Acting
Rufus
Born 19 December 1942 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
138 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.
Known for
Acting 138
- 2025Class ReunionFilmRolland
- 2024An Ideal FatherFilmL'Evêque
- 2023Amélie: The Real StoryFilm(archive footage)
- 2022The TakeoverFilmMichel
- 2022Shoot to LiveFilmSelf
- 2022FamilyFilmJean
- 2021HIP - High Intellectual PotentialSeriesHenri
- 2021A French CaseSeriesLe gendarme Féru
- 2021FolonFilmSelf
- 2020Mine de rienFilmRoger Morels
- 2019In the Name of the LandFilmJacques Jarjeau
- 2019Dance of ChanceFilmLe voisin
- 2017KnockFilmLe vieux Jules
- 2017The Art of CrimeSeriesPère Christophe
- 2017Everyone's LifeFilmLe chauffeur de taxi
- 2017Vive la crise !FilmLucien
- 2017BrothersFilmEmile
- 2017Two Snails Set OffFilm(voice)
- 2017Noir EnigmaFilmRoger Baudouin
- 2017Go, Toto!FilmJoseph (voice)
- 2016The African DoctorFilmJean
- 2015Winter SongFilmConcierge
- 2015StornowayFilmKeller
- 2014We Love You, You BastardFilmLe Ruf
- 2014La Déesse aux cent brasFilmLe Dantec
- 2014SoleilsFilmVoltaire
- 2013The MarchersFilmFrançois, le pasteur
- 2013Not Very Normal ActivitiesFilmLevantour
- 2013MariusFilm'Piquoiseau'
- 2013À votre bon cœur, mesdamesFilmDoctor Andreausse
- 2013Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et cruditéFilmSelf
- 201210 jours en orFilmPère Clément Rozière
- 2012I'm Going Home To MumFilmGorbatchev
- 2011My Name Is BernadetteFilmForcade
- 2011Crédit pour tousFilmPistille
- 2011La part des angesFilmÉmile
- 2011Les InsomniaquesFilmLe commissaire
- 2010ColèreFilmGermain Bougron, l'expert
- 2010ColombeFilmLa Surette
- 2009King GuillaumeFilmRoi Cyril John Delagny
- 2009FreedomFilmFernand
- 2009So Woman!FilmM. Paroquet
- 2008My StarsFilmVictor
- 2007His Majesty MinorFilmRectus
- 2007It Had to be YouFilmle père de Thomas
- 2006One Fine DayFilmCremer
- 2006Red NeedlesFilmMarullaz
- 2006If You Love Me, Follow MeFilmJean-Pierre
- 2006Les IrréductiblesFilmEdmond
- 2006RascalsFilmFouchs
- 2006Le CriSeriesM. Lesage
- 2006La Volière aux enfantsFilmThe Bishop
- 2005IznogoudFilmle conseiller du calife
- 2004A Very Long EngagementFilmBreton
- 2004In Your ImageFilmO pai de Mathilde
- 2004Madame EdouardFilmValdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
- 2004The Great RoleFilmMonsieur Silberman
- 2004Bonhomme de cheminFilmOscar
- 2003That DayFilmHubus
- 2003EntrustedFilmProf. Bergot
- 2003Saint-Germain ou La négociationFilmM. de Biron
- 2003Comme si de rien n'étaitFilmEdouard
- 2003Tales of the Magic ClockFilm
- 2002Hôtel des deux mondesFilm
- 2001AmélieFilmRaphaël Poulain
- 2001My Father Saved My LifeFilmGrinval
- 2001Une soupe aux herbes sauvagesSeriesJoseph
- 1998Train of LifeFilmMordechai
- 1998MetrolandFilmHenri
- 1998Let There Be Light!FilmDieu le chauffeur de Harper, Dieu l'infirmière
- 1998Le radeau de la MéduseFilmHarmonica
- 1997Love, Math and SexFilmUn spectateur au cinéma
- 1996StrangersSeriesDr Hoskin
- 1996Crime à l'altimètreFilmOctave
- 1996Tendre piègeFilmMr. Gallibert
- 1995The City of Lost ChildrenFilmPeeler
- 1995Les MiserablesFilmThénardier 1830 / 1990
- 1994Le Mangeur de luneFilmSimon
- 1994L'amour est un jeu d'enfantFilmDorta
- 1994Poorly Extinguished FiresFilmCommander Perleau
- 1991DelicatessenFilmRobert Kube
- 1991FerbacSeriesFernand Graucourt
- 1990Promotion canapéFilmInspecteur de justice
- 1990The Elegant CriminalFilmCanler
- 1990The AustrianFilmL'abbé Girard
- 1990La Goutte d'orFilmSigisbert
- 1989En attendant GodotFilmVladimir
- 1989Paperback WomanFilmM. Courtois
- 1987Keep Your Right UpFilmPoliceman
- 1987UbacFilmLe Bossu
- 1986Exploits of a Young Don JuanFilmLe moine
- 1986A Plan of HellFilm
- 1985Weekend KillerFilm
- 1983Side RoadsFilmCyprien
- 1982La Chanson du mal-aiméFilmGuillaume Apollinaire
- 1979The Police WarFilmLe Garrec, chicken farmer
- 1979Zoo zéroFilmYves, le chauffeur ventriloque
- 1978Fire's ShareFilmPatrick Delbaut
- 1978Surprise SockFilmAntoine
- 1977March or DieFilmSgt. Triand
- 1977The Goodbye SingingFilmMichel
- 1976The TenantFilmGeorges Badar
- 197630 millions d'amisSeriesSelf
- 1976Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000FilmMathieu
- 1976Henry James StoriesSeriesMr Pemberton
- 1976Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul SartreFilmSelf
- 1975Lily, aime-moiFilmClaude
- 1975Trop c'est tropFilmGendarme
- 1975Au long de rivière FangoFilmJérémie
- 1975La adúlteraFilmLucien (as Rufus Narcy)
- 1974A Cloud in the TeethFilmMan with the dog (uncredited)
- 1974MarriageFilmHenri
- 1974Ce que savait MorganFilmMr. Pemberton
- 1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of ColinotFilm'Gagnepain'
- 1973Valparaiso, ValparaisoFilmUn méchant
- 1973L'école sauvageFilm
- 1973La vie facileFilmVicar (uncredited)
- 1972The French CalvinistsFilmJacques Combassous
- 1971TroubleshootersFilmMister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
- 1971Fantasia Among the SquaresFilmWesson
- 1971Love Is Gay, Love Is SadFilmCharles
- 1971One Way TicketFilmTom Mills
- 1971Where Did Tom Go?FilmTom Coupar
- 1971The Wedding RingFilmL'éleveur de pigeons
- 1971As Far as Love Can GoFilmLe barman
- 1970Scene of the CrimeSeriesHacker
- 1970The CopFilmRaymond Aulnay
- 1970Promise at DawnFilmRussian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
- 1970Safety CatchFilmPhotographer's assistant
- 1969Mr. FreedomFilmFreddie Fric
- 1969ErotissimoFilmle comptable de Philippe
- 1969The AmericanFilmCorbeau
- 1969PotatoesFilmLarobesse
- 1969Miss Paris et le MajordomeFilm
- 1968À bout portantSeriesSelf
- 1968The SurroundedFilmDidier
- 1967Doctor DolittleFilmDog (uncredited)
- 1967Le Point MortFilm
Filmography from TMDB.