Portrait of Rufus

Rufus

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 19, 1942

Place of Birth: Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Filmography

2025
Class Reunion

as Rolland

2024
An Ideal Father

as L'Evêque

2023
Amélie: The Real Story

as (archive footage)

2022
Family

as Jean

2022
The Takeover

as Michel

2022
2021
A French Case

as Le gendarme Féru

2021
Folon

as Self

2020
Mine de rien

as Roger Morels

2019
In the Name of the Land

as Jacques Jarjeau

2019
Dance of Chance

as Le voisin

2017
The Art of Crime

as Père Christophe

2017
Noir Enigma

as Roger Baudouin

2017
Knock

as Le vieux Jules

2017
Go, Toto!

as Joseph (voice)

2017
2017
Brothers

as Emile

2017
2017
Everyone's Life

as Le chauffeur de taxi

2015
Stornoway

as Keller

2015
Winter Song

as Concierge

2014
Soleils

as Voltaire

2014
2013
À votre bon cœur, mesdames

as Doctor Andreausse

2013
The Marchers

as François, le pasteur

2013
Marius

as 'Piquoiseau'

2012
2012
10 jours en or

as Père Clément Rozière

2011
2011
2011
Les Insomniaques

as Le commissaire

2011
2010
Colombe

as La Surette

2009
Freedom

as Fernand

2009
So Woman!

as M. Paroquet

2009
King Guillaume

as Roi Cyril John Delagny

2008
My Stars

as Victor

2007
It Had to be You

as le père de Thomas

2007
2006
2006
Rascals

as Fouchs

2006
2006
2006
Red Needles

as Marullaz

2006
One Fine Day

as Cremer

2006
Le Cri

as M. Lesage

2005
Iznogoud

as le conseiller du calife

2004
The Great Role

as Monsieur Silberman

2004
Madame Edouard

as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau

2004
In Your Image

as O pai de Mathilde

2004
2003
Entrusted

as Prof. Bergot

2003
That Day

as Hubus

2001
Amélie

as Raphaël Poulain

1998
Train of Life

as Mordechai

1998
1998
Let There Be Light!

as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper

1998
Let There Be Light!

as Dieu l'infirmière

1997
Metroland

as Henri

1997
Love, Math and Sex

as Un spectateur au cinéma

1995
Les Miserables

as Thénardier 1830 / 1990

1994
1994
Poorly Extinguished Fires

as Commander Perleau

1991
Delicatessen

as Robert Kube

1991
Ferbac

as Fernand Graucourt

1990
Promotion canapé

as Inspecteur de justice

1990
The Austrian

as L'abbé Girard

1990
La Goutte d'or

as Sigisbert

1989
1987
Keep Your Right Up

as Policeman

1987
Ubac

as Le Bossu

1983
Side Roads

as Cyprien

1982
La Chanson du mal-aimé

as Guillaume Apollinaire

1982
1979
The Police War

as Le Garrec, chicken farmer

1979
Zoo zéro

as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque

1978
Surprise Sock

as Antoine

1978
Fire's Share

as Patrick Delbaut

1977
1977
March or Die

as Sgt. Triand

1976
The Tenant

as Georges Badar

1975
La adúltera

as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)

1975
Trop c'est trop

as Gendarme

1975
1975
1974
Marriage

as Henri

1974
Ce que savait Morgan

as Mr. Pemberton

1974
A Cloud in the Teeth

as Man with the dog (uncredited)

1973
1973
La vie facile

as Vicar (uncredited)

1972
The French Calvinists

as Jacques Combassous

1971
1971
Where Did Tom Go?

as Tom Coupar

1971
One Way Ticket

as Tom Mills

1971
Troubleshooters

as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais

1971
The Wedding Ring

as L'éleveur de pigeons

1970
1970
Promise at Dawn

as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)

1970
The Cop

as Raymond Aulnay

1970
Safety Catch

as Photographer's assistant

1969
Potatoes

as Larobesse

1969
The American

as Corbeau

1969
Erotissimo

as le comptable de Philippe

1969
Mr. Freedom

as Freddie Fric

1968
1968
1967
Doctor Dolittle

as Dog (uncredited)