre

Red Needles
Movie · as Marullaz

Rascals
Movie · as Fouchs

Le Cri
TV · as M. Lesage · 4 eps

Iznogoud
Movie · as le conseiller du calife

A Very Long Engagement
Movie · as Breton

The Great Role
Movie · as Monsieur Silberman

Madame Edouard
Movie · as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau

In Your Image
Movie · as O pai de Mathilde

Bonhomme de chemin
Movie · as Oscar

That Day
Movie · as Hubus

Saint-Germain ou La négociation
Movie · as M. de Biron

Comme si de rien n'était
Movie · as Edouard

Tales of the Magic Clock
Movie

Entrusted
Movie · as Prof. Bergot

Hôtel des deux mondes
Movie

Amélie
Movie · as Raphaël Poulain

My Father Saved My Life
Movie · as Grinval

Une soupe aux herbes sauvages
TV · as Joseph · 2 eps

Le radeau de la Méduse
Movie · as Harmonica

Train of Life
Movie · as Mordechai

Let There Be Light!
Movie · as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper, Dieu l'infirmière

Metroland
Movie · as Henri

Love, Math and Sex
Movie · as Un spectateur au cinéma

Crime à l'altimètre
Movie · as Octave

Tendre piège
Movie · as Mr. Gallibert

Strangers
TV · as Dr Hoskin · 1 ep

The City of Lost Children
Movie · as Peeler

Les Miserables
Movie · as Thénardier 1830 / 1990

Le Mangeur de lune
Movie · as Simon

L'amour est un jeu d'enfant
Movie · as Dorta

Poorly Extinguished Fires
Movie · as Commander Perleau

Delicatessen
Movie · as Robert Kube

Ferbac
TV · as Fernand Graucourt · 1 ep

The Austrian
Movie · as L'abbé Girard

The Elegant Criminal
Movie · as Canler

Promotion canapé
Movie · as Inspecteur de justice

La Goutte d'or
Movie · as Sigisbert

En attendant Godot
Movie · as Vladimir
Paperback Woman
Movie · as M. Courtois

Keep Your Right Up
Movie · as Policeman

Ubac
Movie · as Le Bossu

Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Movie · as Le moine
A Plan of Hell
Movie

Weekend Killer
Movie

Side Roads
Movie · as Cyprien

Erendira
Movie · as Photographer

La Chanson du mal-aimé
Movie · as Guillaume Apollinaire

Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Zoo zéro
Movie · as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque

The Police War
Movie · as Le Garrec, chicken farmer

Surprise Sock
Movie · as Antoine

Fire's Share
Movie · as Patrick Delbaut

March or Die
Movie · as Sgt. Triand

The Goodbye Singing
Movie · as Michel
Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre
Movie · as Self

The Tenant
Movie · as Georges Badar

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
Movie · as Mathieu

30 millions d'amis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Henry James Stories
TV · as Mr Pemberton · 1 ep

Trop c'est trop
Movie · as Gendarme

Lily, aime-moi
Movie · as Claude

La adúltera
Movie · as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)

Au long de rivière Fango
Movie · as Jérémie

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Apostrophes
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Marriage
Movie · as Henri

A Cloud in the Teeth
Movie · as Man with the dog (uncredited)

Ce que savait Morgan
Movie · as Mr. Pemberton

Valparaiso, Valparaiso
Movie · as Un méchant

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Movie · as 'Gagnepain'

L'école sauvage
Movie

La vie facile
Movie · as Vicar (uncredited)

The French Calvinists
Movie · as Jacques Combassous

Fantasia Among the Squares
Movie · as Wesson

Where Did Tom Go?
Movie · as Tom Coupar

Troubleshooters
Movie · as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais

The Wedding Ring
Movie · as L'éleveur de pigeons

As Far as Love Can Go
Movie · as Le barman

Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
Movie · as Charles

One Way Ticket
Movie · as Tom Mills

The Cop
Movie · as Raymond Aulnay

Safety Catch
Movie · as Photographer's assistant

Promise at Dawn
Movie · as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)

Scene of the Crime
TV · as Hacker · 1 ep

Potatoes
Movie · as Larobesse

Erotissimo
Movie · as le comptable de Philippe

Mr. Freedom
Movie · as Freddie Fric
Miss Paris et le Majordome
Movie

The American
Movie · as Corbeau

The Surrounded
Movie · as Didier

À bout portant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Point Mort
Movie

Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Dog (uncredited)