Rufus
Born: 1942-12-19 in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Class Reunion as Rolland
2024
- An Ideal Father as L'Evêque
2023
- Amélie: The Real Story as (archive footage)
2022
- The Takeover as Michel
- Shoot to Live as Self
- Family as Jean
2021
- HIP - High Intellectual Potential as Henri
- A French Case as Le gendarme Féru
- Folon as Self
2020
- Mine de rien as Roger Morels
2019
- In the Name of the Land as Jacques Jarjeau
- Dance of Chance as Le voisin
2017
- Brothers as Emile
- Knock as Le vieux Jules
- The Art of Crime as Père Christophe
- Vive la crise ! as Lucien
- Everyone's Life as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- Go, Toto! as Joseph (voice)
- Noir Enigma as Roger Baudouin
2016
- The African Doctor as Jean
2015
- Winter Song as Concierge
- Stornoway as Keller
2014
- Soleils as Voltaire
- We Love You, You Bastard as Le Ruf
- La Déesse aux cent bras as Le Dantec
2013
- Marius as 'Piquoiseau'
- The Marchers as François, le pasteur
- Not Very Normal Activities as Levantour
- Brigitte Fontaine : Reflets et crudité as Himself
- À votre bon cœur, mesdames as Doctor Andreausse
2012
- I'm Going Home To Mum as Gorbatchev
- 10 jours en or as Père Clément Rozière
2011
- Les Insomniaques as Le commissaire
- La part des anges as Émile
- Crédit pour tous as Pistille
- My Name Is Bernadette as Forcade
2009
- King Guillaume as Roi Cyril John Delagny
- Freedom as Fernand
- So Woman! as M. Paroquet
2008
- My Stars as Victor
2007
- His Majesty Minor as Rectus
- It Had to be You as le père de Thomas
2006
- Les Irréductibles as Edmond
- Rascals as Fouchs
- Red Needles as Marullaz
- One Fine Day as Cremer
- If You Love Me, Follow Me as Jean-Pierre
- Le Cri as M. Lesage
- La Volière aux enfants as The Bishop
2005
- Iznogoud as le conseiller du calife
2004
- A Very Long Engagement as Breton
- The Great Role as Monsieur Silberman
- In Your Image as O pai de Mathilde
- Bonhomme de chemin as Oscar
- Madame Edouard as Valdès, l'homme à l'oiseau
2003
- Entrusted as Prof. Bergot
- That Day as Hubus
- Saint-Germain ou La négociation as M. de Biron
- Tales of the Magic Clock
- Comme si de rien n'était as Edouard
2001
- Amélie as Raphaël Poulain
- My Father Saved My Life as Grinval
- Une soupe aux herbes sauvages as Joseph
1998
- Train of Life as Mordechai
- Le radeau de la Méduse as Harmonica
- Let There Be Light! as Dieu le chauffeur de Harper
1997
- Metroland as Henri
- Love, Math and Sex as Un spectateur au cinéma
1996
- Tendre piège as Mr. Gallibert
- Crime à l'altimètre as Octave
1995
- Les Miserables as Thénardier 1830 / 1990
- The City of Lost Children as Peeler
1994
- Poorly Extinguished Fires as Commander Perleau
- L'amour est un jeu d'enfant as Dorta
- Le mangeur de lune as Simon
1991
- Delicatessen as Robert Kube
- Ferbac as Fernand Graucourt
1990
- Promotion canapé as Inspecteur de justice
- The Elegant Criminal as Canler
- The Austrian as L'abbé Girard
- La Goutte d'or as Sigisbert
1989
- En attendant Godot as Vladimir
- Front woman as M. Courtois
1987
- Ubac as Le Bossu
- Keep Your Right Up as Policeman
1986
- Exploits of a Young Don Juan as Le moine
- A Plan of Hell
1983
- Side Roads as Cyprien
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- La Chanson du mal-aimé as Guillaume Apollinaire
1979
- The Police War as Le Garrec, chicken farmer
- Zoo zéro as Yves, le chauffeur ventriloque
1978
- Surprise Sock as Antoine
- Fire's Share as Patrick Delbaut
1977
- March or Die as Sgt. Triand
- The Goodbye Singing as Michel
1976
- 30 millions d'amis as Self
- The Tenant as Georges Badar
- Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 as Mathieu
- Je veux mourir dans la patrie de Jean-Paul Sartre as Self
1975
- Apostrophes as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- La adúltera as Lucien (as Rufus Narcy)
- Trop c'est trop as Gendarme
- Lily, aime-moi as Claude
- Au long de rivière Fango as Jérémie
1974
- Marriage as Henri
- A Cloud in the Teeth as Man with the dog (uncredited)
- Ce que savait Morgan as Mr. Pemberton
1973
- The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot as 'Gagnepain'
- L'école sauvage
- La vie facile as Vicar (uncredited)
- Valparaiso, Valparaiso as Un méchant
1972
- The French Calvinists as Jacques Combassous
1971
- The Wedding Ring as L'éleveur de pigeons
- Troubleshooters as Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
- Fantasia Among the Squares as Wesson
- One Way Ticket as Tom Mills
- As Far as Love Can Go as Le barman
- Where Did Tom Go? as Tom Coupar
- Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad as Charles
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Hacker
- Safety Catch as Photographer's assistant
- Promise at Dawn as Russian Violin Teacher (uncredited)
- The Cop as Raymond Aulnay
1969
- Mr. Freedom as Freddie Fric
- Erotissimo as le comptable de Philippe
- The American as Corbeau
- Potatoes as Larobesse
- Miss Paris et le Majordome
1968
- À bout portant as Self
- The Surrounded as Didier
1967
- Doctor Dolittle as Dog (uncredited)
- Le Point Mort