Rufus
Acting
Born December 19, 1942, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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.
Filmography
- 2025Class Reunion — Rolland
- 2024An Ideal Father — L'Evêque
- 2023Amélie: The Real Story — (archive footage)
- 2022Family — Jean
- 2022The Takeover — Michel
- A French Case — Le gendarme Féru
- HIP - High Intellectual Potential — Henri
- 2020Mine de rien — Roger Morels
- 2019Dance of Chance — Le voisin
- 2019In the Name of the Land — Jacques Jarjeau
- 2017Brothers — Emile
- 2017Everyone's Life — Le chauffeur de taxi
- 2017Go, Toto! — Joseph (voice)
- 2017Knock — Le vieux Jules
- 2017Noir Enigma — Roger Baudouin
- The Art of Crime — Père Christophe
- 2017Two Snails Set Off — (voice)
- 2017Vive la crise ! — Lucien
- 2016The African Doctor — Jean
- 2015Stornoway — Keller
- 2015Winter Song — Concierge
- 2014La Déesse aux cent bras — Le Dantec
- 2014Soleils — Voltaire
- 2014We Love You, You Bastard — Le Ruf
- 2013Marius — 'Piquoiseau'
- 2013Not Very Normal Activities — Levantour
- 2013The Marchers — François, le pasteur
- 2013À votre bon cœur, mesdames — Doctor Andreausse
- 201210 jours en or — Père Clément Rozière
- 2012I'm Going Home To Mum — Gorbatchev
- 2011Crédit pour tous — Pistille
- 2011La part des anges — Émile
- 2011Les Insomniaques — Le commissaire
- 2011My Name Is Bernadette — Forcade
- 2010Colombe — La Surette
- 2010Colère — Germain Bougron, l'expert
- 2009Freedom — Fernand
- 2009King Guillaume — Roi Cyril John Delagny
- 2009So Woman! — M. Paroquet
- 2008My Stars — Victor
- 2007His Majesty Minor — Rectus
- 2007It Had to be You — le père de Thomas
- 2006If You Love Me, Follow Me — Jean-Pierre
- 2006La Volière aux enfants — The Bishop
- Le Cri — M. Lesage
- 2006Les Irréductibles — Edmond
- 2006One Fine Day — Cremer
- 2006Rascals — Fouchs
- 2006Red Needles — Marullaz
- 2005Iznogoud — le conseiller du calife
- 2004A Very Long Engagement — Breton
- 2004Bonhomme de chemin — Oscar
- 2004In Your Image — O pai de Mathilde
- 2004Madame Edouard — Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
- 2004The Great Role — Monsieur Silberman
- 2003Comme si de rien n'était — Edouard
- 2003Entrusted — Prof. Bergot
- 2003Saint-Germain ou La négociation — M. de Biron
- 2003Tales of the Magic Clock
- 2003That Day — Hubus
- 2002Hôtel des deux mondes
- 2001Amélie — Raphaël Poulain
- 2001My Father Saved My Life — Grinval
- Une soupe aux herbes sauvages — Joseph
- 1998Le radeau de la Méduse — Harmonica
- 1998Let There Be Light! — Dieu le chauffeur de Harper, Dieu l'infirmière
- 1998Metroland — Henri
- 1998Train of Life — Mordechai
- 1997Love, Math and Sex — Un spectateur au cinéma
- 1996Crime à l'altimètre — Octave
- Strangers — Dr Hoskin
- 1996Tendre piège — Mr. Gallibert
- 1995Les Miserables — Thénardier 1830 / 1990
- 1995The City of Lost Children — Peeler
- 1994L'amour est un jeu d'enfant — Dorta
- 1994Le Mangeur de lune — Simon
- 1994Poorly Extinguished Fires — Commander Perleau
- 1991Delicatessen — Robert Kube
- Ferbac — Fernand Graucourt
- 1990La Goutte d'or — Sigisbert
- 1990Promotion canapé — Inspecteur de justice
- 1990The Austrian — L'abbé Girard
- 1990The Elegant Criminal — Canler
- 1989En attendant Godot — Vladimir
- 1989Paperback Woman — M. Courtois
- 1987Keep Your Right Up — Policeman
- 1987Ubac — Le Bossu
- 1986A Plan of Hell
- 1986Exploits of a Young Don Juan — Le moine
- 1985Weekend Killer
- 1983Side Roads — Cyprien
- 1982La Chanson du mal-aimé — Guillaume Apollinaire
- 1979The Police War — Le Garrec, chicken farmer
- 1979Zoo zéro — Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque
- 1978Fire's Share — Patrick Delbaut
- 1978Surprise Sock — Antoine
- 1977March or Die — Sgt. Triand
- 1977The Goodbye Singing — Michel
- Henry James Stories — Mr Pemberton
- 1976Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 — Mathieu
- 1976The Tenant — Georges Badar
- 1975Au long de rivière Fango — Jérémie
- 1975La adúltera — Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)
- 1975Lily, aime-moi — Claude
- 1975Trop c'est trop — Gendarme
- 1974A Cloud in the Teeth — Man with the dog (uncredited)
- 1974Ce que savait Morgan — Mr. Pemberton
- 1974Marriage — Henri
- 1973L'école sauvage
- 1973La vie facile — Vicar (uncredited)
- 1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot — 'Gagnepain'
- 1973Valparaiso, Valparaiso — Un méchant
- 1972The French Calvinists — Jacques Combassous
- 1971As Far as Love Can Go — Le barman
- 1971Fantasia Among the Squares — Wesson
- 1971Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad — Charles
- 1971One Way Ticket — Tom Mills
- 1971The Wedding Ring — L'éleveur de pigeons
- 1971Troubleshooters — Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
- 1971Where Did Tom Go? — Tom Coupar
- 1970Promise at Dawn — Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
- 1970Safety Catch — Photographer's assistant
- Scene of the Crime — Hacker
- 1970The Cop — Raymond Aulnay
- 1969Erotissimo — le comptable de Philippe
- 1969Miss Paris et le Majordome
- 1969Mr. Freedom — Freddie Fric
- 1969Potatoes — Larobesse
- 1969The American — Corbeau
- 1968The Surrounded — Didier
- 1967Doctor Dolittle — Dog (uncredited)
- 1967Le Point Mort
Appearances as themselves (9)
- 2022Shoot to Live — Self
- 2021Folon — Self
- 2013Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité — Self
- Champs-Elysées — Self
- 30 millions d'amis — Self
- 1976Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre — Self
- Apostrophes — Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
- À bout portant — Self